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ISLAMABAD: An IndiGo Airlines flight from Delhi to Bagdogra has been forced to land in Lucknow&nbsp;after a bomb threat was found, Indian media reported on Sunday. Indian security officials said a handwritten note on a tissue paper was recovered during checks, bearing the words &ldquo;Plane mein bomb&rdquo;&nbsp;(bomb on the plane), the report said. The note triggered a full security protocol at Lucknow airport, where the aircraft was shifted to a secure area and passengers were taken off the plane, reported The New Indian Express.<div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 2;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=2012790749017018650&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Farticles%2F&sessionId=8734299eaffa5aa6807a7925124cc0046a4c738c&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 648px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</iframe></div></div>Police and airport security teams treated the alert as credible until cleared. Security agencies and the bomb disposal squad conducted checks of the aircraft following standard operating procedures.&nbsp;After the search, authorities assessed the threat as a&nbsp;hoax and no explosive device was reported to have been found, with&nbsp;no injuries&nbsp;reported in the incident, according to &lsquo;The Quint&rsquo;. IndiGo, in its statement, described the incident as a &ldquo;security threat&rdquo; that led to the diversion and said it had informed authorities and was cooperating with the security process, reported Indian news channel NDTV.&nbsp;Fault lines in BJP&rsquo;s &lsquo;Strong Governance&rdquo; postureNetizens have been asking questions such as why the did the cleaning staff not find the note in the toilet? And all types of questions on who might be responsible saying that what the Indian security agencies are saying is &ldquo;not adding up&rdquo;.<div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 2;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-1" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-1&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=2012802707053314346&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Farticles%2F&sessionId=8734299eaffa5aa6807a7925124cc0046a4c738c&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 878px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</iframe></div></div> Indian newspaper &lsquo;Tribune India&rsquo; reported that under a BJP-led centre that sells &ldquo;strong governance,&rdquo; such scares expose weak deterrence as hoaxers gamble they&rsquo;ll get away, passengers lose hours, and security resources shift from real threats.

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An IndiGo Delhi–Bagdogra flight diverted to Lucknow after a handwritten note triggered a full security protocol; the episode has fueled criticism of the BJP’s so-called 'strong governance'.

Bomb hoax forces plane diversion in India 

ISLAMABAD: Civil unrest in India&rsquo;s northeastern state of Manipur has reached a critical point. Thousands from the minority Kuki-Zo community gathered on Jan. 14 in the Churachandpur district to demand an autonomous region as the February 13 deadline for the end of president&#39;s rule approaches. <div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-2" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-2&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=2011393439385219203&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Farticles%2Fnew%2F&sessionId=b28ebc40d977ff7d63a7ae27cc395ce9916df183&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 672px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;" data-tweet-id="2011393439385219203"></iframe></div></div> At a meeting in Guwahati, insurgent groups and legislators reaffirmed their stance, stating they would support a new arrangement only if it included a written, time-bound commitment to a separate Union Territory with a legislature for Kuki-Zo regions, The Indian Express reported.&nbsp; Local media reported that this demand is unlikely to be acceptable to the central BJP government. In 2026, Human Rights Watch (HRW) continued to report on the &quot;absolute breakdown of law and order&quot; in Manipur, describing the ongoing ethnic conflict as a direct result of divisive Hindu majoritarian policies. The crisis shows no signs of abating.&nbsp; Background of the crisisThe BJP government extended the state of emergency in Manipur for six months in August 2025, after initially imposing it in February last year. Ever since, curfews and heavy military presence have further exacerbated conditions by choking the economy.&nbsp; The US State Department issued a Level 4 travel advisory, urging people not to travel to the area due to an &quot;increased threat of violence and crime.&quot; President&#39;s Rule was imposed on Feb. 13, 2025, after the BJP-led state government&#39;s authority collapsed and Chief Minister Biren Singh resigned. The elected assembly was put in &quot;suspended animation,&quot; leaving Manipur to be administered under the Union Home Ministry&#39;s security architecture, The Economic Times wrote. <div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-3" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-3&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=2010988263302185280&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Farticles%2Fnew%2F&sessionId=b28ebc40d977ff7d63a7ae27cc395ce9916df183&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 650px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;" data-tweet-id="2010988263302185280"></iframe></div></div> But the ethnic fracture dates back to May 2023, with severe animosity between the Hindu majority Meitei and the mostly Christian minority Kuki-Zo causing violence and displacement on a massive scale.&nbsp; Officially, the conflict has left over 260 dead, more than 1,500 injured, and over 60,000 displaced, according to The Economic Times. Wider implicationsManipur&#39;s stalemate is feeding into a wider national storyline: a government that promises order but leans on heavy policy instruments while unrest migrates from one fault line to another.&nbsp; Outside the northeast, too, farmer platforms are mobilizing against the BJP&rsquo;s &quot;anti-farmer&quot; measures, such as prepaid smart meters and proposed changes to electricity and seed laws, the Times of India reported. Recently, The Economist, in its Jan. 8 issue, warned that &quot;Manipur is a warning for the rest of the country.&quot; Whether the BJP government heeds this or not remains to be seen

