An Air India flight operating from New Delhi to San Francisco was forced to divert and land at&nbsp;Krasnoyarsk International Airport (UNKL) in Russia after a suspected fire in the luggage compartment, according to a report in BBC Russia.

The report stated that the long-haul aircraft was forced to make the landing, six hours after taking off from the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi.&nbsp;According to preliminary data, 243 passengers were flying aboard the Boeing 777 plane and all were safe.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations confirmed that the fire alarm in the luggage compartment of the plane went off, forcing the pilots to make an 'unscheduled' landing at the&nbsp;Krasnoyarsk airfield.&nbsp;The&nbsp;Federal Air Transport Agency said there was no sign of fire or smoke.

<h2>Air India statement&nbsp;&nbsp;</h2>

The airline released a statement informing the plane had landed safely at the Russian airport and efforts were underway to ensure the next course of action.&nbsp;

"Air India flight AI-183 operating Delhi to San Francisco has been diverted to Krasnoyarsk International Airport (UNKL) in Russia due to a technical reason," the airline said.&nbsp;

"The aircraft has landed safely and we are working with relevant authorities to ensure guests are taken care of while we decide the next course of action. At Air India, the safety and wellbeing of our customers and crew remains top priority," it added.&nbsp;

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<h2>Previous instance&nbsp;</h2>

The diversion of the Air India flight comes&nbsp;amid a global debate over the use of Russian airspace by some carriers.

Notably, this is not the first instance when an Air India flight has been diverted to Russia. In June last year, a plane on the same route landed at an airport in Russia's Far East with&nbsp;216 passengers and 16 crew onboard.

The widebody aircraft developed a technical issue with one of its engines which prompted the evasive manoeuvres.&nbsp;

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Afterwards, the Russia avaiation authority checked the plane's technical condition and permitted an alternate flight to land there and carry the passengers.&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)

An Air India flight operating from New Delhi to San Francisco was forced to divert and land at Krasnoyarsk International Airport (UNKL) in Russia after a suspected fire in the luggage compartment, according to a report in BBC Russia.

An Air India flight operating from New Delhi to San Francisco was forced to divert and land at Krasnoyarsk International Airport (UNKL) in Russia after a suspected fire in the luggage compartment, according to a report in BBC Russia. The report stated that the long-haul aircraft was forced to make the landing, six hours after taking off from the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi. According to preliminary data, 243 passengers were flying aboard the Boeing 777 plane and all were safe. The Ministry of Emergency Situations confirmed that the fire alarm in the luggage compartment of the plane went off, forcing the pilots to make an 'unscheduled' landing at the Krasnoyarsk airfield. The Federal Air Transport Agency said there was no sign of fire or smoke. Air India statement The airline released a statement informing the plane had landed safely at the Russian airport and efforts were underway to ensure the next course of action. "Air India flight AI-183 operating Delhi to San Francisco has been diverted to Krasnoyarsk International Airport (UNKL) in Russia due to a technical reason," the airline said. "The aircraft has landed safely and we are working with relevant authorities to ensure guests are taken care of while we decide the next course of action. At Air India, the safety and wellbeing of our customers and crew remains top priority," it added. Air India flight AI-183 operating Delhi to San Francisco has been diverted to Krasnoyarsk International airport (UNKL) in Russia due to a technical reason. The aircraft has landed safely and we are working with relevant authorities to ensure guests are taken care of while we… — Air India (@airindia) July 18, 2024 × Watch | Why Air India passenger was arrested after refusing food, drinks on flight Previous instance The diversion of the Air India flight comes amid a global debate over the use of Russian airspace by some carriers. Notably, this is not the first instance when an Air India flight has been diverted to Russia. In June last year, a plane on the same route landed at an airport in Russia's Far East with 216 passengers and 16 crew onboard. The widebody aircraft developed a technical issue with one of its engines which prompted the evasive manoeuvres. Also read | Air hostess detained for smuggling 1kg of gold inside rectum Afterwards, the Russia avaiation authority checked the plane's technical condition and permitted an alternate flight to land there and carry the passengers. (With inputs from agencies)

Air India plane bound for San Francisco makes emergency landing in Russia

Two astronauts from NASA, Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, may be stuck in Boeing's Starliner till mid-August due to technical problems.&nbsp;

