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Thursday, January 8, 2026
TopicFog

Topic: Fog

Airlines may cancel flights delayed over 3 hrs, must provide real-time updates — DGCA amid fog delays

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) issued by regulator also say advance notice must be given to affected passengers by SMS or WhatsApp and email.

‘Bear with us during this difficult period,’ says Aviation Minister Scindia amid flight delays

Visibility fluctuated for hours and even dropped to zero. Delhi Airport authorities were compelled to enforce shut-down of operations on CAT III runways for passengers’ safety.

Cold wave tightens in North India, dense fog engulf Delhi as air quality falls to ‘very poor’

Visibility dropped to 125 meters in several parts of Delhi, and most parts of the National Capital Region (NCR) also experienced low visibility affecting flight schedules.

On Camera

Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

Trump trains guns on US defence giants, singles out Raytheon & what it means for India

Trump said Raytheon was ‘least responsive’ to needs of US military. Raytheon makes Excalibur ammunition for M777 guns & Javelin anti-tank missile—both in use with Indian Army.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.