An IndiGo flight travelling from Lucknow to Dammam in Saudi Arabia made an emergency landing at Ahmedabad airport on Thursday evening after a bomb threat was reported on board.

The flight, numbered 6E97, landed at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Ahmedabad Airport at 5:45 pm. All 107 passengers and six crew members on board were safely disembarked after the aircraft landed.

According to airport police, a crew member found the word “bomb” written on a piece of paper on the flight. The discovery prompted the emergency landing in Ahmedabad.

Police and CISF search aircraft

Local police and the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) carried out a search of the aircraft following the threat.

Officials said that nothing suspicious had been found on board so far. The passengers and crew were safely taken off the aircraft as security personnel examined the plane.

The incident comes days after another flight faced a similar security scare at Ahmedabad airport.

On August 31, an Air India Express flight travelling from Dammam to New Delhi made an emergency landing in Ahmedabad after a crew member found a message on a tissue paper claiming that there was a bomb on board. That threat was later found to be a hoax.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit India on September 12 and 13 to attend the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, China’s foreign ministry has confirmed.

The announcement ends days of uncertainty over whether Xi would travel to India for the high-profile summit. The visit has particular significance as it will be his first trip to India in seven years.

According to China’s foreign ministry, Xi will travel to New Delhi at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and participate in the BRICS Summit.

Xi Jinping’s first India visit in seven years

Xi’s upcoming visit comes after a period of strained India-China relations following the 2020 Galwan Valley border clashes. The clashes resulted in the deaths of 20 Indian soldiers, while the number of Chinese casualties was not known.

The Chinese president last visited India in 2019, when he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi for an informal summit in Mamallapuram near Chennai.

Xi had earlier travelled to India in September 2014 during the first terms of both leaders. He also visited Goa in 2016 to attend the BRICS Summit.

India-China ties show signs of improvement

Relations between India and China have improved in recent years. The reference report notes that the change has come particularly after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to China last year.

India has also eased some restrictions on Chinese investment that were introduced after the 2020 border clashes, including in sectors such as electronics, capital goods and solar cells.

China’s foreign ministry has described India and China as “partners, not competitors”, saying the two countries represent opportunities rather than threats to each other’s development.

Xi and Prime Minister Modi also briefly met earlier this month at a regional forum in Kyrgyzstan.

The Chinese president’s presence at the BRICS Summit in New Delhi is therefore set to bring the two leaders together again as India and China work to improve their bilateral relationship.

US President Donald Trump has promised to give every adult American $5,000 if Republicans retain control of both chambers of Congress following the November midterm elections.

Trump made the announcement while addressing the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, where he urged supporters to back his party in the November 3 election.

“If the Republicans win, you win with us and you get $5,000,” Trump said, referring to the proposed payment as the “Trump dividend.”

Trump does not specify funding source

Trump did not provide details about how the proposed payments would be financed. He said only that the US was making “so much money.”

The proposal could cost at least $1 trillion, according to the report, and its financial and political feasibility remains uncertain.

Trump also urged voters to treat the midterm election as if he himself were on the ballot, saying, “I’m asking you to pretend that I’m on the ballot.”

Trump seeks Republican victory in midterms

Trump is seeking to help Republicans retain both the House of Representatives and the Senate in the November 3 midterm elections.

The pledge comes as Trump’s approval ratings remain in the low 30s, while voters have expressed concerns over high prices and the US war with Iran.

Decision Desk HQ projects Democrats to win the House 230-205 and the Senate 51-49 in November, according to the report.

Trump also defends Iran war and tariffs

During his speech, Trump defended the US military action against Iran, saying he believed Tehran was close to developing a nuclear weapon.

He also said oil prices would fall after the US wins the war with Iran and defended his administration’s sweeping tariffs on US trade partners.

Trump further warned that the United States could become a “communist country” if Democrats win, while urging voters to support Republicans.