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Smit Machchhar is recovering in a hospital in Saudi Arabia’s Tabuk, where his flight was diverted on Wednesday after the co-pilot reportedly stabbed him mid-air in an attempt to crash the plane carrying 174 people, according to Israeli officials.

Flydubai plane FZ1073, piloted by Smit Machhar and his co-pilot, lost nearly 14,000 feet in less than 30 seconds.

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An Omani co-pilot tried to sabotage the aircraft, which was carrying over 170 passengers, and later stabbed its pilot, Captain Smit Machchhar – who was trying to prevent him from doing so.

The flydubai passenger, identified as Yaniv Hayun by Israeli media, claimed that he knew some basic concepts about flying from watching the show, Air Crash Investigation

According to the complaint lodged, the alleged intruder entered the woman’s rented flat on Wednesday night.

Captain Smit Machchhar shifted from textile engineering to aviation after attending a seminar during his management studies.

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Former minister Vishvendra Singh alleged irregularities in the distribution of councillor tickets in Bharatpur, and demanded Govind Singh Dotasra’s resignation.

Captain Smit Machhar was injured by his co-pilot who planned to crash their aircraft. Despite being attacked, Machhar managed to save the lives of 174 passengers. The courageous actions of Machhar have garnered attention and respect globally. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel announced the award to honor Machhar’s bravery. The pilot is currently recovering from his injuries and is receiving well-wishes from across the nation.

Christa Gail Pike, 50, survived Tennessee’s first attempted execution of a woman in about two centuries after two doses of pentobarbital were administered for the murder of classmate Colleen Slemmer in 1995

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Six mobile phones, one Bangladeshi passport, three suspected fake Indian Aadhaar cards and five railway tickets was recovered from their posession.

The incident took place last month when the woman, from Tamil Nadu’s Tiruppur, had travelled with her male friend to Kerala and stayed in a room together near a KSRTC bus stand.

With its capacity doubled from 1.6 million to 3.2 million TEUs, the phase 2 expansion will further CWIT’s ambition to handle nearly 25 per cent of the Port of Colombo’s 13 million TEU target by 2028.

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A special court in Delhi has directed the framing of charges against Mohammad Yasin Malik for allegedly receiving foreign funding from the Pakistani establishment through Hawala channels.

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India’s largest renewable energy company now accounts for more than 50 per cent of the country’s operational BESS capacity of about 12.6 GWh.

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MI5 has issued an espionage alert over the China General Technology Research Institute, warning UK universities to review research collaborations linked to the organisation.

Captain Smit Machchhar was seriously injured after the co-pilot, an Omani national, stabbed him during a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv.

Pictures showed that the aircraft had substantial damage. An emergency descent can be controlled, but in this instance, where descent could have been initiated erratically, there can be severe damage and stress to the crucial flight control surfaces and even the aircraft’s tail

A co-pilot of a flydubai aircraft carrying more than 170 passengers from Dubai to Tel Aviv allegedly stabbed the pilot and attempted to crash the plane

U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that the change was appropriate when taking into consideration the “promise, potential, and rapidly advancing capabilities” of AI technologies

Reporters said Christa Pike was still breathing and audibly snoring after being given lethal injection; she was expected to be the first woman to die by lethal injection in Tennessee in 200 years

The meeting came on a day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump held a telephone conversation to review progress in bilateral cooperation

‘It was really on the way to crashing, and it was simply the resourcefulness of many people who took control of the co-pilot and neutralised him,’ said a passenger who was onboard

Mr. Burnham’s comments are the first official confirmation from U.K. authorities that Iran may have had a hand in the incident, which saw three white vans appearing to head towards RAF Fairford in the early hours of Sunday.

Netanyahu said Mr. Machchhar saved the lives of 174 people, including Israeli citizens and other nationals

The pilot who staved off the attempt to crash the aircraft has been identified as Smit Machchhar, an Indian national, and hailed a “hero” by Benjamin Netanyahu and many others

It was not clear what motivated the attack. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saudi Arabia arrested the copilot

The Pentagon will also launch an effort to study the future of warfare that will be led in part by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Pete Hegseth said

A decision by the U.S. Supreme Court late on September 30 cleared the way for Christa Pike to be given a lethal injection after hours of dramatic legal wrangling up and down the judicial system