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The 50-year hunt for the Indian Flight Lieutenant who went ‘missing’ in 1971

In '1971: Charge of the Gorkhas and Other Stories' Rachna Bisht Rawat collects tales of extraordinary courage and fortitude of the Indian armed forces.

Sanjay Gandhi, Madhavrao Scindia, YSR — some prominent Indians who died in air crashes

Before helicopter carrying Gen. Bipin Rawat crashed, many high-profile politicians & prominent personalities have been in similar accidents. While some survived, most perished.

IAF Mirage 2000 aircraft crashes in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhind, pilot ejects safely

According to the IAF, the aircraft experienced a technical malfunction during a training sortie Thursday morning. An inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident.

17 killed in Air India Express crash identified as death toll rises to 18

While rescue personnel hastened to pull out the injured men and women from the aircraft, even locals nearby gave a helping hand to the grief struck passengers.

Air India Express arranges for 3 relief flights for those affected by Kozhikode crash

Two special relief flights have been arranged from Delhi and one from Mumbai for humanitarian assistance to all passengers and their family members, the airline said.

Indian consulate in Dubai to stay open, help with information on Air India Express crash

Footage from the accident site in Kozhikode shows the Air India Express plane split into two pieces and the debris lay scattered on the ground Friday night.

Mystery of 1966 Air India crash, that killed nuclear pioneer Bhabha, is unravelling bit by bit

Air India 101 crashed at Mont Blanc, at nearly the same spot as Air India 245 in 1950. Since the ’80s, big discoveries & bigger conspiracy theories have emerged.

Pakistan’s PIA barred from flying to US after ‘fake pilots’ scandal

PIA has been wracked by years of financial losses and on 22 May suffered a fatal crash in which 98 people died after pilots tried to touchdown without lowering the landing gear.

Fatal crash, fake pilots, piling losses expose how broken Pakistan’s PIA is

PIA hasn’t made a profit in 15 years & liabilities amounted to $3.8 billion last year. It has some 14,000 employees for a fleet of only about 30 planes.

Crashed PIA plane pilots weren’t focussed, were discussing Covid: Pakistan Aviation Minister

Pakistan's Federal Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan presented the interim investigation report on the PIA plane crash that killed 97 passengers on 22 May this year.

On Camera

Tariffs, chips, and China — how Trump’s trade playbook affects India

Trump’s OBBB is framed to augment domestic semiconductor production and enhance trade protection, even at the expense of certain social programs such as Medicaid, food stamps, and student loans, as well as a projected ballooning federal deficit from US$2.8 to 3.3 trillion

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Indian firm joins hands with US manufacturer to locally develop all-terrain vehicles for armed forces

Under joint venture, JSW Sarbloh Motors will indigenise and manufacture TX range ATVs in Chandigarh. The first India-assembled unit is expected by early 2026.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?