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Netflix's multi-star series “IC 814: The Kandahar Hijacking” caused a nationwide stir by recreating the 1999 terrorist hijacking of an Air India flight and reignited discussions about the incident some 25 years ago. Now, edited excerpts from former top police officer D Sivanandhan's upcoming book Brahmastra, published in The Indian Express, reveal shocking details of how the Mumbai police solved the hijacking case.On December 24, 1999, five masked men hijacked IC 814, which flew to New Delhi 40 minutes after taking off from Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. The hijackers forced the captain, Devi Sharan, to fly the plane into…
Last updated: September 5, 2024 11:44 pm ISTUnion Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (File Photo/PTI)Insurance companies have also been directed to widely publicize the name and contact number of the nodal officer through whom policyholders can contact.The Finance Ministry on Thursday said it has directed PSU insurance companies to organize special camps and streamline claims process for people affected by heavy rains and floods in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states to ensure quick settlement of claims.Insurance companies have also been directed to widely publicize the name and contact number of the nodal officer through whom policyholders can contact.In view of heavy…
Publisher: Saurabh VermaLast updated: September 5, 2024 11:47 pm ISTElvish Yadav was arrested on March 17 on suspicion of supplying snake venom. The ED also inquired about Yadav's contact details, properties, luxury vehicles and bank accounts and seized his mobile phone for reviewYouTuber Elvish Yadav (26) was subjected to extensive interrogation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) at its Lucknow headquarters on Thursday, which lasted for around eight hours.Inquiries covered a variety of topics including details of rave parties, the supply of snake venom and its sources.ED officials questioned him about the places where snake venom was supplied at rave parties,…
Last updated: September 5, 2024, 11:29 pm (US Standard Time)Yechury was admitted to AIIMS for treatment of pneumonia-like infection. (Photo: PTI Archives)Yechury (72) was admitted to the emergency ward of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on August 19.Sources said on Thursday that CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury continues to receive treatment at AIIMS where he was admitted due to lung infection.Yechury (72) was admitted to the emergency ward of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on August 19.Sources said a team of doctors are monitoring his condition.Yechury was admitted to AIIMS for treatment of pneumonia-like…
Check out the predictions for Pt. Isabel and Berkeley today. When a heat wave occurs and there is no sea layer or the sea layer is thin and retreating rapidly, predicting East Bay winds becomes very difficult. That's because hot air from the East Bay hills and Central Valley extends toward Sherman and Pullman Islands. Isabel, Racetrack, and Berkeley Launch Complex. This hot air creates “bubbles” of low-pressure air. If the low pressure is located just inland of the launch site, the cool west-southwest winds will actually accelerate. But if the heat bubble moves over the launch site, a windless…
Last updated: September 5, 2024 10:42 pm ISTSuspended IAS trainee officer Puja Khedkar (file photo)Khedekar, who is accused of cheating and wrongly availing Other Backward Class (OBC) and disability quota benefits, submitted this before the court while dealing with her anticipatory bail plea in a criminal case.Former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that she is willing to undergo a medical examination at AIIMS after the city police claimed that one of her disability certificates could be “forged” and “fabricated”.Khedekar, who is accused of cheating and wrongly availing Other Backward Class (OBC) and disability quota…
From the Daily Caller Nick PopeContributor House Republicans are pressing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) for answers about a characteristic data set that is often cited as evidence that climate change is intensifying. Members of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee wrote to NOAA Administrator Richard Spinrad on Wednesday requesting information on multiple aspects of the agency's Billion Dollar Disaster (BDD) data set. The Biden administration cited the data to justify its natural disaster moratorium. Lawmakers claimed that the BDD data may violate NOAA's scientific integrity rules, and they also asked NOAA to clarify its methodology and…
Last updated: September 5, 2024, 10:23 pm (US Standard Time)The green safety net at the site was also torn under the weight of slab gravel. (Picture: X)In one of the clips, a worker can be seen falling onto construction materials on the ground as several people try to lift himThree workers were killed and several others injured when a floor slab of a building under construction here partially collapsed on Thursday, city officials said.The incident took place at Govind Nagar in Malad (East), a western suburb of Mumbai, at around 12.10 pm.The 20th floor slab of the 23-storey Navjeevan building…
Last updated: September 5, 2024, 9:40 pm (US Standard Time)News18 accessed a photo of Renukaswamy, 33, shirtless, with bruises on his body and looking scared. (Photo/News 18)Renuka Swamy's father says it pains them to think about what their son has been through and they hope his killer goes through the same thingThe parents of 33-year-old Renukaswamy, who was allegedly brutally murdered by actor Darshan and his aides in June, were left devastated after pictures emerged of their son being tortured. While Renuka Swamy's mother couldn't muster the courage to watch the video, his father said they were “washing their hands…
Last updated: September 5, 2024, 9:02 pm (US Standard Time)The Governor further observed that the people of Bengal no longer feel that they can expect justice from the government, a sentiment reflected in widespread protests, including candlelight marches held late into the night on Wednesday. (File Image/PTI)Bose said the West Bengal government was “going wrong step by step” and highlighted the lack of public trust in the system that had led to recent mass protestsAmid ongoing protests demanding justice for the young doctor who was raped and murdered at the state-run RG Kar Hospital last month, West Bengal Governor CV…