An Air India flight (AI185) from Delhi to Vancouver returned to the originating airport following a technical issue shortly after its take-off. The reason for which the flight had to be landed was not immediately known.
West Bengal government on Tuesday evacuated 35 stranded students from strife-hit Manipur, said the authorities. They were brought back to their home state by flight which landed in Kolkata at 8:00 PM.
According to a statement, the tactical aircraft took off from Seville, Spain, on May 5 at 11.45 local time (GMT+1) and landed at 14.45 after 3 hours of flight.
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma expressed happiness after students from Tura, Shillong and other locations studying in Manipur landed safely in the state.
Deepak started the bout slowly and took some time to get into the rhythm of the game but Bibossinov used it to his advantage and landed some punches. The Indian boxer ended the first round strongly and hit his opponent with a flurry of punches but lost by 2-3.
Akash was facing Fu Mingke of China in the round of 32 match. The Indian boxer was quicker than Fu, right from the start and landed some heavy blows on his opponent. Akash played from distance and evaded Fu's punches throughout the bout.
The aircraft landed at Ahmedabad late in the evening on 4 May 2023 and then at the home base of Hindan late in the night on the same day. The crew thus flew through extended duty periods of nearly 24 hrs to get some of the last stranded countrymen back to India.
An Indian Air Force flight carrying 47 passengers onboard has landed in India, taking the toll of evacuees to 3862 persons under Operation Kaveri, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday.
As 'Operation Kaveri' continues to bring stranded Indians back to the country from conflict-hit Sudan, another flight carrying 231 passengers landed in Mumbai on Wednesday.