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Times of Oman
15 hours ago
- Business
- Times of Oman
Air India partially restores international flights after 'safety pause'
Gurugram: Air India has announced a phased resumption of its international operations following a "Safety Pause" implemented after the tragic crash of flight AI171 on June 12. The airline had suspended or reduced multiple routes to conduct precautionary inspections on its Boeing 787 aircraft and to adapt to longer flight paths necessitated by regional airspace closures. The airline on Tuesday said that partial services would be restored starting August 1, with full normal operations expected to resume by October 1. A total of 5 routes will see reinstated services or increased frequencies. Key changes include Delhi-London (Heathrow) - Full 24 weekly flights restored starting July 16, Delhi-Zurich - Increased from 4 to 5 flights per week from August 1, Delhi-Tokyo (Haneda) and Delhi-Seoul (Incheon) - Full weekly frequencies to be reinstated by August and September, respectively and Delhi-Amsterdam - To return to 7 flights per week from August 1. A new route between Ahmedabad and London (Heathrow) will operate three times weekly, replacing the current five-times-weekly Gatwick service. Additionally, Delhi-Nairobi services will operate three times a week until August 31, to be suspended from 1-30 September. Despite the partial restoration, over 15 routes will continue to operate at reduced frequencies until at least the end of September. These include: The flights between Bengaluru-London (Heathrow) remains reduced from 7x weekly to 6x weekly; will further reduce to 4x weekly, effective August 1. The Delhi-Paris flight will cut to 7x weekly from 12x, starting August 1. The Delhi-Milan flight will be reduced from 4x weekly to 3x weekly, effective 16 July while the Delhi-Copenhagen remains reduced from 5x weekly to 3x weekly. The Delhi-Vienna flight remains reduced from 4x weekly to 3x weekly and Amritsar-Birmingham remains reduced from 3x weekly to 2x weekly until 31 August; to operate 3x weekly, effective September 1. The flight between Delhi-Birmingham remains reduced from 3x weekly to 2x weekly. North American destinations such as Washington, Chicago, San Francisco, Toronto, Vancouver, New York (JFK and Newark) remain reduced, with frequencies ranging from 3 to 7 flights per week. The flights between Delhi-Melbourne and Delhi-Sydney continue at 5x weekly. The four international routes remain suspended until September 30, which includes flights between Amritsar-London (Gatwick), Goa (Mopa)-London (Gatwick), Bengaluru-Singapore and Pune-Singapore. Air India stated that it is proactively contacting affected passengers to offer rebooking options or full refunds. 'As the schedule reductions taken as part of the Safety Pause had been implemented until 31 July 2025 and the restoration to full operation is being phased, some services initially planned to operate between 1 August and 30 September 2025 will be removed from the schedule. Air India is proactively contacting affected passengers to offer re-booking on alternative flights or a full refund, as per their preference. Air India apologizes for the inconvenience', the airline said in a statement.
News.com.au
20 hours ago
- News.com.au
Tennis player Radhika Yadav allegedly shot and killed by her father
An Indian tennis player was allegedly shot dead by her father — prompting an outpouring of grief. Radhika Yadav, 25, died in Gurugram, India on Thursday afternoon. Her father Deepak Yadav has been arrested. Gurugram Police were notified by a hospital in the city that a woman had died due to bullet injuries, but when they arrived only Radhika's uncle, Kuldeep Yadav, was present. According to reports, Kuldeep is said to have lodged a complaint over the death of his niece at the Gurugram Sector 56 police station. The incident which unfolded at their residence reportedly came after Deepak objected to a tennis academy being run by his daughter. Deepak is said to have voiced his objections over the work his daughter was doing when the disagreement between the pair turned dark. 'He (Deepak) had been upset for a while as he was being taunted by locals over his daughter's income,' police officer Vinod Kumar told The Indian Express. 'He was troubled by their remarks - they would keep saying the house is running on her money, and he is too dependent on that. 'He had asked her (Radhika) several times earlier to stop working at the academy, but she refused. He could not take it anymore,' NDTV reported Deepak had admitted to committing the crime to police, saying he had fired five bullets at his daughter, four of which struck her. Himaanshika Singh Rajput, a friend of Radhika, took to Instagram to convey her dismay at her passing. 'Radhika was my best friend. Just two days ago, I stood at her cremation, trying to process the unimaginable — that she was no longer here,' she wrote in the caption of her video. 'Radhika didn't deserve this. She didn't deserve to die like this. She was bright, kind, full of dreams and life. And now, she's gone. 'This should never have happened. And it cannot be forgotten.' Radhika's tennis career saw her play 36 singles matches and 7 doubles matches on the ITF circuit. Her final singles match took place in March, 2024 while she last played a doubles contest in June, 2023.
