In a statement, Air India said the matter has been communicated to the aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). It added that following a DGCA directive, fuel control switches on all Boeing 787 aircraft in its fleet were inspected, and no issues were found.
Mamata Banerjee, accompanied by Abhishek Banerjee and the families affected by SIR process in West Bengal, reached the ECI amid heightened security, with police deployment increased around the Commission's office.
Ahead of her meeting with Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, Mamata Banerjee visited Banga Bhawan in Delhi, alleging that people from Bengal were being intimidated by Delhi Police.
Under the Budget, VB-G RAM G has been allocated Rs 95,692 crore, positioning it as the single largest component of the Department of Rural Development's spending.
The total allocation for Delhi Police has risen to Rs 12,846.15 crore in 2026–27, up from Rs 12,259.16 crore in the previous financial year, an increase of 4.57 per cent.
The Rs 1,091 crore earmarked for pollution control boards and the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) marks a step back at a time when air quality across major urban centres routinely slips into the "severe" category.
Officials said that the Red Fort blast module was planning to target a global coffee chain, with Umar-un-Nabi pushing high-visibility strikes in Delhi and other cities to amplify the impact of the attack.
The aviation watchdog is conducting a detailed probe into the Baramati plane crash that claimed five lives, including Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, to determine whether it was caused by a technical failure or pilot misjudgement in poor visibility conditions.
The aircraft, operated by VSR and registered as VT-SSK, went down at Baramati while attempting to land. The occurrence report states that the jet "crash-landed at Baramati" and that "no person on board has survived the crash."
A senior DGCA official privy to the Baramati plane crash probe confirmed that the final words from the crew were "Oh S***..," noting that the aircraft crashed short of the runway but within the airstrip. The official also confirmed the Learjet's black box has been recovered.
