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#1 Air India Crash Points to Cockpit Confusion as Fuel Flow Cut Out

Jul 14 2025 // The Air India jetliner that crashed on June 12 was doomed almost immediately upon taking off, after both engines lost fuel supply and the pilots ran out of time to regain control and avert catastrophe.A preliminary 15-page...

#2 Air India Audit Finds 51 Safety Lapses, From Unapproved Simulators to Training Gaps

Jul 30 2025 // India’s aviation watchdog found 51 safety lapses at Air India in its July audit, including lack of adequate training for some pilots, use of unapproved simulators and a poor rostering system, according to a...

#3 India’s Big-Bang Financial Reforms Target Foreign Money

Dec 19 2025 // India’s long-awaited package of financial services reforms is setting the stage for a surge of foreign capital into the world’s fastest-growing major economy.In the latest step, lawmakers passed a bill this...

#4 India’s Nayara Turns to Dark-Fleet Tankers and Russian Oil for Survival

Aug 21 2025 // One month after being hit by European Union sanctions, India’s Nayara Energy Ltd. is relying on a growing pool of dark-fleet tankers to transport its products, and a narrowing menu of crude imports to keep its...

#5 Update: Boeing 787 Headed to London from India Crashes With 242 on Board

Jun 12 2025 // More than 200 bodies have been recovered at the crash site of a Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliner operated by Air India that was bound for London, according to police officials.Flight AI171 crashed shortly after taking off in...

#6 India Native Truck Driver in Fatal Florida Crash Pleads Not Guilty

Oct 1 2025 // A commercial truck driver accused of making an illegal U-turn that killed three people on a Florida highway last month waived his first appearance hearing Monday and entered a not guilty plea, court records show.Harjinder...

#7 Search for Answers Gathers Pace in Deadly Air India Crash

Jun 13 2025 // Investigators are combing the wreckage of Air India flight AI171 to determine what caused the Boeing Co. Dreamliner to crash on Thursday, killing all but one of the 242 people aboard and resulting in the deadliest aviation...

#8 Air India Junior Pilot Asked Captain Why He Turned Off Fuel Switches

Jul 17 2025 // The information, from people who asked not to be identified because they’re not authorized to speak publicly, reveals for the first time who said what in the flight deck. The exchange was first mentioned in last...

#9 India’s Parliament Approves Bill to Raise Foreign Direct Investment in Insurance to 100%

Dec 17 2025 // India’s parliament on Wednesday approved a bill to raise foreign direct investment in the insurance sector to 100% from 74%, a move that will help insure more people in the world’s most populous country.The...

#10 India’s Cabinet Approves Opening Up of Insurance, Nuclear Sectors, Sources Say

Dec 15 2025 // India’s cabinet has approved sweeping changes to atomic energy laws and fully opened the insurance sector to foreign investors, two government sources said on Friday, key policy moves aimed at attracting billions of...

#11 India Considers Introducing Nationwide Climate-Linked Insurance Scheme

Oct 6 2025 // India’s government has begun early-stage talks with local insurers about designing a nationwide climate-linked insurance program aimed at simplifying the payout process after extreme weather events such as heatwaves...

#12 Air India Crash Seen Triggering $475 Million in Insurance Claims

Jun 17 2025 // India’s deadliest plane crash in more than decade is set to send shock waves through the aviation insurance industry and trigger one of the country’s costliest claims, estimated at around $475...

#13 Aviva’s India Arm Hit With $7.5 Million Fine for Fake Invoice Scheme, Order Shows

Feb 17 2025 // Indian authorities have ordered British insurer Aviva’s local unit to pay $7.5 million in back taxes and penalties after an investigation found it created fake invoices to pay illegal commissions and claimed...

#14 Airlines Re-Route, Cancel Flights Due to India-Pakistan Fighting

May 7 2025 // Airlines including United Airlines and Korean Air re-routed or canceled flights and about a dozen Indian airports were shut on Wednesday after India struck nine sites in Pakistan, raising fears of an escalation.India...

#15 Tougher US Sanctions to Curb Russian Oil Supply to China and India

Jan 13 2025 // Chinese and Indian refiners will source more oil from the Middle East, Africa and the Americas, boosting prices and freight costs, as new U.S. sanctions on Russian producers and ships curb supplies to Moscow’s top...

#16 Deadly Air India Crash Will Harden Aviation Reinsurance Market: GlobalData

Jun 16 2025 // The fatal crash of Air India flight AI171 on June 12, 2025 is expected to send ripple effects across the global aviation insurance market, significantly affecting insurers and reinsurers in India and globally, according to...

#17 Air India Crash Supports Argument for Cockpit Cameras, IATA Chief Says

Jul 16 2025 // The installation of cockpit cameras would greatly help aviation safety authorities investigating accidents like the recent fatal Air India crash, according to the head of the International Air Transport...

#18 Air India CEO Says Probe Into Ahmedabad Crash Raises New Questions

Jul 15 2025 // A preliminary investigation into the crash of an Air India passenger jet last month that killed 260 people raises additional questions about the incident and the investigation is far from over, Air India’s CEO said...

#19 India Widens Approvals for Russian Insurers After Oil Sanctions

Jan 23 2025 // India widened backing for Russian insurers as the largest buyer of Moscow’s seaborne crude strives to keep discounted barrels flowing, after the US imposed fresh sanctions earlier this month.As well as extending...

#20 India Races to Contain Oil Spill From Sunken Container Ship

May 27 2025 // Indian agencies detected an oil spill from a container ship that capsized off the coast of the southern state of Kerala early Sunday, triggering efforts to contain the environmental damage, the defense ministry said in a...