{
  "id": 585317,
  "title": "India probes flight plunge as pilot faces drug test scrutiny",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/india-probes-flight-plunge-as-pilot-faces-drug-test-scrutiny",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T16:37:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2022171/india-probes-flight-plunge-as-pilot-faces-drug-test-scrutiny"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Indian investigators are examining evidence linked to an Air India flight that plunged sharply mid-air last week, authorities said on Tuesday, as local media reported the pilot had tested positive for marijuana. The Airbus A320 carrying 137 passengers and eight crew members lost about 300 feet (91 metres) of altitude shortly after departing from Thailand’s Phuket for New Delhi on August 4, before…",
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      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Air India flight carrying 137 passengers plunges mid-air, investigation under way",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/air-india-flight-carrying-137-passengers-plunges-mid-air",
        "published": "2026-08-11T17:30:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}