Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using the 50th anniversary of the Emergency to divert public attention from issues like unemployment, inflation and demonetisation.
Amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, airspace closures have severely impacted flight operations, prompting Indian airlines Indigo, SpiceJet, Akasa Air, and Air India to cancel, divert, or delay services.
As a result of the ongoing situation in the Middle East and the suspension of Qatar airspace, Air India Express has diverted our Doha-bound flight from Kochi to Muscat and returned our flight bound from Kannur. We have no other flights bound for Qatar. Air India Express has no aircraft on
Air India flight AI-114 from Birmingham to Delhi received a bomb threat on Saturday, following which it was diverted to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where it landed safely, according to an Air India Spokesperson.
"Vehicular traffic had already been diverted due to widening work on Bagalur Road. This sudden shift in the flyover has only made the situation worse. Motorists are facing significant hardship," said a local official involved in traffic control.
The BJP claimed that over 60,000 police posts remain unfilled, and fire stations are understaffed, all while the state diverts investments away from crucial sectors such as IT, Science, and Biotechnology. The party alleged that funds are instead being allocated for "Madrasa and Minority Affa
"Due to adverse weather conditions, one of our flights to Patna was diverted briefly to Varanasi. When the weather improved, the flight resumed and landed in Patna. We regret the delay caused by circumstances beyond our control," the airline said.
Shiromani Akali Dal leader Daljit Singh Cheema criticised J&K CM Omar Abdullah's opposition to a proposed canal diverting Indus River water to Punjab, calling it "unreasonable" and highlighting Punjab's historical water allocation injustices.
The Godavari-Banakacherla Link Scheme is a massive project proposed by the Andhra Pradesh Government at an estimated cost of Rs 80,112 crore. The plan involves diverting 200 TMC of water from the Godavari river at Polavaram to Rayalaseema through the Bollapalli reservoir and Banakacherla hea
Air India flight AI2145 from Delhi to Bali was diverted back to Delhi on Wednesday as a safety precaution following reports of a volcanic eruption near Bali airport, according to an Air India spokesperson.