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9:49 PM

Statement from Civil Aviation Ministry

Air India Express flight IX 1344 operated by B737 aircraft from Dubai to Calicut overshot runway at Kozhikode at 1941 hrs tonight. No fire reported at the time of landing. 

 

There are 174 passengers, 10 Infants , 2 Pilots and 5 cabin Crew on board the aircraft.

 

As per the initial reports rescue operations are on and  Passengers are being taken to hospital for medical care.

 

We will soon share the update in this regard.

9:31 PM

No fire reported at the time of landing

9:17 PM

NDRF Teams being rushed to Karipur Airport where the Dubai-Kozhikode flight skidded off the runway

9:06 PM

Air India flight carrying 174 passengers skidded during landing in Kozhikode

9:02 PM

Row over buses: HC grants interim bail to Priyanka Gandhi's secretary

The Allahabad High Court on Friday granted anticipatory bail to Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's aide Sandeep Singh over a list of 1,000 buses the party had offered for ferrying migrant workers stranded outside the state due to the coronavirus lockdown.
 

The Lucknow bench of the high court said the offer had come from Priyanka Gandhi and Singh had only communicated it to the state government.
 

The Congress leader's private secretary was booked in May after the UP authorities said the list contained many vehicles without valid papers like insurance and fitness certificates.

 

8:40 PM

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2020 to be held in Australia in 2022

8:23 PM

CBI books ex-ESIC DG for alleged violation of CVC guidelines in sanctioning projects worth Rs 6255 cr

The CBI has booked former director general of Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) P C Chaturvedi and seven others for alleged violation of CVC guidelines in sanctioning 14 projects worth over Rs 6,255 crore during 2007-09, officials said on Friday.
 

Besides Chaturvedi, those named as suspects include the then finance commissioner Rajiv Dixit, Chief Engineer PR Roy, Director (Finance) AK Sinha, Executive Engineer Rajiv Kumar, Joint Director V Subramanian, consultant J Sarup and consultant Hindustan Latex Ltd, D Kumar.
 

The agency has alleged that Chaturvedi in conspiracy with others sanctioned these projects during 2007-09 in violation of CVC guidelines.

 

8:12 PM

Mahathir admits Malaysia's ties with India strained due to his Kashmir remarks

Malaysia's former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has admitted that his country's ties with India strained due to his remarks on Kashmir, but said other than that the relationship between the two countries was very good, under his leadership.
 

Mahathir, who was once world's longest serving elected leader and now eyeing to make a comeback, said he has been making comments about affairs from all over the world.
 

"Well, it did because of my remarks on Kashmir. But, other than that the relationship was very good, even under my leadership, Mahathir was quoted as saying by the WION news channel. He was asked whether the India-Malaysia relationship deteriorated during his tenure as prime minister.

8:04 PM

IAF Vice Chief visits forward air bases in Ladakh sector

7:45 PM

Delhi HC allows online open book exams for final year DU students with fresh directions

The Delhi High Court on Friday passed a slew of directions relating to online Open Book Examination (OBE), which will be conducted by the Delhi University for final year undergraduate courses from August 10, to ensure fair opportunity for students keeping in view the technical problems.
 

The court said it is mindful that enormous preparations have been undertaken by students for giving the online OBE and now it is concerned about the manner in which the process can be further streamlined.

7:35 PM

Home ministry permits OCI cardholders to enter India

7:22 PM

Be prepared, maintain highest operational preparedness: Army Chief to commanders

7:21 PM

Paswan accuses 11 states of passing on central PDS subsidies as their own

Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Friday accused several states of taking subsidised PDS foodgrains and passing on to end users as their own, without giving any credit to the Centre.
 

He said this trend is apparent in 11 states, mostly in non-BJP ruled, that are trying to undermine the efforts of the central government in ensuring that no poor goes hungry.

Under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), the central government is providing foodgrains to states for distribution through Public Distribution System (PDS), also known as ration shops, at a subsidised rate of Rs 2/kg rice and Rs 3/kg wheat, costing over Rs 1 lakh crore annually to the exchequer.

7:11 PM

Centre moves SC, seeks to be impleaded as party in Rhea Chakraborty's plea

The Centre Friday moved the Supreme Court seeking to make itself a party to actress Rhea Chakraborty's plea for transferring to Mumbai an FIR, lodged against her in Patna, in connection with actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death.
 

The Centre has said that transfer of Patna FIR to the CBI in the case makes it "a necessary and proper party" to Rhea's plea pending in the apex court.
 

The plea has been filed through DoPT's under secretary Satya Prakash Ram Tripathi.

7:09 PM

India strongly condemns any form of terrorism, looking for root causes: India at UNSC