Engine failure or bird-hit: What caused Air India plane crash?

Failure of both engines or a bird hit soon after take-off could be among the probable causes that led to the fatal crash of a London-bound Air India aircraft with 242 people onboard, according to......

US: Bird-hit Air India plane with 313 on-board lands safely

An Air India Boeing 777 flight carrying 313 people on board returned to Newark airport in New Jersey, US, soon after take off following a bird hit that damaged its left engine. No one was injured......

Air India crash: 'Engines lost power at critical stage'

Former Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha (Reired), on Saturday said the engine of the Air India aircraft that crashed near Ahmedabad airport on June 12 'definitely' lost power at a......

Air India cancels 8 flights; bookings decline by up to 20%

Air India on Friday cancelled eight flights, including four on international routes, due to operational reasons even as the impact of the Ahmedabad plane crash last week is becoming manifest on its......

Windshield of Air India's aircraft develops cracks

Air India's troubles with its Dreamliners seem to be unending with one of these planes, carrying over 200 passengers and crew, suffering a crack on its windshield while flying to Kolkata from New......

Regional airlines hit air pocket

Because of lack of pilots, airlines have been forced to cancel their flights and rework their schedules, constraining cash flows and delaying vendor payments. The boom in domestic air travel has......

Modi's ambitious UDAN plan hits air pocket

GMR-led Delhi Airport had accepted the government’s request to shift UDAN flights to Hindon Air Force Base, but airlines say poor last mile connectivity will have to be dealt with first......

Check Out Mahindra's BE 6e, XEV 9e

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's the new electric SUVs from Mahindra! Rediff.com's Rajesh Karkera and Hitesh Harisinghani describe the futuristic BE 6e and XEV 9e. Mahindra has once again raised the......

10 Best Films From Around The World

A beautiful documentary from Delhi.A shocking satire that spares no one.A thriller about a serial killer in Iran.A Pakistan film about family secrets...Aseem Chhabra lists the best films he saw in......

Machine Review: Is this what they call a film nowadays?

Unless you want to become a machine like this film probably wants, stay away from it, advises Prasanna D Zore. Disclaimer: The writer of this review was brainwashed by an evil voice soon after he......

The Pakistan that India loves!

The ordinary life lived in Pakistan is now a part of the Indian imagination thanks to the popularity of Pakistani television serials in India, says Mohammad Asim Siddiqui. Image: Mahira Khan,......

S P Balasubrahmanyam's TOP 50 Songs

Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire. S P Balasubrahmanyam passed away in his 75th year, and so we celebrate the singer with 75 of his top songs, in a multi-part......

'Sakshi is a reminder of what can happen if you don't kill a girl child'

IMAGE: Bronze medalist Sakshi Malik of India during the medal ceremony of the women's freestyle 58 kg wrestling on Day 12 of the Rio Olympics. Photograph: Lars Baron/Getty Images.   The......