NEW DELHI: Bomb threats were emailed to courts across India Thursday, sparking panic, mass evacuations and multi-state security sweeps before authorities declared them hoaxes. Messages claiming RDX-based IEDs and suicide attacks forced shutdowns in Odisha, Bihar, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, among others, paralysing judicial work.In Bhubaneswar, an email warned judges and…
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) HYDERABAD: Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) on Friday received a bomb threat email for Emirates flight EK526 from Dubai (DXB) to Hyderabad (HYD), which led the airport to follow standard safety procedures after the plane landed, according to news agency ANI.According to GMR PRO, the email reached Hyderabad Airport…
Search operation launched after bomb threat (ANI image) NEW DELHI: Security agencies on Thursday launched an extensive search operation in Rajasthan’s Ajmer after the district administration received a bomb threat email. The email claimed that RDX-based explosives had been planted at the Ajmer Sharif dargah, the district collectorate and the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in…
AHMEDABAD: A Indigo flight travelling from Medina to Hyderabad was forced to make an emergency landing in Ahmedabad on Thursday following a suspected bomb threat, airport officials said.The flight had 180 passengers and 6 crew members, airport sources told news agency ANI. Over 70 IndiGo Flights Cancelled Across India as Crew Shortage Triggers Massive Disruption…
Ramjas College and Deshbandhu College in Delhi received bomb threat emails on Thursday, prompting an immediate emergency response NEW DELHI: Two Delhi University colleges, Ramjas College in North Campus and Deshbandhu College in Kalkaji, received bomb threat emails on Wednesday, triggering an emergency response from Delhi police.According to officials, both institutions alerted authorities immediately after…
MUMBAI: A Kuwait-Hyderabad Indigo flight was diverted to Mumbai Airport following a bomb threat, officials said.The flight made an emergency landing at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport at 7:45 am.Authorities are investigating the threat, and further details regarding the cause and outcome of the incident are awaited.The airline has not yet released an official statement.Travelers…
A second Afghan national brought to the United States under Operation Allies Welcome was arrested on Saturday, only days after a separate case of a shooting in Washington DC. This latest arrest involves a man accused of posting a TikTok video that appeared to show him constructing a bomb and naming the Fort Worth area…
NEW DELHI: Two CRPF schools and several courts in the national capital received bomb threats via e-mail on Tuesday, prompting immediate security alerts and precautionary measures, officials said.The schools, located in Prashant Vihar and Dwarka, received the threats around 9 am, the Delhi Fire Services said.Three court complexes in Delhi, including the Saket District Court…
NEW DELHI: An Air India flight from Toronto to Delhi received a bomb threat while mid-air on Thursday, prompting a security alert before landing safely in the national capital, according to sources quoted by PTI.Delhi Police received the threat message concerning flight AI188 in the morning, following which the Bomb Threat Assessment Committee (BTAC) was…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party hit back at the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, over his another “vote chori” allegations, this time in Haryana polls. Union minister Kiren Rijiju mocked the Congress leader’s repeated claims, quipping, “why doesn’t his atom bomb ever explode?”“Rahul Gandhi says that the atom bomb is going…