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Stabbed mid-air and bleeding on the cockpit floor, flydubai captain Smit Machchhar found the strength to release the door lock. That let passengers rush in, subdue the attacker and bring the jet down safely in Saudi Arabia. Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Benjamin Netanyahu have both hailed him as a hero. Read the bravery story of Smit Machchhar and others. more
'India is proud': PM Modi hails Flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar as ‘hero’ after mid-air cockpit horror

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has praised Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar as a “HERO” after his actions during a dramatic mid-air cockpit confrontation on a Flydubai ...

Horror in Pakistan: 3 Afghan nationals found dead with bullet wounds in river

The bullet-riddled bodies of three Afghan nationals were recovered from the Garok River in Pakistan’s Turbat area, according to local media reports.

Eiffel Tower chief to quit after female staff replaced by male colleagues during visit of recent BAPS delegation

The chief executive of the company that operates the iconic Eiffel Tower will step down at the end of the year following a backlash over the replacement of female staff with male colleagu ...

Mid-air chaos: Flydubai flight triggers hijack alert after pilots ‘fight’ in cockpit

A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after the two pilots were reportedly involved in a physical altercation inside the cockpit, ...

Horror in Pakistan: School van veers off road, catches fire; 10 children injured

At least 12 people, including 10 school-going children, were injured after a school van veered off the road and caught fire in Pakistan’s Murree on Tuesday, media reports said.

Britain reopens refugee routes for Afghans, Palestinians as immigration and integration battle intensifies

London: Britain is reopening its refugee resettlement system to new referrals, with Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood promising “safe and legal routes” for vulnerable refugees &m ...

Early-morning Detroit shootout: 3 dead, 4 injured after altercation

At least three people were killed and four others injured after an argument escalated into gunfire at an after-hours strip club in Detroit, US media reported.

Azeri woman alleges she was drugged, gang-raped in Lahore

At least three people have been booked for allegedly gang-raping an Azeri woman in Pakistan's Lahore, media reports said.

Several arrested near RAF Fairford as explosives probe triggers evacuations

The British Police have arrested several men on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act near an air base used by the US in southwest England.