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An Indian airline captain is hailed as a hero after a cockpit attack on a FlyDubai flight

MUMBAI, India, October 1, 2026 (AP) — An Indian airline captain who was at the controls of a FlyDubai flight when his copilot stabbed him in an apparent attempt to crash the plane has been hailed as a hero, with his actions to thwart the disaster drawing praise from world leaders and those who knew him. Capt. Smit Machchhar, who is from India’s financial hub of Mumbai, was seriously injured in Wednesday’s attack. Passengers described how the pilot still managed to open the cockpit door, allowing them to enter and restrain the attacker as the Boeing 737 descended sharply, according

Karnataka CM stages sit-in outside CEO’s office demanding FIR over alleged ‘electoral fraud’ in SIR

Bengaluru, Oct 1 (PTI) Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, along with his Cabinet colleagues and MLAs, staged a sit-in outside Chief Electoral Officer V Anbukkumar’s office on Thursday, demanding an FIR over alleged “electoral fraud” during the ongoing SIR of electoral rolls. The CM said he would not leave the place until an inquiry was ordered and an FIR registered. Shivakumar held a meeting with Anbukkumar for about two-and-a-half hours before announcing the sit-in demonstration. “I will remain here until I get the satisfaction that, under the law, I can protect the people through our fight,” Shivakumar told reporters.

Why monkeys handle conflicts better than we do

Montreal, Oct 1 (Conversation) Conflicts with our colleagues, loved ones or team members can quickly stifle communication, heighten tensions and undermine relationships. However, a decision or compromise is not always enough to restore co-operation — for a solution to last, we must also repair the bond that will allow people to continue moving forward together. Primates offer us a useful mirror here. Among them, the repair of that bond generally appears more direct — they re-establish contact, soothe one another and restore their relationships in the process. Studies in primatology have documented these reconciliation behaviours and demonstrated their great importance:

From textile engineering to cockpit hero: Indian pilot wins praise after flydubai drama

NEW DELHI, Oct 1 (Reuters) – For Indian ​pilot Smit Machchhar, hailed as a hero for averting a crash of a flydubai jet bound for Israel, aviation was never ‌part of his childhood dreams. Machchhar had his sights set on the family’s textile business, until the aviation bug bit at the age of 19, which scared his mother. Now even after thousands of hours of flying, Machchhar’s love of aviation is something he keeps in the cockpit, reluctant to discuss with those on the ground. “Captain Smit ​Machchhar is a HERO,” Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on X. “In

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