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'Like any great leader, Modi demands performance'

'Like any great leader, Modi demands performance'

Rediff.com21 Mar 2018

'We are making a transition from governance to campaign mode.' 'The speed of execution is picking up,' says Union Minister Jayant Sinha.

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.

Air India flight hits wall at Trichy airport, all passengers safe

Air India flight hits wall at Trichy airport, all passengers safe

Rediff.com12 Oct 2018

The plane lost contact with air traffic control officials and landed in Mumbai after around four hours.

Turnaround plans spreading wings under new Air India chief

Turnaround plans spreading wings under new Air India chief

Rediff.com14 Sep 2015

Only nine of the airline's 370 daily flights were making profits.

Railways and a recipe for disaster

Railways and a recipe for disaster

Rediff.com7 Aug 2015

The twin-train derailments within minutes of each other that killed 25 people in Madhya Pradesh on August 5, 2015, is being blamed on flash floods. S Pushpavanam wonders if that is the only reason.

In US, Gadkari outlines plans to halt road accidents

In US, Gadkari outlines plans to halt road accidents

Rediff.com12 Jul 2016

The minister has sought the help of US technology, expertise and innovation to make road safety a priority in India.

As Jet defaults on loan, its credit rating slips to 'D'

As Jet defaults on loan, its credit rating slips to 'D'

Rediff.com3 Jan 2019

Over the past several months, the airline has struggled to pay vendors and staff salaries on time.

Yemen: India to use sea routes to evacuate nationals

Yemen: India to use sea routes to evacuate nationals

Rediff.com30 Mar 2015

India on Monday sent two passenger ships to Djibouti Port to evacuate Indians stranded in conflict-hit Yemen.

Indonesian plane carrying 54 people crashes in Papua

Indonesian plane carrying 54 people crashes in Papua

Rediff.com16 Aug 2015

An Indonesian airliner carrying 54 people went missing on Sunday after losing contact with ground control during a short flight in bad weather in the country's mountainous easternmost province of Papua, officials said.

Debris found in South Africa, Mauritius 'almost certainly' from MH370

Debris found in South Africa, Mauritius 'almost certainly' from MH370

Rediff.com12 May 2016

The announcement means that a total of five pieces of debris from the Malaysian Airlines' jet have now been discovered in various spots around the Indian Ocean since it vanished.

4 threat calls at Delhi, Bengaluru airports; 3 flights grounded

4 threat calls at Delhi, Bengaluru airports; 3 flights grounded

Rediff.com27 Jan 2016

While Air India and Jet Airways flights to Kathmandu were grounded at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, no-frills airline AirAsia's Goa flight from Bengaluru also failed to take off on scheduled time due to similar reasons.

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.

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.

Cabinet nod for GSAT-15, GSAT-16 communication satellites

Cabinet nod for GSAT-15, GSAT-16 communication satellites

Rediff.com28 Jun 2013

India will launch two satellites over the next two years to augment transponder capacity and make contingency arrangements to support services like VSAT, television, strategic and emergency communications.

India reports first case of Coronavirus; Kerala woman tests positive

India reports first case of Coronavirus; Kerala woman tests positive

Rediff.com31 Jan 2020

The government will also evacuate Indians on Friday from China's Wuhan city, the epicentre of the deadly Coronavirus, which has spread to at least 17 countries already.

'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.

Budget sets India up for next-gen infrastructure: Goyal

Budget sets India up for next-gen infrastructure: Goyal

Rediff.com1 Feb 2019

Terming infrastructure as the "backbone" of any nation's development, Goyal while presenting the interim Budget for 2019-20 in the Lok Sabha said India aspires to be a USD 10 trillion economy in the next eight years, and on the anvil is next generation infrastructure of roads, railways, seaports, airports, urban transport, gas and electric transmission and inland waterways.

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.

Fani to make morning landfall; 11 lakh evacuated

Fani to make morning landfall; 11 lakh evacuated

Rediff.com2 May 2019

According to the SRC, the evacuation of eight lakh people is the largest-ever evacuation operation in the country.

She quit her Air India job to run for INDIA

She quit her Air India job to run for INDIA

Rediff.com4 Jun 2019

"I am running for HOPE -- Humanity, Oneness, Peace and Equality," says Sufiya Sufee.

Over 130 tech problems in Dreamliner fleet since induction

Over 130 tech problems in Dreamliner fleet since induction

Rediff.com17 Dec 2013

All these problems were fixed by the airline's and Boeing's technical teams, Minister of State for Civil Aviation K C Venugopal said in reply to a question.

