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Captain of Air India flight that injured 24 is investigated after drug reports

NEW DELHI, August 12, 2026 (AP) — India’s aviation ministry said Wednesday it was awaiting drug test results for the captain of an Air India flight that dropped about 300 feet (90 meters) suddenly midair last week, injuring 24 passengers and crew members. The incident on the Airbus A320 took place shortly after it took off on Aug. 4 from Phuket, Thailand to New Delhi while carrying 137 passengers, including three infants and eight crew members. The aircraft later stabilized and landed safely in New Delhi, officials said. The incident has come under intense scrutiny after local media reported that

‘Season 2 of Jantar Mantar to start soon’: Cockroach Janata Party

New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Wednesday announced that a similar protest on the lines of the student protest will soon, which he termed “Season 2 of Jantar Mantar”. Addressing a public meet, Dipke said, “Many people were commenting on Instagram when Season 2 of ‘Jantar-Mantar’ will begin. I want to tell them that Season 2 of ‘Jantar-Mantar’ is going to start very soon.” Dipke also alleged that the CJP was unable to find a venue for its volunteers’ meeting in Delhi as several hall owners cited “pressure from above”. “We were

Chair of India’s Tata to step down after tension with controlling charity

NEW DELHI, Aug 12 (Reuters) – The chairman of India’s largest conglomerate Tata Sons will not seek reappointment, he said, citing the ​board’s lack of backing after tensions with the charitable arm that controls the group. N. Chandrasekaran’s decision to leave in February ‌adds to the difficulties of the 158-year-old group that faces mounting losses at airline Air India, a sharp decline in sales for its Jaguar Land Rover car business and was forced to revamp processes after a data leak at its electronics arm that affected clients Apple and Tesla. Disagreements have simmered over recent months between Chandrasekaran, 63,

Adopted Indian women find ‘missing piece’ when DNA test reveals they are sisters

s-HERTOGENBOSCH, Netherlands, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Meena and Minal were left as infants at orphanages in ‌India and grew up in different adoptive families in the Netherlands, just a short drive apart. Now, 40 years later, a DNA test has shown that the childhood friends are biological sisters. Growing up, neither ​was aware that they had a sister. Then, as teenagers in 1996, while ​living just 100 miles (130 km) apart, they crossed paths at a gathering ⁠for adopted children and felt an unusually strong connection. Their friends were amazed by their likeness ​and the girls swapped addresses. In correspondence,

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