New Delhi:Mother Dairy has hiked milk prices by Rs 2-4 per litre, effective from Thursday, due to rising input costs, sources said. Mother Dairy, the largest milk supplier in Delhi-NCR, had last raised prices on May 14, 2026. Prior to that, the price revision was done in April, 2025. According to sources, Mother Dairy has revised the consumer prices of its liquid milk variants by Rs 2-4 per litre, effective November 12. Mother Dairy spokesperson declined to comment. Sources said the procurement prices of milk from farmers have increased, forcing the company to partly pass on the rise in input cost to consumers. Mother Dairy passes on 75-80 per cent of its milk sales realisation to farmers. It sells around 35 lakh litres of milk per day in the Delhi-NCR market through its own outlets, general trade and e-commerce platforms. Overall, it sells more than 50 lakh litre per day.

Hijack threat to Air India flight a hoax

Kolkata:A hijack threat to a Mumbai-bound Air India flight before take-off on Wednesday morning that prompted security officials to park the aircraft in an isolation bay of the airport here and initiate statutory checks has turned out to be a hoax, an official said. Authorities at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport said flight AI 2772 will now depart around 5 pm following completion of necessary checks as per protocol. The flight was originally scheduled to depart around 10.30 am. The note threatening that the plane would be hijacked at 11.10 am was found in the washroom just before take-off, said Vikram Singh, the director of the Kolkata Airport. All 105 passengers in the aircraft were deboarded, and it was taken to the isolation bay, he said.

Ex- VP Dhankhar

collapses during

morning walk

New Delhi:Former vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar was admitted to AIIMS here after he fell unconscious during his morning walk on Wednesday, sources said. Details about his health condition were not immediately available. AIIMS authorities have not issued an official statement so far.