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Mosque near Kolkata airport disrupts secondary runway operations
The Bankra mosque, located within the operational footprint of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, has been officially acknowledged by the government as a structure that displaces the secondary runway’s threshold by 88 metres, limiting the runway’s full utilisation. The disclosure came in the Lok Sabha in response to...
Mamata Banerjee pledges no detention camps amid SIR vote-roll drive
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has vowed that her government will not establish any detention camps or send residents to detention centres as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls — a statement aimed at allaying fears over potential mass disenfranchisement. She addressed residents in...
IndiGo crew crunch and tech glitches trigger sweeping flight cancellations
The aviation regulator DGCA has opened a formal investigation into IndiGo after the airline cancelled dozens of flights in Delhi and hundreds across the country, citing a confluence of operational failures and regulatory challenges. On 3 December 2025, IndiGo axed 38 flights at Delhi’s main airport and reported cancellations...
Bangladesh ex-army general calls for dismemberment of India for peace in Dhaka
Brigadier General Abdullahil Amaan Azmi asserted that Bangladesh will not find “full peace” unless India breaks into pieces, triggering outrage and raising fresh concerns over regional stability. Azmi made the remarks during a public forum in Dhaka where he accused India of perpetually fomenting unrest within Bangladesh, including involvement...
India Rejects Pakistan’s Airspace Delay Claims for Sri Lanka Aid
Pakistan has accused New Delhi of obstructing humanitarian efforts after a cyclone devastated Sri Lanka, claiming that its relief operation was “hampered by lack of cooperation” owing to a delay in granting airspace permission. India’s foreign-affairs ministry dismissed the assertion as “ridiculous” and said clearance was granted within hours...
Indian Defence Lab Proves Fighter Jet Escape Safety
The Defence Research and Development Organisation has completed a high-speed rocket-sled trial of a fighter aircraft escape system, confirming that the canopy severance, ejection seat sequencing and full aircrew recovery mechanisms function as intended under demanding flight-like conditions. The test took place at the Rail Track Rocket Sled facility...
Kharge Flags Dhankhar Exit As R.S. Welcomes New Chairman
Mallikarjun Kharge welcomed C. P. Radhakrishnan as the new Chairman of the Upper House while stressing that the departure of Jagdeep Dhankhar from the post was “unprecedented in the annals of Parliament history,” adding that the House did not get an opportunity to bid him farewell. Speaking from the...
Mahayuti Fractures Emerge Before Maharashtra Polls
Maharashtra’s local-body elections are testing the unity of the ruling coalition as public accusations fly between the three partners of the Mahayuti. Deputy Chief Minister and leader of Shiv Sena Eknath Shinde accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of violating a “no-poaching” understanding by luring away Sena members — a...
Court Debate Ignites Over Muhammed’s Mandir-Masjid Appeal
Former regional director of the Archaeological Survey of India, KK Muhammed, has urged moderation in ongoing temple-mosque disputes, arguing that only three sites — Ram Janmabhoomi, Mathura, and Gyanvapi — should feature in such claims. He recommended that the Muslim community should voluntarily cede control of these three sites...
NIA Expands Probe with Raids in Kashmir and UP
Authorities from the National Investigation Agency executed search operations at multiple locations across Jammu and Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh connected to the investigation into the car bomb explosion near Delhi’s Red Fort. The raids, carried out at eight distinct sites in the Shopian, Kulgam, Pulwama and Awantipora districts, along...
Government Mandates Cyber-Security App on All New Smartphones
An instruction issued on November 28 by the telecom ministry requires all smartphone manufacturers to preload a state-owned cyber-security application on new devices sold in India. The mandate covers major producers including Apple, Samsung, Vivo, Oppo and Xiaomi, and stipulates that users must not be allowed to delete or...
Khan Family Demands Proof of Life Under Jail Blackout
Tensions escalate in Rawalpindi as supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his family intensify pressure on authorities to confirm his wellbeing. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has accused prison officials of maintaining an “absolute blackout” around Khan’s detention, while the government and jail authorities assert he remains alive and is...
IndiGo Flight Rerouted to Mumbai Following Bomb Alert
An aircraft operated by IndiGo was diverted to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport after a threat email warned of a “human bomb” aboard the flight en route from Kuwait International Airport to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. The flight, carrying callsign 6E1234, took off from Kuwait at 1:56 am and...
Tax Hike Targets Gutkha and Pan Masala Firms
The government is preparing to introduce the Health Security to National Security Cess Bill, 2025 during the upcoming parliamentary session, a move that could reshape the business landscape for manufacturers of gutkha and pan masala. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the legislation, which aims to impose a fresh...
Skilled Migrants Vital to Tech Growth, Musk Asserts
Support for skilled immigration has drawn fresh attention as Elon Musk reaffirmed that the United States derived substantial advantage from professionals originating in India, emphasising that talented immigrants are filling critical gaps rather than displacing American workers. Musk voiced his views during a conversation on the podcast hosted by...
India Eyes Strategic Supply-Chain Diversification
The global trading environment is undergoing a sharp realignment, with political factors increasingly shaping economic decisions. S. Jaishankar, while accepting an honorary doctorate at IIM Calcutta, emphasised that India must diversify its supply sources to safeguard its national interests and economic ambitions. He argued that the days when trade...
Key Delhi meet on Karnataka power struggle
A high-stakes gathering of central party heavyweights from the Congress is scheduled for 30 November to address ongoing turbulence in Karnataka’s state leadership, as tensions linger between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar. State insiders say the party’s top brass — including Sonia Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge...
Hindu Groups Demand Muslim Students Be Shifted From Shrine-Backed Medical College
Right-wing organisations under the banner of the Shri Mata Vaishnodevi Sangharsh Samiti staged a march through Jammu city to demand that Muslim students admitted to the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence be removed and that seats be reserved exclusively for Hindu students. The protest began at...
