Eight Air India Express Crew Suspended After Missing Mandatory Breath Test Deadline

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Under DGCA rules, crew members operating international flights for Indian carriers must complete a post-flight alcohol test within two hours of landing in India.

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The British government's refusal to confirm whether it has issued an order to bypass encryption to access customer data held by Apple has become farcical, a lawyer for civil rights groups told a London tribunal on Thursday.

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