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Topic: Kozhikode

DGCA to audit airports affected by heavy rains including Mumbai, Chennai

The decision comes days after heavy rainfall contributed to an Air India Express flight from Dubai with 190 people crash landing at the Kozhikode airport.

How Malappuram says ‘Vande Bharat’, and Somnath ‘darshan’ by Rajasthan BJP MLAs

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Weather is dismissed as a factor in Kozhikode Air India Express crash

Visibility, precipitation and tailwinds at the Kozhikode airport were within acceptable guidelines for landing on Friday evening.

56 passengers injured in Air India Express plane crash discharged from hospitals

On Saturday, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri had said 149 people, including three critically injured, were admitted to hospitals in Kozhikode.

Kerala Air India crash was a disaster waiting to happen, say experts, point to runway

The runway in Kozhikode is of the 'tabletop' kind — carved out of hills, such runways are surrounded by deep valleys, which means there’s no room for even the slightest slip-up.

Cracks on runway, water stagnation — lapses DGCA noted in notice to Kozhikode airport in 2019

The show-cause notice noted cracks and excessive rubber deposits along the runway on which the AI Express plane crashed Friday, killing at least 18 people.

AI Express plane touched down 1,000 metres away from start of runway before crash, says AAI

According to AAI, the pilot requested for a different runway than the one assigned as he could not see it due to low visibility caused by heavy rain.

Air India Express plane with 191 on board skids off Kozhikode airport runway, breaks into two

According to the DGCA, the aircraft fell down a 50-foot valley. It was raining heavily at the time of the accident.

Nurse Lini’s death shows doctors are Gods but nurses mere mortals in India

The nurse is not just a victim of the Nipah virus, but also a horrifying loophole in India’s already crumbling medical system.

On Camera

Army wives fight a silent battle. Don’t abuse them for seeking small joys

The next time you see a post featuring a sari-clad woman at a party or a travel reel from an unknown location, ask yourself — how does her joy threaten yours?

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

HAL team to visit US this month for talks on joint production of GE 414 engines

The engines are meant for Tejas Mk 2 and the first tranche of Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA).

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.