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  US hypersonic craft flying at 5800 kmph crashes during test flight

  World | August 16, 2012 11:50 IST

  Los Angeles, Aug 16 :  An unmanned experimental U.S. aircraft failed during an attempt to fly at six times the speed of sound in the latest setback for hypersonic flight.The X-51A Waverider was designed to

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  Scorpion stings air passenger

  India | July 02, 2012 16:41 IST

  Chennai, Jul 2: A scorpion stung a Bahrain-bound passenger onboard a private airlines flight, forcing the take-off to be aborted while the aircraft was taxiing at the airport here today.Thirtyfive-year-old Vidyasagar, hailing from Puducherry, was

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  Passenger's bomb hoax call grounds flight at IGI airport

  India | June 18, 2012 19:55 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 18: A bomb hoax call by a disgruntled passenger forced authorities to ground an Ahmedabad-bound Spicejet plane just as it was preparing to take off with 174 passengers on board at the

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  Embassy Car Bomber Reached Airport Six Hours Before Flight

  India | March 19, 2012 20:19 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 19: Houshang Afshar Irani, the alleged bomber of the Israeli Embassy car, rushed to the Delhi airport immediately after the terror strike, reaching six hours before the scheduled departure of his flight

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  Some India Bound Flights Cancelled Amid UK Snow Chaos

  World | February 06, 2012 8:50 IST

  London, Feb 6: Some flights to Mumbai scheduled to depart from London's Heathrow airport on Sunday night were among half of scheduled 1,300 flights cancelled as authorities grappled with the fallout of snow and icy

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  Alliance Air Flight Lands In Kochi Instead Of Kozhikode

  India | January 17, 2012 15:54 IST

  Kochi, Jan 16: A rude shock awaited passengers of an Alliance Air flight when they found the pilot had landed here though they were told they had reached their destination Kozhikode.The Thiruvananthapuram-Kozhikode-Kochi-Agatti flight with 23

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  Old Friend Recollects Memorable Flight With Dhoni

  Cricket | April 04, 2011 15:54 IST

  Ranchi, Apr 4: With accolades pouring in from all quarters for steering India to a momentous victory in the World Cup, India Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is still remembered by his old friends in his