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Strict psychometric test norms for pilots in the offing

Strict psychometric test norms for pilots in the offing

Rediff.com18 Jul 2015

DGCA panel has proposed tests be conducted even before a candidate is inducted into a flying training institute

9 held for terror attack on Pakistan's agriculture institute

9 held for terror attack on Pakistan's agriculture institute

Rediff.com3 Dec 2017

Three burqa-clad Taliban terrorists stormed the training institute and opened indiscriminate fire, killing at least 12 people, half of them students, before being shot dead by security forces on Friday.

Emirates flight from Thiruvananthapuram crash lands in Dubai; 1 firefighter killed

Emirates flight from Thiruvananthapuram crash lands in Dubai; 1 firefighter killed

Rediff.com3 Aug 2016

"We can confirm that there are no fatalities among our passengers and crew. All passengers and crew are accounted for and safe," the airlines said in statement.

India's COVID-19 testing ratio not low, says ICMR

India's COVID-19 testing ratio not low, says ICMR

Rediff.com16 Apr 2020

'In countries like Japan, one out of 11.7 tests turns out to be positive, which is among the highest in the world. Italy tests 6.7 persons for one positive test while the USA tests 5.3 persons and the United Kingdom 3.4'

10 things that can wreck the finances of a company

10 things that can wreck the finances of a company

Rediff.com24 Dec 2014

Companies world over have to confront unprecedented factors that can cause losses.

Why Modi is batting for GST roll-out

Why Modi is batting for GST roll-out

Rediff.com26 Sep 2016

The prime minister is aware that whatever be its consequences, a new taxation regime cannot be launched closer to the general elections in 2019. Thus, any date after April 2017 for the launch of GST is risky, says A K Bhattacharya.

PM discusses TN flood situation with Singh, Jaitley, Naidu

PM discusses TN flood situation with Singh, Jaitley, Naidu

Rediff.com2 Dec 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday took stock of the flood situation in Tamil Nadu and discussed it with his cabinet colleagues, including the Home and Finance ministers.

NYT slams Trump's silence on Kansas shooting

NYT slams Trump's silence on Kansas shooting

Rediff.com28 Feb 2017

By keeping mum on the killing of an Indian engineer in Kansas, President Donald Trump has "stoked" hate crime in America, NYT said in its editorial.

Man detained over bomb threat in Jet flight

Man detained over bomb threat in Jet flight

Rediff.com30 Oct 2017

A note about hijackers and a bomb found in the toilet of a Mumbai-Delhi Jet Airways flight.

'For him the nation came first; himself last'

'For him the nation came first; himself last'

Rediff.com13 Feb 2019

Squadron Leader Samir Abrol's brother Sushant, who brought back his older sibling's coffin draped in the Tricolour, tells Archana Masih why life will never be the same again.

British Airways plane with 172 on board catches fire on Las Vegas runway; 7 hurt

British Airways plane with 172 on board catches fire on Las Vegas runway; 7 hurt

Rediff.com9 Sep 2015

The plane's left engine burst into flames on the runway at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas on Tuesday afternoon while it was about to depart for London's Gatwick Airport with 159 passengers and 13 crew members on board.

Radical anti-hijacking Bill in the works

Radical anti-hijacking Bill in the works

Rediff.com3 Sep 2014

The Bill proposes death penalty for hijackers and stringent punishment for people acting in concert with such anti-national forces.

Moga molestation: As family continues protest, Orbit buses pulled off roads

Moga molestation: As family continues protest, Orbit buses pulled off roads

Rediff.com3 May 2015

The family has refused to perform the girl's final rites till the bus owners are booked.

Sena defends Gaikwad, says blaming politicians is now a fashion

Sena defends Gaikwad, says blaming politicians is now a fashion

Rediff.com11 Apr 2017

The Sena also asked why the government was only talking about discipline while flying and not on the ground as well, and why the Centre does not threaten to dissolve a state assembly when there is even one incident of farmer suicide.

Turkish Airlines plane cleared for take off after bomb threat

Turkish Airlines plane cleared for take off after bomb threat

Rediff.com7 Jul 2015

An Istanbul-bound Turkish Airlines flight from Bangkok with 157 passengers and crew on board landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi under emergency conditions following a bomb scare but was cleared for take-off after the security agencies did not find any explosive.

Union Minister Rijiju apologises over flight issue

Union Minister Rijiju apologises over flight issue

Rediff.com2 Jul 2015

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, who is in the midst of a row over offloading of passenger and delaying a flight from Leh to Delhi, on Thursday tendered an apology even as he insisted that he was not aware of some others not being allowed to board.

3 passengers offloaded to make way for minister Rijiju and his aide in AI flight

3 passengers offloaded to make way for minister Rijiju and his aide in AI flight

Rediff.com2 Jul 2015

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju was at the centre of a controversy for delaying an Air India flight from Leh to Delhi for about an hour and for the offloading of three of its passengers, including a child, allegedly to accommodate him and his aide.

Don't fly with us: Air India and 4 other airlines bar Sena MP

Don't fly with us: Air India and 4 other airlines bar Sena MP

Rediff.com24 Mar 2017

Air India said it has also written to the Shiv Sena communicating the decision to cancel the ticket. Shiv Sena Secretary Anil Desai said that he has asked Gaikwad to change his travel plans as the party doesn't want the tensions to escalate.

Missed flights? Airlines should compensate only if. . .

Missed flights? Airlines should compensate only if. . .

Rediff.com7 Sep 2015

This issue was recently decided by the South Mumbai Forum.

