In an exclusive interview with Navika Kumar, Group Editor-in-Chief of Times Now and Times Now Navbharat, Chandrasekaran said, “It is an extremely difficult situation where I have no words to express, to console any of the families of those who died. I deeply regret that this accident happened in a Tata-run airline. And I feel very sorry. All we can do is to be with the families at this time, grieve with them and we will do everything to support them at this hour and beyond.”
Category: India
Ex-Indian aviation minister questions Singapore Airlines’ silence on Air India crash
The London-bound Boeing 787-8 aircraft carrying 242 passengers and crew members crashed shortly after take-off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on June 12.
Trump credits India, Pakistan for averting nuclear war, drops claim of mediating truce
This is the first time in weeks when Trump did not take credit for stopping the military conflict between India and Pakistan.
Operation Sindhu: First batch of 110 Indians evacuated from Iran lands in Delhi
The group had been stranded in Iran and was brought back under Operation Sindhu, a mission launched by the Indian government to ensure the safety and evacuation of its citizens from the region.
NASA-ISRO joint mission: USD 1.5bn Earth-observing NISAR satellite to be launched next month
NASA-ISRO’s NISAR satellite to be launched next month
Axiom-4 launch rescheduled to June 22; India Shubhanshu Shukla to pilot space mission
The mission will include Shubhanshu Shukla from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), who will serve as the mission pilot. Shukla’s participation marks a significant milestone for India’s presence in international commercial spaceflight.
India to commissions INS Arnala, first home-built shallow water ASW warship
INS Arnala has been constructed under a Public-Private Partnership between Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata, and L&T Shipyard, Kattupalli.
India will never accept mediation: Modi tells Trump during telephone conversation
Indian PM Narendra Modi held a 35-minute telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump
Singapore-flagged ship fire partly contained; vessel drifting off Kerala coast
The other positive developments were the vessel’s reduced speed, its offshore trajectory and current position at around 68.5 nautical miles off the Kerala coast, the report said.
Technical glitch grounds Air India’s San Francisco-Mumbai flight in Kolkata
The flight, AI-180, landed in Kolkata at around 12.45 a.m. and was scheduled to take off for Mumbai at 2 a.m., with an expected arrival at Mumbai airport at 4.50 a.m.
