Air India crash: Both engines shut down after shift in fuel control switches; one pilot said he ‘didn’t do it’

IANS | July 12, 2025 7:53 AM

New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Air India Boeing 787-8 aircraft’s engine fuel control switches transitioned from ‘RUN’ to ‘CUTOFF’ position within three seconds after lift-off, leading to the plane crashing in just 34 seconds after taking off from Ahmedabad on June 12, according to the initial probe report by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) released early on Saturday.

Urbanisation is an opportunity, not a challenge: Experts at Assocham event

IANS | July 11, 2025 4:30 PM

New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) India’s urban population is projected to grow to approximately 88 crore by 2047 under the ‘Viksit Bharat’ vision, a senior government official said on Friday, emphasising that urbanisation is not a challenge but an opportunity to transform our cities into vibrant, sustainable hubs of growth.

India capable of manufacturing HIV diagnostics, medicines, and supply globally: Expert

IANS | July 11, 2025 4:05 PM

New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) India is capable of manufacturing low-cost and quality-assured HIV diagnostics, and medicines, and also supplying them globally, said Dr Ishwar Gilada, the Secretary General of People’s Health Organisation (India) on Friday, even as UNAIDS sounded alarm on “a historic funding crisis” that can risk millions of lives with HIV.