
An Air India A320 aircraft veered off Mumbai’s Runway 27 during heavy rain, bursting three tyres and damaging its engine after skidding into a soft patch. In Dhaka, a Bangladeshi air force training jet crashed into Milestone School, killing 19 people and injuring over 100. Meanwhile, Israel launched airstrikes on Yemen’s Hodeidah port, targeting military assets linked to the Houthi regime. Addressing Parliament, civil aviation minister K Rammohan Naidu said the Air India crash probe that claimed 260 lives last month is being carried out transparently and in line with international norms. In a key legal development, the Supreme Court rejected the ED’s plea in the MUDA land case involving Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah’s wife. Here are top developments of the day:Runway scare: 3 tyres burst, engine damaged as Air India flight veers off course during landing at Mumbai airportIn the midst of Monday morning’s intense rain, an Air India plane overshot the runway during its arrival at Mumbai airport. After skidding off the main Runway 27, the A320 aircraft went into an unpaved area, then onto a taxiway, and finally came to a stop. The engine cowling of the aircraft was also damaged, most likely as a result of contact with soft ground or debris during the skid. Read moreBangladesh air force training jet crashes into school in Dhaka; 19 killed over 100 injuredAt least 19 people were killed and more that 100 people were injured when a Bangladeshi air force training plane crashed into a school in the Uttara neighborhood of Dhaka on Monday. While students were on campus, the jet, identified as an F-7 BGI, crashed on the grounds of Milestone School and College. Around 1:06 pm, the plane crashed after taking off on a regular training mission. Emergency personnel raced to the scene as the crash sent shockwaves across the community. Read more‘Yemen’s fate same as Iran’s’: Israel again strikes Yemen’s Hodeidah port; sends warning to rebel-backed HouthiThe port of Hodeidah in Yemen was the target of airstrikes on Monday by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), which claimed responsibility for the “military infrastructure of the Houthi terror regime.”The IDF confirmed in an official statement that the airstrikes destroyed a variety of military assets, such as fuel tanks, naval vessels used in hostile activities against Israel, engineering equipment being used to restore the port’s infrastructure, and international maritime traffic near the port. Read more‘Seeing investigation through facts’: Aviation minister in Parliament on Air India crashThe Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is using a transparent, rule-based procedure to determine the precise cause of the Air India tragedy that claimed 260 lives last month, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday. According to him, the inquiry is being conducted impartially and in accordance with international standards. According to Naidu, the government is determined to learn the truth. Read more‘Let political battles be fought among electorate’: SC rejects ED plea in MUDA case; asks ‘why are you being used?’The Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) appeal against a Karnataka high court ruling that had halted proceedings against B M Parvathi, the wife of Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah, in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) land allocation case was denied by the Supreme Court on Monday. Chief Justice of India B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran’s bench declined to consider the plea, saying, “Let political battles be fought among the electorate, Why are you (ED) being used for it?” Read more