How to travel in the summer of chaosThe travel industry has bifurcated, rewarding those who understand its complexities. Travelers are increasingly spending more, often financ...
27 May, 2026, 10.19 AM IST
Quit metro life for a smaller city? Here’s the real money math Indians must check before movingMany are trading metro life for tier 2 cities, seeking better quality of life, cleaner environments, and reduced stress. While income may f...
18 May, 2026, 11.01 AM IST
Trump to send envoys to Islamabad as Iran rules out direct talksAmerican diplomats are heading to Pakistan for crucial ceasefire talks with Iran. This effort aims to de-escalate tensions and address the ...
25 Apr, 2026, 06.59 PM IST
Iran resumes commercial flights from Tehran's international airportIran has restarted flights from Tehran to Istanbul, Muscat, and Medina. U.S. envoys are heading to Pakistan for ceasefire talks with Iran. ...
25 Apr, 2026, 01.26 PM IST
Bengaluru Weather: What happened to the city that never needed ACs? Bangaloreans askBengaluru Temperature: Bengaluru is experiencing a summer unlike any before. Temperatures are soaring, pushing residents to find innovative...
21 Apr, 2026, 04.54 PM IST
TSA warns of US airport shutdowns, but no deal yet on day 40 of Homeland Security funding fightThe TSA warns of potential airport shutdowns due to the ongoing budget impasse, as unpaid workers face severe financial hardship and increa...
26 Mar, 2026, 09.56 AM IST
Sikkim's Pakyong airport to resume operations on March 31Flight services at Sikkim's only airport in Pakyong will resume on March 31 after remaining suspended for six months, a senior official sai...
14 Mar, 2024, 10.27 PM IST
Flight services resume at Sikkim's Pakyong airportRegular flight services will start on March 26 with a daily flight to Delhi for now, officials said. Before suspending its operations, Spic...
14 Mar, 2023, 08.28 PM IST
PIL in SC seeks to set up a mechanism at tabletop airports to avoid future mishapsA Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court by Rajen Mehta, an 85-year-old mechanical engineer, seeking installa...
16 Sep, 2020, 09.33 PM IST
SC seeks reply from Centre, DGCA on plea for emergency systems at small airports to avoid accidentsThe petition has mentioned accidents of August 7 at Calicut International Airport and May 22, 2010 at Mangalore -- both having table-top ru...
16 Sep, 2020, 06.53 PM IST
Air safety watchdog DGCA to check airports hit by heavy rain after Kozhikode crash"We will conduct additional checks at major, busy airports across India that are affected by the monsoon rains," Arun Kumar, head of the Di...
11 Aug, 2020, 12.19 PM IST
What is a 'table-top runway', the site of deadly Air India plane crash?The Air India Express plane, which was repatriating Indians stranded in Dubai due to the coronavirus pandemic, overshot the runway of the C...
10 Aug, 2020, 04.40 PM IST
Captain Deepak V Sathe's kin concerned about table-top airports: Anil DeshmukhDeshmukh met his relatives here on Saturday to pay his condolences. "The family expressed concerns about table-top airports in the country ...
08 Aug, 2020, 06.00 PM IST
Kozhikode crash: AI Express plane touched down near taxiway, 1,000 metres from beginning of runwayThe pilot of the ill-fated flight -- IX-1344 -- could not sight the runway in the first landing attempt due to heavy rains. An AAI spokespe...
08 Aug, 2020, 11.49 AM IST
Deadly mishaps: Crash at Karipur airport rekindles memories of 2010 Mangaluru accidentIt was on May 22, 2010 that an Air India Express Boeing 737-800 flight from Dubai to Mangaluru over shot the runway while landing at Bajpe ...
08 Aug, 2020, 10.40 AM IST
- How govt upgrades old airports rather than build new
Instead of building a modern, greenfield airport with infrastructure large enough to handle bigger aircraft like the Boeing B737-800 or Air...
25 May, 2010, 03.21 AM IST
- Table-tops, bird hits: Many tricky runways in India
The Air India Express Boeing that crashed in Mangalore on Saturday veered off the runway after missing the landing threshold, an error that...
24 May, 2010, 11.38 AM IST