NAGPUR: A Delhi-bound IndiGo flight with 157 passengers on board made an emergency landing in Nagpur Tuesday after receiving a bomb threat, reports Shishir Arya. The flight, which originated from Muscat, was on its way to Delhi after its scheduled stop in Kochi.After a thorough scanning at Nagpur, the threat was declared a hoax. Apart…
Delhi govt rolls out new SOP for managing bomb threats in schools. (AI Image) NEW DELHI: In response to over 200 bomb threats reported in Delhi schools last year, the Delhi government has implemented a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to bolster safety measures across educational institutions.This comprehensive protocol, rolled out by the Directorate of…
VARANASI: Panic gripped Varanasi airport on Saturday night after a Canadian national aboard a Bengaluru-bound IndiGo flight claimed he was carrying a bomb just before take-off. The aircraft was swiftly moved to the airport’s apron from the runway and checked for several hours by CISF and bomb disposal squad (BDS) before being allowed to depart…
Representative image (Agencies) NEW DELHI: Airlines received 24 hoax bomb threat calls this year till March 25, the government said on Thursday. Citing data from the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), minister of state for civil aviation Murlidhar Mohol said a total of 836 hoax bomb threats were received by airline operators since 2022…
The US Department of Education has officially dismissed 11 complaints related to planned “book bans” and eliminated a Biden-era position tasked with investigating such cases. Announced last week, the department’s decision also involves rescinding previous guidance aimed at addressing the removal of books from school libraries. This marks a significant shift in the federal government’s…
delhi schools bomb threat On Sunday, over 40 private schools in Delhi, including Delhi Public School Vasant Kunj, Delhi Public School R.K. Puram, G.D. Goenka Paschim Vihar, Doon Public School Paschim Vihar, and Brilliant’s Convent School Pritampura, received bomb threats via email. According to reports, calls from GD Goenka and DPS R.K. Puram was made…
US President Joe Biden said on Friday (local time) that his administration was working with the FBI to address “swatting” and bomb threats made this week targeting lawmakers and several of President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks. Representative Seth Magaziner, a House Democrat from Rhode Island, said on Friday he was targeted by a bomb threat…