Picture credit: Sharanya Roy NEW DELHI: As many as 338 Airbus A320 family aircraft of IndiGo, Air India and AI Express have been impacted by the software issue that could potentially cause pilots to lose control amid intense solar storms. These three airlines have completed the update on 189 planes, nearly 56%, by 10 am...
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Intense solar radiation risk? Why Airbus pushed an A320 software update — ops explained
(Image credit: Airbus/X) Airbus has issued an urgent global alert to A320-family operators, instructing them to immediately fix a newly identified software problem that could affect flight-control systems on thousands of aircraft.The directive which takes effect Saturday evening (US Eastern time) was triggered after Airbus determined that “intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to...
Karnataka power tussle: Breakthrough? Siddaramaiah, DKS meet over breakfast as CM battle heats up
<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-125651245,imgsize-50560,width-400,resizemode-4/untitled-design-4.jpg" alt="Karnataka power tussle: Breakthrough? Siddaramaiah, DKS meet over breakfast as CM battle heats up" title=" Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah meets his deputy DKS amid crisis rumours. ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah meets his deputy DKS amid crisis rumours. NEW DELHI: Karnataka deputy CM DK Shivakumar on Saturday met chief minister Siddaramaiah at the...
Explained: What is the Airbus A320 software issue and why are 6,000 planes grounded
Airbus has grounded 6,000 A320 aircraft—half its global fleet—for emergency software fixes after discovering intense solar radiation can corrupt critical flight control systems. The unprecedented recall follows an October incident when a JetBlue flight suddenly nosedived without pilot input, forcing an emergency landing. Airlines worldwide face massive disruptions during peak travel season, with repairs taking...
Hong Kong fire tragedy: Were authorities alerted long before? Key details
More than a year before a massive blaze tore through the Wang Fuk Court housing estate in Hong Kong, residents had raised an alarm over the use of flammable construction materials during ongoing renovation works.Their concerns, largely dismissed at the time, have now resurfaced at the centre of a widening investigation into one of Hong...
CBI arrests Assistant Professor in UKSSSC paper leak case: Here is what happened so far
CBI arrests Assistant Professor in UKSSSC paper leak case The investigation into the Uttarakhand Subordinate Service Selection Commission (UKSSSC) graduate-level recruitment exam has taken a major turn with the arrest of Assistant Professor Suman Chauhan by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), according to an official announcement made by the agency. Chauhan, posted at a...
‘Love to see it come back’: Intel-Apple likely to team-up after 5 years – Here’s why
Five years after Apple famously broke up with Intel to design its own revolutionary M-series chips, the tech giant may be rekindling the relationship—but this time, with a twist. Supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reports Intel could start manufacturing Apple’s M-series processors by 2027, though Apple would retain full control over chip design while Intel...
IND vs SA: BCCI set to hold crucial meeting on Rohit and Kohli’s ODI future
Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli (ANI Photo) New Delhi : With India’s One-Day International season nearing its end, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) is planning to set up a meeting between selectors and the team management after the upcoming three-match ODI series against South Africa in order to firm up a plan on Rohit Sharma...
‘Operation Sagar Bandhu’: India flies 12 tonnes of aid to flood-hit Sri Lanka; island battered by Cyclone Ditwah
<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-125650370,imgsize-706952,width-400,resizemode-4/image-2025-11-29t084148.jpg" alt="‘Operation Sagar Bandhu’: India flies 12 tonnes of aid to flood-hit Sri Lanka; island battered by Cyclone Ditwah" title=" India flies C-130 J plane carrying approx 12 tons of humanitarian aid to cylcone-hit Sri Lanka ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> India flies C-130 J plane carrying approx 12 tons of humanitarian aid to cylcone-hit Sri...
‘Indian batters have become NRIs’: Manjrekar drops explosive claim after home series collapse
KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal & Sanjay Manjrekar (X) Sanjay Manjrekar has delivered a sharp assessment of India’s growing batting concerns in home Test cricket, highlighting how the side has now dropped two of their last three series on their own turf. In both those defeats, India were thoroughly outclassed and even handed a clean sweep....