Both astronauts boarded the International Space Station (ISS) on June 5. The test mission was initially planned for one week. However, due to technical problems faced by the Boeing Starliner, their return has been delayed quite a few times.&nbsp;

The Boeing Starliner has encountered several problems, like small helium leaks and faulty thrusters, which have raised safety concerns. “All this information is going to go in a big bucket, and all the engineers are going to review it and try to see if it doesn’t point to root cause or point to some additional testing that we can do in the future to eliminate this problem once and for all,” Mark Nappi, vice-president of and program manager of Boeing's commercial crew program told the media. He believes that these hurdles will help make the Boeing Starliner more efficient.&nbsp;

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NASA revealed on Wednesday (Jul 10)&nbsp;that they were still running tests to ensure smooth performance of the space capsule. NASA is confident that the Boeing Starliner is equipped with emergency evacuation provisions for the astronauts if needed.&nbsp;

<h2>Sunita Williams speaks to the media, says she is optimistic about her return to Earth&nbsp;</h2>

Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore held a press conference on July 10 from the International Space Station (ISS). "I feel confident that, if we had to, if there was a problem with the International Space Station, we would get in (the Starliner spacecraft) and we could undock, talk to our team, and figure out the best way to come home," Sunita Williams told the CNN. "I have a real good feeling in my heart that the spacecraft will bring us home, no problem," Williams added.&nbsp;

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Both Williams and Wilmore are optimistic about their return to Earth and said that they trust the team working towards bringing them back. They are confident that the technical skillset of the people working at NASA will bring them back safely. Wilmore said that he and Williams were enjoying the "extra" time in space and were unperturbed by the issues.&nbsp;

<h2>Boeing under scrutiny after Starliner faces technical problems&nbsp;</h2>

Earlier this year, Boeing was accused of a flawed manufacturing process for its 787 Dreamliner planes. With Boeing's Starliner also facing several technical problems, the company is under scrutiny.&nbsp;

Boeing's Starliner was designed to carry seven passengers for low-Earth orbit missions. The space capsule is designed to be reused 10 times with a six-month turnaround.&nbsp;

With the return of the astronauts at the ISS being delayed due to technical issues, Boeing is struggling to keep their image intact. There are doubts about the company's safety record and whether it maintains quality standards.&nbsp;

 
(With inputs from agencies)&nbsp;

Two astronauts from NASA, Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, may be stuck in Boeing's Starliner till mid-August due to technical problems. Both astronauts boarded the International Space Station (ISS) on June 5.

Two astronauts from NASA, Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, may be stuck in Boeing's Starliner till mid-August due to technical problems. Both astronauts boarded the International Space Station (ISS) on June 5. The test mission was initially planned for one week. However, due to technical problems faced by the Boeing Starliner, their return has been delayed quite a few times. The Boeing Starliner has encountered several problems, like small helium leaks and faulty thrusters, which have raised safety concerns. “All this information is going to go in a big bucket, and all the engineers are going to review it and try to see if it doesn’t point to root cause or point to some additional testing that we can do in the future to eliminate this problem once and for all,” Mark Nappi, vice-president of and program manager of Boeing's commercial crew program told the media. He believes that these hurdles will help make the Boeing Starliner more efficient. Also read | When will Sunita Williams return home? Indian-origin astronaut speaks from space NASA revealed on Wednesday (Jul 10) that they were still running tests to ensure smooth performance of the space capsule. NASA is confident that the Boeing Starliner is equipped with emergency evacuation provisions for the astronauts if needed. Sunita Williams speaks to the media, says she is optimistic about her return to Earth Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore held a press conference on July 10 from the International Space Station (ISS). "I feel confident that, if we had to, if there was a problem with the International Space Station, we would get in (the Starliner spacecraft) and we could undock, talk to our team, and figure out the best way to come home," Sunita Williams told the CNN. "I have a real good feeling in my heart that the spacecraft will bring us home, no problem," Williams added. Watch | Starliner astronauts 'confident' on return trip, Sunita Williams & Billy Wilmore address press Both Williams and Wilmore are optimistic about their return to Earth and said that they trust the team working towards bringing them back. They are confident that the technical skillset of the people working at NASA will bring them back safely. Wilmore said that he and Williams were enjoying the "extra" time in space and were unperturbed by the issues. Boeing under scrutiny after Starliner faces technical problems Earlier this year, Boeing was accused of a flawed manufacturing process for its 787 Dreamliner planes. With Boeing's Starliner also facing several technical problems, the company is under scrutiny. Boeing's Starliner was designed to carry seven passengers for low-Earth orbit missions. The space capsule is designed to be reused 10 times with a six-month turnaround. With the return of the astronauts at the ISS being delayed due to technical issues, Boeing is struggling to keep their image intact. There are doubts about the company's safety record and whether it maintains quality standards. (With inputs from agencies)

Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore may be stuck in space this summer due to technical problems in Boeing capsule

A group of parish councillors in Britain has been accused of holding "Britain's worst Zoom meeting", after a chaotic and frequently aggressive online session.

