NEW DELHI: Multiple flights of Indian carriers continue to get threat messages on Sunday too, with no end in sight to this menace that is disrupting schedules, bleeding airlines and inconveniencing passengers in the peak festive travel season. Airline statements have stopped giving counts as the number keeps mounting. For instance, Akasa said “some” of…
Swift action by Tiruvallur police helped evacuate victims from mangled remains of express train, resulting in a casualty-free accident. CHENNAI: The swift action by the Tiruvallur police helped evacuate the victims from the mangled remains of the express train, resulting in a casualty-free accident. The striking force police team of the superintendent of police broke…
Image used for representational purpose only NEW DELHI: The Puri-New Delhi Purushottam Express was delayed for over three hours at Tundla Railway Station in Uttar Pradesh early Thursday, following a security alert about suspected terrorists allegedly traveling with explosives, according to officials. The alert, which was received through an X (formerly Twitter) user, turned out…
NEW DELHI: Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday said that the government has roped in National Investigation Agency and DGPs and home secretaries of various states to track frequent train sabotage bids across the country and prevent any untoward incident.“There is dialogue going on with state governments, DGPs and home secretaries. The NIA is…
NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has derostered an air traffic controller at Mumbai Airport following a close shave when an IndiGo aircraft was allowed to land even as an Air India aircraft was taking off from the same runway. The regulator has initiated a probe into this incident.“On June 8, 2024,…
NEW DELHI: A viral video doing rounds on social media platforms highlights the difficulties passengers face while travelling in Indian trains. A woman can be seen complaining about overcrowding on the 22969 OKHA BSBS Super Fast Express train.The woman in the video expressed concern about safety and lack of personal space due to the excessive…
MUMBAI: With the revised rules governing the duty and rest periods for airline pilots kept in abeyance indefinitely, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has endangered pilot and passenger safety, said the Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) in a letter sent to civil aviation minister on Thursday.On Jan 08, the DGCA had published a…
