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NEW DELHI: Six passengers onboard SWISS Delhi-Zurich flight LX 147 of Sunday morning have been hospitalised after everyone on the aircraft had to be evacuated on the runway at IGIA using emergency slides. The Airbus A330 was on take off roll at about 1.08 am when its engine number one fails and then had a…
Five to eight shots were reportedly fired during a major security incident that disrupted the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday night, forcing the evacuation of President Donald Trump, top United States officials and hundreds of guests from the Washington Hilton. Trump was reported uninjured, while authorities said no immediate injuries were recorded.According…
US President Donald Trump was evacuated following a security incident during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. According to AFP, a cabinet member said shots were fired during the event, though no injuries were reported.The suspect has been taken into custody, AFP reported further, citing the Secret Service via the press pool.(This is a breaking story;…
United flight diverted, passengers evacuated via emergency slides in Pittsburgh A United Airlines flight bound for New York was forced to make an emergency diversion to Pittsburgh International Airport on Saturday after the crew reported a possible security threat onboard.According to The Guardian, Flight 2092 had taken off from Chicago O’Hare International Airport and was…
Speaking to reporters at the airport on Saturday, Goyal said the evacuation was carried out following directions from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with coordinated efforts by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and Indian missions abroad to relocate the stranded fishermen from Iran to Armenia before bringing them back to India. CHENNAI: Union minister Piyush…
JAMMU: One person died and another was injured after a landslide struck a hydropower project site, while more than 230 people, including women and children, were evacuated after being stranded in heavy snowfall at the high-altitude Sinthan Top in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, officials said on Monday.Amid the adverse weather conditions, authorities ordered the…
File photo: Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah and National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah JAMMU/SRINAGAR: Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah and National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah on Thursday said the UT government is in touch with the Centre to evacuate Kashmiri students, mostly medical students, stranded in Iran.Both urged Muslims livid over…
NEW DELHI: Over 2,000 people, including 1,600 students, were evacuated on Monday after a major oleum gas leak from a chemical unit in Maharashtra’s Palghar district left dense white fumes hanging over a five-kilometre radius, officials confirmed.The leak, which occurred around 2pm at Bhageria Industries Ltd in the Boisar MIDC industrial area.Palghar district collector Dr…
Representative image (Picture credit: ANI) An oil tanker was attacked off the coast of Oman in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, injuring four crew members and forcing a full evacuation, as tensions continue to escalate after US–Israel strikes on Iran.Oman’s Maritime Security Centre said the Palau-flagged tanker Skylight was targeted about five nautical miles north…
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese NEW DELHI: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was evacuated from his home on Tuesday after authorities received a bomb threat linked to the Chinese dance and music group Shen Yun.Albanese was evacuated at 18.00 local time (07:00 GMT) and taken to another location for several hours, police said. Authorities confirmed…
