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Karnataka Cabinet Expansion on 20 August
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa finally got the go-ahead from BJP national president Amit Shah to undertake cabinet expansion on 20 August.
"BJP legislative party meeting will be held on Tuesday at 10 am at the conference hall, Vidhan Soudha. The cabinet expansion will take place on the same day post noon," the Chief Minister tweeted.
(Source: PTI)
Ahmedabad-Bound Indigo Aircraft Returns to Mumbai After Engine Snag
An IndiGo aircraft heading to Ahmedabad from Mumbai had to return to the Mumbai airport as one of its engines developed a snag shortly after the take-off on Saturday, the airline said.
It was a VT-IVZ plane, an A320neo aircraft with a Pratt and Whitney engine.
"An IndiGo flight, 6E-5324, operating from Mumbai to Ahmedabad, had a fault message on engine 1 after taking-off from Mumbai," the low-cost carrier said in a statement.
(Source: PTI)
Senior Balochistan Politician, 3 Others Shot Dead in Lahore
A senior politician was shot dead along with his minor grandson and two security guards on Saturday in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province.
Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) leader Amanullah Zehri was returning to his residence in the wee hours when his convoy was ambushed by unidentified gunmen in Khuzdar district, said Deputy Commissioner Major Muhammad.
(Source: PTI)
Seven Killed in Indonesia Ferry Accident
Seven people, including two children, were killed and four others were missing after a ferry carrying dozens of passengers caught fire off Indonesia's Sulawesi island early Saturday, a police said.
The ferry, heading from Southeast Sulawesi to an island in Central Sulawesi, caught fire shortly after midnight.
(Source: AFP)