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Canada flags Air India, alerts DGCA over pilot issue

Transport Canada has issued a legal warning to Air India after one of its pilots was found unfit for duty during pre-flight preparations at Vancouver International Airport, raising serious aviation......

Indian Pilots Fly 246 Hours A Year

Most Indian airlines recorded a rise in average flying hours per pilot after the Covid period. Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Air India Express pilot arrested for hitting passenger; gets bail

The Delhi police arrested the off-duty Air India Express pilot accused of assaulting a passenger at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, an officer said on Tuesday, adding that the accused......

Pilots blame IndiGo's manpower policy for flight delays

Pilots' body the Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has alleged that IndiGo, despite getting a two-year preparatory window before the full implementation of new flight duty and rest period norms for......

Casteist remarks: What AI Express pilot said on Delhi airport scuffle

The lawyer of Captain Virender Sejwal, who was involved in an altercation with a passenger at the Delhi airport, on Sunday said the incident was resolved in the presence of CISF officials at the......

Trai Launches Digital Consent Pilot

A national rollout will take place after the pilot test in which SBI, PNB, Axis Bank, Bank of Maharashtra, Canara Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, IndusInd Bank, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Indian Overseas......

RBI Eyes Zero-Fraud Payments

The amount involved in banking system frauds surged to Rs 21,515 crore in the first half of FY26, up 30 per cent from the same period last year, even as the number of frauds fell 2.8 times to......

NPCI sets up unit to scale up digital infra beyond payments

Moving beyond digital payments, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the operator of Unified Payments Interface, is planning to add more muscle to the country’s digital......

'AI Enablement Requires Engineering'

'It requires tail layering and customising, and you can't just sprinkle your organisation with co-pilots and be done with it.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff There is a bubble in AI when it......

PM Internship Scheme Sees Lower Take-Up

While 28,141 applicants accepted internship in round one, in the second phase this was down to 24,638. Kindly note that this illustration generated using ChatGPT has only been posted for......

Suresh Kalmadi: From IAF Pilot To Powerbroker Of Indian Sport

What brought Suresh Kalmadi fame and a degree of infamy was his transition into the most powerful Indian sports administrator of his time. IMAGE: As head of the Indian Olympic Association, one of......

Flying High! Dhoni Becomes Certified Drone Pilot

'Happy to announce that I have completed my DGCA Drone pilot certification program with Garuda Aerospace.' IMAGE: Mahendra Singh Dhoni has officially obtained a drone pilot licence from Garuda......

New T20 WC Schedule After Bangladesh Standoff

IMAGE: The Bangladesh Cricket Board said the national team will not travel to India for the T20 World Cup, which will be hosted jointly by India and Sri Lanka. Photograph: Bangladesh Cricket......

BCB requests ICC to relocate B'desh's T20 WC matches

'If India can't provide security to one of our players, how will they ensure security of our entire team?' IMAGE: Bangladesh Cricket Team are scheduled to play their T20 World Cup matches in......

Pragg: New Tour Won't Dethrone Classical World Championship

'In terms of format, there are constant shifts which is happening. I am not sure if it is a good thing or a bad thing, but as a player, I think it is sometimes difficult to adjust to each format.'......