US lawmaker Josh Gottheimer The TOI correspondent from Washington: In a rare gesture of congressional recognition for an Indian national, a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has introduced a resolution honoring Captain Smit Machchhar, the Indian pilot who helped prevent a suicidal terrorist attack aboard a Flydubai flight bound for Israel last week.The resolution, introduced…
BJP hits Rahul Gandhi over EC meeting demand, calls protest ‘drama’ NEW DELHI: The BJP on Tuesday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of staging ‘drama’ over his demand to meet the Election Commission. BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi called the Leader of Opposition ‘an expert in theatrics’ and alleged that the poll panel’s statement had exposed…
TOI correspondent from Washington: MAGA boss Donald Trump has never been particularly sentimental about California, a state that has rejected him by 20 to 30 points in the last three presidential elections. But suggesting that Iran could “take out” Los Angeles or San Diego — and calling their destruction “a very small price to pay”…
Smit Machchhar is recovering in Abu Dhabi hospital from multiple injuries The US House of Representatives have passed a resolution honouring Indian flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar who was stabbed by his Omani co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami on September 30.The resolution introduced as “Honoring Captain Smit Machchhar and the crew and passengers of Flydubai Flight 1073, and…
The IceCube neutrino observatory recorded the first detection of high-energy extraterrestrial neutrinos in 2013, after it began operating in 2011 (Photo: IceCube). The Nobel Prize in Physics 2026 has been awarded to a Belgian particle physicist, Prof Francis Halzen, for his fundamental contribution to establishing an enormous ice block observatory in the South Pole that…
Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit appointed new Chief of the Indian Air Force NEW DELHI: The govt has appointed Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, currently serving as Vice Chief of the Air Staff, as the 29th Chief of the Air Staff, in the rank of Air Chief Marshal, with effect from Oct 31, 2026. He will succeed…
The fire-damaged “Royad Mammadov” ship in the Black Sea. NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) on Tuesday condemned attacks on commercial vessels in the Black Sea and the Strait of Hormuz, in which two foreign seafarers were killed and several crew members including Indian nationals were injured.In an official statement, the MEA condemned…
High-school students across France blockaded hundreds of schools on Tuesday as a weeks-old nationwide protest over school funding, overcrowded classrooms and poor infrastructure showed no sign of easing. Injuries and clashes with police intensified amid pressure on the government.The demonstrations, which began in the Paris region in mid-September and spread to cities and towns across…
Francis Halzen awarded for “decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory” (Image credit: Johan Jarnestad/The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences) The Nobel Prize in Physics 2026 has been awarded to Francis Halzen for “decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin,” the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences…
The attacks came after the Houthis claimed to have launched a fresh wave of missile and drone strikes. (Photo: X/MarioNawfal) Airports in Saudi Arabia‘s Jazan and Najran were targeted in two attacks on Monday evening, injuring three people and causing limited damage, according to the kingdom’s aviation authority, as tensions with Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels…