NEW DELHI: NCP (SP) leader Rohit Pawar on Tuesday suggested that the death of Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash could have been part of a larger conspiracy, as several questions surrounding the incident remain unanswered.Rohit Pawar made the remarks during a presentation in Mumbai on the air crash that killed…
(L) Shambhavi Pathak, Ajit Pawae (C), Sumit Kapur (R) PUNE: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and four others were killed on Wednesday morning when a chartered Learjet 45 crash-landed at Baramati airport, officials said.The victims have been identified as Pawar, Vidip Jadhav, Pinky Mali, Sumit Kapoor and Shambhavi Pathak. CCTV Footage Shows Ajit Pawar…
Representative image (ANI) NEW DELHI: Call it the IndiGo schedule collapse and its fallout impact. A clamour has broken out between the budget airline and Air India group over having adequate captains to avoid a repeat of what happened under the new safety-enhancing flight duty time limitation (FDTL) rules.IndiGo has had to commit to DGCA…
NEW DELHI: Call it the IndiGo schedule collapse or its fallout impact. A clamour has broken out between the budget airline and Air India group over having adequate captains to avoid a repeat of what happened under the new safety-enhancing flight duty time limitation (FDTL) rules.IndiGo has had to commit to DGCA about hiring pilots…
After nearly four years of underperformance, India’s information technology stocks are entering 2026 with expectations shaped more by realism than hype, as investors assess whether artificial intelligence can finally revive growth after a prolonged slowdown.The Nifty IT index is trading close to a four-year low, a sharp reversal from the pandemic-era boom that once made…
Air India Express pilots are protesting the recruitment of new A320 captains, fearing reduced flying hours and pay. Around 100 pilots have written to management, questioning external hiring when internal utilization is low. They worry this will further impact their ability to meet contracted flying hours and affect their overall compensation. NEW DELHI: IndiGo troubles…
The airline’s entire network is reconnected, with reliability improving daily. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has sacked four flight operations inspectors (FOIs) who were the principal operations inspectors (PIO) for oversight on IndiGo. Designated specifically for an airline, these FOIs are supposed to keep a close watch on the airline’s requirements and also…
Passengers check flight information board at Kolkata airport. KOLKATA: Pilots in IndiGo Airlines have questioned how the shortage of 65 captains and 59 co-pilots following the implementation of the revised flight duty time limitation (FDTL) norms could have triggered the cancellation and delays of thousands of flights and alleged that the crisis was engineered to…
IIIT-Delhi is overhauling its evaluation system by allowing AI tools like ChatGPT in exams and assignments. NEW DELHI: Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology (IIIT-Delhi) has allowed the use of Artificial Intelligence tools such as ChatGPT in examinations and assignments as part of a major overhaul of its evaluation system. Under the new model—currently being piloted…
The helicopter crashed near Gaurikund en route to Kedarnath on June 15 this year, killing all seven people on board DEHRADUN: “Cannot see anything, turning…”—these were the final radio-transmitted words of the Aryan Aviation pilot moments before his helicopter crashed near Gaurikund en route to Kedarnath on June 15 this year, killing all seven people…