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A Hoax Bomb Alert, An Emergency Landing And Arrest Of 'Intelligence Officer'
A recent bomb scare aboard a Nagpur-Kolkata flight that forced it to make an emergency landing in Chhattisgarh's capital city Raipur has sparked debate over the actions of both the informant and the authorities.
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"Give $30,000 Or...": Bomb Hoax At Over 40 Delhi Schools, Students Sent Home
DPS RK Puram and GD Goenka School in Paschim Vihar are among the 44 schools that received a bomb threat, prompting action.
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Bomb hoax at three major commuter stations in Lucknow
An unidentified caller claimed that bombs had been placed at 3 major commuter stations - Hussainganj Metro Station, Charbagh Railway Station and Alambagh Bus Station - in Lucknow on Sunday morning, but it turned out to be a hoax.
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Bomb Scare At Taj Mahal Turns Out To Be Hoax
An email threatening to blow up the Taj Mahal was received by the regional office of Uttar Pradesh Tourism here Tuesday which later turned out to be hoax, a police official said.
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Delhi School, Close To Thursday's Blast Site, Receives Hoax Bomb Threat
A private school in Delhi's Rohini, located within one kilometre of the site of a low-intensity blast in Prashant Vihar, received a bomb threat via email on Friday, Delhi Fire Service officials said.
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What Is 'Swatting'? Donald Trump's Cabinet Nominees Targeted With Dangerous Hoaxes
People who carry out a swatting prank call aim to fool emergency services into sending a Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team to respond to the supposed emergency.
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RBI Customer Care Gets Bomb Threat, Caller Claims To Be "Lashkar CEO": Sources
A bomb threat was received on the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)'s customer care number yesterday, during which the caller claimed to be the "CEO of Lashkar-e-Taiba", sources said.
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Nagpur-Kolkata IndiGo Flight Lands In Raipur After Hoax Bomb Threat
An IndiGo flight from Nagpur to Kolkata on Thursday made an emergency landing here after receiving a bomb threat which turned out to be a hoax, officials said.
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Passenger Suspects Bomb In Bag At Kolkata Airport, Turns Out To Be Hoax
Security personnel at Kolkata airport were placed on high alert on Sunday after they received information from a passenger who suspected that a bomb could be planted on a private airline plane.
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2017 Manchester Attack Survivors Win $58,000 Over Hoax Claims
Two survivors of the 2017 bomb attack at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, on Friday won £45,000 ($58,000) in damages from a former TV producer who claimed the attack was a hoax.
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Cops Identify Nagpur Man Behind Hoax Bomb Threats To Airlines
Police in Maharashtra's Nagpur have identified a 35-year-old man from Gondia in the state as the person behind a spate of hoax bomb threats that triggered panic, caused flight delays and led to increased security at airports and other establishments,
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Government Issues Advisory to Curb Hoax Bomb Threats on Social Media
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has released an advisory outlining the duties of social media platforms, also known as intermediaries, in preventing the spread of hoax bomb threats by various airlines operating in India. The necessity for these intermediaries to adhere to the IT Act, the IT Rules of 2021, and the Bhar...
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Tirupati's ISKCON Temple Gets Bomb Threat, 4th Hoax Mail In 3 Days
ISKCON temple authorities complained to the police about receiving a threatening email, claiming ISIS terrorists would blow up the temple.
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10 Gujarat Hotels Receive Bomb Threats, Turn Out To Be Hoax: Police
At least ten hotels in Gujarat's Rajkot city received bomb threat emails on Saturday, which turned out to be a hoax, police said.
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'Wanted Attention': Unemployed Delhi Man Arrested For Threats To Airlines
A 25-year-old unemployed man from Delhi has been taken into custody for making hoax bomb threats, marking only the second arrest since a spate of such threats began being issued to airlines last week.
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A Hoax Bomb Alert, An Emergency Landing And Arrest Of 'Intelligence Officer'
A recent bomb scare aboard a Nagpur-Kolkata flight that forced it to make an emergency landing in Chhattisgarh's capital city Raipur has sparked debate over the actions of both the informant and the authorities.
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"Give $30,000 Or...": Bomb Hoax At Over 40 Delhi Schools, Students Sent Home
DPS RK Puram and GD Goenka School in Paschim Vihar are among the 44 schools that received a bomb threat, prompting action.
-
Bomb hoax at three major commuter stations in Lucknow
An unidentified caller claimed that bombs had been placed at 3 major commuter stations - Hussainganj Metro Station, Charbagh Railway Station and Alambagh Bus Station - in Lucknow on Sunday morning, but it turned out to be a hoax.
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Bomb Scare At Taj Mahal Turns Out To Be Hoax
An email threatening to blow up the Taj Mahal was received by the regional office of Uttar Pradesh Tourism here Tuesday which later turned out to be hoax, a police official said.
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Delhi School, Close To Thursday's Blast Site, Receives Hoax Bomb Threat
A private school in Delhi's Rohini, located within one kilometre of the site of a low-intensity blast in Prashant Vihar, received a bomb threat via email on Friday, Delhi Fire Service officials said.
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What Is 'Swatting'? Donald Trump's Cabinet Nominees Targeted With Dangerous Hoaxes
People who carry out a swatting prank call aim to fool emergency services into sending a Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team to respond to the supposed emergency.
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RBI Customer Care Gets Bomb Threat, Caller Claims To Be "Lashkar CEO": Sources
A bomb threat was received on the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)'s customer care number yesterday, during which the caller claimed to be the "CEO of Lashkar-e-Taiba", sources said.
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Nagpur-Kolkata IndiGo Flight Lands In Raipur After Hoax Bomb Threat
An IndiGo flight from Nagpur to Kolkata on Thursday made an emergency landing here after receiving a bomb threat which turned out to be a hoax, officials said.
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Passenger Suspects Bomb In Bag At Kolkata Airport, Turns Out To Be Hoax
Security personnel at Kolkata airport were placed on high alert on Sunday after they received information from a passenger who suspected that a bomb could be planted on a private airline plane.
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2017 Manchester Attack Survivors Win $58,000 Over Hoax Claims
Two survivors of the 2017 bomb attack at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, on Friday won £45,000 ($58,000) in damages from a former TV producer who claimed the attack was a hoax.
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Cops Identify Nagpur Man Behind Hoax Bomb Threats To Airlines
Police in Maharashtra's Nagpur have identified a 35-year-old man from Gondia in the state as the person behind a spate of hoax bomb threats that triggered panic, caused flight delays and led to increased security at airports and other establishments,
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Government Issues Advisory to Curb Hoax Bomb Threats on Social Media
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has released an advisory outlining the duties of social media platforms, also known as intermediaries, in preventing the spread of hoax bomb threats by various airlines operating in India. The necessity for these intermediaries to adhere to the IT Act, the IT Rules of 2021, and the Bhar...
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Tirupati's ISKCON Temple Gets Bomb Threat, 4th Hoax Mail In 3 Days
ISKCON temple authorities complained to the police about receiving a threatening email, claiming ISIS terrorists would blow up the temple.
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10 Gujarat Hotels Receive Bomb Threats, Turn Out To Be Hoax: Police
At least ten hotels in Gujarat's Rajkot city received bomb threat emails on Saturday, which turned out to be a hoax, police said.
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'Wanted Attention': Unemployed Delhi Man Arrested For Threats To Airlines
A 25-year-old unemployed man from Delhi has been taken into custody for making hoax bomb threats, marking only the second arrest since a spate of such threats began being issued to airlines last week.
