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‘India is proud’: PM Modi lauds Flydubai pilot Machchhar after cockpit attack

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What happened

‘India is proud’: PM Modi lauds Flydubai pilot Machchhar after cockpit attack — full report at Times of India.

Key facts

  • Reported by Times of India and published Thu, 01 Oct 2026 01:37:15 UTC.

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Coverage timeline

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  1. Netanyahu calls stabbed Indian pilot a hero; Flydubai halts Israel flights

  2. Israeli PM hails Indian pilot wounded in diverted flydubai flight

  3. Flydubai passengers arrive in Tel Aviv after pilot stabbing

  4. Flydubai passenger describes putting attacker in chokehold after cockpit stabbing

  5. Pilot on Tel Aviv-bound flight tried to crash plane after cockpit stabbing, Netanyahu says

  6. ‘India is proud’: PM Modi lauds Flydubai pilot Machchhar after cockpit attack

  7. 'Hero in a way': Trump hails stabbed Flydubai Indian pilot, calls co-pilot 'whack job'

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