New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) The crew of a hijacked flydubai flight reportedly clashed with Israeli passengers after they subdued an axe-wielding co-pilot who had attacked the pilot.
Boston (United States), Oct 4 (IANS) Debris from a medical plane with six people on board, which had lost contact while flying from Bermuda to Boston, has been found, the US Coast Guard confirmed.
Washington, Oct 4 (IANS) US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau and the Seattle chapter of the American Jewish Committee have hailed Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar for his role in preventing what they described as an attempted hijacking of a flydubai flight travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv.
Washington, Oct 4(IANS) The United States on Saturday urged Ethiopia and Eritrea to exercise “maximum restraint” amid increasing cross-border tensions, warning that another conflict could trigger a new humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa.
Washington, Oct 4 (IANS) A large number of Indian Americans gathered at Gravelly Point Park in Virginia for a Viksit Bharat Unity Run organised by the Indian Embassy, combining running, yoga and meditation with a message of fitness and community participation.
Jerusalem, Oct 4 (IANS) Captain Smit Machchhar, the pilot who fought off an alleged attempt to seize control of a flydubai aircraft bound for Israel, has recounted the terrifying moments inside the cockpit when he realised that his co-pilot was attacking him.
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that the government has adopted a new arrangement to manage the “special conditions” facing the country, while asserting that efforts to pressure Iran economically have failed to achieve their intended objectives.
Tehran, Oct 4 (IANS) The navy of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has targeted at least seven "violating" oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz in the past five days, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has invited FlyDubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to light a celebratory flame at Israel's next Independence Day ceremony, describing the Indian pilot who foiled a mid-air attack as a hero of India, Israel and the entire world, during a telephone conversation with him on Sunday.
Nicosia, Oct 3 (IANS) India and Cyprus held the first meeting of their Joint Maritime Committee (JMC) in Limassol, co-chaired by Joint Secretary (International Cooperation) in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Venkatesapathy S, and Acting Permanent Secretary in the Shipping Deputy Ministry of Cyprus, Theodoulos Mesimeris, the High Commission of India in Nicosia said on Saturday.
