Air India flight diversion news highlights: Air India to fly diverted passengers from Russia tomorrow

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday conducted raids at 10 locations in Punjab and Haryana at the premises connected with some associates of Canada-based terrorist Arshdeep Dala, an official said.

The raids were conducted a day after a special court in Mohali declared Dala a proclaimed offender in a case of conspiracy to kill a priest in Punjab, a spokesperson of the federal agency said.

The official said the searches were conducted at the premises of associates of Dala and his close aide Manpreet Singh alias Peeta, currently living in the Philippines, in a case registered suo motu by the NIA on August 20 last year.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has approved 24x7 operations for 155 shops and commercial establishments

-- Bodies of two children, aged 7 and 8 years, were found inside an old wooden box at a factory in the Jamia Nagar area of Delhi.

-- A call was received at PS Jamia Nagar regarding the discovery of the bodies of two children at house No F2 Joga Bai extension. They had been missing since yesterday.

-- The deceased used to live in this house with their parents; their father Balbir worked as a guard on the property, the Delhi Police informed.

-- Local inquiry revealed that the deceased had lunch at 3 pm with their parents and went missing around 3.30 pm.

-- The crime team has confirmed that there is no injury on the bodies and this seems to be a case of accidental asphyxia.

Thunderstorms with light-intensityrain and gusty winds would occur over & adjoining areas of parts of North Delhi, North-East Delhi, North-West Delhi, and East Delhi (Narela, Bawana, Alipur, Burari, Kanjhawala, Rohini, Badili, Model Town, Karawal Nagar, Azadpur, Pitampura, Civil Lines) and Rohtak, Sonipat, Kharkhoda (Haryana) during the next two hours, the Indian Meteorological Department said.

Air India will send a plane on Wednesday to pick up passengers and crew who were on board a flight diverted to Russia and fly them to their original destination, San Francisco.

An Air India plane headed for San Francisco from Delhi was forced to divert and land at Magadan airport in Russia's Far East after it developed a technical issue with one of its engines.

-- AIIMS Delhi said that a malware attack was detected at 2.50 pm by the cybersecurity systems deployed in AIIMS.

-- The attempt was successfully thwarted, and the threat was neutralised by the deployed cyber security systems.

-- The e-hospital services are fully secure and are functioning normally, the hospital officials said.

Police on Tuesday issued a traffic advisory in view of the closure of carriageways of Sarita Vihar flyover on Outer Ring Road for 50 days from Wednesday owing to repair work being undertaken by the Public Works Department (PWD).

The flyover is a part of Mathura Road which connects southeast Delhi to Faridabad in Haryana.

Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath said: “They (Bajrang Sena workers) have supported Congress. They have supported the truth. They too can feel where is Madhya Pradesh being dragged to - be it corruption, unemployment, or any other area. I congratulate and welcome them that are supporting the truth.”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has disbursed a record Rs 27 crore Mudra loans to women entrepreneurs who, today, empower the Indian economy, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said.

The Competition Commission of India has approved the proposed combination involving Manipal Health Enterprises Private Limited and Manipal Education and Medical Group India Private Limited.

Odisha Chief Secretary Pradeep Jena said the state government will be providing an ambulance for those who want to transfer bodies by road.

“We will be bearing all costs for the transfer of bodies; we have arrangements for those transferring bodies via railways as well,” he said.

Jena added: “We will be doing DNA sampling for the unidentified bodies. The Odisha government is working with the aim to minimise any inconvenience for the affected families.”

European aviation major Airbus on Tuesday said it will offer DGCA-approved drone pilot training courses in India.

The five-day certificate courses, designed for micro and small category drones, will commence at the Airbus Training Centre in Bengaluru on June 26, Airbus said in a statement.

The programme will include both theory and flying lessons that will boost the knowledge of aspiring drone pilots and deepen capabilities in the fast-developing drone sector in India, it said.

LoP West Bengal and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari attacked the ruling Trinamool party and said: “The relatives of people who were injured in Balasore train accident are being compelled to come to Netaji Indoor Stadium tomorrow because CM Mamata Banerjee will deliver a speech there and handover cheques to the injured and relatives of the deceased. It is shameful that they are being told to come to Kolkata. They have not even recovered from the trauma.”