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20 Mar

Iran Claims First-Ever Strike on US F-35 Stealth Fighter; Pentagon Confirms Emergency Landing

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Tehran (Rajeev Sharma): In a significant escalation of the ongoing West Asia conflict, Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) claimed on Thursday, March 19, 2026, to have successfully struck a United States Air Force F-35 Lightning II. If fully verified, this would mark the first time a fifth-generation US stealth fighter has been hit by enemy fire in combat. The IRGC stated that the aircraft was intercepted at 2:50 a.m. local time over central Iranian airspace by their "advanced, modern air defense systems," following what they described as a successful campaign that has already downed over 125 US and Israeli…

04 Feb

Turkish Airlines Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Kolkata After Engine Fire Alert

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Kolkata (Rajeev Sharma|): A Turkish Airlines flight travelling from Kathmandu to Istanbul was forced to make an emergency landing at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata on Wednesday afternoon after the pilot suspected a fire in one of the aircraft’s engines, airport officials said. The aircraft, carrying 236 passengers and 11 crew members, had taken off from Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu when the pilot noticed a possible fire in the right engine within minutes of departure. As a precautionary measure, the engine was immediately shut down. Following the alert, the pilot contacted Kolkata air traffic control and…