Delhi, Diwali and air quality
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After festival of lights, New Delhi plunged into toxic darkness and world’s most polluted air
Around 20 million people in India’s capital woke up on Wednesday breathing the most polluted air of any major city in the world, a day after celebrations for the Diwali festival, during which revelers typically set off fireworks and firecrackers.
A passenger on Air India flight AI676 was threatened by a fellow traveler for not speaking Marathi. The incident, shared on Instagram, has sparked outrage and calls for action from the airline.
Millions are forced to breathe toxic air, as authorities continue to point fingers at their political rivals for the crisis.
India's aviation regulator has asked Air India to inspect an emergency power system on some Boeing Dreamliner aircraft after the system unexpectedly deployed during a flight earlier this month. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has also asked the U.
The flight landed safely back in Mumbai, and the aircraft is undergoing inspections. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
India has retired its last fleet of MiG-21 fighter jets, closing a six-decade chapter with an aircraft once hailed for its combat prowess but later derided as a “flying coffin” due to frequent crashes.
Air India is in talks with Airbus and Boeing to add more wide-body jets as it expands planned purchases to up to 300 aircraft, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, marking an acceleration of its turnaround under the Tata Group.
Air India, in a letter dated July 12, 2002, expressed regret over the incident and said they were investigating the matter. A week later, on July 19, however, Sundarapariporanam filed a legal notice through his lawyer.
With modernized capabilities and recent precision operations, India’s air force is emerging as a major regional and global power.
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Comedian's heartwarming post for Air India air hostess has Internet looking for Preeti
Comedian Aditi Mittal shared a heartwarming story about an Air India flight attendant named Preeti who comforted her during one of the toughest moments of her life.
Relatives of victims in a fatal Air India plane crash say the Foreign Office has not responded to them, over a month after they called for "direct communication, not silence". Miten Patel and Tom Donaghey wrote to the foreign secretary on 12 September demanding transparency about the mishandling of their relatives' remains.