For the unversed, parish councils have long been seen as the genteel backbone of local democracy in towns and villages across England, overseeing the upkeep of bus stops, and the maintainance of footpaths and street lighting.

The uploaded footage of an online meeting of Handforth Parish Council saw council chairman Brian Tolver and clerk Jackie Weaver getting into a spat, and the entire con-call descending into chaos.

It so happened that the meeting of the council in northwest England in December was plagued by technical problems.&nbsp;

Members forgot to turn their mics off, following which one councillor interrupted to take a phone call. It also appeared that participants arriving late weren't sure if the meeting has officially started.

But simmering tensions from the start between Tolver and his nemesis Weaver boiled over on an issue of bureaucracy -- whether the meeting was called legally and who was in charge.

"You have no authority here, Jackie Weaver! No authority at all!" Tolver bellowed down the camera after the clerk threatened to eject him from the meeting.

Moments later, Weaver quietly carried out her earlier threat and kicked the chairman out.

After she suggested a vote for a replacement, vice-chairman Aled Brewerton erupted.

"I take charge!" he said before telling Weaver to "read the standing orders".

"Read them and understand them!" Brewerton shouted before he in turn was booted out of the virtual meeting by Weaver.

The footage did not take much time to make its way into the mainstream media.

"I'm not actually sure who was in charge," Weaver told BBC radio on Friday in one of several media appearances.

Tolver also remained steadfast in his own view and called Weaver's actions an "appalling attack on democratic rights".

Actually... Britain's worst-ever!

A group of parish councillors in Britain has been accused of holding "Britain's worst Zoom meeting", after a chaotic and frequently aggressive online session. For the unversed, parish councils have long been seen as the genteel backbone of local democracy in towns and villages across England, overseeing the upkeep of bus stops, and the maintainance of footpaths and street lighting.

A group of parish councillors in Britain has been accused of holding "Britain's worst Zoom meeting", after a chaotic and frequently aggressive online session. For the unversed, parish councils have long been seen as the genteel backbone of local democracy in towns and villages across England, overseeing the upkeep of bus stops, and the maintainance of footpaths and street lighting. The uploaded footage of an online meeting of Handforth Parish Council saw council chairman Brian Tolver and clerk Jackie Weaver getting into a spat, and the entire con-call descending into chaos. It so happened that the meeting of the council in northwest England in December was plagued by technical problems. Members forgot to turn their mics off, following which one councillor interrupted to take a phone call. It also appeared that participants arriving late weren't sure if the meeting has officially started. But simmering tensions from the start between Tolver and his nemesis Weaver boiled over on an issue of bureaucracy -- whether the meeting was called legally and who was in charge. "You have no authority here, Jackie Weaver! No authority at all!" Tolver bellowed down the camera after the clerk threatened to eject him from the meeting. Moments later, Weaver quietly carried out her earlier threat and kicked the chairman out. After she suggested a vote for a replacement, vice-chairman Aled Brewerton erupted. "I take charge!" he said before telling Weaver to "read the standing orders". "Read them and understand them!" Brewerton shouted before he in turn was booted out of the virtual meeting by Weaver. The footage did not take much time to make its way into the mainstream media. "I'm not actually sure who was in charge," Weaver told BBC radio on Friday in one of several media appearances. Tolver also remained steadfast in his own view and called Weaver's actions an "appalling attack on democratic rights". Actually... Britain's worst-ever!

Britain's worst-ever! Parish council meeting descends into chaos, goes viral

Search engine Bing's outage in China last week was a technical error, rather than an intentional censorship block, a source familiar with the matter said, although Chinese authorities and Microsoft have not commented on the topic.

From a technical perspective, a person at Microsoft Corp told Reuters, the site appeared to have been blocked in a manner similar to sites blocked by the government.

