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Air India Jet crash: Fuel to engines cut off before crash

Fuel control switches to the engines of an Air India flight that crashed shortly after takeoff, killing 260 people, were moved from the “run” to the “cutoff” position moments before impact, a preliminary investigation report said yesterday.
12 July 2025

Air India crash report shows pilot confusion over engine switch movement

The Dreamliner was headed from Ahmedabad to London when it crashed, killing all but one of the 242 people on board as well as 19 people on the ground
12 July 2025

India wary of Sino-Pak-Bangla ‘convergence’

India’s Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan yesterday cautioned against “a possible convergence of interests” among Bangladesh, China and Pakistan, saying it may have implications for India’s internal stability and security.
9 July 2025

Nationwide strike by trade unions disrupts transport, markets in India

The strike excluded essential services such as hospitals, police, and fire departments
9 July 2025

Kaladan project to be operational by 2027: India

The Kaladan Multimodal Transit Transport Project, a joint initiative between India and Myanmar, which will be fully operational by 2027, may open up new trade opportunities for neighbouring countries, said India’s Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal.
7 July 2025

India arrests 3 after student gang-rape in Kolkata

Indian police have arrested three men accused of gang raping a law student in Kolkata, officials said yesterday, a case that has reignited anger in a city still scarred by the rape and murder of a doctor last year.
27 June 2025

India bans land import of jute, yarn from Bangladesh

India yesterday banned the imports of certain jute products and woven fabrics from Bangladesh through land ports.
27 June 2025

India’s ties with Bangladesh must go beyond Hasina era: experts

One expert said India needs to grasp the reality of the new power structure in Bangladesh and move ahead
27 June 2025

Border dispute: India calls for a permanent solution with China

Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told his Chinese counterpart that the two countries should seek a “permanent solution” to their decades-old border dispute, in a new push for a conclusive outcome.
27 June 2025

People of W Bengal being branded Bangladeshis

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday said Bangla-speaking people from the state were being branded as “Bangladeshis” in some BJP-ruled states.
24 June 2025

India arrests 2 for harbouring J&K attackers

New Delhi’s counter-terrorism agency said yesterday it has arrested two men in India-administered Kashmir for allegedly harbouring Pakistani gunmen behind a deadly attack on civilians that sparked a days-long conflict between the two countries.
22 June 2025

India to evacuate citizens of Nepal and Sri Lanka from Iran

India has decided to evacuate all citizens of Nepal and Sri Lanka from war-hit Iran following a request from the two South Asian countries..The Indian Embassy in Tehran said in a post on its official X handle that “On request of the Governments of Nepal and Sri Lanka, the Indian Embassy’s
22 June 2025

India will ‘never’ restore Indus water treaty

New Delhi will “never” reinstate a key water treaty it suspended with Pakistan over deadly violence in India-administered Kashmir, the interior minister said in an interview published yesterday.
21 June 2025

Air India removes three officials over crew rostering lapses after fatal crash

The action by Air India came just over a week after its Gatwick-bound Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad airport
21 June 2025

No engine issues prior to take-off in crashed Dreamliner: Air India

Air India today claimed the crashed Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner in Ahmedabad was "well-maintained" and the two engines of the aircraft showed no issues before the flight on June 12
19 June 2025

More than 200 India plane crash victims identified

More than 200 victims of last week's Air India jet crash have been identified through DNA testing, a hospital official said Wednesday, inching towards ending an agonising wait for relatives.
18 June 2025

India-Pakistan ceasefire reached without US mediation, Modi tells Trump

Modi says India had paused its military actions following a request from Islamabad
18 June 2025

Air India cancels 66 flights to be operated with Dreamliner

India's civil aviation regulatory body tonight said Air India has cancelled 66 flights to be operated with Boeing 787 Dreamliner since the June 12 Ahmedabad plane crash which involved an aircraft of the same model
17 June 2025

Air India cancels six international flights today amid fleet safety checks

Air India cancelled six of its international flights today, including Ahmedabad-London, due to various reasons and enhanced checks of its aircraft fleet
17 June 2025

Air India cancels Ahmedabad-London flight due to operational issues

However, the official did not elaborate on the "operational issues"
17 June 2025