Nine flights were diverted and more than 400 delayed at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) on Friday as thunderstorms and heavy rain disrupted flight operations. According to an official, four flights each were diverted to Jaipur and Lucknow, while one was diverted to Ahmedabad. The diversions took place between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., PTI reported, citing an official. Heavy rain lashed several parts of the national capital on Friday afternoon. ALSO READ | Air India Terminates Phuket-Delhi Flight Captain After Positive Banned Substance Tests More than 400 flights were delayed at Delhi airport on Friday, according to flight-tracking website Flightradar24.com. Lucknow Airport said four flights bound for Delhi were diverted to Lucknow due to adverse weather conditions in the national capital: QP 1821: Bengaluru-Delhi | Arrived at Lucknow at 4:37 p.m. AI 484: Ludhiana-Delhi | Arrived at 4:50 p.m.; departed at 5:51 p.m. AI 2516: Indore-Delhi | A...
Two "very smart" leaders of India and Pakistan decided to end last month's conflict that could have turned into a nuclear war, US President Donald Trump said after holding a rare luncheon meeting with Pakistan army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir at the White House. Donald Trump's comments on Wednesday crediting the leaders of the two countries in ending the May 7-10 hostilities are seen at variance with his claims over a dozen times in the last few weeks that he brokered the India-Pakistan ceasefire deal. In his remarks to the media Trump said he was "honoured" to meet Munir and that he discussed with the military chief the situation arising out of the Iran-Israel conflict, amid speculations that Washington is looking at using Pakistani military bases in case it decides to launch attacks on Tehran. The US president was also effusive in lauding Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and referred to his telephonic conversation with the Indian leader on Tuesday night...