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Dubai police officers on Thursday set a Guinness World Record by pulling the world's largest passenger airliner Airbus A380 for a distance of 100 metres. The plane which weighs 3.02 lakh kg was dragged by 56 police officers to break the previous record set by 100 people who pulled a 2.18-lakh kg airplane at Hong Kong International Airport in 2011.

At least 14 people were killed and several others were feared to have drowned after a tourist boat capsized near Krishna river in Andhra Pradesh. Reports said the boat, which has a capacity to carry 20 passengers, was overcrowded. However, the private tourism company that runs the boat claimed that the number of passengers was within the stipulated limit.

Global carbon emissions will touch a record high of 37 billion tonnes, an analysis by the Global Carbon Project has revealed. World carbon emissions had been roughly flat between 2014 and 2016 but will rise by 2% this year, with the increase attributed to an estimated 3.5% rise in China's emissions. Meanwhile, US emissions will decline by 0.4% in 2017.

'An Insignificant Man', a documentary on Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, "does not show any intra-party squabbling that we haven't watched on news channels," wrote Hindustan Times (HT). "'An Insignificant Man' is invaluable and fascinating," said Firstpost while Times Now called it "an engaging watch for new-age documentary lovers". It was rated 3/5 (HT), 3.5/5 (Times Now) and 4/5 (Firstpost).

Ajit Andhare, Chief Operating Officer of Viacom18 Motion Pictures, has called the rumours of the release date of their upcoming film 'Padmavati' being postponed as completely baseless. The film is currently scheduled to release on December 1. Earlier, it was being reported that the Censor Board was delaying certification to the film over incomplete submission of documents.

India did not behave itself by invading our airspace with its drone which later crashed near the Sikkim boundary, China's state media said on Saturday. China also claimed that the alleged intrusion took place in the disputed Doklam region where the Indian and Chinese troops engaged in a military standoff for more than two months in June over sovereignty concerns.

Veteran actor Dilip Kumar got his first acting offer after he was spotted selling fruits by actress Devika Rani. Ashok Raj in his book 'Hero: The silent era to Dilip Kumar' wrote, "It was by...chance that the shy shopkeeper had only replaced his father that day." Dilip, who turned 95 on Monday, debuted with Rani's 1944 film 'Jwar Bhata'.

NASA has shared a new time-lapse of a Pacific island named "Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai", formed from the ash of an underwater volcanic eruption that lasted from December 2014 to January 2015. Initially expected to stay above sea level for only a few months, new satellite observations have led scientists to estimate it could survive around six to 30 years.

India registered their biggest victory in T20Is after defeating Sri Lanka by 93 runs in the first T20I in Cuttack on Wednesday. India were driven by leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, who took a four-wicket haul and became the leading wicket-taker in T20Is in 2017. India are unbeaten in 15 home series across all formats since November 2015.

A federal judge in Seattle on Saturday partially blocked US President Donald Trump's move to suspend the family reunification programme for refugees. The judge ruled that the Trump administration cannot block the entry of refugees from the eleven Security Advisory Opinion (SAO) nations if they have a "bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the United States".

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un has ordered reopening of a border hotline with South Korea after an almost two-year-long freeze at 6.30 GMT on Wednesday. The talks are aimed to discuss North Korea's possible participation in the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea next month. This comes after South Korea proposed talks with North Korea over the participation.

The government has announced April 1 as the deadline for the mandatory installation of Global Positioning System (GPS) devices and panic buttons in all passenger transport vehicles, including taxis and buses. The move will help the passengers to alert police and transport department in panic situations. Meanwhile, three-wheelers like e-rickshaws and auto rickshaws have been exempted from the rule.

The Uttar Pradesh Police on Wednesday arrested Salim, the prime accused in the murder case of a youth who was shot dead during Kasganj violence on Republic Day. Salim had been absconding with his brothers Nasim and Wasim after the incident. The clashes occurred over an unauthorised bike rally by Vishva Hindu Parishad.

Aam Aadmi Party's Punjab unit President Bhagwant Mann on Friday announced his resignation from the post. However, Mann tweeted, "But my fight against drug mafia...will continue". This comes after the party's state unit expressed disappointment over Delhi CM and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal's apology to former Punjab minister Bikram Majithia for accusing him of being involved in drug trade.

A 54-year-old health officer of the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation named Ashwini Patil was the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine shot in Thane district. "I took the first vaccine to give the message that there is nothing to worry," Patil said. She added, "I want all the health workers to come forward and take the vaccine dose."

After Karnataka government started regulating entry into the state through its borders with Kerala amid rising COVID-19 cases, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan wrote a letter to PM Narendra Modi, stating that it is contrary to Centre's instructions. "Many persons, mainly students...and patients going for medical treatment are put to undue hardships at the state borders," Vijayan said.

A 40-year-old transgender was arrested for allegedly beating up a woman and snatching her money in Uttamnagar, Pune. According to police, the accused tried to forcibly take a woman's money. Meanwhile, when the complainant woman went to rescue her, the accused beat the complainant, tore her clothes and snatched ₹250 from her.