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There is no fundamental right to cheap Kumbh airfares

The Supreme Court can review DGCA’s exercise of existing law. It should not supervise the making of future aviation policy.

It’s not IndiGo’s week. Users face trouble in bookings, web check-ins as website crashes again

Less than a month into taking the helm, IndiGo’s new chief Wille Walsh faces instant turbulence as back-to-back server crashes paralyse online bookings.

Pilot or plane? 12 alerts, 3 hydraulic failures & 4 seconds of no control before AI flight’s 300-ft drop

Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau has taken up investigation, with technical assistance from Airbus & France’s Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety (BEA).

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.

On Camera

PM Modi’s Central Asia visit is a quest for a new Eurasian highway. Detouring around rivals

From hunting green minerals to calling out cross-border terror, India isn't just attending SCO; it's driving it.

Wall Street piles on rate-hike bets as Warsh renews hawkish tone

The dollar rallied and gold fell, while 30-year Treasury yields were little changed, signaling confidence that the Fed will act to contain inflation and keep long-term borrowing costs in check.

India eases defence export rules, cuts procedural burden, expands licence window

At the centre is OGEL framework—a standing, one-time export authorisation that allows eligible defence exporters to generate authorisations for multiple consignments without applying separately for each.

Pakistan’s most embarrassing secret is internationalised. Now cricketing world is looking out for Imran

Given how arrogant and self-loving Imran is, he may not be capable of introspection even in the isolation of Adiala jail. The harsh truth is, he played the same game when it suited him.