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Hoax bomb threat at Kannur airport; Mattanur police launch probeKannur airport received a bomb threat email on Saturday afternoon. The threat claimed explosives were planted and the airport would be dest...
Lufthansa Frankfurt-Hyderabad flight receives bomb threat emailA bomb threat email was received for a Lufthansa flight traveling from Frankfurt, Germany to Hyderabad, India. Security agencies are invest...
Hoax bomb threat delays Indigo's Lucknow-Delhi flightA Lucknow-Delhi IndiGo flight, carrying approximately 180 passengers, was delayed on Friday due to a hoax bomb threat. A tissue paper with ...
Bomb threat to five major temples in Punjab triggers security alertA bomb threat email targeting five prominent temples in Punjab has triggered a security alert. The email also threatened government establi...
Bihar Assembly receives bomb threat, intensive search underway: PoliceBihar Legislative Assembly officials received a bomb threat through an email on Friday. Police immediately launched a thorough inspection o...
Miranda House & Ramjas College Bomb Scare: DU colleges receive threat mail; Here’s what authorities saidDU bomb scare: Panic broke out at University of Delhi’s Ramjas College and Miranda House on Monday after an email threat prompted evacuatio...
Fifteen flights received hoax bomb threats in 2025: Official dataAt least 15 flights have received hoax bomb threats this year, adding to 833 such cases since 2020. Minister Murlidhar Mohol stated that ro...
Govt says 13 people arrested for hoax bomb threats to airlines in 2024In 2024, 13 individuals were arrested in relation to hoax bomb threats targeting airlines, with 728 threats recorded overall. The majority ...
Airline hoaxers to face a hard landing as new law takes offIndia strengthened its aircraft safety rules. The government can now put hoax bomb threat makers on a no-fly list. This follows a rise in s...
Air India's Delhi-Colombo flight gets hoax bomb threatAn Air India flight from Delhi made an emergency landing at the international airport on Monday due to a bomb threat, which was later confi...
Delhi police nabs man who allegedly sent bomb threats to flights for publicityA 25-year-old man named Shubham Upadhyay was arrested for sending hoax bomb threat messages to the Indira Gandhi International Airport. The...
Amid rising hoax bomb threats to Indian airlines, Centre issues advisory to social media companiesThe Central government has advised social media companies like X and Meta to prevent the spread of hoax bomb threats targeting Indian airli...
Govt asks Meta, X to share data on hoax bomb-threat calls: sourcesTop sources said the government has traced some people who were behind hoax bomb-threat calls targeting airlines and that action is being t...
BCAS director reassures travelers as hoax bomb threats rise; No-fly order proposed for offendersThe Director General of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security met with Indian airlines in response to multiple hoax bomb threats. BCAS instruct...
Dubai-Jaipur Air India Express flight receives hoax bomb threatAn Air India Express flight from Dubai to Jaipur made an emergency landing following a bomb threat email. Security checks revealed no suspi...
10 social media handles suspended for issuing hoax bomb threat to airlinersCyber security agencies have suspended around 10 social media handles for issuing hoax bomb threats to Indian airlines, causing disruptions...
Bomb threat hoax calls punishment can be a five-year flying ban for prankstersThe Bureau of Civil Aviation Security has proposed a ban on pranksters issuing hoax threats to aviation facilities. Recent incidents led to...
Jaipur and other 40 airports get bomb threat; Dubai bound flights from Chennai and Delhi delayed after similar threatsSecurity agencies on Tuesday jointly conducted a thorough investigation at Jaipur airport after it received a bomb threat. Police and CISF ...
Dubai-bound flight at Delhi Airport receives bomb threat, turns out to be a hoaxA Dubai-bound plane at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport received a bomb threat via email, prompting authorities to conduct check...
Seven schools received 'hoax' bomb threat emails in Uttar Pradesh's KanpurSeven schools, including two government-run, received hoax bomb threats via email. Police investigated, confirming them as false. Cyber Cri...