A major tragedy was averted today afternoon when an Air India flight from Gaya to Delhi had to make an emergency landing soon after take-off. AI 433 made a scheduled departure at 3:50 pm and just after eight minutes of take off it had to make an emergency landing after the pilot detected a technical snag in the plane. Former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor was also in the flight. Tharoor is now leaving for Delhi via train. Tharoor had gone to Gaya on a personal visit.

Source: India Today July 15, 2016 15:11 UTC