Five flights, including Air India’s Delhi-Chicago route, faced bomb threats online, prompting diversions and security drills. The Air India flight was diverted to Canada for checks, while other flights from Air India Express, SpiceJet, and Akasa Air also underwent security inspections. Recent hoax threats have signaled ongoing security challenges in aviation.

Kolkata Police denied permission to ‘Droh-Carnival’, saying it would coincide with the Durga idol immersion organised by the West Bengal government on the same afternoon.

An elderly man was killed in a hit-and-run in Ahmedabad’s Amraiwadi area before 5 am. CCTV footage captured the speeding car striking him as he walked towards an apartment. The driver fled, leaving him dead on the spot