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Boeing 787, 737 aircraft / No issues found in fuel control switches: Air India

Air India said yesterday it has completed precautionary inspections of the fuel control switch locking mechanism on all its Boeing 787 and 737 aircraft, with no issues detected.

6h ago

Auxiliary power unit of Air India plane catches fire at New Delhi airport

No casualties; An Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed soon after take-off in Ahmedabad on June 12, killing 241

12h ago

India court acquits 12 in 2006 train blasts case

An Indian court yesterday acquitted 12 men previously convicted for a series of bomb blasts that ripped through packed commuter trains in Mumbai in 2006 that killed 187 people.

1d ago

Air India jet skids off runway in Mumbai

An Air India Airbus A320 flight veered off the runway as it landed during heavy rain at the Mumbai International Airport yesterday, briefly shutting the runway and damaging the underside of one of the plane’s engines.

1d ago

Indian Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar resigns

He sent his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu and said he was stepping down with immediate effect

1d ago

Lightning strikes kill 33 in eastern India this week

Lightning strikes during monsoon storms in eastern India this week killed at least 33 people and injured dozens, officials said yesterday.

4d ago

‘Prove they’re Rohingyas’

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday expressed concerns over the alleged harassment of Bengali-speaking people in BJP-ruled states, challenging the BJP to prove they were Rohingyas.

6d ago

Check fuel switches on Boeing jets

India yesterday ordered its airlines to examine fuel switches on several Boeing models, while South Korea said it would order a similar measure, as scrutiny intensified of fuel switch locks at the centre of an investigation into a deadly Air India crash.

1w ago

No issues found in fuel control switches: Air India

Air India said yesterday it has completed precautionary inspections of the fuel control switch locking mechanism on all its Boeing 787 and 737 aircraft, with no issues detected.

6h ago

Auxiliary power unit of Air India plane catches fire at New Delhi airport

No casualties; An Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed soon after take-off in Ahmedabad on June 12, killing 241

12h ago

India court acquits 12 in 2006 train blasts case

An Indian court yesterday acquitted 12 men previously convicted for a series of bomb blasts that ripped through packed commuter trains in Mumbai in 2006 that killed 187 people.

1d ago

Air India jet skids off runway in Mumbai

An Air India Airbus A320 flight veered off the runway as it landed during heavy rain at the Mumbai International Airport yesterday, briefly shutting the runway and damaging the underside of one of the plane’s engines.

1d ago

Indian Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar resigns

He sent his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu and said he was stepping down with immediate effect

1d ago

Lightning strikes kill 33 in eastern India this week

Lightning strikes during monsoon storms in eastern India this week killed at least 33 people and injured dozens, officials said yesterday.

4d ago

‘Prove they’re Rohingyas’

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday expressed concerns over the alleged harassment of Bengali-speaking people in BJP-ruled states, challenging the BJP to prove they were Rohingyas.

6d ago

Check fuel switches on Boeing jets

India yesterday ordered its airlines to examine fuel switches on several Boeing models, while South Korea said it would order a similar measure, as scrutiny intensified of fuel switch locks at the centre of an investigation into a deadly Air India crash.

1w ago

Harsh Vardhan Shringla nominated to Rajya Sabha

The career diplomat served as high commissioner of India to Bangladesh in 2016-2019

1w ago

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.

1w ago