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Bomb hoax at three major commuter stations in Lucknow
An unidentified caller claimed that bombs had been placed at 3 major commuter stations - Hussainganj Metro Station, Charbagh Railway Station and Alambagh Bus Station - in Lucknow on Sunday morning, but it turned out to be a hoax.
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Delhi School, Close To Thursday's Blast Site, Receives Hoax Bomb Threat
A private school in Delhi's Rohini, located within one kilometre of the site of a low-intensity blast in Prashant Vihar, received a bomb threat via email on Friday, Delhi Fire Service officials said.
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What Is 'Swatting'? Donald Trump's Cabinet Nominees Targeted With Dangerous Hoaxes
People who carry out a swatting prank call aim to fool emergency services into sending a Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team to respond to the supposed emergency.
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RBI Customer Care Gets Bomb Threat, Caller Claims To Be "Lashkar CEO": Sources
A bomb threat was received on the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)'s customer care number yesterday, during which the caller claimed to be the "CEO of Lashkar-e-Taiba", sources said.
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Nagpur-Kolkata IndiGo Flight Lands In Raipur After Hoax Bomb Threat
An IndiGo flight from Nagpur to Kolkata on Thursday made an emergency landing here after receiving a bomb threat which turned out to be a hoax, officials said.
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Passenger Suspects Bomb In Bag At Kolkata Airport, Turns Out To Be Hoax
Security personnel at Kolkata airport were placed on high alert on Sunday after they received information from a passenger who suspected that a bomb could be planted on a private airline plane.
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Cops Identify Nagpur Man Behind Hoax Bomb Threats To Airlines
Police in Maharashtra's Nagpur have identified a 35-year-old man from Gondia in the state as the person behind a spate of hoax bomb threats that triggered panic, caused flight delays and led to increased security at airports and other establishments,
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Government Issues Advisory to Curb Hoax Bomb Threats on Social Media
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has released an advisory outlining the duties of social media platforms, also known as intermediaries, in preventing the spread of hoax bomb threats by various airlines operating in India. The necessity for these intermediaries to adhere to the IT Act, the IT Rules of 2021, and the Bhar...
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Tirupati's ISKCON Temple Gets Bomb Threat, 4th Hoax Mail In 3 Days
ISKCON temple authorities complained to the police about receiving a threatening email, claiming ISIS terrorists would blow up the temple.
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10 Gujarat Hotels Receive Bomb Threats, Turn Out To Be Hoax: Police
At least ten hotels in Gujarat's Rajkot city received bomb threat emails on Saturday, which turned out to be a hoax, police said.
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'Wanted Attention': Unemployed Delhi Man Arrested For Threats To Airlines
A 25-year-old unemployed man from Delhi has been taken into custody for making hoax bomb threats, marking only the second arrest since a spate of such threats began being issued to airlines last week.
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Centre's Big Caution To Social Media Platforms Over Fake Bomb Threats
The spate of fake bomb threats issued to airlines poses a threat to public order, the Centre has told social media platforms while ordering them to remove such misinformation at the earliest.
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Fresh Bomb Threats To Over 70 Flights After Series Of Hoax Calls: Report
More than 70 flights of various Indian airlines received bomb threats on Thursday, according to sources.
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"Abetting Crime": Centre Blasts 'X' After 100 Flight Bomb Threats In A Week
Amid a barrage of bomb threats received by airlines over the past few days, the Union Ministry of Electronics and IT today blasted social media platform X (formerly Twitter) through which many of these hoaxes were circulated.
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Boy Held In Bomb Hoax Case Alleges Sexual Assault At Children's Home In Mumbai: Cops
A 17-year-old boy, detained in connection with bomb hoax threats to flights, has alleged that he was sexually assaulted by an inmate at a children's home in south Mumbai, police said on Tuesday.
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Bomb hoax at three major commuter stations in Lucknow
An unidentified caller claimed that bombs had been placed at 3 major commuter stations - Hussainganj Metro Station, Charbagh Railway Station and Alambagh Bus Station - in Lucknow on Sunday morning, but it turned out to be a hoax.
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Delhi School, Close To Thursday's Blast Site, Receives Hoax Bomb Threat
A private school in Delhi's Rohini, located within one kilometre of the site of a low-intensity blast in Prashant Vihar, received a bomb threat via email on Friday, Delhi Fire Service officials said.
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What Is 'Swatting'? Donald Trump's Cabinet Nominees Targeted With Dangerous Hoaxes
People who carry out a swatting prank call aim to fool emergency services into sending a Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team to respond to the supposed emergency.
-
RBI Customer Care Gets Bomb Threat, Caller Claims To Be "Lashkar CEO": Sources
A bomb threat was received on the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)'s customer care number yesterday, during which the caller claimed to be the "CEO of Lashkar-e-Taiba", sources said.
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Nagpur-Kolkata IndiGo Flight Lands In Raipur After Hoax Bomb Threat
An IndiGo flight from Nagpur to Kolkata on Thursday made an emergency landing here after receiving a bomb threat which turned out to be a hoax, officials said.
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Passenger Suspects Bomb In Bag At Kolkata Airport, Turns Out To Be Hoax
Security personnel at Kolkata airport were placed on high alert on Sunday after they received information from a passenger who suspected that a bomb could be planted on a private airline plane.
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Cops Identify Nagpur Man Behind Hoax Bomb Threats To Airlines
Police in Maharashtra's Nagpur have identified a 35-year-old man from Gondia in the state as the person behind a spate of hoax bomb threats that triggered panic, caused flight delays and led to increased security at airports and other establishments,
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Government Issues Advisory to Curb Hoax Bomb Threats on Social Media
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has released an advisory outlining the duties of social media platforms, also known as intermediaries, in preventing the spread of hoax bomb threats by various airlines operating in India. The necessity for these intermediaries to adhere to the IT Act, the IT Rules of 2021, and the Bhar...
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Tirupati's ISKCON Temple Gets Bomb Threat, 4th Hoax Mail In 3 Days
ISKCON temple authorities complained to the police about receiving a threatening email, claiming ISIS terrorists would blow up the temple.
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10 Gujarat Hotels Receive Bomb Threats, Turn Out To Be Hoax: Police
At least ten hotels in Gujarat's Rajkot city received bomb threat emails on Saturday, which turned out to be a hoax, police said.
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'Wanted Attention': Unemployed Delhi Man Arrested For Threats To Airlines
A 25-year-old unemployed man from Delhi has been taken into custody for making hoax bomb threats, marking only the second arrest since a spate of such threats began being issued to airlines last week.
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Centre's Big Caution To Social Media Platforms Over Fake Bomb Threats
The spate of fake bomb threats issued to airlines poses a threat to public order, the Centre has told social media platforms while ordering them to remove such misinformation at the earliest.
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Fresh Bomb Threats To Over 70 Flights After Series Of Hoax Calls: Report
More than 70 flights of various Indian airlines received bomb threats on Thursday, according to sources.
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"Abetting Crime": Centre Blasts 'X' After 100 Flight Bomb Threats In A Week
Amid a barrage of bomb threats received by airlines over the past few days, the Union Ministry of Electronics and IT today blasted social media platform X (formerly Twitter) through which many of these hoaxes were circulated.
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Boy Held In Bomb Hoax Case Alleges Sexual Assault At Children's Home In Mumbai: Cops
A 17-year-old boy, detained in connection with bomb hoax threats to flights, has alleged that he was sexually assaulted by an inmate at a children's home in south Mumbai, police said on Tuesday.