New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Captain Smit Machchhar, speaking to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a video call on Friday, gave him a brief account of the fatal attack and his fightback inside the Dubai-Tel Aviv flydubai flight cockpit and stated that he kept chanting 'Hanuman Chalisa' while fighting off the attacker co-pilot.
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke with flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar over a video call, praising his courage, presence of mind and composure during the mid-air incident in which he helped save the lives of passengers and crew members.
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke with flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar through a video call and praised his courage, presence of mind and composure, saying his actions helped save many lives.
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has said that the Nellie Massacre of 1983, which killed almost 5000 Bangladeshi Muslims in Assam, could have been averted if the then Congress government had allowed the SIR process to be conducted.
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Indian captain Smit Machchhar, visibly moved and emotional over receiving a telephone call from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, told him that he was his biggest idol and someone he always looked up to.
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke to brave Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar, who saved 170 lives on the flydubai flight despite facing a life-threatening attack in the cockpit and wished him a quick recovery.
Lucknow, Oct 2 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) national president Mayawati on Friday targeted the Samajwadi Party (SP), accusing it of practising nepotism and money-driven politics and alleging that the party’s actions contradict its claims of representing socialism and PDA.
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Friday hit out at the Opposition over its protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, saying that the Opposition parties were only looking for an excuse in the name of the Election Commission.
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) AAP leader and Delhi unit president Saurabh Bharadwaj, along with several party workers, was detained on Friday while protesting against the Election Commission at Jantar Mantar.
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed states and union territories where the nationwide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has been completed to conduct a special drive to identify and enrol voters who may have been left out.
