Before Essar’s big bet on the US steel industry, the Ruia-owned conglomerate was involved in oil. It sold Essar Oil to a Russian-led consortium in 2016 for nearly $13 billion.

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America’s famous fastest spy plane, the SR-71 Blackbird, is likely to make a comeback in the skies after nearly 27 years. The aircraft in the spotlight is the SR-71 Blackbird, tail number 844, a spy plane that holds a unique place in aviation history.

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A private 'whisper network' in Silicon Valley is reportedly being used by women to share warnings about men they allege have engaged in sexual misconduct, including sexual assault and rape.

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A routine Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv turned into a mid-air security scare after a violent altercation between the two pilots inside the cockpit. Reports suggest that the co-pilot stabbed the captain. Israeli authorities have not ruled out a terror angle.

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Smit Machchhar, a Flydubai flight captain who fought off the co-pilot who allegedly tried to sabotage the plane, is of Indian origin, reportedly. Machchhar has over 13 years of experience in aviation and was a former SpiceJet pilot.

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He was stabbed, but he still fought off his copilot and saved the lives of 180 on board the flydubai flight. Indian Captain Smit Machchhar has been hailed as a hero by PM Narendra Modi. Here is what happened inside the cockpit.

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How an injured Indian captain, off-duty pilots and courageous passengers reportedly prevented a flydubai Boeing 737 MAX 8 from turning into a mid-air disaster.

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Smit Machchhar, the Indian pilot of the flydubai flight, was losing a massive amount of blood and fighting unconsciousness after being stabbed by his co-pilot. It was Musaev Shota, a dentist by profession, who provided emergency medical treatment that helped save the Indian's life.

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A day after the flydubai flight incident, many questions remain unanswered. The focus is now on the Omani co-pilot who smuggled a knife into the cockpit and stabbed the captain mid-air.

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Christa Pike would have been the first woman to be executed in Tennessee in 200 years. However, she survived despite being injected with two lethal doses. Here is what happened.

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The Flydubai cockpit attack has exposed a chilling aviation security paradox — what happens when the threat is already inside the cockpit? We take a look at what history tells us.

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The Omani co-pilot who stabbed the flight captain, Indian national Smit Machchhar, and tried to crash the plane was a religious extremist, according to reports. He had joined the flydubai airline just eight months ago.

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As the probe deepens, several reports suggest that the rogue Omani co-pilot used a crash axe to attack the Indian Captain of that flight, Smit Machchhar. The crash axe is standard emergency equipment, stored inside the cockpit, within easy reach of the pilots.

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The probe found no written instruction, email or explicit request from BAPS seeking the exclusion of women. Instead, investigators concluded that a limited request from the delegation was gradually misunderstood and expanded within the Eiffel Tower's management structure.

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Videos have been circulating on the internet that claim to show a suspected suicide bomber in Mecca. However, they are fake.

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How did conspiracy theories about the flydubai hijack scare spread within just 67 minutes — and what claims emerged before investigators established the facts?

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France’s student protests have grown into a wider national crisis, with school blockades, public-sector strikes, violent clashes and a controversial €54 billion austerity budget at the centre of the unrest.

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Does Drishyam 3 match up to the first two? The answer is complicated. This thriller is filled with bursts of humour, and the audience will enjoy the film while being on the edge of their seats.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the co-pilot of the flydubai flight had undergone Islamist radicalisation. The attacker's social media posts provide some clues.
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US adds just 29,000 jobs in September, missing expectations by a wide margin; the unemployment rate is at 4.2 per cent as August payrolls are revised lower by 29,000

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