An IAF spokesperson said the MiG-29 aircraft was on a training mission. "The aircraft had developed a technical snag and the pilot ejected safely as he was unable to control the aircraft," he said.

'In Mumbai the mortality rate was reaching a percentage of almost 8 plus in about April.' 'But now over last one month, we have come down.' 'We have drastically controlled mortality.' 'We are now about 3.9.'

'Every morning, when I had to step out, my wife would cry.' 'I would tell her that if I don't do it, many people will suffer; many people would die.'

If the precautions are not taken and guidelines are not followed properly, there can be chances of spike in cases, the government said.

'This doesn't mean that Mumbai will be handed over to the army'

'The government will have to provide something for migrant workers or 'Farmers will still survive because they will eat what they produce.' 'What will the rest of the people do? What will happen to them?'omething else like that or else you will see some huge uprising or unrest.'

A total 95 deaths deaths were reported since Friday morning, of which 37 in Maharashtra, 24 in Gujarat, nine in West Bengal, seven in Madhya Pradesh, four each from Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, three from Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu and two from Delhi and one each from Punjab and Haryana.

Uttam Ghosh pays homage to these martrys for India.

'All the animals -- buffaloes and dogs -- in the proximity of the factory are dead.' 'The situation is so serious that almost one lakh people from nearby localities have moved to safer places fearing the after-effects of the gas leak.' 'There is lot of panic.'

Official figures say 1.8 lakh workers have returned home to Bihar. Unofficially, however, that figure is said to have crossed 3 lakhs. Can Bihar cope?

This upgrade will allow air operations by military and civil aircraft even in poor visibility and adverse weather conditions.

Since the beginning of running the Shramik Special trains, Gujarat remained one of the top originating stations followed by Kerala.

Aseem Chhabra introduces you to the Irrfan you never knew.

'It was always 'See you soon', 'Just a routine visit to the hospital', 'I will be back shortly'.' 'I never visited him in hospital. I never wanted to see distress on his smiling, cherubic, face.'

'When Chintu told me about his plans to go to Delhi in February for a wedding, I advised him against it.' 'But he still went, and had a relapse.'

Did you have a favourite song? Favourite movie? Share your Rishi Kapoor memory.

Juhi Chawla remembers her co-star Rishi Kapoor.

'He was in form right to the very end.'

'It's difficult to explain what a wondrous, beautiful, overwhelming, painful and exciting this journey has been.'

'With his going, my relationship with the Kapoor family has ended.'

We have lost Irrfan, but his legacy lives on.

Joginder Tuteja lists 10 of the actor's movies that you can watch on the OTT platform in India to relive his magic.

'Irrfan was known in his friend circles as a Sufi-esque man who was never detached from any incident, person or situation,' remembers Rajesh Abhay, a friend of the actor since their days at NSD.

'I have hot water with haldi. It's great for immunity.'

'It was an emotion meant to convey compassion and love.' 'In this time of social distancing, we will continue with a virtual jhappi, doing our bit to help society heal.'

'You always knew that you were special, that you had something that must be cherished, nourished and not fritted away.' 'That's what you gave us, in each of your roles.'

'The training started with guns, knife fights...'

What are the stars thinkking about?

Not directly connected to the stars, who have their own security, they are part of the unregulated work force that keeps the engines running smoothly in the showbiz industry.

'I thought I'd be Chintu's ghost voice, just like Mukeshsaab for Rajsaab.' 'Chintu believed in my voice. He would always recommend me.' 'I sang two songs for him in his second film, Zehreela Insaan.' 'I was supposed to sing Oh Hanseeni, which became the biggest hit of the film.' 'Before I knew it, the song was taken away from me and given to Kishore Kumarsaab.'

'I can sense that because we have shared a room for 20 years of our lives.'