1. Civil Aviation Minister Harshdeep Singh confirms Kozhikode Airport mishap death toll rises 18
"18 people, including two pilots, have lost their lives in the Kozhikode mishap, it is unfortunate. 127 people are at hospitals, others have been released," said Hardeep Singh Puri, Civil Aviation Minister.
2. Before crash-landing, AI pilot aborted two landings due to tailwind
The Air India Express flight- IX-1344, B737 attempted two landings before the final landing at the tabletop runway. According to a senior investigator from DGCA, the approach was for runway 28 but as pilots found difficulties they went around twice and came from the opposite side on runway 10 and the plane crash-landed at about 7:41 pm.
3. Pilot of crashed AI Express flight earlier flew MiG-21s in IAF
Captain Deepak V. Sathe, who was among those killed when the Air India Express plane skidded off the runway in Kerala, was a former Indian Air Force officer and had also served as an instructor at the Air Force Training Academy. He had taken premature retirement from the IAF, shifted to civilian flying and joined Air India.
4. PM Modi to inaugurate Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate 'Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra' today and will interact with 36 school students from Delhi. With the displays and installations at RSK, students will learn about the successful journey of the world's largest behaviour change campaign, the Swachh Bharat Mission.
5. Bihar cop probing Sushant Singh Rajput death case reaches Patna
Bihar IPS officer Vinay Tiwari, who was in Mumbai to investigate in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case, returned to Patna after Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) authorities exempted him from the mandatory 14-day quarantine.
6. Former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah's son Yathindra tests positive for COVID-19
Yathindra, son of Karnataka's former chief minister Siddaramaiah and legislator from Varuna in Mysuru, has tested positive for COVID-19, days after his father announced that he has contracted the disease.
7. Indian economy may need some more booster doses post-Pandemic
The question that one needs to answer is what needs to be done to revive the economy without creating inflationary pressures? With the given policy support till now, what is needed is the measures that could help address the supply-side constraints while also helping further revival in the demand side, opines NR Bhanumurthy.
8. Watching 'closely' foreign election threats: Donald Trump
While China and Iran are against President Donald Trump's reelection, Trump said on Friday that his administration is watching "closely" countries that are posing a threat to the 2020 presidential election.
9. Vice Chief Air Staff visits eastern Ladakh; takes stock of IAF's operational preparedness
Vice Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Harjit Singh Arora on Friday visited a number of airbases along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh and took stock of the IAF's operational preparedness to deal with any eventualities in the region.
10. Death toll in Idukki landslide rises to 17
The death toll in Kerala's Idukki landslide incident has surged to 17, said Devikulam sub-collector on Friday.
