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- What are gelatin sticks found near PM Modi's Bengaluru event, how dangerous are theyPM Modi bengaluru event security: Security forces discovered two gelatin sticks near the Art of Living Foundation route in Bengaluru. This ...10 May, 2026, 05.48 PM IST
- The Cave Paintings Experts Once Called a Hoax: How Altamira Forced Science to Admit Humans Were Artists Far Earlier Than ExpectedDiscoveries of detailed cave paintings in Altamira, Spain, were initially rejected by scientists. They believed primitive humans lacked the...29 Apr, 2026, 05.55 PM IST
- When is April Fools’ day — why we celebrate, origins, myths, and perfect prank timingApril Fools' Day is a global tradition of pranks and hoaxes. Its origins are debated, with links to 15th-century France and ancient Roman f...31 Mar, 2026, 10.38 PM IST
- Airlines received 994 hoax bomb threats till Nov 13 this year: GovtTo deal with the menace of hoax calls in a comprehensive manner, the civil aviation ministry plans to amend the Suppression of Unlawful Act...27 Nov, 2024, 07.33 PM IST
- Infrastructure threat: Over 40 hoax calls; how it can impact airlinesAirline bomb threat calls: Over 40 hoax bomb threats have disrupted Indian flights since Sunday, causing diversions and delays. These incid...19 Oct, 2024, 03.31 PM IST
- 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...19 Jun, 2024, 12.11 PM IST
- Security personnel, staffers in a tizzy after hoax bomb call at Patna airportThe call was reportedly made at a landline number of the airport. The caller claimed to have planted a bomb in the premises of the Jaypraka...12 Apr, 2023, 04.52 PM IST
- Bomb hoax sends Bengaluru airport officials into tizzyAccording to police, the airport police control room received a call at about 3.45 AM resulting in a vigorous drill for the security person...20 May, 2022, 01.56 PM IST
- Maharashtra: Bomb scare at Mantralaya turns out to be hoax; farmer heldTeams of police personnel along with the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) reached the spot and conducted a search operation, but it...30 May, 2021, 06.47 PM IST
- Over 100 hoax calls about bomb threats in flights, airports received in 4 yrs: GovtNearly half of these calls were made in 2016 alone, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha told the Lok Sabha today.16 Mar, 2017, 04.43 PM IST
- Every hoax call costs an airline Rs 2 croreSenior security officials said that the current security plan makes the IGI airport an easy target, when it comes to a Brussels-like terror...30 Mar, 2016, 01.42 PM IST
- Timely detection of bomb averts major train tragedy in Farrukhabad, hoax call delays ShatabdiThe patrol team detected a 'bomb-like' object lying on platform number one at the Farrukhabad station, throwing security personnel into a t...03 Oct, 2015, 08.54 PM IST
- Hoax bomb call disrupts service at Patel Nagar metro stationTrains did not stop for over an hour at Patel Nagar metro station here today after a hoax call about a bomb outside the station premises.13 Sep, 2015, 10.57 PM IST
- Make hoax call punishable offence: Parliamentary panel on anti-hijacking billThe proposed anti-hijacking legislation should make hoax calls a punishable offence and provide adequate compensation for victims of hijack...11 Mar, 2015, 07.27 PM IST
- British PM David Cameron gets hoax call; no sensitive information disclosedDavid Cameron received a hoax call from a man posing to be one of the top spy chiefs in the country but no sensitive information was disclo...26 Jan, 2015, 02.11 PM IST
- Sunny Sharma: Not the first time he's cried wolfSharma was arrested on Thursday when he made another hoax call about a bomb at Unitech Arcadia in Gurgaon, where he works.20 Dec, 2014, 12.43 PM IST
- Series of bomb hoax calls create panic in DelhiA series of hoax calls created panic in the capital.08 Sep, 2009, 08.45 PM IST
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