Air India fired six pilots after members of the Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) went on an indefinite flash strike at midnight April 26, forcing the airline to cancel about 12% of its scheduled flights.

NEW DELHI — An explosive-detection kit (EDK) developed by India’s secretive defense research agency soon will be introduced to U.S. government personnel. U.S.-based Crowe & Co. has signed a memorandum of understanding with India’s Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) to license the EDK technology. The kit, developed by DRDO’s High-Energy Material Research Lab (HEMRL), is already in use with the Indian armed forces, paramilitary and state police.

Domestic flights of state-run Air India are likely to be disrupted beginning today as a section of pilots began an indefinite strike Tuesday demanding pay parity and better working conditions. The strike was called by the Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA), which comprises about 800 pilots of the former Indian Airlines. According to Rishab Kapoor, general secretary of ICPA, the pilots were to go on strike at midnight local time on Tuesday.