News Dabba for 20 June 2025: Five stories for a balanced news diet

Indie Journal brings you the daily updates that the internet is talking about through various news websites. Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from Air India flight suffering bird-hit, Israel killing Gaza aid seekers and updates on Israel-Iran conflict.

Air India flight suffers bird-hit while flying to Pune,  Hindustan Times reports

Hindustan Times reports that Air India was forced to cancel its scheduled flight from Pune to Delhi on Friday after the aircraft suffered a bird hit on its inbound journey from the national capital. The hit was noticed after the plane landed safely in Pune, and was being prepared for a return journey to Delhi. Air India extended its apologies to passengers affected by the disruption, calling the event “unforeseen” and emphasized that “the safety of our passengers and crew remains our top priority". Read the full report here.

PM Modi flags off first made-in-India locomotive to be exported from Bihar factory, Indian Express

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Siwan on Friday in his fourth visit to poll-bound Bihar this year, Indian Express reports. There, he flagged off the first made-in-India diesel locomotive to be exported from the Marhaura railway factory. The locomotive will be exported to the West African nation of Guinea. The Prime Minister will also inaugurate and lay foundation stones for several development projects, worth a total of Rs 9,145 crore, during his Siwan visit. Read the full report here.

BBC: UK and EU to hold talks with Iran as Trump sets two-week window over Middle East conflict

UK, French and German foreign ministers will hold talks with their Iranian counterpart in Geneva today, BBC reports, as part of efforts to ease the Israel-Iran conflict. It comes after the White House said US Presideny Donald Trump will decide in the next two weeks whether the US will join Israeli strikes on Iran. The exchange of fire between Israel and Iran has continued, with the Israeli military saying it attacked dozens of targets, including what it called missile manufacturing sites in Tehran. Seven people have been injured in Beersheba, southern Israel, emergency services say, after an Iranian missile struck a technology park, the report adds. Read the full report here.

India Today on Passport seva portal facing nationwide outage

The Passport Seva Portal, which offers passport-related services in India, is currently experiencing a major nationwide outage. India Today reports according to multiple user reports on social media platforms such as X, the outage began on Thursday, disrupting operations across Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) on both Thursday and Friday. The technical glitch has rendered both the website and mobile app non-functional, leaving thousands of applicants stranded and confused. India Today Tech reached out to the Passport Seva customer support helpline regarding the ongoing issue. While the team acknowledged the server problems, they did not provide any estimated timeline for when services would be restored. Read the full report here.

Al Jazeera reports, Israeli attacks kill at least 92 people including aid seekers in Gaza

At least 92 people have been killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip as desperate Palestinians continue to seek food amid an ongoing hunger crisis, Al Jazeera reports. Among those killed since dawn on Thursday, 64 were in Gaza City and the north and 16 others were waiting for aid assistance near the Netzarim Corridor, which splits north and south Gaza. Starving Palestinians have gathered in the area daily to receive packages from the United States- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), which the United Nations has condemned for its “weaponisation” of aid, the report says. Read the full report here.