New Delhi Apr 25 PTI At least six flights were diverted and many more services were delayed due to thunderstorm over the Delhi airport on Monday evening sources saidA Vistara plane from Mumbai and two Alliance Air flights -- one from Jaipur and one from Lucknow itself -- were diverted to the Lucknow airport on Monday evening they saidIndiGos two flights -- one from Jabalpur and one from Patna -- were diverted to the Jaipur airport they saidAir Indias service from Vadodara was also diverted to the Jaipur airport they mentioned The arrival and departure of many more services from the Delhi airport were delayed due to thunderstorm they stated PTI DSP TDS TDS

New Delhi Mar 30 PTI India does not differentiate between foreign and domestic companies but going forward it will possibly not import any defence item a top Defence Ministry official said on Wednesday India was the worlds largest importer of major arms in 201721 and accounted for 11 per cent of total global arms imports in the period Stockholm-based defence think-tank SIPRI had stated earlier this monthAs long as foreign OEMs original equipment manufacturers are in India and as long as they are designing and manufacturing within India the Indian government is completely equitablesaid Sanjay Jaju Additional Secretary Defence Production Ministry of Defence in his speech at an event of industry body PHDCCII have friends from global OEMs like Lockheed Martin sitting right here It is not a commentary on foreign OEMs because we are ownership agnostic now he saidThe Centre does not differentiate between foreign OEMs and LTs domestic OEMs of the world Jaju stated For us all of you are equal All our policies are designed in a manner in which all of you get equal opportunities But one point that is now coming is that going forward possibly we will not be importing anything One can say that at the outset he saidIn the last four months the Centre has been reviewing all the Buy-Global cases that are in the contracting phase right now Jaju said Under Buy-Global procurement category outright purchase of defence items -- with no need of subsequent indigenous production -- from foreign and Indian vendors is permittedJaju said the Centre has cancelled close to Rs 60000 crore worth of Buy-Global cases A little bit of difficult situation for the Lockheeds foreign OEMs of the world but I think you can substitute it with a string of projectsto design and develop the systems within our country he added PTI DSP TDS TDS

New Delhi Feb 24 PTI IndiGo on Thursday said it will start flights connecting Kadapa in Andhra Pradesh to five cities in southern India from March 27 onwards The airline will commence new exclusive flights between Kadapa-Chennai Kadapa-Vijayawada Kadapa-Bangalore Kadapa-Vishakhapatnam and new flights between Kadapa-Hyderabad the airline said in a releaseKadapa will be the 73rd city in the country to be connected with IndiGo flights it noted While flights on Kadapa-Chennai Kadapa-Vijayawada and Kadapa-Hyderabad routes will start from March 27 services onKadapa-Bangalore and Kadapa-Vishakhapatnam routes will begin from March 29 PTI DSP httpptinewscomimagesptijpg We bring the World to you Disclaimer This e-mail message may contain proprietary confidential or legally privileged information for the sole use of the person or entity to whom this message was originally addressed Please delete this e-mail if it is not meant for you DV DV

New Delhi Jan 23 PTI Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is a mighty national hero and honouring him is a matter of pride and joy for all Indians Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the freedom fighters hologram statue at the India Gate A grand statue which will be made of granite will replace the hologram statue once it is completed Today is a historic day The holographic statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose has been unveiled by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at India Gate on the occasion of his birth anniversary Singh said on Twitter Honouring a mighty national hero like Netaji is a matter of pride and joy for all Indians he said Hearty congratulations to the Prime Minister Singh said Modi had said earlier the granite statue will be a fitting tribute to Boses immense contribution to the freedom struggle and would be a symbol of the countrys indebtedness to him The hologram statue of Bose which was unveiled on his 125th birth anniversary is being powered by a 30000 lumens 4K projector PTI DSP ANB ANB

New Delhi Jan 20 PTI Swedish defence company Saab on Thursday said it has been awarded a contract to supply single-shot anti-armour weapon AT4 to the Indian armed forces The company has been awarded the contract for the lightweight and fully disposable weapon after going through a competitive programme a statement issued by Saab said AT4 will be used by the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force it said Operated by a single soldier the single-shot system has proven efficacy against structures landing craft helicopters armoured vehicles and personnel the statement said Its 84 mm calibre warhead offers enhanced power and performance it added PTI DSP AQS AQS

New Delhi Oct 18 PTI Around 7066 lakh domestic passengers travelled by air in the month of September 544 per cent higher than 6701 lakh who travelled in August the countrys aviation regulator said on MondayAccording to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation DGCA 5007 lakh people 3113 lakh people 2115 lakh people and 5725 lakh people had travelled within the country by air in July June May and April respectivelyThe sudden drop in domestic air traffic in May was due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic that had badly hit the country and its aviation sectorWhile IndiGo carried 3969 lakh passengers in September with a 562 per cent share of the domestic market SpiceJet flew 602 lakh passengers accounting for a 85 per cent share of the market according to the data shared by DGCAAir India Go First previously known as GoAir Vistara and AirAsia India carried 853 lakh 58 lakh 612 lakh and 413 lakh passengers respectively in September the data showedThe occupancy rate for the six major airlines in September was between 637 per cent and 788 per cent it statedThe occupancy rate for SpiceJet was 788 per cent in September the DGCA noted The occupancy rates for IndiGo Vistara Go First Air India and AirAsia India were 736 per cent 724 per cent 741 per cent 637 per cent and 68 per cent respectively it addedThe aviation sector has been significantly impacted due to the travel restrictions imposed in India and other countries in view of the pandemicIndia resumed domestic passenger flights on May 25 last year after a gap of two months due to the coronavirus pandemicThe DGCA data mentioned that in September 2021 IndiGo had the best on-time performance of 955 per cent at four metro airports -- Bengaluru Delhi Hyderabad and MumbaiAirAsia India and Go First were at the second and third positions in relation to on-time performance at the aforementioned four airports in August with 951 per cent and 944 per cent on-time performance respectively the DGCA saidAll airlines in India have opted for cost-reducing measures such as pay cuts leave without pay and layoffs in order to tide over the coronavirus-induced crisis PTI DSP SRY