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A car exploded while it was being refuelled at a CNG station in Karjan KARJAN: Panic spread at a CNG station on National Highway-48 near Karjan on October 1 after a car suddenly exploded while it was being refuelled, with the vehicle’s gas tank reportedly bursting during the filling process.Fortunately, no one was inside the...

(Image Credit: AP Photo) Dipke was addressing thousands of people who gathered at Shivaji Park despite Mumbai Police denying permission for the protest. MUMBAI: Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a protest at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park on Friday, questioning his repeated references to his...

Following his return to India, Singh was formally taken into custody Indian intelligence and law enforcement agencies have secured the deportation of notorious narco-trafficking kingpin Navpreet Singh from Türkiye, striking a major blow against international illicit drug networks operating across foreign borders.Union home minister Amit Shah said in a post on X that Modi govt...

Hamam al-Hammami, the accused co-pilot in the flydubai incident (Image source: LinkedIn) Hamam al-Hammami, the Omani co-pilot accused of stabbing Captain Smit Machchhar and attempting to crash a flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv, had already come to the attention of authorities for his radical extremist tendencies. Despite this he was cleared to fly to...

The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) said that the incident was being reviewed by authorities. (Photo: X) A Hindu temple in Ohio was allegedly attacked with bricks on Friday afternoon, causing significant damage to the building while devotees were present, according to American non-profit organisation, The Hindu American Foundation.The Shree Swaminarayan Vadtal Dham Hindu Mandir in...

A plane, carrying passengers who were on the FlyDubai aircraft bound for Israel from the United Arab Emirates, which was diverted to Saudi Arabia following an emergency signal. Israeli authorities are facing tough questions over how an Omani pilot was able to fly into Tel Aviv despite a rule barring pilots from countries without diplomatic...

The posts were part of nearly 3,000 deleted tweets from 2021 and 2022 Deleted social media posts by Hamam al-Hammami, the Omani co-pilot accused of attacking Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar aboard a Flydubai flight, have offered a glimpse into his views on women, religion and mixed-gender workplaces.CNN, citing multiple sources familiar with the matter,...

In pic: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Microsoft executive Ryan Roslansky, who led the software company’s LinkedIn subsidiary for six years, will leave at the end of 2026. Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s CEO, announced the departure in a memo to the employees. The Redmond, Washington-based company has seen multiple leadership changes in recent months. The high-profile exit...

At least 32,000 videos featuring women on the Teufelsrad have been circulated. (Reuters photo) A popular ride at Munich’s Oktoberfest has become the centre of a growing controversy over voyeuristic videos, with its operator handing out free cycling shorts to women to help protect them from being filmed under their skirts.The Teufelsrad, or Devil’s Wheel,...

The heroic exploits of an intrepid pilot named Captain Smit Machchhar have led to curiosity about his surname AHMEDABAD/MUMBAI: When Captain Smit Machchhar’s name did the rounds as the commander who helped avert disaster on a flydubai flight, the applause came with a side of curiosity. Machchhar? As in a mosquito, in Hindi? A creature...