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.
India's delayed population survey to conclude in March 2027
World 13:59 05/06/2025India will conduct its much-delayed population census in two phases to conclude by March 1, 2027, the interior ministry said on Wednesday, after a delay of six years caused by hurdles created by the COVID-19 pandemic, among others.
India extends Buddha relic's stay in Vietnam
Vietnam News 15:22 21/05/2025The Indian government has agreed to extend the stay of the sacred relic of the Buddha currently on display in Vietnam until June 2, following a formal request from the Vietnamese side, the Indian Embassy in Hanoi announced on Monday.
Indian boycott of Turkish coffee, chocolates and fashion grows
World 12:27 20/05/2025Small Indian grocery shops and major online fashion retailers are boycotting Turkish products ranging from chocolates, coffee, jams and cosmetics to clothing amid growing anger at Turkey's support for Pakistan in a confrontation with India.
Indian ambassador moved by Vietnamese devotion to Buddha relic
Vietnam News 14:40 16/05/2025Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Sandeep Arya expressed deep appreciation for the veneration and heartfelt devotion shown by the Vietnamese people toward the sacred relic of the Buddha from India at a press briefing in Hanoi on Thursday.
Indians buy 14 million ACs a year, and need many more
World 17:11 12/05/2025Aarti Verma is about to join the growing ranks of Indians installing air conditioning, scraping together savings to secure relief from sometimes deadly temperatures that can reach nearly 50 Celsius.