Khaleej Times
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Khaleej Times
Radhika Yadav murder: Dubai-based Indian actor denies rumours of involvement in case
Indian actor and singer Inam-ul-Haq, who recently relocated to Dubai, said he is in disbelief after being pulled into controversy surrounding the murder of former tennis player Radhika Yadav — a woman he said he met just once at a brief music video shoot over a year ago. 'I've seen this kind of thing happening to people in films. Now it's happening to me,' the 27-year-old told Khaleej Times on Saturday (July 12). 'It feels like a nightmare, and I hope I wake up.' Radhika, 25, was allegedly shot dead by her father, Deepak Yadav, at their Gurugram home on July 10. She was reportedly preparing a meal for her mother's birthday when she was shot four times in the back. Her father, 49, has confessed to the killing, with investigators citing "social pressure, ego, and a patriarchal mindset as contributing factors". Inam said the only connection to Radhika is a short music video they appeared in together — a clip which is now widely circulating online. He fears it is being weaponised to fuel baseless and unfounded narratives. 'I'm especially disturbed that this is being twisted into a Hindu-Muslim story with phrases like Love Jihad thrown around casually. There was nothing of the sort. We worked together once, and that's it. Everything else is rubbish," the actor said. Inam clarified that the tennis event where he first heard of Radhika took place in New Delhi, not Dubai as erroneously reported by some Indian media outlets. At the time, he was based in Mumbai and working as a creative head for the Tennis Premier League. 'Someone mentioned a young tennis player who was interested in acting. I never met her then. We just followed each other on social media afterward, like many people do.' It wasn't until a year later, when casting for a music video in Noida, that they crossed paths in person. 'That was the first and only time I met Radhika face-to-face. She came in a car with her mother, we exchanged pleasantries, and got on with the shoot,' he said. 'It lasted five or six hours at most. After that, we never met in person.' Watch the video below, as shared by Inam: Inam said the song for the music video had been shared with Radhika before the shoot. 'During the shoot, she mentioned that her father really liked it. She said, 'Bahut achcha laga unko' (He really liked it)." He remembers Radhika as 'vivacious' and 'very comfortable in front of the camera.' 'She didn't look nervous or unsure, it didn't seem like her first time acting. But professionally, that was the extent of it. She was one of many actors I've worked with. We gave her a token amount for the unpaid project, and that was it.' Inam, who moved to Dubai three months ago to set up business, Inam said he learned of her death around Friday noon. 'I was stunned into silence. Since then, I've received more than 150 calls. People are dragging me into something I have absolutely no connection with beyond that one shoot. It's deeply distressing.' He reiterated: 'I only met her once during that video shoot. That was the first and last time we interacted in person.' According to police, Radhika's father said he faced repeated taunts from villagers who questioned his daughter's independence and his reliance on her income. 'Some even questioned her character,' he allegedly told investigators. He reportedly asked her to shut down her tennis academy, and when she refused, he claimed it hurt his dignity.
