Air India has apologised and offered a travel voucher of $350 each to the passengers of the San Francisco flight that took off from the national capital after a delay of more than 30 hours. "Please allow me to sincerely apologise, on behalf of Air India, for the extended delay in bringing you to San Francisco, which was caused by several technical delays and other operational constraints," Air India Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Klaus Goersch said in a letter to the flight's passengers.
The Supreme Court is set to hear on Monday a Delhi government plea seeking a direction to Haryana to release surplus water provided by Himachal Pradesh to the national capital to mitigate its ongoing water crisis."Access to water is one of the basic human rights of an individual. Not only is water essential for sustenance, but access to water also forms an essential component of the guarantee of dignity and a quality of life guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution," the plea, filed by Delhi's Water Minister Atishi, said.
Budget carrier IndiGo released a statement on Saturday after a flight from Chennai to Mumbai received a bomb threat. The company in its statement added that all the passengers safely disembarked the aircraft after it was taken to an isolation bay as per guidelines. According to the statement, the aircraft is currently undergoing inspection. Post completion of all security checks, the aircraft will be positioned back in the terminal area.
Pune Porsche crash: The mother of the minor who is accused in the Pune car accident, which claimed the lives of two IT professionals has now been arrested, a police official said. The mother has been arrested for exchanging her blood sample with that of her son. Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar confirmed her arrest. This comes days after the minor's grandfather was also arrested for asking their driver to take blame for the crime.
As India begins voting in the final phase of Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is also in the fray today, urged voters to ensure a record turnout. Taking to X, former Twitter, he wrote, "Together, let's make our democracy more vibrant and participative." Polling is being held in 57 seats, including in all constituencies of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh besides a few in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand.
United States' President Joe Biden on Friday asked former President Donald Trump to respect the justice system, after he was found guilty on all 34 counts in the hush money trial case. Biden further advised Trump to not display reckless and dangerous behaviour on the verdict of a jury that found him guilty of falsifying business records
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