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‘Minor technical snag’—Imphal-bound Indigo flight returns to Delhi shortly after take-off

The airline did not disclose the specific nature of the snag, but said passengers were provided assistance upon landing and an alternative aircraft was arranged.

Delhi-bound IndiGo flight forced to turn back mid-air and return to Patna due to a bird hit on Wednesday

IndiGo spokesperson said flight was cancelled for the day to carry out proper maintenance of the aircraft. Tuesday's Indore to Raipur flight also faced mid-air issue, and had to land abruptly.

IndiGo trainee pilot says 3 seniors used casteist slurs against him, told him to ‘go stitch slippers’

Gurugram: "Go stitch slippers" is what an SC/ST Indigo trainee pilot alleges he was told by his seniors. Sharan A, a 35-year-old employee with...

IndiGo flight makes emergency landing at Nagpur airport after bomb threat

Passengers aboard the Delhi-bound flight were deplaned, and an investigation is underway. Preliminary checks have not found anything suspicious so far, officials say.

Srinagar-bound IndiGo flight lands safely after being hit by hailstorm, damage to aircraft

Rain & hailstorms lashed parts of the Capital Wednesday. Many domestic & international flights to Delhi airport were put on halt or diverted.

A ‘hoax’ bomb threat onboard IndiGo flight & ‘made-up’ stories—inside details of IB officer’s arrest

Lawyer of IB officer held for ‘hoax’ threat says he ‘shouldn’t be prosecuted for doing his duty by alerting airline’. Wife says ‘never imagined this even in worst nightmares’.

Blue jeans, British censorship, Bengal revolt—Indigo’s history is long and violent

The plight of the cultivators was depicted by Dinabandhu Mitra in his play Neel Darpan published in 1860. It made English planters take out their sword and jump on stage.

IndiGo to launch flights to 7 new international destinations, launch business class for Mumbai-Delhi

As the airline marked its 18th anniversary, IndiGo said it will operate flights on most of the metro-to-metro routes, with all 12 routes expected to be served by the end of 2025.

New book maps the untold journey of Indigo’s success

Published by HarperCollins India, ''Sky High: The Untold Story of IndiGo'' will be released on 28 June on SoftCover, ThePrint’s online venue to launch non-fiction books.

Was IndiGo flight landing close to Air India plane on runway a safety lapse? What rules say

Air traffic controllers cleared flights; not a safety lapse, says their guild. Civil aviation directorate initiates a probe into incident that occurred Saturday at Mumbai airport.

On Camera

Can Syria’s tiny Druze minority survive West Asia’s new storms? There’s little hope

Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.