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MUMBAI, India, October 1, 2026 (AP) An Indian airline captain who was at the controls of a FlyDubai flight when his copilot stabbed him in an apparent attempt to crash the plane has been hailed as a hero, with his actions to thwart the disaster drawing praise from world leaders and those who knew him. Capt. Smit Machchhar, who is from Indias financial hub of Mumbai, was seriously injured in Wednesdays attack. Passengers described how the pilot still managed to open the cockpit door, allowing th

Chandigarh, Sep 25 (PTI) Haryana Congress on Friday protested here demanding the arrest of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and a review of his decisions, with police using water cannons against the protesters to prevent the gherao of office of the chief electoral officer. The protest was organised under the leadership of former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Haryana Congress chief Rao Narender Singh and partys state affairs in-charge Sanjay Dutt. The party leaders raised Vote Ch

Guwahati, Sep 25 (PTI) Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi and several senior party leaders were detained on Friday while trying to break through police barricades during a protest demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, police said. The Congress, led by Gogoi, had taken out a march from its state headquarters, Rajiv Bhawan, and planned to proceed towards the Chief Electoral Officers office to burn an effigy of the CEC. Police had put up barricades near Rajiv Bhawan

New Delhi, Sep 25 (PTI) Wearing masks bearing Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumars face and with their hands bound in chains, Indian Youth Congress workers on Friday protested against the Election Commission, demanding Kumars resignation over alleged differences among the poll panels top officers on key electoral decisions. The protesters raised slogans and displayed posters and banners demanding accountability from Kumar as they marched from the IYC office on Raisina Road towards the Elec

Wayanad (Keralam), Sep 25 (PTI) Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday termed the BJPs attack on her party over the Election Commission row a stale and weak story, alleging that there were facts and evidence to support the Congress claims. Responding to reporters queries here, she said that the entire country had seen what had happened, referring to facts put forward by her brother, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, at various press conferences over SIR of electoral rolls. Im sorry, thats a

Loughborough (UK), Sep 25 (Conversation) A study has raised a question that many women would understandably want answered: could hormone replacement therapy (HRT) protect against dementia? The research found that women who had used HRT were less likely to receive a dementia diagnosis during follow-up, particularly if they had undergone surgery involving their reproductive organs. But the results do not establish that HRT caused the difference. The researchers analysed data from 183,450 postmenop

Mumbai, Sep 25 (PTI) Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty faced volatile trends after rebounding in early trade on Friday as elevated crude oil prices, high US bond yields and selling in IT stocks weighed on investors sentiment. After sharp losses in the previous session, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 86 points to 73,672.98 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty was up 18.80 points to 23,080.45. However, the BSE benchmark later quoted 12.95 points down at 73,568.22, and the Nifty dipped 1

Mumbai, Sep 25 (PTI) The rupee gained 14 paise 95.85 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday amid a positive trend in domestic equities and remained above the key psychological barrier of 96 per dollar. Forex traders said persistent dollar demand from domestic importers in particular the oil companies, elevated crude oil prices, and broad-based strength in the US dollar index following hawkish Federal Reserve rate signals weighing on the local unit. However, the Reserve Bank of India is l

London, Sep 25 (Conversation) Around 8 million people in the UK take five or more medications each day (known as polypharmacy), with a further 2 million people taking ten or more prescription drugs daily. The majority of people who take multiple medications each day are aged over 65. Taking multiple prescription drugs is not necessarily a problem. But it can become problematic when a medicine is overprescribed. This means someone is taking a drug thats no longer appropriate for a their circumsta

New Delhi, Sep 23 (PTI) Flagging the inordinate delay in resolution of references made to larger benches, the Supreme Court on Wednesday requested the Chief Justice of India to explore the possibility of constituting a permanent five-judge bench to deal with cases involving constitutional issues. A bench of justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma termed the delay as an area of grave concern and said self-introspection was required as pendency of reference for far too long does not refl