Evening News Wrap: Airlines send SOS on fuel prices, 89-year-old gunman wounds several in Greece and more | india news
- Federation of
Indian Airlines Have demanded immediate government intervention from higheratf prices Warning that they are pushing Indian carriers towards financial crisis. - A row broke out between TMC and police after a video of UP cadre IPS Ajay Pal Sharma’s warning against party leader Jahangir Khan over allegations of voter intimidation went viral.
- BJP won a landslide victory in all 15 municipal corporations.
gujarat civic elections . - Greek police are searching for an 89-year-old man who allegedly opened fire at 2 locations in Athens and injured several people.
- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the Thane stabbing incident was being investigated as a possible “lone wolf” case of self-radicalization.
Here are the top 5 news of the day
ATF prices: ‘Indian airline industry on verge of shutting down operations,’ says FIA; Demand for government intervention
“The airline industry in India is under extreme stress and is on the verge of closure or closure of operations.” This serious warning has been issued by the Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA), which represents Air India, IndiGo and SpiceJet, in an “urgent” SOS sent to the government, seeking the latter’s “immediate intervention” in aviation turbine fuel (ATF) pricing. Read the full story
‘If he is Singham, I am Pushpa’: TMC protests over UP-cadre IPS Ajay Pal Sharma’s warning against voter intimidation
A political controversy erupted in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas following protests by TMC supporters over alleged threat by election observer Ajay Pal Sharma ahead of the second phase of voting. TMC candidate Jahangir Khan said, “This is Bengal; if he is ‘Singham’, I am ‘Pushpa’. No intimidation or coercion of any kind by BJP-appointed police officers will be allowed here.” Read the full story
Gujarat civic polls: BJP wins all 15 corporations, crosses 50% vote share across the board
BJP won a landslide victory in all 15 municipal corporations. In the home turf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the saffron party crossed the 50% mark in every corporation. Voting took place on Sunday for civic elections, which include 15 municipal corporations, 84 municipalities, 34 district panchayats and 260 taluka panchayats. Read the full story
Greece: Gunman opens fire at Social Security office and court; Police are searching for 89-year-old suspect
An 89-year-old man reportedly armed with a shotgun wounded a worker at a Social Security office in Athens before he opened fire in a court, wounding several more people. Police are actively searching for the suspect, the motive behind the attacks is unknown at this time. Read the full story
IS inspired attack in Maharashtra: CM Fadnavis said, ‘The suspect had a desire to attack Hindus.’
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the Thane stabbing incident was being investigated as a possible “lone wolf” case of self-radicalisation, with agencies probing any wider conspiracy. Police said the accused, Jaber Zubair Ansari, allegedly asked the guards about their religion and forced one of them to recite an Islamic kalma before attacking him. Read the full story