Repair or repatriate? UK technicians to examine stranded F-35 in Kerala tomorrow
Earlier, there were reports that the F-35 will be partially dismantled and taken back to the UK in a transport aircraft. Multiple attempts to repair the fighter and make it airworthy have failed.The British F-35B, part of the HMS Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group, was conducting operations 100 nautical miles off the coast of Kerala when adverse weather and low fuel forced an emergency diversion to Thiruvananthapuram on June 14.The Indian Air Force facilitated the safe landing and provided refuelling and logistical assistance.However, when the fighter jet was preparing to return to its carrier, a hydraulic failure was detected during pre-departure checks. The issue is considered serious as it could affect the jet's ability to take off and land safely. A small Royal Navy team, including three technicians, attempted to repair the malfunction but was unsuccessful due to the complexity of the problem.The jet has been parked at Bay 4 of the airport under the protection of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). Initially, the British Royal Navy declined an offer from Air India to move the jet into a hangar, despite the monsoon rain in Kerala. Later, the British Navy agreed to move the jet into a hangar.- Ends
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
News18
2 hours ago
- News18
Yay, It's Sunday! But Do You Know Whom To Thank For Your Off? This Mumbai Mill Worker
Last Updated: India's Sunday holiday tradition can be traced back to a 19th-century movement led by Mumbai mill worker leader Narayan Meghaji Lokhande. If you spent your Sunday lounging in bed, grabbing brunch with friends or catching up on sleep, you have someone rather unexpected to thank — not a government, not a king, but a determined mill worker from 19th-century Bombay (now Mumbai). An Instagram reel has sparked curiosity about the origins of the Sunday holiday in India — and surprisingly, it leads back to the fight of Narayan Meghaji Lokhande, a labour leader who once stood up for Bombay's mill workers. The reel, which blends history with storytelling, shares that while British officials in colonial India were granted Sundays off as early as 1843, most Indian workers were still expected to toil every day of the week. That started to change in 1883. Lokhande began pushing for weekly offs for mill workers in Bombay. His request was rejected repeatedly — for seven years. But Lokhande did not give up. Eventually, his persistence paid off. By 1890, Sunday came to be recognised as a weekly holiday for mill workers, and slowly, other businesses followed suit. Today, most Indians enjoy Sundays off, a luxury that traces back to that very struggle — something the reel highlights in an engaging, visual manner. It's a slice of history few of us were taught in school. But now, with such informative posts online, these lesser-known facts are finally getting the attention they deserve. Watch the video here: What Off Day Means For Hindus, Jains And Buddhists An opinion piece in the New Indian Express explains that the concept of a fixed weekly holiday like Sunday is largely borrowed from the West — particularly from Abrahamic religions like Christianity, Judaism and Islam, each of which have specific weekly days of worship and rest. In contrast, Indic traditions like Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism followed a different rhythm. The lunar calendar, rather than a rigid seven-day week, shaped people's schedules. Festivals lasted several days and often aligned with agricultural cycles, giving communities time to rest after intense periods of work. Days like Ekadashi (the 11th day of the lunar fortnight) were observed for fasting and prayer, but there was no universal day of rest observed by all. As the New Indian Express piece notes, even Buddhism's Uposatha — a day of meditation and cleansing — wasn't fixed to Sundays. In fact, countries like Sri Lanka observed it only on full and new moon days, and in Southeast Asia, it became more regular but still didn't dominate social life the way Sunday does today. The British introduced Sunday as a uniform day off in the 1840s, applying it across offices, factories, and educational institutions governed by their rules. Still, the average Indian worker remained unaffected by this change for decades. It wasn't until India's industrialisation picked up and new labour laws were enforced — such as the Factory Acts of 1881 and 1891 — that weekly offs became more formalised. So next time on a Sunday, when you're sipping coffee and scrolling Instagram, spare a thought for Narayan Meghaji Lokhande — the man who turned a dream of rest into a right. And maybe, hit replay on that reel. About the Author Buzz Staff First Published:
Economic Times
5 hours ago
- Economic Times
Berries to Onions: 10 fresh ingredients you're probably storing wrong in your fridge
