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Passengers said crew and those not strapped in left the floor or their seats and slammed into the cabin ceiling, cracking it in places. A Bangkok hospital treating passengers said there were spinal cord, brain and skull injuries. As of June 4, more ...

The polling station at Tashigang, serving 62 voters from Tashigang and Gete, has been made a model polling booth.

Tucked in the Himalayas at 15,256 feet, Tashigang, home to the world's highest polling station, faces severe challenges due to climate change and limited resources. As Tashigang and neighboring Gete prepare to vote, the demand for jobs and better in...

An investigation has been carried out about the flight of the Singapore International Airlines that ran into air turbulence. It was hit by gravitational force.

A flight between two Scottish islands holds the record for being the shortest-operated flight. The actual flying time is less than one minute.

One passenger died of a suspected heart attack and dozens were injured after Singapore Airline Flight SQ321, flying from London to Singapore, encountered what the airline described as sudden, extreme turbulence while flying over Myanmar. The ministr...

A Malaysian woman whose six relatives and a friend were injured on a Singapore Airlines flight hit by deadly turbulence this week said on Friday they had only seconds to react before the plane started to plunge. The carrier said on Friday it has tig...

Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted the Panama-flagged, Greek-owned oil tanker in the Red Sea amid conflicts over the Israel-Hamas war. They disrupted trade routes to China and Russia, causing a fire aboard the Wind. The rebels faced a US-led airstrike c...

The Indian Army celebrates 40 years since 'Operation Meghdoot' began, securing the Siachen Glacier. Technological advancements include VSAT technology for communication, heavy-lift helicopters, and logistic drones for essential supplies. Medical inf...

ISRO said that after the RLV-LEX-01 mission, which was accomplished last year, the RLV-LEX-02 demonstrated the autonomous landing capability of RLV off-nominal initial conditions at the release from a Chinook helicopter. The RLV was made to undertak...

American Airlines Flight 5916 from Charlotte to Gainesville experienced a rapid descent, dropping by over 15,000 feet in three minutes. Fears of a pressurisation problem led to the incident, but the flight ultimately landed without issue.

A group of 1,974 pilgrims, including 363 women, have left Jammu in 85 vehicles to perform the annual Amarnath pilgrimage. The footfall of pilgrims is low this year due to the melting of the naturally formed ice-shivlingam at the 3,880-metre-high hol...

The indigenously built medium-class multicopter unmanned ariel vehicle (UAV) took off from the CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine Complex here and successfully delivered 50 vials of COVID-19 vaccines along with syringes to a public health...

The decision to carry out such a large scale exercise, which simulates bringing in troops from other theatres to the frontier, is of significance, given the continued Chinese military aggression on the border, with incidents of transgressions being ...

The US has been increasing pressure on India over the S-400 deal that was signed in October last year.

The Hindustan-Tibet National Highway was blocked beyond Shimla due to snow and hundreds of vehicles were stranded due to traffic jams caused by snow.

The cost to insure Malaysian government debt against nonpayment touched 171.5 basis points on Wednesday, the highest since October 2011.

As many as 111 passengers onboard a Jet Airways flight from Leh to Delhi had to face breathing problem momentarily as the pilots allegedly failed to switch on the auxiliary power unit

China is reported to have built a station on its side of border ostensibly to monitor movement of Indian planes over the area.