“Terrorist or whack job”: Trump on flydubai co-pilot after mid-air attack US President Donald Trump has hailed Indian Flydubai captain Smit Machchhar as “a hero” after he was stabbed by his co-pilot during a mid-air attack on an Israel-bound flight.“In a way he was a hero,” Trump said of Machchhar, saying the badly wounded pilot…
A 5.44-magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan on Thursday morning (File photo) A 5.44-magnitude earthquake jolted Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region early Thursday, according to the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences.The earthquake struck at 0129 GMT (6.59 am IST), with its epicentre initially located at 36.05 degrees north latitude and 68.87 degrees east longitude. The quake occurred…
The strategy is designed to address audiences who have drifted away from regular TV viewing, a shift that impacts ratings and ad dollars. Viewers of the 6pm news on WGBA in Green Bay, Wisconsin, aren’t greeted by anchors anymore. Instead, a recent broadcast began with a quick check of the weather. Then the NBC affiliate…
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has reportedly placed a deposit on what could become the most expensive condo ever sold in Los Angeles, according to a report by Luxury Launches. The property consists of six-bedrooms and 17,000-square-foot penthouse at the upcoming Aman Beverly Hills. Priced at $200 million, or nearly $12,000 per square foot, the residence…
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong put families at the centre of a key speech in Aug where he unveiled one of the world’s most generous attempts to get people to have more babies and make public housing more accessible. Singapore’s governnment is playing cupid to public officers in their dating journey. With more Singaporeans marrying late…
“If governments cannot protect vulnerable indigenous citizens, people may have to seek help from neighbours such as China,” said Southern Tangkhul Students’ Union president GUWAHATI: Warning that neglect of Naga civilians in vulnerable Indo-Myanmar border areas could drive them to seek help from neighbouring countries, including China, a Tangkhul Naga student and civil-society group in…
Hasina made the remarks while addressing online a seminar titled “Safeguarding Democracy in Bangladesh: Rights, Freedoms and the Rule of Law” at Godfrey Mitchell Room of One Great George Street in London. TOI Correspondent from Dhaka: Expressing concern over what she described as a renewed threat from militancy and violent extremism, former prime minister and…
Vishal Chaturvedi’s ‘Hanuman Ansh’ recorded an India net collection of Rs 2.35 cr on its 55th day. The film registered the figure on Wednesday, September 30.According to Sacnilk, the latest collection marks a 21.7% drop from the Rs 3.00 cr earned on Day 54. The film recorded the Day 55 figure across 4,264 shows in…
Oil prices showed little movement in early trading on Thursday after both major benchmarks gained about $1 a barrel in the previous session. The oil market remained calm as investors weighed developments in US-Iran peace talks and the recovery in Middle East crude exports.Around 7 am IST, WTI Crude was trading at $90.16 a barrel,…
PM Modi praises Captain Smit Machchhar as ‘hero’ after Flydubai cockpit altercation NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed Captain Smit Machchhar as a “HERO” for his courage in protecting passengers despite being seriously injured during an altercation in the cockpit of a Flydubai flight travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv.“In the face…
