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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed Captain Smit Machchhar as a “hero” after the Indian Flydubai pilot was seriously injured during a cockpit altercation on a Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flight. Modi said Machchhar showed courage and determination to protect passengers despite being injured, and credited his actions with helping avert a major tragedy. The Captain Smit Machchhar incident took place...

Captain Smit Machchhar, the Indian pilot injured during a serious cockpit incident aboard a Flydubai flight, is in good health and recovering well, the Indian Embassy in the United Arab Emirates said on Thursday, October 1, 2026. Indian Ambassador to the UAE Deepak Mittal met Machchhar and his family at the hospital and reviewed his condition. The latest update comes...

The LPU Student Protest 2026 in Phagwara, Punjab, escalated into violent clashes between students and police on September 27 after allegations circulated on social media that a female student had been sexually assaulted on the Lovely Professional University campus. Following the unrest, the university suspended regular classes for 10 days from September 28 and postponed mid-term examinations until further notice....

Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov has claimed that a senior US official publicly indicated that Washington would not allow India to become another China, describing the alleged remark as a “Freudian slip”. Alipov made the comments on September 27, 2026, while speaking at the NDTV Defence Summit, amid growing discussion over US pressure on India’s purchases of Russian crude...

Six US F-35 Lightning II fighter jets and more than 200 American airmen have arrived at Jodhpur in Rajasthan to participate in the second edition of Tarang Shakti 2026, marking the first time the American fifth-generation stealth fighters are taking part in the Indian Air Force’s multinational air exercise. US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor announced the arrival on September...

The LPU Student Protest 2026 turned violent at Lovely Professional University in Phagwara, Punjab, after unverified reports circulated on social media claiming that a female student had allegedly been raped on campus by a worker. The protest, which began early on Sunday, September 27, escalated into campus vandalism, a highway blockade and clashes with police. Authorities said they had initially...

The TMC BJP Clash Kolkata 2026 incident has triggered fresh political tensions in the city after supporters of the Trinamool Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party clashed in the Mukundapur area on Tuesday evening. Several people were reportedly injured, and police used a baton charge to disperse the rival groups as the confrontation escalated. Both parties have accused each other of...

The latest warning about El Nino Heat India Deaths has raised concerns over the potential health impact of unusually high temperatures in the coming months. A new report from the Climate Impact Lab estimates that India could record around 15,800 additional heat-related deaths between September 2026 and February 2027 compared with a normal year. The projection comes as a powerful...

India has emerged with the India Strongest Growth Outlook among the major economies and regions covered by the World Economic Forum’s latest Chief Economists’ Outlook. The September 2026 survey found that 74 percent of participating chief economists expect strong or very strong economic growth in India over the next 12 months, putting the country marginally ahead of Southeast Asia. The...