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2 pilots from Gujarat, Karnataka killed as training aircraft crashes in Kanpur
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Amid heavy flooding in Nepal that has killed at least 270 people, the ministry of external affairs on Thursday said that over 288 Indian nationals remain uncontactable. It added that 21 nationals have been rescued and efforts are being made for their safe return. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal further informed that 200 Indians nationals have sought assistance in Tibet. Following a controversy over the enrolment of the 2026 graduating batch after students objected to CJI Surya Kant’s proposed presence at their convocation, the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru, has cancelled the convocation ceremony for the 2026 graduating batch. Geetu Mohandas’ Yash-starrer Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups opened to lukewarm reviews but good collections at the box office, crossing the ₹ 100 crore mark at the domestic box office.
A notice dated August 27 has announced that no convocation would be held due to “unavoidable circumstances.
The deceased were identified as instructor Sachin Bhatia, a resident of Gujarat, and trainee pilot Abhishek Pujari from Karnataka, police commissioner Raghubir Lal said. A private training aircraft crashed in Kanpur on Thursday morning, police said, adding that the pilot and the co-pilot died on the spot. Reiterating a point he made in his Independence Day speech from the Red Fort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India’s Olympic performance can improve only if the country expands the number of sports in which it competes, particularly in disciplines where it has had little or no participation in the past.