But the company had received no prior notice from authorities, and the disruption was not intentional on the part of the government, added the person, who declined to be identified, citing the sensitivity of the matter.

Microsoft was not immediately available for comment on Monday. Last week, although it confirmed the outage, it declined to give details.

The Cyberspace Administration of China did not respond immediately to a faxed request from Reuters seeking comment.

Starting from Thursday, Internet users in China attempting to access cn.bing.com, the search engine's domestic URL, found themselves directed to an error page.

Attempts to log on to Facebook, Google search, or other sites blocked by China's Great Firewall, encountered the same fate.

Service had resumed by late on Friday, however.

Engineers at ExpressVPN, a provider of virtual private network (VPN) software allowing internet users in China to access censored websites, ran tests during the outage to determine its origin.

They found that rather than domain name service (DNS) poisoning, the most common means for blocking sites under the Great Firewall, Bing's outage appeared to employ a technique known as "black-holing".

With this method, rather than redirecting to a dummy server traffic headed for a specific website, the traffic is simply cut off en route, usually at the internet service provider (ISP) level.

Express VPN Vice President Harold Li said blackholing boosts the likelihood of an accidental block, versus the more typical DNS poisoning, though he added that the company could not confirm the exact nature of the outage.

"We have no idea if it was an accident or not, but it's much easier to make the mistake of blocking Bing when you're blocking a set of IP addresses," he said, referring to website addresses.

Bing has long been the only major overseas search engine accessible in China, which blocked access to Alphabet’s Google search platform starting in 2010. Microsoft alters Bing's results to avoid politically sensitive topics, in line with government policy.

Bing's outage came a day after a widely read article by a Chinese journalist criticizing the quality of search results from Baidu Inc, the dominant domestic search engine.

That led some internet users to speculate the two incidents were related. The company has endured regular public backlash since 2016 when a Chinese student died after seeking treatment at a hospital that advertised on Baidu.

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Search engine Bing's outage in China last week was a technical error, rather than an intentional censorship block, a source familiar with the matter said, although Chinese authorities and Microsoft have not commented on the topic.

Search engine Bing's outage in China last week was a technical error, rather than an intentional censorship block, a source familiar with the matter said, although Chinese authorities and Microsoft have not commented on the topic. From a technical perspective, a person at Microsoft Corp told Reuters, the site appeared to have been blocked in a manner similar to sites blocked by the government. But the company had received no prior notice from authorities, and the disruption was not intentional on the part of the government, added the person, who declined to be identified, citing the sensitivity of the matter. Microsoft was not immediately available for comment on Monday. Last week, although it confirmed the outage, it declined to give details. The Cyberspace Administration of China did not respond immediately to a faxed request from Reuters seeking comment. Starting from Thursday, Internet users in China attempting to access cn.bing.com, the search engine's domestic URL, found themselves directed to an error page. Attempts to log on to Facebook, Google search, or other sites blocked by China's Great Firewall, encountered the same fate. Service had resumed by late on Friday, however. Engineers at ExpressVPN, a provider of virtual private network (VPN) software allowing internet users in China to access censored websites, ran tests during the outage to determine its origin. They found that rather than domain name service (DNS) poisoning, the most common means for blocking sites under the Great Firewall, Bing's outage appeared to employ a technique known as "black-holing". With this method, rather than redirecting to a dummy server traffic headed for a specific website, the traffic is simply cut off en route, usually at the internet service provider (ISP) level. Express VPN Vice President Harold Li said blackholing boosts the likelihood of an accidental block, versus the more typical DNS poisoning, though he added that the company could not confirm the exact nature of the outage. "We have no idea if it was an accident or not, but it's much easier to make the mistake of blocking Bing when you're blocking a set of IP addresses," he said, referring to website addresses. Bing has long been the only major overseas search engine accessible in China, which blocked access to Alphabet’s Google search platform starting in 2010. Microsoft alters Bing's results to avoid politically sensitive topics, in line with government policy. Bing's outage came a day after a widely read article by a Chinese journalist criticizing the quality of search results from Baidu Inc, the dominant domestic search engine. That led some internet users to speculate the two incidents were related. The company has endured regular public backlash since 2016 when a Chinese student died after seeking treatment at a hospital that advertised on Baidu.

Bing outage in China was technical error, not censors' block - source

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