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Biden, Modi to meet Pacific island leaders in key meet: Papua New Guinea PM
Biden's May 22 stopover in the capital Port Moresby would be the first visit by a sitting US president to the resource-rich but largely undeveloped country.
Published on Apr 30, 2023 04:49 PM IST
Reuters |
Imran Khan considering complete closure of air space to India, tweets Pak minister
“ ...A complete ban on use of Pakistan Land routes for Indian trade to Afghanistan was also suggested in cabinet meeting, legal formalities for these decisions are under consideration... #Modi has started we’ll finish,” Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain tweeted.
Updated on Aug 28, 2019 08:19 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Pakistan closes a corridor of its air space after downgrading ties with India
Following the Balakot air strikes, Pakistan had closed its airspace on February 26 and it was fully reopened on July 16.
Updated on Aug 08, 2019 07:41 AM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
India rethinks buying US armed drones
The Indian Air Force has raised concerns about an armed drone surviving in a contested air space like PoK or along the LAC.
Updated on Jun 05, 2020 08:38 PM IST
New Delhi | Shishir Gupta
Trump says ‘not talking boots on the ground’ if action taken against Iran
The comments come just days after Trump cancelled air strikes minutes before impact, with allies warning that the increase in tensions since the United States pulled out of a nuclear pact with Iran last year could accidentally lead to war.
Updated on Jun 26, 2019 07:55 PM IST
WASHINGTON | Reuters
New ATC tower at IGI airport, Delhi to start operations by month-end
Officers said the new set up will also help the controllers divide the air space into nine sectors.
Updated on May 15, 2019 06:35 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anvit Srivastava
India loses tennis events due to closure of Pakistan’s air space
A total of 16 Under-16 Davis Cup teams, including Pakistan, were to travel to India for the annual competition, often dubbed as the World Cup of tennis.
Published on Mar 19, 2019 08:31 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
Indian Army shoots down Pakistan drone
Indian forces shot down a Pakistani drone on Saturday as it tried to enter Indian air space in Sriganganagar district of Rajasthan, according to officials with knowledge of the matter.
Published on Mar 09, 2019 10:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bikaner | HT Correspondent
Closely watching the situation, says China’s defence ministry on Indo-Pak
Answering a second question on whether China will issue an alert if the situation between India and Pakistan deteriorates, Ren said it was important that both sides should exercise restraint.
Updated on Feb 28, 2019 06:53 PM IST
Beijing | Sutirtho Patranobis
Sensex ends 68 points lower as Indo-Pak tensions escalate
The Sensex fell over 600 points at around 11 a.m. from its day’s high following reports that Pakistani jets had violated the Indian air space.
Updated on Feb 27, 2019 06:20 PM IST
Mumbai | Indo Asian News Service
Pakistan jets violate Indian air space: Full text of Government statement
A government statement said,“...Pakistan’s attempts were foiled successfully.”
Updated on Feb 27, 2019 04:17 PM IST
Pakistani jets violate Indian air space in Jammu and Kashmir’s Nowshera, F-16 shot down
The Pakistani jets had entered into Indian air space over Rajouri district this morning.
Updated on Jun 15, 2020 05:26 PM IST
Aircraft near-miss rate at six-year high due to congestion, says DGCA official
The official said that till October, seven incidents of near misses or “airprox” were reported against five in 2017. In 2015 and 2016, the number was seven and eight respectively, he added.
Published on Dec 05, 2018 11:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
26 cases of mid-air miss reported over Indian airspace till June this year
The number of such incidents was 28 last year and 32 in 2016, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha said in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha
Updated on Aug 02, 2018 06:31 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
Israel will hit Tehran if Iran attacks Tel Aviv: Minister
The comments by Avigdor Lieberman were an unusually explicit Israeli threat to take military action within Iranian territory, and followed a surge of unprecedented confrontations between the countries’ forces in civil war-torn Syria.
Updated on Apr 26, 2018 03:22 PM IST
Reuters, Riyadh | Reuters
Qatar denies its military planes intercepted UAE civilian aircraft
The UAE had said a plane carrying 86 passengers to Bahrain was approached by the Qatari aircraft, forcing its pilot to take evasive manoeuvres to avoid a collision.
Updated on Apr 23, 2018 02:42 PM IST
Reuters, Dubai | Reuters