A colossal winter storm sweeping across the United States has left at least 25 people dead, knocked out electricity to hundreds of thousands of homes, and brought daily life to a grinding halt across vast stretches of the country. The storm, stretching nearly 2,100 kilometres from Arkansas to New England,…
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1,800 Flights Cancelled as Massive Winter Storm Hits the US
The United States is grappling with a massive winter storm that has already cancelled more than 1,800 flights and placed over 150 million people under weather alerts. The powerful system, bringing heavy snowfall, ice and freezing rain, has prompted at least 15 states to declare states of emergency as authorities…
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IndiGo Cancels 67 Flights Amid Fog, DGCA Probe Intensifies
New Delhi: IndiGo, India’s largest airline, canceled 67 flights on Thursday, citing bad weather and operational challenges. According to the airline, 63 cancellations were due to dense fog and poor visibility across several airports, while four were linked to internal operational reasons. The disruptions affected passengers in Agartala, Chandigarh, Dehradun,…
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PM Modi Urges Fair Rules as IndiGo Faces Crackdown
New Delhi, Dec 09, 2025: Prime Minister Narendra Modi cautioned that government rules should enhance systems, not cause hardship for Indian citizens, as the Centre signalled punitive action against IndiGo following widespread flight disruptions. PM’s message at NDA lawmaker meeting Speaking at a morning meeting of NDA lawmakers, Parliamentary Affairs…
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IndiGo Crisis Deepens as Mass Flight Cancellations Hit India
India’s aviation sector faced one of its worst disruptions in recent years on Friday after IndiGo, the country’s largest airline, cancelled hundreds of flights across its network. The widespread cancellations, caused by an acute pilot shortage and complications in implementing new flight duty time limitations, have left thousands of passengers…
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Govt Acts After IndiGo Disruption Minister’s Statement
The Union Ministry of Civil Aviation has moved quickly to contain the fallout from widespread IndiGo flight cancellations. In a statement issued on 5 December, Minister of Civil Aviation Shri Ram Mohan Naidu said the Directorate General of Civil Aviation’s (DGCA) Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) orders have been placed…
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US Shutdown Sends Airlines to Cut Flights Before Thanksgiving
The prolonged U.S. government shutdown has prompted regulators to order flight reductions at some of the nation’s busiest airports, forcing major carriers to trim schedules and scramble to rebook passengers ahead of the Thanksgiving travel surge. What triggered the cuts U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said regulators would order steep…
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Cyclone Montha Batters Andhra, Odisha; Red Alerts Issued
Visakhapatnam, October 28: Cyclone Montha intensified into a severe cyclonic storm on Tuesday, bringing torrential rain and powerful winds to coastal Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued red alerts for several districts, warning of extremely heavy rainfall and rough sea conditions. Kakinada Port in Andhra Pradesh…