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Topic: Lion Air

‘Betrayed’, Lion Air may cancel $22 billion-worth flight orders after Boeing crash report

Lion Air claims that Boeing's report of the deadly plane crash in Indonesia on 29 October unfairly implicates the airline.

Faulty Lion Air sensor wasn’t fixed before Indonesia crash, report finds

A sensor on the Boeing 737 Max had failed on its previous flight but had not been repaired before the early morning departure.

Boeing steps up response to criticism after fatal Lion Air crash

Boeing has been accused of not sharing information about a new system that may have caused the Indonesia crash.

Crashed Lion Air jet had faulty speed readings on last 4 flights

Indonesian investigators have recovered about 69 hours of flying data of the crashed Lion Air jet during its last 19 trips.

Hunt for Lion Air black boxes shows how some aviation technology is still dated

In an era when smartphones automatically back up to the cloud, flight recorders don’t transmit data & need to be physically hauled from the deep.

Lion Air jet’s plunge from the sky is unlike one experts have seen

Flight JT610 went down from 4,850 feet altitude in just 21 seconds, according to data compiled by FlightRadar24.

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How economic planning stifled India’s growth and talent

The Indian planning system did not encourage individuals based on ‘what they knew’, but on ‘whom they knew’. Many left for countries that recognised their talent.

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.