PM Modi and Congress president-elect Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday made full use of the last day of campaigning for the second phase of elections in Gujarat. PM Modi took to Twitter to invoke Gujarati pride while Rahul addressed his first press conference as president-elect to predict 'zabardast' results.
Talks at the World Trade Organization (WTO) appear to be heading towards a collapse after the United States on Tuesday went back on a four-year-old commitment to offer a permanent solution to the issue of public stockholding.
The Doklam standoff had put "severe pressure" on India-China ties though the issue was resolved through diplomatic means, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj during their meeting in New Delhi.
British Airways finally sent a ferry aircraft to Baku on Tuesday evening to fly passengers stuck there for almost 20 hours to London. The airline’s Mumbai-London flight of Monday (BA 198) was diverted to the Azerbaijan capital after the aircraft had developed a snag.
China has halted the release of funds for three key projects under the $50 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) till Beijing revised its financial mechanism, said a media report on Tuesday quoting minister for planning and development Ahsan Iqbal.
The BJP on Tuesday responded to the Opposition's criticism of PM Modi's seaplane, saying it would take the state of Gujarat to new heights, comparing it to the Congress's "C-plan", that is "Corruption Plan."
In such cases where diverted planes take a long time to be repaired, airlines send a ferry aircraft to fly stranded passengers to their destination. Something that BA did not say why it didn't do for the 198 flyers.