Two more Air India pilots fail drug test after Phuket-Delhi flight incidentTwo more Air India pilots failed preliminary drug tests following a recent incident. Air India mandated psychoactive substance screening fo...
17 Aug, 2026, 02.26 PM IST
Air India makes psychoactive substance testing mandatory for pilots after Phuket incidentAir India now mandates psychoactive substance testing for all pilots. This new internal measure enhances safety protocols beyond DGCA requi...
13 Aug, 2026, 03.00 PM IST
Centre asks Air India to ‘take responsibility’ after Phuket-Delhi flight scare; orders tighter dope checks: ReportThe government has warned Air India to “take responsibility” for safety after the August 4 Phuket-Delhi flight scare and ordered DGCA to ti...
13 Aug, 2026, 02.42 PM IST
Parliamentary panel backs Sebi board expansion, longer cooling-off period for top brassStanding Committee on Finance, headed by Bhartruhari Mahtab, backs key provisions of the Securities Markets Code Bill, including raising Se...
24 Jul, 2026, 01.02 PM IST
Broadcasters wary as TV services face telecom-style rulesNew draft rules propose telecom-style regulation for broadcasting services and internet-delivered television. Broadcasters worry about expa...
15 Jul, 2026, 03.27 PM IST
South Korean law targeting false online information takes effectSouth Korea enacted a new law targeting online misinformation and fake news. This legislation imposes stricter penalties on individuals who...
07 Jul, 2026, 02.09 PM IST
Airport operators tell Centre airline fee relief no longer warrantedPrivate airports are urging the civil aviation ministry to end the three-month discount on domestic flight landing and parking charges, set...
03 Jul, 2026, 04.02 PM IST
Congress calls new FCRA rules 'draconian', seeks rollbackThe Congress party has called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to retract new Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act rules. These regulations...
26 Jun, 2026, 12.08 AM IST
France hits disruptive air passengers with fines up to €20,000 and flight bansFrance has implemented strict new rules for unruly passengers on flights. Fines can now reach twenty thousand Euros. Passengers may also fa...
20 Nov, 2025, 10.35 PM IST
DGCA took punitive action against AI Express for non-compliance with airworthiness directive: MoholThe DGCA took punitive measures against Air India Express officials after discovering non-compliance with an EASA airworthiness directive c...
24 Jul, 2025, 05.00 PM IST
DPIIT working on 100 rules to decriminalise minor offencesThe Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) is working on about 100 rules and laws to decriminalise minor offenses,...
28 Sep, 2024, 07.07 PM IST
Bhartiya Vayuyan Vidheyak Bill 2024: Building the runway to aviation growthThe Bill significantly amplifies the powers of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), making it the primary regulatory authority...
05 Aug, 2024, 01.05 AM IST
Decriminalisation of Companies Act: Decoding the COVID economic reliefHistorically, corporate India has suffered the rigours of a strict penal regime for violations and non-compliances under the erstwhile Comp...
29 Jul, 2020, 11.25 AM IST
Decriminalise 46 more offences under cos law, says panel reportThe committee has suggested amendments to 46 penal provisions, "so as to either remove criminality, or to restrict the punishment to only f...
18 Nov, 2019, 11.33 PM IST
Government extends timeline for comments on data privacy till January 31SC in a judgement on August 24, 2017 declared right to privacy a fundamental right, a far-reaching verdict that could impact a range of lif...
18 Dec, 2017, 08.46 PM IST
Link fine to company's global turnover for data breach: PanelAmong various options to calculate penalty, the panel has provisionally suggested that the "highest form of deterrence in relation to civil...
27 Nov, 2017, 10.50 PM IST
Aviation watchdog DGCA to get powers to impose penaltiesThe proposal, which has been in the works for some time, would give more leeway for the regulator in taking enforcement actions against err...
28 May, 2017, 11.57 AM IST