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5% cut: Government finally aligns IndiGo flights with airline’s operating ability

Representative image New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has cut IndiGo’s approved winter schedules by 5% as the airline has “not demonstrated an ability to operate” the same — 15,014 weekly departures — “efficiently”. The airline has been directed to reduce operations “across sectors, especially on high-demand, high-frequency flights, and to avoid...

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‘IndiGo being held accountable’: Aviation minister in Parliament; assures ‘ops stabilising’

Ram Mohan Naidu reviews Aviation Ministry’s control room amid IndiGo flight cancellations and delays NEW DELHI: Civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu on Tuesday said IndiGo is being held “accountable” for its ongoing operational crisis, adding that the airline’s services are stabilising rapidly.Naidu made the remarks while addressing the Lok Sabha on the IndiGo crisis....

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MoU signed: Intel, Tata ink pact to make, assemble semiconductors in India

US-based chip giant Intel has signed an agreement with Tata Group to manufacture and assemble semiconductors in India for the local market. The two companies announced the same. As part of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed, Intel and Tata intend to explore manufacturing and packaging of Intel products for local markets at Tata Electronics’...

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Trump’s tariff threat on Indian rice! Why US, not India, has more to worry – explained

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-125863218,imgsize-79106,width-400,resizemode-4/trump-tariffs-on-rice.jpg" alt="Trump threatens more tariffs on Indian rice! Why India has little to worry – and US consumers may bear the brunt" title=" According to GTRI, Trump’s threat to impose new tariffs on Indian rice looks driven more by domestic politics than by trade logic. (AI image) ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> According to GTRI, Trump’s...

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SIR work being ‘hindered’: SC takes note of BLOs being threatened; asks EC to ‘deal with situation’

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday raised concerns over reports of Booth Level Officers (BLOs) being threatened and obstructed while carrying out the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal and other states, PTI reported.“Bring to our notice instances of lack of cooperation, threatening of BLOs; we’ll pass orders,”...

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Flying to US? FBI wants you to set secret family code words

AI-generated image used for representational purpose. NEW DELHI: Traveling to the US? You may want to be aware of a scam the American law enforcement agencies have alerted about. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a public warning about a disturbing surge in virtual kidnapping for ransom scams, where criminals are now using altered...

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‘Rules are good but … ‘: PM weighs in on IndiGo chaos; stresses people must not face trouble

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed concern over the chaos caused by IndiGo‘s widespread flight cancellations across major airports in the country, saying “rules and laws are in order to correct the system and not to harass the people.” Speaking to reporters after the NDA Parliamentary Party meeting, the Union parliamentary and...

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