Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Thursday lauded flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar for his courage and presence of mind in preventing an alleged attempt by his co-pilot to crash the aircraft, saying his commitment to passenger safety was commendable. Machchhar’s bravery, presence of mind and fighting spirit in the face of adversity would…
New Delhi: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Thursday hailed the exceptional courage of Indian pilot Smit Machchhar for thwarting his co-pilot’s alleged attempt to crash a flydubai flight, and said the entire country is proud of his bravery and timely action. The flydubai flight FZ1073, travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv, transmitted emergency signals…
New Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu on Thursday said Flydubai flight captain Smit Machchhar’s extraordinary courage and presence of mind in the cockpit helped save every life on board. Machchhar, the captain of flight FZ1073, thwarted his co-pilot’s alleged attempt to crash the aircraft on Wednesday. He was stabbed and sustained injuries. In…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea by the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC faction to operate four debit-frozen bank accounts. A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and PB Varale said it was not inclined to interfere with the Calcutta High Court order which refused to allow the plea. The top court noted that…
Chennai: The Flydubai incident is a “terror act,” and would have ended up being a “bigger tragedy” but for the bravery of Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar, a senior Israel official said on Thursday, hailing him as the “real hero” and appreciating his ability to put his life at risk for the sake of passengers….
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday spoke to the wife and parents of Captain Smit Machchhar, who thwarted his co-pilot’s alleged attempt to crash a flydubai flight, and applauded his bravery that saved hundreds of lives. In his telephonic conversation with the pilot’s wife and parents, Modi also stressed that Indian missions are…
Nisshin: Ishan Kishan smashed an unbeaten 80 as India posted 169 for 7 against Sri Lanka in the Asian Games semifinals here on Thursday. Kishan top-scored with a 46-ball 80 studded with four boundaries and five sixes after opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi made a 21-ball 38. Skipper Sahan Arachchige (2/28) and Tharindu Ratnayake (2/32) claimed two…
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the online Form 6, which is used for fresh voter registration, was changed illegally and asked who at the Election Commission ordered Tata Consultancy Services to make that change and who at the company signed off on it. Gandhi also asked whether Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)…
Washington: US President Donald Trump hailed the flydubai pilot as a “hero” for fighting off a knife attack from the co-pilot, opening the cockpit door and calling for help to foil a bid to crash the aircraft. Interacting with reporters at the Oval Office, Trump said he spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who…
Special Correspondent, with inputs from aggrieved parents Women’s Cricket Cannot Be Left in the Shadows While considerable attention is finally being directed towards reforming men’s cricket in Hyderabad — whether through the State High Court-appointed Single Member Committee (SMC), the new Secretary or initiatives such as TG20 and attempts to take the game to the…
