24 h. ago India caps airfares as IndiGo crisis hits 5th day, stranding hundreds

India capped airfares on Saturday as hundreds of passengers gathered outside Bengaluru and Mumbai airports after IndiGo cancelled 385 flights on the fifth day of a crisis at the country’s biggest airline that has crippled air travel. IndiGo has cancelled thousands of flights this week due to a shortage of pilots after it failed to plan adequately for new rules limiting pilots’ work hours. The government responded on Friday, announcing special relief for the carrier and the operation of...

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37 h. ago Charted: India vs. China Working Age Populations (2024–2050)

Charted: India vs. China Working Age Populations (2024–2050)  Visual Capitalist

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5 d. ago As India prepares for missile test, presence of Chinese ships marks power jostle

As New Delhi gears up for a long-range missile test in the Indian Ocean, the presence of Chinese survey vessels in the region signals Beijing’s intention to step up monitoring of its regional rival’s capabilities. Observers note that China could be challenging India’s interest in the latter’s “backyard” by capitalising on opportunities arising from the missile test. Indian media last week reported that China had deployed a fourth research vessel, the Lan Hai 101, in the Indian Ocean, waters...

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2 w. ago 2 children among dead as Bangladesh rattled by magnitude 5.7 earthquake

At least seven people, including two children, were killed and around 100 injured when a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Bangladesh on Friday, the government said, with buildings damaged in many areas including the densely populated capital Dhaka. Tremors were felt in eastern states in neighbouring India that border Bangladesh, but there were no immediate reports of major damage there, authorities said. Muhammad Yunus, the head of Bangladesh’s interim government, said the injured included...

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3 w. ago How India and the US can find their way back to better relations

The year began with promise for US-India relations. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Washington reinforced both countries’ intent to sustain the partnership’s momentum. Their personal rapport, forged during US President Donald Trump’s first term, appeared to offer political capital for a results-driven agenda. India entered 2025 buoyed by a bipartisan consensus in Washington that New Delhi was central to the Indo-Pacific balance. Yet as the year closes, optimism has faded. A...

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3 w. ago 8 killed as car explosion rocks historic Red Fort in India’s New Delhi

At least eight people were killed on Monday in a car explosion near the historic Red Fort in a densely populated area of the Indian capital New Delhi, a police spokesman said, a rare blast in the heavily guarded city of more than 30 million people. The exact cause of the blast is being investigated, said police spokesman Sanjay Tyagi. However, financial capital Mumbai and Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state, went on high security alert after the blast, local media reported. Uttar Pradesh...

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4 w. ago More than 800 flights cut across the US in government paralysis

Hundreds of flights were cancelled across the United States on Friday after the Trump administration ordered reductions to ease strain on air traffic controllers who are working without pay amid congressional paralysis on funding the US budget. Forty airports were due to slow down, including the giant hubs in Atlanta, Newark, Denver, Chicago, Houston and Los Angeles. With Republicans and Democrats in a bitter stand-off over spending priorities, including over healthcare, Congress has ground to a...

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4 w. ago US cuts over 1,000 flights due to shutdown, with Thanksgiving just weeks away

More than 1,000 flights were cancelled across the US on Friday after the Trump administration ordered reductions to ease strain on air traffic controllers working without pay amid a federal government shutdown. Forty airports were slated for the cuts, including major hubs in Atlanta, Newark, Denver, Chicago, Houston and Los Angeles. With Republicans and Democrats in a bitter stand-off, particularly over health insurance subsidies, federal agencies have been grinding to halt since funding lapsed...

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