'Grenade' on flight turns out to be plastic wrapper

'Grenade' on flight turns out to be plastic wrapper

Rediff.com4 Oct 2014

A security drill on Sunday created a major scare and sent Air India and security officials into a tizzy after a grenade-like object was found on a Boeing 747 aircraft when it landed at Jeddah in the wee hours.

Licenses of 140 Jet Air pilots may be suspended

Licenses of 140 Jet Air pilots may be suspended

Rediff.com6 Sep 2014

The audit was ordered after one of the airline's planes plunged several thousand feet while flying over the Turkish airspace on the Brussels-Mumbai route early last month.

Malaysia defends MH17's flight path; demands probe

Malaysia defends MH17's flight path; demands probe

Rediff.com18 Jul 2014

Malaysia on Friday defended the flight path taken by the crashed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, confirming that the plane's systems were functioning normally before it was shot down by a missile over Ukraine killing all 298 people on board.

Shivkar Talpade: First man to fly an aircraft?

Shivkar Talpade: First man to fly an aircraft?

Rediff.com14 Jan 2015

The facts remain cloaked in mystery, but the legend goes that Talpade had created a flying machine powered by mercury and solar energy, and based on ideas outlined in Vedic texts.

42 killed in multiple blasts and firing in 3 Pakistani cities

42 killed in multiple blasts and firing in 3 Pakistani cities

Rediff.com23 Jun 2017

The blast was claimed by both the local affiliate of the Islamic State terror group and by Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a splinter group of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan.

Congress jittery as it couldn't make money in Rafale deal: Sitharaman

Congress jittery as it couldn't make money in Rafale deal: Sitharaman

Rediff.com29 Sep 2018

"They probably ran the Defence Ministry with a lot of brokers and 'dalals' in between," she said.

Alien abduction? Stolen by Russia? MH370 theories continue

Alien abduction? Stolen by Russia? MH370 theories continue

Rediff.com5 Mar 2015

It has been a year since Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, carrying 239 passengers, disappeared without any trace.

Terror attacks could negatively impact air traffic in Karachi

Terror attacks could negatively impact air traffic in Karachi

Rediff.com11 Jun 2014

Pakistan airline authorities fear that the terrorist attacks on Karachi airport terminal building could negatively impact the flow of international air traffic at the Jinnah international airport in Karachi.

Why Cisco is wooing hi-tech start-ups in India

Why Cisco is wooing hi-tech start-ups in India

Rediff.com11 Mar 2019

It is eyeing the transportation and infrastructure modernisation opportunity in the country, expected to attract $500 billion in investment over the next five years.

MH370's underwater locator beacon had expired: Report

MH370's underwater locator beacon had expired: Report

Rediff.com8 Mar 2015

The battery of the locator beacon of the flight data recorder of the doomed Malaysian plane MH370 had expired over a year before it mysteriously disappeared over the Indian Ocean, an interim report said on Sunday but did not indicate any unusual behaviour by the crew.

'Fadnavis must apologise for requesting flight delay'

'Fadnavis must apologise for requesting flight delay'

Rediff.com2 Jul 2015

Seizing on reports that an Air India flight for US was delayed for about an hour by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Congress leader and former chief minister Prithviraj Chavan demanded an apology from him for causing inconvenience to over 200 passengers.

Will SpiceJet live to fight another day?

Will SpiceJet live to fight another day?

Rediff.com14 May 2015

The airline re-built the flight schedule and refunded passengers.

Search area for MH370 will not shift: Malaysia

Search area for MH370 will not shift: Malaysia

Rediff.com13 May 2016

"We won't shift the search area as this was confirmed by our experts based on the drift patterns of the recovered debris," Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai said.

House panel raps FinMin over dated NPA data

House panel raps FinMin over dated NPA data

Rediff.com17 Jan 2014

RBI will make a presentation on January 24 before the panel on the state of NPAs and stressed loans.

UAE lets off drunk AI pilot with a warning

UAE lets off drunk AI pilot with a warning

Rediff.com18 May 2015

A senior Air India pilot, who was found to be allegedly drunk by Sharjah International Airport security just prior to flying, has been let off with a warning by the United Arab Emirates authorities.

AI row: J&K Dy CM says media making 'mountain out of a molehill'

AI row: J&K Dy CM says media making 'mountain out of a molehill'

Rediff.com2 Jul 2015

J&K Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh on Thursday said that people are making a 'mountain out of a molehill' over the delay of the Air India flight.

World Cup Diary: Gnats swarm players during Tunisia v England game

World Cup Diary: Gnats swarm players during Tunisia v England game

Rediff.com19 Jun 2018

England and Tunisia players swatted away swarms of gnats that flew into their eyes and mouths during their opening World Cup game in Russia's riverside city of Volgograd on Monday.

China arrays aerial firepower along Indian border

China arrays aerial firepower along Indian border

Rediff.com10 Aug 2020

Overall, the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has focused on building ground-based air defense networks and network-centric operations rather than trying to match the Indian Air Force (IAF) in terms of straight fighter numbers along the border. All air assets fall under the Western Theater Command of the PLA, the largest geographic region of China's five military theater commands.

AI defers inducting 16th Dreamliner due to technical problems

AI defers inducting 16th Dreamliner due to technical problems

Rediff.com17 Jul 2014

Air India has deferred inducting the 16th Dreamliner into its fleet as the aircraft experienced technical trouble during recent test flights in Seattle headquarters of the US manufacturer Boeing.

10 dead after BSF plane crashes into wall near Delhi

10 dead after BSF plane crashes into wall near Delhi

Rediff.com22 Dec 2015

The plane crashed into the airport boundary wall and landed in a sewage treatment plant while returning back due to apparent technical problem.