The black box of the Air India flight AI 171 that crashed near Ahmedabad is still in India and is being examined by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), said Union Minister of Civil Aviation Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu on Tuesday.
In a social media post on X, sharing the pictures of the evacuees, the MEA wrote, "Update: #OperationSindhu MoS @PmargheritaBJP warmly received 281 Indian, 3 Sri Lankan & 2 Nepalese nationals evacuated from Iran. They arrived in New Delhi on a special flight from Mashhad at 1500 hrs o
Two teams led by the Joint Director General of DGCA conducted surveillance during the night and early morning hours, targeting key areas of aviation operations. These included flight operations, airworthiness, ramp safety, air traffic control (ATC), communication, navigation and surveillance
The flight disruptions follow a major escalation on Monday after Iran reportedly launched multiple missiles targeting US military installations in Qatar and Iraq, including Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar--the largest US military installation in the region, according to a CNN report.
A Public Interest Litigation plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking an interim suspension of all of Air India's Boeing flights following the fatal Air India crash in Ahmedabad on June 12 that killed 241 of the 242 passengers.
The spokesperson of Ministry of External Affairs, Randhir Jaiswal informed about the flight in a post on X, adding, "An IAF C-17 flight evacuated 165 Indian nationals from Israel under Operation Sindhu. They were received by MoS Dr. L. Murugan upon arrival in Delhi. The aircraft landed at
Delhi airport reported 48 flight cancellations, including 28 arrivals and 20 departures, since last night, driven by Gulf region tensions. Air India and IndiGo faced major disruptions, with 27 and 15 flights cancelled, respectively.
Secretary (East) P Kumaran represented the Indian Government at the memorial service held by the Canadian and Irish Embassies at Canada House to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the AI-182 Kanishka bombing.
Amid the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel, a total of 292 Indian nationals were evacuated from Iran on a special flight that arrived in New Delhi from Mashhad on Tuesday.
Mark Carney expressed Canada's commitment to work with its allies and partners to detect, prevent and respond to the threat of terrorism and violent extremism.