Thiruvananthapuram-bound flight lands in Mangaluru after mid-air medical emergency
Mangaluru (PTI): A Thiruvananthapuram-bound Air India Express flight from Riyadh made an emergency landing at Mangaluru International Airport (MgIA) after a passenger onboard developed a sudden medical complication, officials said on Tuesday.
Flight IX 522, which was scheduled to fly directly to Thiruvananthapuram, alerted the Mangaluru airport's Operations Control Centre late on Monday about the passenger--reported to be in his late 30s--requiring urgent medical attention, they said.
Airport authorities immediately activated emergency protocols and coordinated with the medical team, CISF, immigration and customs to ensure rapid response, officials said.
According to officials, upon landing, the airport's medical personnel boarded the aircraft, assessed the passenger's condition and arranged for immediate transfer to a tertiary-care hospital in the city. Relatives accompanying the passenger also disembarked to assist him.
According to airport sources, timely medical support provided onboard by the cabin crew helped stabilise the passenger before landing.
After the situation was brought under control, the aircraft resumed its journey and departed for Thiruvananthapuram at 2.05 am on Tuesday.
An MgIA spokesperson said the coordinated response reflected the airport's readiness to handle medical contingencies.
"We appreciate the exemplary cooperation of all parties involved. This incident reaffirms our commitment to prioritising passenger safety and responding to unforeseen situations with professionalism and care," the spokesperson said.
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Centre spent Rs 76.13 lakh on print media ads for RSS centenary, reveals RTI
New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Culture allegedly spent Rs 76.13 lakh on print advertisements marking the 100-year celebrations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), according to a Right to Information (RTI) reply.
The information was sought by RTI activist Ajay Basudev Bose, who filed an application seeking details on expenditure incurred by the ministry for advertisements commemorating the RSS centenary.
Bose shared a picture of the reply from the ministry on his official ‘X’ handle.
“It is informed that an amount of Rs 76,13,129 has been spent on advertisement given in various print media by the Ministry of Culture on the occasion of the completion of 100 years of RSS,” the government’s reply stated.
RTI reply shows Min of Culture Govt of India spent a Whopping Rs 76L,13K,129 on Advertisement in Print Media on occasion of 100 yrs of #RSS
— AJAY Basudev Bose (@AjayBos93388306) April 16, 2026
When Everyone knows RSS is Not Registered & Does not Pay any Tax is it justified to spend Tax Payers Money on such Private event??@RSSorg… pic.twitter.com/dW4IUtdNCg
Bose questioned the expenditure in the post X, “when Everyone knows RSS is Not Registered & Does not Pay any Tax is it justified to spend Tax Payers Money on such Private event??”
Reacting to the development, Karnataka’s IT-BT and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge also criticised the spending.
In a post on X, he asked why public money was being used for what he described as a “private ideological project.”
"Modi Sarkar spent Rs 76,13,129 of public money on newspaper advertisements to celebrate 100 years of the RSS. Why is Government spending taxpayers money on an unregistered, non-tax-paying organisation to celebrate their centenary?," he added.
Why is public money being used to serve a private ideological project?
— Priyank Kharge / ಪ್ರಿಯಾಂಕ್ ಖರ್ಗೆ (@PriyankKharge) April 16, 2026
Modi Sarkar spent ₹76,13,129 of public money on newspaper advertisements to celebrate 100 years of the RSS.
Why is Government spending taxpayers money on an unregistered, non-tax-paying organisation to… pic.twitter.com/EoZ6Pim3IM
According to reports, the RSS describes itself as a volunteer-based organisation and has stated that it functions as a body of individuals rather than a registered entity.
Founded by Keshav Baliram Hedgewar in 1925, the organisation is marking its centenary year beginning from Vijaydashami in 2025, with the milestone observed on October 2.
