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IAF, Army carry out joint exercise in central sector
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has carried out a joint exercise with the Indian Army in the central sector with deployment of multiple combat assets to check the operational readiness of the two forces. The exercise follows the IAF’s two strategic missions over the Indian Ocean region that involved Rafale and Su-30MKI jets. (READ MORE)
Former SNP leader Sturgeon arrested in connection with party funding probe, BBC and Sky report
Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was arrested on Sunday, the BBC and Sky reported, after Police Scotland said a 52-year-old woman was in custody being questioned as part of its investigation into the Scottish National Party’s funding.The police investigation is looking at what happened to more than 600,000 pounds ($750,000) raised by Scottish independence campaigners in 2017, which was supposed to have been ring-fenced but may have been used for other purposes. REUTERS
IndiGo flight enters Pakistan airspace amid bad weather, returns safely
An IndiGo flight from Amritsar to Ahmedabad entered Pakistan airspace due to bad weather and went up to Gujranwala before heading back to Indian airspace safely, the airline said on Sunday.IndiGo flight 6E-645 had to take a deviation over Atari into Pakistan airspace due to bad weather on Saturday, the airline said in a statement.”The deviation was well coordinated with Pakistan by Amritsar ATC via telephone. The crew was in continuous contact with Pakistan on R/T and the flight landed in Ahmedabad safely post the deviation,” it added. PTI
Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee chairman invites UP CM to visit Himalayan shrines
Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee Chairman Ajendra Ajay met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at his residence in Lucknow and invited him to visit the Himalayan shrines, a statement said. (READ MORE)
WTC Finals: Clinical Australia beat India
Australia have won the WTC Finals 2023 as they defeated India by 209 runs at The Oval. This is the ninth ICC trophy for the Australian side so far. Travis Head has been declared as the player of the match at WTC Finals. BCCI congratulated Australia and tweeted this – ‘TeamIndia fought hard but it was Australia who won the match.’
Indigo flight enters Pak airspace due to bad weather
An IndiGo Airlines flight from Amritsar to Ahmedabad strayed into Pakistan near Lahore due to bad weather and went up to Gujranwala before heading back to Indian airspace without any mishap, according to a media report on Sunday. According to flight radar, the Indian plane with a ground speed of 454 knots entered north of Lahore at about 7:30 pm on Saturday and returned to India at 8:01 pm, the Dawn newspaper reported. (PTI)
WTC Finals Day 5
The day 5 match has resumed at The Oval. India need 280 runs to defeat Australia. Ahead of the match, BCCI took to Twitter to share a special message
AAP’s ‘maha rally’ at Ramlila Maidan
Ruling Aam Aadmi Party is returning to its birthplace – Ramlila Ground today. Delhi Chief Minister and party’s national convenor Arvind Kejriwal is leading the ‘maha rally’. Attacking the BJP, Kejriwal said that they (BJP) will not stop at Delhia and will bring more ordinances against other state governments. He said that PM has changed the Constitution. He also spoke about jailed AAP leaders such as Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain. He said that AAP has ‘100s of Sisodias and Jains’.
Local train derails in Chennai
A wheel of a local train bound for Tiruvallur derailed on Sunday but nobody was injured in the incident, Southern Railway officials said. The wheel of the last coach of the Electric Multuple Unit (EMU) that left from Chennai Central here derailed near the Basin Bridge junction, they said. The affected coach was detached and restoration work was on, they added. (PTI)
VAT hiked in Punjab
In a latest move, the Punjab government has increased VAT on petrol and diesel prices, news agency ANI says. With this, petrol price in Punjab will be Rs 98.65 per litre and diesel price will be Rs 88.95 per litre.
Big success for IOC
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the nation’s largest oil firm, has walked away with half of the natural gas that Reliance Industries Ltd and its partner bp of the UK offered in the latest auction of the fuel used to generate power, produce fertilizer, turned into CNG and used for cooking purposes. IOC got 2.5 million standard cubic meters per day out of the 5 mmscmd of gas auctioned last month, sources with knowledge of the matter said. (PTI)
US confirms China has had a spy base in Cuba
China has been operating a spy base in Cuba since at least 2019, part of a global effort by Beijing to upgrade its intelligence-gathering capabilities, according to a Biden administration official. The official, who was not authorised to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the US intelligence community has been aware of China’s spying from Cuba and a larger effort to set up intelligence-gathering operations around the globe for some time. (AP)
Covid numbers today
India has recorded 140 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have dipped to 2,450, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll has climbed to 5,31,891 with three deaths which includes one reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated. The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.49 crore (4,49,92,788). (PTI)