An Air India Express flight to Phuket returned to Hyderabad shortly after takeoff due to undisclosed reasons, adding to a series of recent technical issues across airlines. Earlier in the week, an IndiGo flight to Imphal also returned to Delhi due to a technical snag, undergoing checks before resuming its journey.

In a joint operation, Patna Police and West Bengal STF apprehended five individuals in New Town, near Kolkata, concerning the murder of gangster Chandan Mishra. Mishra, a convicted murderer from Buxar, Bihar, was shot dead inside a Patna private hospital on Thursday while out on parole.

Reuters published an article dated July 17 with a headline: ‘Air India cockpit recording suggests captain cut fuel to engines before crash, source says’.