News Dabba for 28 April 2026: 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, IndiGo's SOS to government, Russia shipping India’s fourth S-400 system, to the top court rebuking plea citing Kamakhya temple practices in Sabarimala review.

Hindustan Times exclusive: Russia ships India’s fourth S-400 system, to be deployed by May end

Hindustan Times reports that the fourth Russian S-400 air defence system is on its way to India and is expected to be received at Indian port by mid-May. The fifth S-400 system, which performed admirably during Operation Sindoor, is expected to be shipped to India in November this year. The Modi government has already given a green signal for acquisition of five more S-400 systems, which have the capability to destroy any aerial target east of Indus in Pakistan with target range touching 400 kilometres. Read the full report here.

Air India, IndiGo send SOS to government, Indian Express reports

Air India, IndiGo and SpiceJet have said they are on the verge of “stopping operations” and have sought the government’s “urgent intervention” amid high jet fuel prices, Indian Express reports. The country’s top airlines are facing the double whammy of higher aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices and longer routes due to war-related airspace restrictions. The report mentions that airlines incur nearly 40 percent of their operational expenses on procuring jet fuel. The West Asia turmoil has pushed up oil prices, and airspace restrictions have increased airlines’ operating costs, especially on long-haul routes. Read the full report here.

BBC reports from scene of fatal Indonesia train crash

At least 15 people have died after a train collision in Bekasi, near the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, BBC reports. The incident happened on Monday evening when a stationary passenger train was hit from behind by a long-distance commuter train running on the same track. The report says that the train's back carriage - which is reserved for female passengers - was badly struck, with local officials saying all of the victims were women, most of whom had been pinned inside by the crushed metal. A further 88 passengers were injured in the crash, the report says. Read the full report here.

Top court rebukes plea citing Kamakhya temple practices in Sabarimala review, NDTV reports

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the nine-judge Constitution bench is not adjudicating on individual temple practices - like animal sacrifice or occultism - as a petitioner objected to tantric practices being practiced at Assam's famous Ma Kamakhya Temple. NDTV reports that an advocate seeking review of the court's Sabarimala Temple verdict argued that occult practices and animal sacrifice there violated fundamental rights guaranteed under Article 21. The advocate pointed out the temple functioned without any denomination, the report adds. Read the full report here.

UK appeals High Court ruling that granted Palestine Action a victory: Al Jazeera

The United Kingdom is appealing the High Court’s landmark ruling that the government’s ban on Palestine Action was illegal, Al Jazeera reports. The two-day hearing, which begins on Tuesday at the Court of Appeal in London, comes after top judges described the proscription of the direct-action group as a terrorist organisation as “disproportionate” in February. The report says that this week’s case marks the latest development in the legal battle between the state and the activist network whose stated mission is to target companies associated with the Israeli military. Read the full report here.