Air India cockpit recording suggests captain cut fuel to engines before crash, source says
World 09:43 18/07/2025WASHINGTON/SEATTLE -- A cockpit recording of dialogue between the two pilots of the Air India flight that crashed last month supports the view that the captain cut the flow of fuel to the plane's engines, said a source briefed on U.S. officials' early assessment of evidence.
India eases sulphur emission rules for coal power plants, reversing decade-old mandate
World 10:18 13/07/2025India has reversed a decade-old mandate to install $30 billion worth of clean-air equipment, easing sulphur emission rules for most coal-fired power plants, a government order said.
Japan aims to deepen ties with India over critical minerals
World 16:26 03/07/2025NEW DELHI -- A first-ever event was held in New Delhi, the capital of India, on Wednesday to reinforce cooperation between Japan and India in ensuring supply chains for critical minerals and batteries using such resources.
Snakes on a plane bound for India, again
World 13:39 30/06/2025Indian customs officers in Mumbai said they have stopped a plane passenger arriving from Thailand with a wriggling cargo of live snakes, the third such seizure this month.
India says efforts are on to reconstruct events that caused Air India crash
World 18:54 26/06/2025Efforts are underway to reconstruct the sequence of events leading to the Air India plane crash this month that killed 260 people, and identify contributing factors, India's civil aviation ministry said on Thursday.
Paris Airshow opens under cloud of India crash, Mideast conflict
World 10:56 16/06/2025PARIS - The Paris Airshow opens on Monday with its usual fanfare of aircraft orders expected to be tempered by concerns over India’s deadliest air disaster and escalating missile strikes between Israel and Iran that have rattled the global aviation industry.
Helicopter crash in northern India kills 7 on Hindu pilgrimage route
World 16:56 15/06/2025All seven people on a helicopter in northern India were killed early on Sunday when it crashed while ferrying passengers on a popular Hindu pilgrimage route in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, officials said.
India orders inspection of Boeing 787s after Air India crash
World 13:14 15/06/2025AHMEDABAD/NEW DELHI - India's aviation regulator has ordered all Boeing 787s being operated by local carriers to be inspected after an Air India crash killed 270 people this week, the aviation minister said on Saturday, adding the authorities were investigating all possible causes.
Air India crash to challenge 'world class airline' ambitions
World 15:39 13/06/2025The Air India plane crash on Thursday which left more than 240 people dead, the worst aviation disaster in a decade, will challenge the airline's ambitious campaign to restore its reputation and revamp its fleet.
At least 265 dead in India plane crash, one passenger survives
World 10:22 13/06/2025Ahmedabad, India - A London-bound passenger jet crashed in a residential area in the Indian city of Ahmedabad on June 12, killing at least 265 people on board and on the ground – but one passenger has miraculously survived.
India battles container ship fire with 'hazardous' cargo
World 17:10 12/06/2025India's coast guard said it was battling to extinguish fires raging on a container ship carrying "hazardous" cargo off the southern coast to prevent a "potential ecological disaster".
Restive Indian state orders curfew after fresh violence
World 16:50 08/06/2025An Indian state riven by ethnic tensions imposed an Internet shutdown and curfew after protesters clashed with security forces over the arrest of some members of a radical group, police said Sunday.
