Pak airspace closure: Centre asks airlines to bolster passenger facilities

The Union government has instructed airlines to bolster passengers’ “amenities as well as handling protocols” with immediate effect to shield flyers from the fallout of Pakistan’s airspace closures. As an air corridor, Pakistan’s airspace is vital for Indian airlines, especially for westbound flights from northern cities like Delhi to Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia,…

Hyderabad Resolution expresses concern over rise of far-right leaders, autocratic regimes

AICC leader Rahul Gandhi, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka and other delegates releasing the Hyderabad Resolution at the Bharat Summit in the city on Saturday. Hyderabad The two-day Bharat Summit concluded in Hyderabad on Saturday, with a declaration called ‘Hyderabad Resolution’ invoking universal values espoused by freedom fighters, and embracing…

Zelensky and Trump hold ‘very productive’ talks at Vatican

Emma Rossiter & Paul Kirby BBC News Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky meet before Pope Francis’s funeral Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump have met inside St Peter’s Basilica ahead of Pope Francis’s funeral. The White House described the 15-minute meeting as “very productive” and Zelensky later called it “very symbolic” with…