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Imphal-bound IndiGo flight returns midair to Delhi due to technical snag
An IndiGo flight, bound for Imphal, was forced to return to Delhi shortly after take-off on Wednesday due to a minor technical issue. The aircraft, operating as flight 6E 5118, landed safely at Indira Gandhi International Airport after pilots opted to turn back as a precaution.A spokesperson for the airline said that the technical snag was detected soon after the aircraft took off from a precautionary step, the pilots decided to turn back and landed safely at Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi," the statement read. Following standard safety protocols, the aircraft underwent thorough checks upon landing. After the required inspections, the plane resumed its journey to expressed regret over the inconvenience caused to passengers and reiterated its commitment to the safety and security of all on comes a day after an IndiGo flight from Delhi to Goa was diverted to Mumbai and landed under a full emergency after one of its engines failed on Wednesday, sources told India to sources, the aircraft landed safely at 9:42 pm at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport after the pilot raised an alarm at 9:25 IndiGo spokesperson said on Wednesday that a technical snag had been detected on flight 6E 6271 while it was en route from Delhi to Manohar International Airport in Goa.- EndsMust Watch
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02-07-2025
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We are going to have a deal, says Trump amid India-US trade deadlock
The United States could finalise a trade deal with India that would allow American companies to compete in the country, US President Donald Trump said on to reporters aboard Air Force One, he said that India was ready to lower taxes for US companies, which could clear the path for an agreement staving off the 26% rate he announced on April 2. The reciprocal tariffs were suspended for 90 days by Trump, but the 10 percent baseline tariff continued to be in effect. advertisement"I think we are going to have a deal with India. And that is going to be a different kind of a deal. It is going to be a deal where we are able to go in and compete," he said. #WATCH | On trade deals with India, US President Donald Trump says, "I think we are going to have a deal with India. And that is going to be a different kind of a deal. It is going to be a deal where we are able to go in and compete. Right now, India does not accept anybody in. I ANI (@ANI) July 1, 2025 "Right now, India doesn't accept anybody in. I think India is going to do that, if they do that, we're going to have a deal for less, much less tariffs," he TRADE DEAL TALKS DEADLOCKEDadvertisementTrumps comments come after hopes of an India-US bilateral trade deal talks hit a deadlock on Tuesday over key agricultural demands, sources told India to top government sources, India has refused to budge on dairy, a sector employing over 80 million people in India, many of them smallholder farmers."There is no question of conceding on dairy. That's a red line," a senior government source to news agency Reuters, Indian officials paid a visit to Washington last week through Monday to reach agreement on a deal with Donald Trump's administration and address lingering concerns on both Secretary Rajesh Agarwal, who is leading the Indian delegation in US, has extended his stay by another day in an attempt to break the Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed Fox News that the US and India are nearing a deal that would lower tariffs on American imports and help India avoid levies, which will be applicable from next week."We are very close with India," Bessent told Fox News in response to a question about ongoing progress on trade an effort to prevent a sharp increase in tariff rates on July 9, when a 90-day tariff pause expires, India is one of over a dozen nations that are currently engaged in negotiations with the Trump administration. India's current 10% "reciprocal" tariff rate may increase to 27%.GIVE AND TAKE NEEDED, SAYS S JAISHANKARadvertisement"We are in the middle -- hopefully more than the middle -- of a very intricate trade negotiation," Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar told an event in New York on Monday."Obviously, my hope would be that we bring it to a successful conclusion. I cannot guarantee it, because there's another party to that discussion," said Jaishankar, who is in the US for a meeting of the China-focused Quad grouping."There will have to be give and take," he added, indicating that both sides would need to accommodate each other's WANTS HIGHER TARIFF FOR JAPAN"We've dealt with Japan. I'm not sure we're going to make a deal. I doubt it," Trump said as he returned to Washington from a trip to claimed that Japan was rejecting American-grown rice, a demand Washington made that he called "an easy one," while selling millions of cars in the US.- EndsTune InMust Watch
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26-04-2025
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Exclusive: Bengal man shares photos of 'Pakistani bhaiya' with guns, probe on
A man from West Bengal is now under police scanner after sharing photos of himself with his "friends from Pakistan," posing with photos, uploaded by the man from Nadia district on his Facebook story, showed him with others holding what seemed to be AK-47-style rifles. The story was captioned "Pakistani bhaiya", triggering alarm bells as the country remains on high alert following the recent Pahalgam terror swung into action after screenshots of the photos were flagged to senior officials. "The young man is currently under the scanner. A case has already been registered at the Krishnagar Kotwali police station on Saturday. An investigation has been launched. His Facebook profile is being thoroughly scrutinised by the detectives," a top official of the West Bengal Police told India to police sources, "the youth was immediately identified by sources soon after the police received the suspicious photos. He was last seen in his village during the last Eid. His parents are being questioned by the police. The investigation is underway"."During the preliminary investigation, it has been revealed that the youth left his home three years ago and went to Qatar to get a job. A year ago, he returned to India from Qatar but moved to Mumbai a few days later to join another job at a relative's hotel," another source in the Bengal Police a top police official said the matter appears quite suspicious and added that all possible angles are being thoroughly investigated."Preliminary investigation suggests that he met these people during his time abroad. We are trying to trace him as soon as possible," the official questioning, the youth's parents told the police that their son was evicted from the village about three years ago after he eloped with a married Hindu woman, and since then, they have had no contact with him. Their statement has been recorded and is currently being verified, a police source agencies across the country are on high alert after 26 people were killed by Pakistan-based terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam on April 22. The terror outfit, the Resistance Front, an offshoot of Lashkar-e-Taiba, has claimed responsibility for the attack. In the aftermath, India-Pakistan relations hit a new low and tensions escalated as New Delhi reiterated its accusations of Islamabad perpetuating cross-border IN THIS STORY#West Bengal
