Hijackers of the Indian Airlines Boeing were flown to Chandigarh where a magistrate remanded them to 21 days of police custody. The seven hijackers face life imprisonment under the case registered at Chandigarh. India has thanked the UAE and the US for their help in returning the hijackers of the Indian Airlines Boeing 737 to India.
Typhoon Kills 1,000
Up to 1,000 people are feared to have died when Typhoon Ike whipped through southern Philippines with destructive fury. The confirmed death toll was put at 300 as a group of reporters flew into Suriago to be confronted with extraordinary scenes of devastation. The typhoon slammed into Suriago Del Norte province. Within two hours, it caused unprecedented damage.
30-hour Blackout
A 30-hour blackout forced The Indian Express and its sister publications, Jansatta and Financial Express, to miss editions dated Monday and Tuesday. The power supply was restored at 9:30pm, barely in time to produce Tuesday’s city edition in the absence of the supplies promised earlier in the day.
Unease Over Akalis
The Political Affairs Committee of the Union Cabinet met to review the Punjab situation and the reports on the Sikh convention held at Amritsar. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi presided over the meeting. The committee is understood to have noted with concern that the Sikh congregation has completely ignored the statement of Home Minister P V Narasimha Rao inviting the Akalis for negotiations.