Security vehicles are positioned in the middle of a road, during a curfew in Imphal on June 9, 2025. (AFP)

Manipur has remained fractured since May 2023, with Meitei–Kuki-Zo violence driving mass displacement. After BJP authority collapsed, President’s Rule began February 13, 2025; curfews and troop presence choke the economy as autonomy demands stall a political settlement.

India’s Manipur crisis: Thousands demand autonomy before president's rule deadline

ISLAMABAD: A senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the leader of the opposition in India&rsquo;s West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari, on Saturday called for Bangladesh to be &ldquo;taught a lesson,&rdquo; invoking Israel&rsquo;s military campaign in Gaza, while leading a protest in Kolkata. &ldquo;A lesson should be taught [to Bangladesh]. Like Israel taught in Gaza,&rdquo; Adhikari said while marching to the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission alongside party leaders and seers, according to the Times of India. TRT World later shared the video footage of the incident on their official Instagram page.&nbsp; <div class="fr-embed instagram-embed" style="width: 50%; display: block; max-width: 600px;"><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSx8cdSgXw-/embed/captioned/?cr=1&v=14&wp=592&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com&rp=%2Farticles%2F3092#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A3366212.0999999996%2C%22ls%22%3A554.7000000001863%2C%22le%22%3A654.3000000007451%7D" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="1023" scrolling="no" style="background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 12px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</iframe></div> The comments referenced Israel&rsquo;s ongoing war in Gaza, which has drawn widespread international scrutiny. Israel&rsquo;s military campaign has killed over 70,000 Palestinians and injured 179,100 since October 7, 2023, according to Gaza&rsquo;s Health Ministry. Earlier this year, the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry concluded that Israel is responsible for genocide in Gaza, resulting in mass civilian casualties, the deliberate starvation of the population, the collapse of health and education systems, and violations of binding orders issued by the International Court of Justice. Adhikari also linked his remarks to India&rsquo;s recent confrontation with Pakistan. &ldquo;Our country&rsquo;s 100 crore Hindus; the government is being run in the interest of Hindus. A lesson should be taught. Like we taught Pakistan during Operation Sindoor,&rdquo; he said, according to the Times of India. India&rsquo;s ruling party rivals condemned the language. The Trinamool Congress wrote on X that the Bharatiya Janata Party had &ldquo;perfected hate and intolerance into an art form,&rdquo; accusing Adhikari of making incendiary and extremist remarks. The controversy unfolded amid renewed political debate in India over the outcome of the May conflict with Pakistan. Earlier this month, senior Indian Congress leader and former Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan had said India was &ldquo;completely defeated&rdquo; during the fighting, claiming the &ldquo;entire Indian Air Force&rdquo; was grounded. &ldquo;On the very first day, we faced a complete defeat,&rdquo; Chavan said while addressing a meeting of party workers in Pune. After another Bharatiya Janata Party politician, Subrahmanyam Swamy, claimed that Pakistan had downed five Indian aircraft during the escalation, India&rsquo;s top military commander acknowledged losses. Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan told Bloomberg on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue that India had suffered &ldquo;some losses.&rdquo; According to Indian media, US&nbsp;President Donald Trump has at least 25 times cited claims that five to eight &ldquo;brand new, beautiful&rdquo; aircraft were shot down during the Pakistan-India May conflict.

A senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the leader of the opposition in India’s West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari, on Saturday called for Bangladesh to be 'taught a lesson,' invoking Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, while leading a protest in Kolkata.

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