BKI-linked Batala among 8 Indian-origin men arrested in FBI crackdown on gang violence; assault rifle, hundreds of bullets and magazines seized | India News

NEW DELHI/JALANDHAR: The FBI has arrested Pavittar Singh Batala, a most-wanted fugitive from India, in California as part of its operation against organised crime. Batala, who is linked to Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), had an Interpol Red Corner Notice against him. He was arrested, along with seven others. A cache of arms and ammunition was…

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Female cheetah dies of injuries at Kuno | India News

BHOPAL: Nabha, an 8-year-old female cheetah brought from Namibia, died at Kuno National Park on Saturday.Foresters said the animal sustained serious injuries, likely during a hunting attempt inside her soft-release enclosure last week. It suffered fractures in the left ulna and fibula along with some other injuries.Despite receiving treatment for a week, the cheetah succumbed…

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Ahmedabad plane crash: Emotional effect real, support available for you; Air India tells its pilots after AAIB’s preliminary report | India News

NEW DELHI: Air India will “organise a detailed session (for its pilots) to review (preliminary investigation) report” on the June 12 crash in Ahmedabad of AI-171, a Dreamliner.The airline’s head of flight operations, Captain Manish Uppal, wrote to its pilots on Saturday after Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau released the preliminary report of the investigation into…

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AI171 preliminary probe: 2018 report flagged fuel switch concern, but said it wasn’t ‘unsafe’ | India News

Air India crash (Picture credit: ANI) MUMBAI: The preliminary report of Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) into the June 12 Air India flight 171 crash in Ahmedabad refers to a serviceability bulletin on the Boeing-787’s fuel control switch which indicates a potential equipment malfunction, but deemed it was not an unsafe condition. The AAIB report…

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Ahmedabad plane crash: No recommendations for Boeing, GE for now, states AAIB report | India News

Ahmedabad plane crash (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: The AAIB’s preliminary report into the AI-171 crash has not “recommended actions to Boeing 787-8 and/or GE GEnx-1B engine operators and manufacturers” at “this stage of investigation.” Whether that changes when the probe is complete and the final report is ready in about a year or so,…

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Air India crash: ‘Don’t jump to any conclusion’, says aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu on AAIB’s preliminary report | India News

File photo: Union aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Union aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu urged people Saturday not to “jump to any conclusion” regarding the AI-171 crash and “wait for the final (probe) report”, his comments coming hours after Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) made public a preliminary report on…

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‘She had fallen off an autorickshaw’: Case turns confusing as victim’s father denies rape allegations in Kolkata’s B-school incident; alleges police coercion | India News

KOLKATA: A 24-year-old woman psychologist accused a student of one of India’s top management institutes in Kolkata of raping her in his hostel room Friday, prompting police action and his arrest. But the case took a turn less than 12 hours later, when her father publicly denied that any crime had occurred and alleged police…

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Dalai Lama arrives in Leh for month-long stay, asks people to preserve Buddhist legacy | India News

File photo: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (Pictur ecredit: AP) SRINAGAR: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama arrived in Ladakh on Saturday for a month-long visit, receiving a warm welcome from hundreds of people who lined the streets to greet him.Addressing people, he said people of the Himalayan region must uphold their sacred duty…

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