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Adani Ports' Colombo West International Terminal Doubles Capacity With $750 Million Investment
- Oct 01, 2026 13:38 pm IST
- Indo Asian News Service
With its capacity doubled from 1.6 million to 3.2 million TEUs, the phase 2 expansion will further CWIT's ambition to handle nearly 25 per cent of the Port of Colombo's 13 million TEU target by 2028.
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Woman Goes To Kerala Lodge With Male Friend. His Wife Sends Men To Rape Her
- Oct 01, 2026 13:22 pm IST
- Reported by: Aswin Nandakumar
The incident took place last month when the woman, from Tamil Nadu's Tiruppur, had travelled with her male friend to Kerala and stayed in a room together near a KSRTC bus stand.
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Delhi Court Frames Money Laundering Charges Against Yasin Malik
- Oct 01, 2026 13:13 pm IST
- Reported by: Srishti Ojha
A special court in Delhi has directed the framing of charges against Mohammad Yasin Malik for allegedly receiving foreign funding from the Pakistani establishment through Hawala channels.
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Adani Green Energy Expands Battery Storage Capacity To 6.63 GWh In Gujarat's Khavda
- Oct 01, 2026 13:11 pm IST
- Indo Asian News Service
India's largest renewable energy company now accounts for more than 50 per cent of the country's operational BESS capacity of about 12.6 GWh.
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"Had Always Been Very Calm": Childhood Friend Of Hero Indian Pilot
- Oct 01, 2026 12:59 pm IST
- Reported by: Sujata Kanhaiya Dwivedi
Smit Machchhar is recovering in a hospital in Saudi Arabia's Tabuk, where his flight was diverted on Wednesday after the co-pilot reportedly stabbed him mid-air in an attempt to crash the plane carrying 174 people, according to Israeli officials.
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"Incredibly Proud": SpiceJet CEO Praises flydubai Pilot Who Worked With Them
- Oct 01, 2026 12:21 pm IST
- Reported by: Aditya Raj Kaul
Captain Smit Machchhar was seriously injured after the co-pilot, an Omani national, stabbed him during a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv.
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Top Court Dismisses Trinamool's Plea To Operate 4 Debit-Frozen Bank Accounts
- Oct 01, 2026 12:16 pm IST
- Press Trust Of India
The Supreme Court noted that the Election Commission has frozen the symbol and therefore the larger issue as to who is entitled to the amount is pending adjudication.
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"Moved Heaven, Earth": Court Relief For Viral Kumbh Girl In Date Of Birth Row
- Oct 01, 2026 12:05 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
The order came with a pointed observation about the viral Kumbh girl's father, whose application triggered the change after she married actor Farman Khan against her family's wishes.
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Opinion | 'Lies, Damned Lies, Statistics': On The Controversy Around India's GDP Growth Figures
- Oct 01, 2026 11:55 am IST
- Shashi Tharoor
The debate is less about a single figure than about a decade-long erosion of trust in official statistics.
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"Indian Prevented 9/11-Style Attack": PM Modi's Big Praise For Hero Pilot
- Oct 01, 2026 11:41 am IST
- Edited by: Ashutosh Tripathi
The Prime Minister said he had spoken to pilot Smit Machchhar's family and enquired about his health.
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Post-Monsoon Weather: Less Rain In October, But Winter May Bring Relief
- Oct 01, 2026 11:27 am IST
- Written by: Amit Chaturvedi
For October to December period, the IMD expects rainfall to remain below normal over most parts of India. However, some parts of the country could receive normal to above-normal rainfall during the period.
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'Who At Poll Body Ordered Changes To Form 6?' Rahul Gandhi's Big Question
- Oct 01, 2026 11:16 am IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
The poll body has decided to remove the additional declaration to Form 6 (voter enrolment form) from its ECINET application portal in those states where the SIR has concluded.
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Before Smit Machchhar, There Was Neerja Bhanot: Story Of 2 Aviation Heroes
- Oct 01, 2026 10:49 am IST
- Written by: Amit Chaturvedi
Neerja Bhanot died while trying to save the passengers during the hijack of Pan Am Flight 73. Smit Machchhar showed exemplary bravery while trying to save the flight he was piloting.
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"All Of India Is Proud": SpiceJet Praises Flydubai Pilot Smit Machchhar
- Oct 01, 2026 10:45 am IST
- Edited by: Nikhil Pandey
SpiceJet has praised former employee Captain Smit Machchhar after the Flydubai pilot helped save 174 passengers despite being seriously injured in a stabbing incident on board.
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Sonia Gandhi's Surprise Entry At INDIA Bloc Meet Sets Off Seating Scramble
- Oct 01, 2026 10:06 am IST
- Reported by: Manoranjan Bharti
Before the event started, several Congress leaders and Trinamool leader Derek O'Brien had already inspected the seating arrangements
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"Lucky": What flydubai Indian Pilot Once Said About Having Doctors On Flight
- Oct 01, 2026 09:59 am IST
- Edited by: Kritika Bobal
Smit Machchhar was the captain of flydubai Flight FZ 1073, which was flying from Dubai to Israel on Wednesday, when the co-pilot allegedly tried to sabotage the aircraft's systems in mid-air.
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Stones, Beer Bottles Thrown During Clashes At Kerala University Hostel
- Oct 01, 2026 09:39 am IST
- Reported by: Aswin Nandakumar
The clash broke out at around 7.30 pm during a Youth Congress march against the Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar.
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CCTVs Within Police Stations Must Be Operational 24x7: Allahabad High Court
- Oct 01, 2026 09:00 am IST
- Press Trust Of India
If CCTV is non-functional, details of all persons brought for interrogation or arrest must be recorded contemporaneously in the General Diary (GD), it said.
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Commercial LPG Cylinder Prices Hiked From October 1, Domestic Rates Unchanged
- Oct 01, 2026 07:34 am IST
- Edited by: Nikhil Pandey
Commercial LPG cylinder prices have increased from October 1, with the 19-kg cylinder becoming costlier by up to Rs 71.50 in the cities cited. Domestic 14.2-kg LPG cylinder prices remain unchanged.
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Captain Smit Machchhar: The flydubai "Hero" Indian Pilot Who Saved 174 Lives
- Oct 01, 2026 07:29 am IST
- Edited by: Nonika Sharma
flydubai Flight News: Captain Machchhar has been working with flydubai for four years.