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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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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.
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PM Modi Proud Of Hero flydubai Pilot Smit Machchhar, Assures Family Of All Help
- Oct 01, 2026 07:06 am IST
- Edited by: Manjiri Chitre
Captain Smit Machchhar, an Indian citizen, had been working with flydubai - a low-cost carrier owned by the Emirati government, for four years.
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Ahmedabad Crime Branch Cracks 2022 Triple Murder Case After Framing Plot Backfires
- Oct 01, 2026 06:19 am IST
- Reported by: Saurabh Vaktania
The investigation began when Madhavdas Bhaktiram Sadhu approached the police with an tip regarding the murder of Shantaben Gambhirbhai Vasava, an elderly woman killed in Kosamba, Surat district, in 2022.
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Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Backs Review of Foreign Funding Bill
- Oct 01, 2026 01:42 am IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
Prestone Tynsong said concerns raised by various NGOs, including Christian organisations, should be considered during the scrutiny process
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BJP Kerala Headquarters Attacked, Party Calls For Statewide Agitation
- Oct 01, 2026 01:22 am IST
- Press Trust Of India
In a statement, the BJP condemned both incidents and said such attacks on its state office "under the cover of darkness" were a challenge to the basic values of democracy.
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19-Year-Old Student Stabbed To Death Outside College In Bengaluru
- Oct 01, 2026 00:55 am IST
- Press Trust Of India
The victim was identified as Yogesh, a first-year B.Com student at a private college in Nagarabhavi.
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Drug-Free Punjab By 2029-End: Amit Shah's Big Promise Ahead Of Polls
- Oct 01, 2026 00:51 am IST
- Reported by: Gurpreet Singh Chhina
Addressing a massive rally in Jalandhar as the BJP's "Nasha Mukt Punjab Yatra" ended, Shah directly appealed to Punjab's youth to vote for the BJP
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Delhi AQI Slips To 'Moderate' As Stubble Burning Reported In 6 States
- Oct 01, 2026 00:42 am IST
- Press Trust Of India
A total of 114 residue-burning events were detected across the six states between September 15 and 30, including 59 in Punjab, 32 in Uttar Pradesh, 17 in Madhya Pradesh, three in Haryana, two in Rajasthan and one in Delhi, the data showed.
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AAP Takes "Chitta" Swipe at BJP As Amit Shah Holds Rally In Punjab, Congress Slams Them Both
- Oct 01, 2026 00:23 am IST
- Reported by: Gurpreet Singh Chhina
Punjab AAP chief Aman Arora launched a sharp attack on the BJP over its Nasha Mukt Punjab Yatra and questioned the party's record on the drug issue, and underlined that the party has been in power for multiple terms as a partner of the Shiromani Akali Dal
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More Traffic Violations, More Unpaid Fines: India's Challan Gap In Numbers
- Oct 01, 2026 00:22 am IST
- Reported by: Subham Tiwari
The number of traffic challans jumped from 4.2 crore in 2021 to 9.6 crore in 2025. The figure reached 7.8 crore in the first nine months of 2026.
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39-Year-Old Delhi Woman Arrested For Using 14-Year-Old Son To Sell Marijuana
- Oct 01, 2026 00:20 am IST
- Press Trust Of India
The accused, identified as Pinki, was apprehended on September 28 after police allegedly found her 14-year-old son carrying six small pouches containing suspected ganja during foot patrolling around 7 pm, they said.
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Ambulance Stopped For Convoy, Himanta Sarma Apologises To Patient, Family
- Oct 01, 2026 00:16 am IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
In a post on X, Himanta Sarma said, "Today in Silchar, an ambulance was halted to make way for my convoy. This is unacceptable, and I apologise to the patient and their family. No Chief Minister's passage should EVER take precedence over a life in need of urgent care".
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Delhi University Student' Murder 'Pre-Planned', Attacker Bought Knife Online
- Oct 01, 2026 00:15 am IST
- Press Trust Of India
The over-350-page chargesheet, filed in Tis Hazari court, states that accused Imran Khan purchased the knife on August 24, before attacking 21-year-old fashion content creator and University of Delhi (DU) student Muskan Sharma on August 26, indicating that the murder was pre-planned.
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Geopolitical Uncertainty Is Everywhere. Are India's Stock Markets Suffering More?
- Oct 01, 2026 00:08 am IST
- Reported by: Samrat Sharma
The Middle East conflict, fears of resurgent inflation, elevated global bond yields and sustained foreign portfolio investor (FPI) outflows have all weighed on equities. Yet, if the concerns are global, is India's underperformance also part of a broader global trend?