‘It went on like a normal day till it wasn’t,’ Smit recalled MUMBAI: Two hours into the flight from Dubai to Tel Avivi, flydubai commander, Capt Smit Machchar was checking landing time and fuel figures on the computer when something struck hard at the back of his head. He thought part of his Boeing 737’s…
‘Thoughts with those who have lost their loved ones’: PM Modi on Kolkata stampede NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed grief over the deaths of 17 people and injuries to 15 others in the Kolkata pandal incident, calling it “extremely distressing”.PM Modi also announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from the…
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief and former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday backed the opposition’s call for ‘regime change’, saying a government that takes away people’s right to express themselves through voting and protests needs to be changed.“Police are assaulting youth and women, tearing their clothes….
Violence has been escalating in Manipur A 36-year old man was killed and four others injured after suspected militants attacked Chassad village in Manipur’s Kamjong district on Saturday, triggering an exchange of fire between the assailants and a local armed group, police said.Several rounds were fired at the Kuki village around 2.30 pm, and the…
The controversy erupted after Rathore, speaking at a seminar organised at the BJP state headquarters to mark former president A P J Abdul Kalam’s birth anniversary on Thursday, said that he would support Pakistan if it played against the US because Pakistan was India’s neighbour. NEW DELHI: Congress workers vandalised the BJP office in Rajasthan’s…
Flydubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar in hospital Indian Captain Smit Machchhar, who survived an assault by his Omani co-pilot aboard a flydubai flight in September, recalled the ordeal and how he might not survive.In a teaser released by Sky News Arabia ahead of an exclusive interview, asked whether there was a moment when he thought…
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh questions BJP on Census 2027 changes NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday accused the BJP-led Centre of pursuing a political agenda through its expansion of the pool of eligible enumerators for Census 2027. The party cited alleged links to an RSS training camp and a panel on demographic changes.Congress general secretary…
Dipke was detained shortly after leaving the residence for ‘Tiranga Yatra’ at Delhi’s Connaught Place (CP). NEW DELHI: CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday was granted bail on certain conditions within 24 hours of being taken into “preventive custody”.He is set to be released upon signing a peace bond, Delhi Police told news agency ANI.Dipke…
Stalin said he and his party have raised the issue since Bihar elections. NEW DELHI: MK Stalin on Saturday backed protests against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, but his latest salvo was directed as much at Congress as at the Election Commission. The DMK chief accused Congress of double standards on the…
Sukhbir Singh Badal has held Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann accountable for the breakdown of law and order following the tragic murder of anti-drug activist Parwinder Singh, also known as Jhota. NEW DELHI: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday held Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann directly responsible for the murder of…
