United Airlines flight narrowly escapes crash-landing at Orlando airport (Picture from X) A United Airlines flight on Sunday afternoon (local time) narrowly avoided a crash landing at Orlando International Airport in the US due to a “mechanical issue,” according to statements from the airline and the airport cited by Fox Orlando.A video of the flight’s...
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‘Extremely strange’: High-speed train smashes into oncoming one in Spain; witnesses recount horror
Image: X@/Artemisfornow At least 21 people were killed when a high-speed train derailed and collided with another train late Sunday in southern Spain.The regional emergency agency in Andalucía confirmed the death toll, while regional government president Juanma Moreno said the number of victims was expected to rise. The cause of the derailment was not immediately...
Iran’s ‘full-scale war’ warning amid Trump threats; Pahlavi declares ‘I will return’— key points
Photo credit: AP Iran’s state television channels were briefly hijacked on Sunday after anti-regime activists hacked Iran’s Badr satellite, broadcasting opposition messaging and protest footage across multiple networks, The Times of Israel reported.Exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi appeared in the unauthorised segments urging Iranians to join demonstrations and calling on security forces to side with...
IND vs NZ: Kohli keeps taking giant strides – all the big records India’s run-machine set
Virat Kohli (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli’s sublime century once again underlined his enduring greatness, even though it came in a losing cause as New Zealand clinched the ODI series 2-1 with a 41-run win in the decider on Sunday. Kohli’s 108-ball 124 — his record-extending 54th ODI hundred — was the centrepiece of...
‘Water is cold’: Rescuers avoided swimming through freezing waters to save Noida techie
NOIDA: A delivery agent, who reached the accident site after a 27-year-old software engineer’s car fell into a water-filled deep pit in Greater Noida, on Sunday said he himself jumped into the pit in a desperate attempt to help the victim when he saw rescue workers struggling.Moninder, the delivery agent, said he arrived at the...
Delhi chokes again: AQI ‘severe’ at 418; flights ops hit due to dense fog
NEW DELHI: Delhi continued to struggle with severe air pollution on Monday morning, with the AQI at 418 at 8 am, keeping the city in the ‘severe’ category, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).The Air Quality Index (AQI) in Dhaula Kuan and Pandav Nagar stood at 455, while ITO recorded 434.A few flights...
IND vs NZ: Kohli’s century stands out in defeat; Gill calls for introspection
Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India captain Shubman Gill struck a candid and reflective note after his side slumped to a 41-run defeat against New Zealand in the series-deciding ODI on Sunday, admitting that while Virat Kohli’s batting continues to be a massive positive, the team still has “a lot of...
‘Grant bail in case of delayed trial’: Ex-CJI DY Chandrachud cites Umar Khalid case
JAIPUR: Prolonged prison terms without trial undermine constitutional justice and demand bail, former Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said Sunday, citing cases such as Umar Khalid’s and warning courts to rigorously test national security claims.Speaking at Jaipur Literature Festival, Chandrachud said when state invokes national security, “the court is duty bound to carefully scrutinise...
Operation Trashi-I: Gunfight breaks out in J&K’s Kishtwar; 8 Army personnel injured
Security operations following an exchange of fires between security forces and terrorists. (ANI) NEW DELHI: Eight Army personnel were injured on Sunday in a prolonged gunfight with terrorists in a remote forested area of the upper reaches of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district.The encounter, which lasted for several hours, erupted when security forces came in...
‘We could see only a thin ray of light’: Noida techie’s final struggle in abandoned pit
In a heartbreaking incident, a software developer lost his life when his SUV plunged into a flooded construction pit in Noida. NOIDA: Trapped in a flooded pit on a fog-choked night, 27-year-old software engineer Yuvraj Mehta fought for nearly 90 minutes to stay alive — climbing onto the roof of his sinking SUV, calling his...
