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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. 

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India’s Russian oil imports set to hit all-time high this month, ahead of Iran crude comeback

Kpler data shows India's Russian oil imports are on track to reach 2.25 mbpd in June 2026, as prospects of Iranian crude returning to India grow after US-Iran agreement.

SMPP partners with Europe’s KNDS to build loitering munitions in India amid growing military demand

Under the agreement, the loitering munitions will be offered to the Indian Army as part of efforts to address what the companies described as an ‘urgent requirement’.

Why many parties break up when out of power and some don’t

Ideology keeps parties together, or the glue of power. Without either, you face the ongoing defections at an industrial scale.