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Keeping your groceries fresh is quite a challenge, as there is nothing more frustrating than grabbing an unripe fruit or realizing the milk purchased two days ago has now turned writer Kimberly Holland, in an article for AllRecipes, explained the correct ways to store food items in the refrigerator after buying to Holland, in a bid to keep your berries fresh, it is crucial to keep them in a dry and unwashed container in the fridge. If the berries are stored in the original container or a plastic-wrapped bowl, they can last up to 10 days and stay potatoes are stored inside a refrigerator, the vegetable's moisture evaporates due to the cold temperature, and they become shriveled and shrunken, according to Holland. The climate of the fridge converts the starches in potatoes to sugar, according to Potatoes USA, a potato marketing and research organization. If the potatoes are stored in the fridge, take them out and allow them to come to room temperature before heads of garlic are likely to perish in the colder temperatures, similar to the case of potatoes. It belongs in a cool, dry spot like a cabinet or best-suited way to keep the bulk of garlic cloves fresh is to find room for them in the freezer. Holland recommended that you store the bulb vegetable whole or peel the outer layer to store individual cloves inside aluminum wrap or a jar. The cloves are in a similar dry habitat to your is certainly no place in the fridge for an onion, says Tom Irving, a British nutritionist, dietitian, and blogger. "Some people treat them like salad veg and store them in the fridge, which is wrong on several levels," he said, as quoted by the All Recipes cold conditions lead to the conversion of starch in the onion to sugar, which spoils the onion and makes it lose that distinctive crunch. Also, an onion's heady aroma can spread to nearby fruits and don't like to be cold, or even cool for that matter, and they last longer when stored at room temperature, given that they are not cut. Store them in a dry spot on the counter to prevent damage. Also, it is advisable to keep cucumbers away from other fruits like tomatoes, bananas, and melons.
Time of India
5 hours ago
- Time of India
Berries to Onions: 10 fresh ingredients you're probably storing wrong in your fridge
There are proper ways to store groceries. Berries stay fresh in dry containers in the fridge. Potatoes become shriveled if refrigerated. Garlic thrives in cool, dry places or the freezer. Onions spoil and affect other foods in the fridge. Cucumbers prefer a room temperature away from certain fruits. These tips help keep your food fresh longer. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Popular in International Keeping your groceries fresh is quite a challenge, as there is nothing more frustrating than grabbing an unripe fruit or realizing the milk purchased two days ago has now turned writer Kimberly Holland, in an article for AllRecipes, explained the correct ways to store food items in the refrigerator after buying to Holland, in a bid to keep your berries fresh, it is crucial to keep them in a dry and unwashed container in the fridge. If the berries are stored in the original container or a plastic-wrapped bowl, they can last up to 10 days and stay potatoes are stored inside a refrigerator, the vegetable's moisture evaporates due to the cold temperature, and they become shriveled and shrunken, according to Holland. The climate of the fridge converts the starches in potatoes to sugar, according to Potatoes USA, a potato marketing and research organization. If the potatoes are stored in the fridge, take them out and allow them to come to room temperature before heads of garlic are likely to perish in the colder temperatures, similar to the case of potatoes. It belongs in a cool, dry spot like a cabinet or best-suited way to keep the bulk of garlic cloves fresh is to find room for them in the freezer. Holland recommended that you store the bulb vegetable whole or peel the outer layer to store individual cloves inside aluminum wrap or a jar. The cloves are in a similar dry habitat to your is certainly no place in the fridge for an onion, says Tom Irving, a British nutritionist, dietitian, and blogger. "Some people treat them like salad veg and store them in the fridge, which is wrong on several levels," he said, as quoted by the All Recipes cold conditions lead to the conversion of starch in the onion to sugar, which spoils the onion and makes it lose that distinctive crunch. Also, an onion's heady aroma can spread to nearby fruits and don't like to be cold, or even cool for that matter, and they last longer when stored at room temperature, given that they are not cut. Store them in a dry spot on the counter to prevent damage. Also, it is advisable to keep cucumbers away from other fruits like tomatoes, bananas, and melons.
