Jul 23, 2025 07:09 IST
First published on: Jul 23, 2025 at 06:36 IST
Doubts over the possibility of an explosion aboard the Kanishka flight are fast disappearing. Those who have heard the Shannon ATC tapes and the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) are now fairly certain there was an explosion on board the aircraft. In the Shannon ATC tape there is a four minute, three second silence after the captain’s final talk with the ground station, punctuated only by beeps. Then suddenly, there is a prolonged rumble, followed by a series of lower rumbles, one loud rumble and a piercing human shriek that dies out suddenly.
Rajiv-Longowal meet
The Akali Dal (L) president, Harchand Singh Longowal, will meet PM Rajiv Gandhi in New Delhi. This will be the first contact between the Akali Dal leadership and the government since early 1984, when talks on the Punjab problem broke down. The meeting, which has come about at the Prime Minister’s initiative, will be held in Parliament House.
PM talks to Reagan
Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi said that he told US President Ronald Reagan that India would be hard-pressed to counter the nuclear threat from Pakistan if that country persisted in its efforts to acquire a nuclear bomb. Although there were many points of divergence, Gandhi said he found Reagan to be “very frank”.
DDA flats inspection
The Supreme Court appointed the chief engineer (quality control) of Delhi Development Authority as its commissioner to inspect the condition of the low-income group flats in KG 11, Vikaspuri, which were allegedly on the verge of crumbling down. In a petition, the KG 11 Residents Welfare Association said the condition of the flats, where over 400 families were living since 1982, was fast deteriorating.
