The deployment of the medical team comes as part of India’s response to the recent fighter jet crash in the Diabari area of Bangladesh’s Dhaka, for which India has offered medical assistance to support the treatment of victims.

The Supreme Court has sought a response from the Karnataka government regarding the death of five tigers in the MM Hills sanctuary. The incident, attributed to villagers poisoning a carcass consumed by the tigers, highlights the escalating human-animal conflict. The court directed the Union environment ministry to formulate a policy, in consultation with states, to address this issue.

A Mumbai-bound Air India Express plane, with around 160 passengers onboard, aborted takeoff due to a technical snag at the Delhi airport on Wednesday evening, according to a source.