Overview
- India’s aviation regulator summoned IndiGo’s top executives over repeated delays and decided to place an overseer to monitor the airline’s operations.
- Thai authorities detained Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra at India’s request in the Goa nightclub fire case, with deportation to India now in process.
- Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams opened a formal probe into an alleged dupatta scam that reportedly swapped polyester for silk, with losses pegged above Rs 54 crore over 2015–2025.
- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security published a proposal to require some visa applicants to submit five years of social-media history as part of entry vetting.
- UNESCO inscribed Deepavali on its Intangible Cultural Heritage list, a move welcomed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as recognition of India’s traditions.