An Air India flight, en route to London, returned to Mumbai after three hours in the air, according to news agency PTI citing Flightradar24 data. The Mumbai-London flight remained in the air for three hours after departing from the airport at 5:39 am.
Air India said in a statement that due to the situation in Iran and the closure of its airspace, several of its flights are either being diverted or returning to their origin.We regret the inconvenience caused to our passengers due to this unforeseen disruption and are making every effort to minimise it, including providing accommodation for passengers. Refunds on cancellation or complimentary rescheduling is also being offered to guests who opt for it. Alternative arrangements are being made to fly passengers to their destinations,” the Air India statement read.
In pre-dawn strikes termed Operation Rising Lion, Israel targeted multiple high-value nuclear and military sites in Iran.
Hours later, the Iranian Civil Aviation Authority announced the closure of the country’s airspace. Israel also declared a full airspace lockdown and heightened emergency readiness along its northern and southern borders.Yavatmal:
Three workers were killed and two others injured when a steel storage unit for pulses fell on them while they were working at a mill in Maharashtra’s Yavatmal district, police said on Wednesday.
The incident took place at Manorma Jain Dal Mill located in the MIDC (Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation) area in Yavatmal on Tuesday evening, they said.
The storage unit broke and fell on five workers, a police official said.
Three workers were killed in the incident. Two other workers suffered injuries and were undergoing treatment in a hospital, the official said.
Two of the workers were from Madhya Pradesh and one hailed from Wardha district in Maharashtra, the police said
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