There are moments when a person's professional responsibility becomes something much larger than a job. For Captain Smit Machchhar, that moment came thousands of feet above the ground when a routine Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv turned into a life-threatening cockpit emergency. Seriously injured during the confrontation, Machchhar nevertheless remained focused on protecting the aircraft …
Climate change is no longer a distant environmental concern. It is increasingly becoming a question of livelihoods, food security, public health, economic stability and social justice. Rising temperatures, changing rainfall patterns, extreme weather events, melting glaciers and growing water stress are already affecting societies across the world. For India, the challenge is particularly signific…
Social media has become one of the most powerful forces shaping contemporary society. It has changed the way people communicate, form opinions, consume information and participate in public life. A person sitting in a small town can now communicate with thousands of people across the world within seconds. Yet, behind this remarkable ability to connect lies an uncomfortable question: is social med…
The Flydubai flight that descended thousands of feet over Saudi Arabia on September 30 has now become the subject of a far more serious investigation after United Arab Emirates authorities said the co-pilot attacked Captain Smit Machchhar with a cockpit crash axe and attempted to take control of the aircraft. What initially emerged as reports of a cockpit altercation has developed into an officia…
Introduction: Why 2 October Is Special in Indian HistoryEvery year, 2 October occupies a special place in the history and public life of India. The date is widely remembered as the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, one of the most influential figures of India's freedom movement. At the same time, 2 October is also the birth anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri, India's second Prime Minister and …
Introduction: Why 2 October Is Remembered Across India2 October is observed across India as Gandhi Jayanti, the birth anniversary of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi or Bapu. Born on 2 October 1869 in Porbandar, Gujarat, Gandhi went on to become one of the most influential figures of India's freedom movement and one of the most widely recognised advocates of non-viole…
What began as a routine commercial flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv turned into a life-threatening emergency over Saudi Arabia on September 30, when the captain of a Flydubai Boeing 737 MAX 8 was allegedly attacked by his own co-pilot in the cockpit. Captain Smit Machchhar, an Indian national from Mumbai, was seriously injured during the confrontation, yet managed to take an action that became criti…
The Himalayas are often described as a natural wall separating the great powers of Asia. But in strategic terms, the mountains are becoming less of a barrier and more of a contested frontier. From the high-altitude deserts of Ladakh to the valleys of Arunachal Pradesh, from Nepal’s mountain corridors to Bhutan’s disputed frontier and Sikkim’s strategic passes, the Himalayan region is witnessing a…
A new pricing change from Meta is set to alter the economics of business communication on WhatsApp in India from October 1, 2026. Reports about the change have generated confusion because headlines suggesting that “WhatsApp messages will cost 14 paise each” can easily be interpreted as meaning that ordinary users will have to pay to send messages. That is not what the new pricing structure means.…
A dramatic mountainside collapse in Nepal has captured the destructive force of the country's latest spell of extreme weather, with video showing a huge section of terrain breaking away and crashing into a river within seconds. The footage, recorded near Lete in Mustang district, shows debris rushing down the mountainside and plunging into the Kali Gandaki River as people watching from a distance…
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