Time of India
5 days ago
- Time of India
HC quashes excise action on foreign liquor
Panaji: The high court of Bombay at Goa held that the Goa Excise Duty Act is not applicable to foreign liquor brought into the state in a vehicle detained at Patradevi as it was already cleared of customs duty by the superintendent of customs, Gurugram. The court directed the excise department to return the seized foreign liquor to the firm. It quashed and set aside the show cause notice by the excise department, which asked why the licence should not be cancelled and a penalty imposed against the firm. An excise officer at the check post at Patradevi, Pernem, detained a vehicle carrying different brands of foreign liquor in favour of Discovery Beverages Pvt Ltd, Gurugram (West), Haryana, to be supplied to Vallina Ventures Pvt Ltd, Goa, at Alto Pilerne, Betim, on April 30. The vehicle and liquor were seized and the driver was booked for illegal possession and transportation of liquor without valid permission and documents. Vallina Ventures challenged the show cause notice issued by the excise commissioner in May. The HC held that the interference by the excise department was completely unwarranted. It noted that it was evidently clear that the vehicle was affixed with a one-time lock number by the superintendent of customs, Gurugram, and the form under Regulation 3 of the Warehoused Goods (Removal) Regulations, 2016, was attached to the vehicle. Despite knowing this, the excise department attempted to remove the goods by unsealing them and even registered an FIR. The HC held that the action to issue the show cause notice was malafide.
The Independent
5 days ago
- The Independent
A tennis player was shot dead by her father as she cooked. Police reveal shocking reason behind murder
An Indian tennis player was shot and killed by her father while she was preparing breakfast at their home in Gurugram, near the capital Delhi, police said on Thursday. Radhika Yadav, 25, sustained three bullet wounds to her back after Deepak Yadav allegedly fired five rounds at her from his licensed revolver at around 10.30am. She was taken to Asia Maringo Hospital in the city but was declared dead on arrival. Mr Yadav was sent to one-day police custody by a local court on Friday. Granting the custody, the court called it a 'serious matter", requiring an 'in-depth" probe. The father, 49, reportedly confessed to the murder, telling police that he had been deeply troubled by taunts from villagers in his native Wazirabad that he was living off his daughter's earnings. 'Some people even questioned my daughter's character. I told my daughter to close her tennis academy, but she refused,' he told police, according to local broadcaster NDTV. The victim had opened a tennis academy in Gurugram after an injury disrupted her playing career. Police suspected her growing financial independence from running the academy, social media presence, and appearance in a music video had strained family relations. Meanwhile, police has ruled out honor killing as the motive, reported CNN-News18, citing Vinod Kumar, a police officer in Gurugram. The victim's uncle, Kuldeep Yadav, said he heard gunshots ring out on the floor above his and ran up to find her lying motionless in the kitchen, with the revolver abandoned nearby. 'My son and I immediately took her to the hospital but she was already gone,' he told police. He later filed the police complaint that led to Mr Yadav's arrest. The victim's mother, Manju Yadav, was home but reportedly told police she had locked herself in a room due to illness and did not witness the incident. She declined to provide a written statement. Radhika Yadav was a promising tennis player who represented India in various international tournaments and achieved a ranking of 75 in Girls Under-18 category and 53 in Women's Doubles, according to the All India Tennis Association. After her playing career was disrupted by injury, she coached high-profile pupils and mentored young players at the academy. Police said Mr Yadav was in custody and a murder case had been filed against him. 'He had asked her several times to shut the tennis academy, but she refused. He could not take it anymore,' police officer Vinod Kumar told The Indian Express. Neighbours and students described Radhika Yadav as energetic, confident, and well-loved in the local tennis community. In a separate incident, a 16-year-old girl was shot dead by her father in Pakistan after she refused to delete her TikTok account, police have said. The teenager, a student of Class 9, was killed on Tuesday in Rawalpindi, near capital Islamabad. Police said the father was upset with her presence on the video-sharing platform and murdered her when she refused to remove it. The father escaped after the daughter's death, according to Pakistan's Dawn n ewspaper, and the family initially tried to portray the death as a suicide. However, the police later detained him, and the family admitted the father had carried out the killing in the name of 'honour'.
