‘Cockroach stir stripped Modi’s carefully confected image’: Arundhati Roy
Acclaimed Indian author talks to Al Jazeera on the Gen Z-led protests and allegations of vote theft by Modi government.
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page 1 of 3Al Jazeera10h agoIndia’s ‘million mutinies’ are puncturing Modi’s aura of invincibility
Across the country, Indians are turning disparate grievances into a broader reckoning with unaccountable power.
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Indian opposition marches in protest seeking resignation of election chief
NEW DELHI: Dozens of Indian opposition lawmakers began a march on Tuesday seeking the resignation of the election chief over a controversial revision of voter lists, as hundreds of security personnel kept vigil in the heart of the Indian capital and…
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Hero FlyDubai Pilot Says He Was 'Fighting For My Life'
Captain Smit Machchhar Recalled Saying, 'This Is The Last Push Smit, Do It, The Door Is Right There’ Capt.
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‘I can't let anyone die’, flydubai pilot tells India PM Modi
The Indian pilot stabbed by his co-pilot on a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv replayed the dramatic attack and his desperate effort to open the cockpit door to seek help, in a video call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The Sydney Morning Herald2 Oct- neutral toward Flydubai · 98%
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Meet Captain Smit Machchhar: The Indian pilot who safely landed flydubai FZ1073 after the cockpit incident
Dubai: The name of Indian Captain Smit Machchhar has become widely known in recent hours, following the incident involving flydubai flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv on September 30, which ended with the plane being diverted and landing safely at…
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FlyDubai 'hero' pilot speaks for first time
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Captain Smit Machchhar via video call. Meanwhile, authorities in the UAE and Israel said an investigation is making progress.
Deutsche Welle2 Oct- neutral toward Flydubai · 95%
FlyDubai pilot describes harrowing attack in call with Indian Prime Minister Modi
Smit Machchhar, an Indian national, spoke from his hospital bed in Abu Dhabi, according to a video shared by Narendra Modi.
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Can India’s ‘cockroach’ movement oust Modi’s election chief?
India's youth protests return to streets, eyeing PM Modi's prized bureaucrat who oversees the world's biggest elections.
Al Jazeera2 Oct- neutral toward Narendra Modi · 91%
FlyDubai captain shares how "one last push" kept the plane in the air after he was stabbed
The captain of a FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv spoke to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi about what happened after his co-pilot allegedly stabbed him midair.
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FlyDubai pilot on cockpit attack: ‘I was fighting for my life’
The Indian pilot stabbed by his copilot in an apparent attempt to crash a FlyDubai aircraft recounted how he fought to save the 182 people on board. Airline Capt.
The Hill•Sarah Davis2 Oct- neutral toward Flydubai · 94%
Flydubai hero pilot tells Modi 'I could not let all those people die'
Smit Machchhar, the Indian captain who was attacked by his co-pilot onboard the Flydubai flight 1073 in an apparent attempt to crash the plane, on Friday told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that although he was severely injured in the altercation, “I…
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‘I was fighting for my life’: Indian pilot hailed as hero recalls flydubai cockpit attack
Smit Machchhar says in video call with Indian PM that he realised if he did not get up then ‘passengers would lose their lives’ The Indian pilot who helped thwart an apparent attempt to crash a flydubai flight has described how he fought for his life…
The Guardian•Associated Press2 Oct- neutral toward Flydubai · 98%
‘I was fighting for my life’: Indian pilot hailed as hero recalls FlyDubai cockpit attack
Captain Smit Machchhar is recovering in an Abu Dhabi hospital and told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a video call that he knew he had to get back on his feet to save the passengers aboard the aircraft.
The Sydney Morning Herald•Sheikh Saaliq2 Oct- neutral toward Flydubai · 93%
I opened cockpit door of plane while being attacked, Indian pilot tells Modi
Capt Smit Machchhar, who was stabbed on the Israel-bound flight, has been hailed as a hero.
BBC2 Oct- neutral toward Narendra Modi · 99%
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India's Cockroach Janata Party, student groups to protest, demand poll chief's resignation
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will face renewed pressure on Friday as the Gen Z-led Cockroach Janata Party and a separate coalition of student and activist groups stage fresh protests, demanding the resignation of the elections commission chief…
MBMobile Business•Reuters2 Oct
FlyDubai pilot showed world 'the highest form of courage,' India's PM says
India Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India is saluting Smit Machchhar for his heroics onboard a FlyDubai plane that made an emergency landing.
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Modi’s India takes on Trump more openly, from ‘terrorism’ to tariffs
After months of wait-and-watch, India is calling out differences with Trump head on as domestic pressure mounts.
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India poll chief battles calls to resign over voter-list claims
NEW DELHI: Opposition groups are demanding the resignation of India's election chief Gyanesh Kumar over allegations of widespread voter-list manipulation during the verification of the country's one billion voters.
MBMobile Business•Reuters29 Sept
India opposition condemns election chief after newspaper investigation
The main opposition Congress party accused Gyanesh Kumar of acting unilaterally at the behest of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.