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.

Windshield cracks mid-air on AI Dreamliner's Kolkata flight

Windshield cracks mid-air on AI Dreamliner's Kolkata flight

Rediff.com21 Aug 2014

It is raining trouble for Air India's Dreamliner fleet as one of the aircraft was forced to return to New Delhi on Thursday after developing a windshield crack mid-air on its way to Kolkata.

Quake aftermath: Flights to Kathmandu hit

Quake aftermath: Flights to Kathmandu hit

Rediff.com25 Apr 2015

Flight services to Kathmandu were on Saturday cancelled or put on hold following the closure of airport there after a powerful earthquake rocked central part of the Himalayan country.

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.

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.

7-year-old air crash survivor praised for her courage

7-year-old air crash survivor praised for her courage

Rediff.com4 Jan 2015

A 7-year-old girl who miraculously survived a deadly plane crash in the state of Kentucky in USA and walked barefoot nearly two kilometres through a forest in biting cold to find help has been praised for her extraordinary courage.

Death toll rises to 81, operations launched against Bodo militants

Death toll rises to 81, operations launched against Bodo militants

Rediff.com26 Dec 2014

Operations were on Friday intensified against NDFB-S militants along the border with Arunachal Pradesh even as the death toll in the massacre rose to 81.

Unruly flyers? Airlines to be more cautious

Unruly flyers? Airlines to be more cautious

Rediff.com28 Jan 2016

IndiGo had last week offloaded 70 passengers from a Raipur -bound flight from Hyderabad alleging "unruly behaviour".

PIA flight to Medina flew with 7 people standing on aisle!

PIA flight to Medina flew with 7 people standing on aisle!

Rediff.com26 Feb 2017

As many as seven passengers aboard the Boeing 777 Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-743 (Karachi-Madina) on January 20 were forced to stand throughout the over three-hour flight after the airline boarded excess passengers, Dawn newspaper reported.

COVID-19 tally in India crosses 2,500 mark; 76 dead

COVID-19 tally in India crosses 2,500 mark; 76 dead

Rediff.com2 Apr 2020

A home ministry official said while 9,000 Tablighi Jamaat members and their primary contacts have been quarantined till now across the country due to "massive efforts" to check the outbreak, the Centre has written to all states and union territories that "the lockdown measures should be implemented in letter and spirit".

Vistara likely to order over 100 aircraft in expansion bid

Vistara likely to order over 100 aircraft in expansion bid

Rediff.com3 Aug 2017

The Delhi-based airline currently has 13 Airbus A320 aircraft in the fleet and it plans to take another seven (A320 Neo) planes by June 2018.

Why passengers can't de-board delayed flights

Why passengers can't de-board delayed flights

Rediff.com9 Jan 2018

The good news is that the government has taken notice of the pain and has formed a task force to improve operating procedure during foggy days.

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.

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.

MH370 recovery chief to lead Australia's MH17 probe

MH370 recovery chief to lead Australia's MH17 probe

Rediff.com21 Jul 2014

A former Australian defence official, who headed the search for the missing Malaysian jet MH370 in the Indian Ocean, will lead Australia's MH17 plane investigation and recovery operation in Ukraine.

Search for missing MH370 to shift south: official

Search for missing MH370 to shift south: official

Rediff.com20 Jun 2014

The search for the missing Flight MH370 will now revert to an area hundreds of kilometers south of the first suspected crash site, an official said on Friday, as months of fruitless scouring in the Indian Ocean has failed to crack the unprecedented aviation mystery.

Underwater search for Flight MH370 resumes; hunt to end next week

Underwater search for Flight MH370 resumes; hunt to end next week

Rediff.com22 May 2014

The robotic mini-submarine deployed to search for the crashed MH370's debris on Thursday resumed the hunt after eight days of suspended operations ahead of its final week of scouring the Indian Ocean seabed, which will now be mapped to locate the final resting place of the jet.

'We must deny China Galwan even if it means War!'

'We must deny China Galwan even if it means War!'

Rediff.com24 Jun 2020

'The intentions are clear as day! Let India build the infrastructure, then they will claim the land and use the infrastructure to their benefit.' Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd) speaks to IAF veterans who have flown in the Galwan Valley long before it became today's headlines.

US issues global travel alert amid Al Qaeda threat

US issues global travel alert amid Al Qaeda threat

Rediff.com3 Aug 2013

The United States has issued a global travel alert and ordered its embassies throughout the Muslim world to close down temporarily, amid fears of an Al Qaeda terror strike, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa.

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