Thailand has launched airstrikes along its contested border with Cambodia, escalating a volatile standoff after suspending a fragile ceasefire. The strikes followed alleged Cambodian landmine plantings and cross-border firing, with skirmishes leaving one Cambodian dead. Tensions are expected to worsen due to upcoming elections and rising nationalism.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin slammed attempts to politicise religious practices, calling them “not spiritualism but cheap politics of the worst kind.”

Standing Committee had cautioned that ignoring pilot fatigue norms and expanding fleets without matching manpower growth could push aviation sector towards dangerous tipping point.