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MUMBAI: The new Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL), which came into effect on November 1, have not been put on hold in its entirety; only specific, temporary relaxations have been granted, and only for IndiGo’s A320 fleet, to help restore schedules disrupted over the past few days, clarified an official from the ministry of civil…
NEW DELHI: Under Operation Sagar Bandhu, Chetak helicopters deployed from INS Vikrant carried out search and rescue sorties across Sri Lanka on Saturday, assisting communities affected by Cyclone Ditwah. India reaffirmed its solidarity with Sri Lanka during the crisis and continued efforts to save lives and deliver urgent relief.A video released by the High Commission…
Financial services firm Equirus Group on Thursday announced the appointment of Manishkumar Jain as the chief executive officer of Equirus Finance, its newly launched non-deposit-taking NBFC, days after receiving approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).Jain will lead the NBFC’s expansion and build a diversified lending franchise focused on high net-worth individuals (HNIs), family…
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) issued a statement on Monday on the Tejas crash in Dubai, calling it an “isolated occurrence caused by exceptional circumstances”. The crash led to the death of Indian Air Force pilot Wing Commander Namansh Syal.“We would like to bring to your attention that the recent incident during the aerial display at…
VARANASI: The death toll in the Sonbhadra mine collapse rose to four after three more bodies were recovered during rescue operations on Monday, officials said. The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon at the Billi Markundi mining site while workers were drilling, burying several labourers under rocks and debris.On Saturday night, the body of 28-year-old Raju…
SONBHADRA: One worker died and at least eight workers are feared trapped after a portion of a stone quarry caved-in in UP’s Sonbhadra district on Saturday afternoon.Senior officials, including DM and SP, reached the spot and started rescue operations on a war footing. Teams of NDRF and SDRF are carrying out the rescue operations at…
Representative image (AP) At least seven people have died and 13 others rescued after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees from Myanmar sank near the Thailand-Malaysia border, the Malaysian maritime agency said on Sunday. Hundreds are feared to be missing following the incident.The maritime agency said rescuers recovered the body of a woman and rescued 10…
NEW DELHI: Operations at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport have returned to normal, the airport authority said on Saturday, a day after a technical glitch in the Air Traffic Control (ATC) flight planning process caused widespread delays across more than 800 flights. In an advisory issued at 11:55 hours, IGI Airport confirmed that all…
The Airports Authority of India said that the air traffic control messaging system (AMSS) at Delhi airport was “up and functional”, after a technical glitch disrupted over 800 flights. However, it said that due to “some backlogs, there may be some delays in the normal functioning of automated operations”.“The AMSS systems are up and functional…
Representational file photo NEW DELHI: Flight delays hit several passengers travelling through Delhi on Tuesday, as air traffic congestion led to long wait times across terminals. IndiGo posted an advisory on its official X account, saying: “Due to air traffic congestion in Delhi, flight operations are currently impacted. We understand that extended wait times, both…
