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July 18, 2025

40 B'luru, 45 Delhi schools get bomb threats

Panic spread across multiple school campuses on Friday after over 40 private schools in Bengaluru, including those in RR Nagar, Kengeri and other key localities, received bomb threats. Similar threats were also reported from nearly 45 schools in Delhi across key districts including Pitampura, Dwarka, Rohini, South Delhi, and Central Delhi were also targeted with similar threats, according to Delhi Police officials.In Bengaluru, panic gripped around several schools across Central, East, West, and South zones after administrators received threatening emails from a sender identifying himself as “Roadkill”, using the address roadkill333@atomicmail.io, The Times of India reported. According to police sources, as cited by TOI, the threatening message was sent at approximately 7:24 a.m. with

July 18, 2025

Why India's airlines draw passenger flak

Flights are a part of life for many even in India, especially those who commute between cities daily or several times a week. Although statistically minimal, glitches do happen in these trips, from delays, long queues and baggage mishandling to bad service, shabby infrastructure and, most annoying of all, 'technical issues'. But there are two compounding factors across all airlines: lack of or inadequate responsiveness and training of people-facing staff.Last week my flight from Delhi to Kolkata underlined that conclusively. We boarded on time, doors shut on time, the pilot made a cheery announcement about our imminent takeoff and estimated arrival in Kolkata. But our aircraft, by then proceeding towards the runway, suddenly turned to the left and halted at a parking bay on the apron. Then

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