A private coaching class trip from Alandi in Pune to Diveagar turned into a tragedy after eight students who had gone on a picnic drowned. Initial information suggests that all eight students drowned after entering the water.
The FDA seized 3,902 kg of unsafe food and 617 litres of milk, while a separate crackdown on banned products led to seizures worth Rs 67.67 lakh.
An Indian pilot saved over 170 lives, mostly Israelis, on a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight by fighting the co-pilot who wanted to crash the plane. The incident brought back the memories of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks in which an Indian nanny, Sandra Samuel, saved the life of two-year-old Israeli boy, Moshe Holtzberg, even as his family was killed by Pakistani terrorists.
A mid-air attack on a Tel Aviv-bound flydubai flight has triggered a probe into a possible hijacking or terrorist incident. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu claimed the co-pilot who stabbed Indian captain Smit Machchhar had undergone radical indoctrination, while investigators probe a possible Iran link.
Retired judge Indrajit Chatterjee said he will resign as the head of the SIR tribunal in Murshidabad on November 2 if his request to work from home or be provided an office closer to his residence is not accepted.
BJP leaders and temple authorities held pujas and havans across India for Captain Smit Machchhar after he was stabbed stopping an alleged crash attempt on a flydubai flight.
Police and CDSCO officials seized Pakistan-origin cosmetics worth Rs 7 lakh from Hyderabad shops. The action has widened scrutiny of an alleged illegal supply chain routed through Mumbai.
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury urged Mamata Banerjee to rejoin the Congress with her remaining MLAs and MPs, offering to accept her leadership in Bengal amid the TMC's internal rebellion.
A vessel carrying Suvendu Adhikari got stuck in the Bhagirathi while he was heading to a BJP rally in Shaktipur. The disruption drew attention to low water levels and navigability limits on the river route.
A speeding Scorpio hit a minor on National Highway 36 in Nagaon and fled the spot before police intercepted it at Nonoi. The case led to two arrests, a vandalised vehicle and an investigation into the alleged escape.
As Captain Smit Machchhar recovers from the flydubai cockpit attack, his New Zealand flight school has recalled him as a standout trainee. The recollection comes as investigators piece together the emergency that ended with passengers restraining the co-pilot and the aircraft landing in Saudi Arabia.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay urged people, especially youngsters, to donate blood on National Voluntary Blood Donation Day. He said wider voluntary participation is vital to keep hospitals ready for emergencies and critical care.
Following Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar's heroics aboard a flydubai jet during a mid-air attack, in which his actions helped save nearly 180 lives, the courage of Neerja Bhanot, who saved passengers during the Pan Am Flight 73 hijacking in Pakistan, has resurfaced in public memory. This is how Bhanot rose to the occasion when hundreds of lives depended on her split-second decisions.
A portion of the Shahi Masjid in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain was damaged on Thursday during the removal of structures for a road-widening project. No injuries were reported. Days earlier, the area witnessed clashes and protests against the road widening plan.
Four men died after a suspected toxic gas leak inside a stranded vessel near Mumbai while allegedly attempting theft. Police are probing the source of the leak, earlier thefts and the ship's background.
From "remember his name" to "what a hero", Israeli flooded social media with tributes to flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar, with users sharing videos to thank the Indian pilot and hail his courage after he was seriously injured while fighting back during the cockpit attack and helping avert a potential catastrophe.
Israeli passenger Yaniv Hayun and his daughter Noa were onboard the Dubai-Tel Aviv flydubai flight when he stormed into the cockpit and helped subdue the co-pilot who had stabbed Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar.
Police arrested Amit Kumar alias Aditya Raj in Delhi in a Defence Ministry tender fraud case. The case centres on allegations that he took Rs 15.69 lakh, used forged documents and issued death threats.
PM Modi praised Captain Smit Machchhar as a "hero", saying the Indian pilot's courage and presence of mind helped avert what could have been a "9/11-style tragedy". Machchhar fought off a knife attack by the co-pilot, opened the cockpit door and called for help, foiling an attempt to crash the aircraft.
A Madhya Pradesh High Court-appointed commission has held decades of civic lapses responsible for Indore's Bhagirathpura water tragedy, which killed 35 people. It has sought accountability, compensation and structural reforms to prevent another outbreak.
