Delhi Airport Receives Hoax Bomb Threat, Normalcy at Terminal Operations Restored: Live Breaking News Headlines & Updates, August 12, 2019

Delhi Airport: A bomb threat call for Terminal- 2 was received by Delhi Police. Immediately, departure area was evacuated&passengers were moved to gate no4 while arriving passengers were on hold inside aircraft. It was found to be a hoax. Normalcy at terminal operation restored

Visakhapatnam: One dead and one missing, and 27 people have been rescued by the Indian Coast Guard.  29 crew members of Offshore Support Vessel Coastal Jaguar had jumped into the water after a fire engulfed the vessel, earlier today. 

Sanjay Bhatia, DCP (Airport): A person called up Delhi airport terminal-2 and said he had placed a bomb at the airport. He later denied when police identified him. Police are still carrying out a search as a precautionary measure.

Badaun: Seven people died after a truck overtuned in Allapur area, today.

Government Officials: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval interacted with Jammu & Kashmir Police and security forces personnel who are working for 16-17 hours a day.

83 people died in the last five days in various districts of Kerala due to floods.

Uttarakhand: Chamoli District Magistrate Swati S Bhadoriya declares holiday in all Government & private schools and Anganwadi in the district for tomorrow, in view of India Meteorological Department's forecast of rainfall in the region.

The Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Ranbir Singh toured the Kashmir Valley today to review the prevailing security situation in the region. The Army Commander visited formations in North & South Kashmir and was briefed about the current situation and recent counter-terrorist operations.

Former President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday congratulated Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla. Mukherjee, "I greatly appreciate the Speaker (Om Birla) for taking the trouble of coming & I must congratulate him for the smooth & efficient conduct of sessions of Parliament where every member got the opportunity to express their views."

Delhi: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President, Sardar Sukhbir Singh Badal met Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Anil Baijal at the latter's residence, today.

Defence PRO: 3000 army personnel deployed for flood relief & rescue operations in 15 districts of the 4 affected states. A total of approximately 35,000 persons have been rescued /evacuated in these states.

Delhi: Security heightened at and around Lal Quila metro station ahead of Independence Day 2019.

Gautam Budh Nagar SSP Vaibhav Krishna: Bouncers at MCD toll in Delhi asked the truck driver to pay Rs 14,600 toll tax & thrashed him after he couldn't pay, & threw his body in Noida. All 7 accused arrested.

ISRO Chairman: On 20 Aug, spacecraft will be reaching moon & we'll be carrying out lunar orbit insertion, by this process, Chandrayaan 2 will be around moon on Aug 20, we plan to have series of maneuvers around moon, finally on Sep 7 we'll be landing on moon, this is our plan.

Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC): Consequent to Pakistan's decision to suspend the Delhi - Lahore bus service, DTC is not able to send bus from August 12.

NSA Ajit Doval takes stock of the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, according to reports.

Visakhapatnam: At 11:30 am today, 29 crew members of Offshore Support Vessel Coastal Jaguar jumped into water after a fire engulfed the vessel. 28 rescued by Indian Coast Guard. Search for 1 missing crew underway. Exact cause of fire yet to be ascertained. #AndhraPradesh.

All flights out of Hong Kong cancelled for Monday (August 12) due to protests," reports local media.

Ahmedabad: 1 dead, 4 rescued, after an overhead water tank collapsed in Bopal area. More details awaited.

Delhi: Wrestler Babita Phogat and her father Mahavir Singh Phogat join Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of Union Minister Kiren Rijiju.