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Air India flight with 181 passengers suffers tail strike while landing at Bengaluru airport

All passengers and crew members disembarked without injury. Air India has grounded the aircraft and launched a joint probe with the DGCA.

New DGCA rules: No additional charge if you cancel, change air tickets within 48 hrs of bookings

New Delhi: Passengers in India can now cancel or change air tickets without paying an additional charge within 48 hours of making their bookings,...

IndiGo meltdown: As competition watchdog orders probe, what DGCA data says about airline’s monopoly

IndiGo’s cancellations of at least 4,500 flights and subsequent price surges following a scheduling crisis left thousands of passengers stranded two months ago.

Pilots’ mandatory rest hours implemented for all except IndiGo, DGCA clarifies in Delhi High Court

Hearing PIL on aviation safety, court asked DGCA to justify withdrawal of new flight duty rules that barred airlines from substituting leave with weekly rest. Notices sent to IndiGo, DGCA, Centre. 

After Ajit Pawar crash, uneasy spotlight on other Learjets flown by ‘safe & dependable’ VSR Aviation

Operator, already under scanner for near-mishap in 2023, attributes Baramati crash to 'pilot's decision', was flying Learjets despite landing gear defect flagged by US aviation watchdog in 2025.

2 landing attempts, clearance, but ‘no readback’: The final 25 mins before Ajit Pawar’s plane crashed

Baramati airfield is uncontrolled, which means traffic information is provided by instructors or pilots from flying training organisations in the area, Ministry of Civil Aviation said.

DGCA confirms Ajit Pawar was on board Learjet 45 that crashed in Baramati, with 4 others. No survivors

Five people, including the NCP leader, were on board the Learjet 45 (VT-SSK) aircraft that crash landed at Baramati airport Wednesday morning.

IndiGo fined Rs 22 cr by DGCA over December flight disruption chaos, lapses in planning & management

Govt-appointed panel found multiple violations of aviation regulations & deficiencies in airline’s operational planning, crew management and oversight mechanisms.

Who grounded IndiGo flights? They are the culprits, not DGCA

The IndiGo crisis is nothing short of a threat to India’s stability. Could it be an experiment? Can this happen in any other crucial sector like power or railways?

HC seeks DGCA, govt response on pilot body’s contempt plea citing ‘wilful’ defiance of flight duty norms

Indian Pilots Guild alleged DGCA granted FDTL timeline extensions, approved airline-specific proposals that went against court orders. It filed contempt plea against DGCA chief. 

On Camera

Why Modi blinked first in the student protest

Friends who would never be seen dead at a political event turned up at Jantar Mantar with their kids. Here's what broke the rules of dissent under Modi.

AI City, laptops, hostels, branded cycles: Vijay’s first budget gives old schemes a Gen Z makeover

Betting on generation that helped bring it to power, the Vijay govt unveiled an AI-led budget that turns on the charm with laptops, bicycles, skill training, hostels and youth welfare initiatives.

Indian drone start-up eyes export market with Shahed-Class KAL drone amid Gulf tensions

Three Indian companies are working on Shahed-like drones. Besides IG Defence, Bengaluru-based NewSpace Research and Technologies has developed the Sheshnaag-150, while Lucknow-based Hoverit has the Divyastra.

Modi govt response to Gen Z protest shows a rare vulnerability. It’s an opportunity for Opposition

The young people broke the self-imposed silence among the elite not to speak a word critical of the Modi government, except to whisper on the sidelines, looking left, right and behind.