Morning news wrap: Netanyahu warns Iran again; Bengaluru doctor threatens to crash plane over lost bag, and more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to strike all nuclear facilities in Iran, declaring that he won't wait for US approval as tensions escalate in the Middle East.
A bizarre scene unfolded at Bengaluru airport when a doctor threatened to crash an Air India flight if his bag wasn't found, causing delays and forcing crew to deboard him. Down south in Chennai, DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran has accused his brother Kalanithi, head of Sun Group, of massive financial fraud, stirring up a family-business feud.
On the sports front, Lionel Messi has once again made headlines by leading Inter Miami to a historic win over a European club, marking a first for the MLS.
The match showcased Messi's enduring brilliance on the field.
Here are the top five stories of the morning:
Netanyahu threatens strikes on Iran nuclear sites
Israeli PM Netanyahu said Israel is prepared to strike 'every nuclear site in Iran' and 'eliminate Khamenei' without waiting for US approval. The remarks come amid soaring regional tensions.
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Chinese hackers spying on Russia for Ukraine war intel: Report
A US-based cybersecurity firm says Chinese hackers have targeted top Russian government agencies to steal classified data related to the Ukraine conflict.
The motive appears to be Beijing's strategic positioning.
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Bengaluru doctor threatens to crash plane over lost bag
An Air India flight from Bengaluru to Surat was delayed after a doctor allegedly threatened to crash the aircraft if his bag wasn't located. Crew had to deboard him for security reasons.
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DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran accuses brother of fraud
Chennai MP Dayanidhi Maran has filed a complaint against his brother Kalanithi, accusing him of defrauding him of ?100 crore through forged signatures and false agreements.
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Messi leads Inter Miami to MLS history
Lionel Messi starred in Inter Miami's latest victory, this time against a visiting European side, helping the club secure a historic milestone in the MLS.
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Second woman accuses French senator of drugging her
Representative AI image PARIS: A French senator accused of drugging an MP with the intent to assault her is facing an accusation from another woman, according to French television. The woman, who has not been named, accused Joel Guerriau of abusing her at his home in Paris in May 2022. The 67-year-old already faces charges over drugging centrist deputy Sandrine Josso's drink in November 2023, an accusation he has denied. "I decided to bury it deep inside me," said the woman, speaking with her face covered and voice altered on France 2 late Thursday. The woman said she felt "dizzy" before coming to her senses in the senator's bedroom, who she knew from political circles and with whom she had a legal dispute. France 2 said the woman has contacted police but has not yet filed a complaint. A lawyer for Guerriau told France 2 that the centre-right senator "strongly denies these new rumours", calling them "absurdities with the sole purpose of bringing Joel Guerriau to the public gallows." France's Horizons party, led by former prime minister Edouard Philippe, suspended Guerriau in November 2023 after he was formally charged with drugging Josso as part of a plot to carry out a sexual assault. Josso -- who is nearly two decades his junior -- said she felt ill after accepting a drink at the Paris home of the senator, with whom she was not in a relationship. Tests revealed that Josso had ecstasy in her system, prompting her to file the criminal complaint. Guerriau has denied any intention to sexually assault the lawmaker and has rejected the accusation that he deliberately drugged her, describing it as a "handling error". He has so far ruled out resigning, calling it "totally unfair" to step down before the court's ruling. The latest allegation against Guerriau comes months after the world was shocked by Frenchman Dominique Pelicot, who was jailed for 20 years for repeatedly drugging his wife so he and strangers could rape her. The shocking case, involving scores of men, brought widespread attention to the issue of consent. The French Senate passed a bill on Wednesday to include lack of consent in the country's criminal definition of rape, paving the way for its official adoption in the coming months. Consent-based rape laws already exist in several European countries including Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden.
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38 minutes ago
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Bengaluru doctor threatened to crash Air India Express plane. Here's why
Dr Vyas Hiral Mohanbhai, a 36-year-old female doctor, has been charged with allegedly threatening to crash an Air India Express flight bound for Surat in Gujarat. Officials said the incident began when she asked the cabin crew to bring her hand baggage, which she had left near the front row, to her assigned seat at 20F. The situation escalated when she allegedly threatened to 'crash the plane', leading the crew to alert the pilot read more A 36-year-old woman doctor has been booked for creating a disturbance and allegedly threatening to crash an Air India Express flight heading to Gujarat's Surat. The incident happened earlier this week on Tuesday afternoon in Bengaluru. The woman has been identified as Dr Vyas Hiral Mohanbhai, a 36-year-old resident of Yelahanka. ALSO READ | Air India black box damaged: Is this a setback to the probe? What happens now? This comes just days after the deadly crash of Air India flight AI 171, which claimed the lives of 241 people on board and around 29 others on the ground. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD But what led the doctor to make such a threat? And what are the consequences of making such claims? Let's find out: What happened? A female doctor allegedly threatened to crash an Air India Express flight. Dr Vyas Hiral Mohanbhai, 36, from Yelahanka, was taken off the flight after the incident, according to The Indian Express. But what led to the disturbance? Officials said the trouble began when Dr Mohanbhai asked cabin crew to carry her hand baggage, which she had left near the front row, to her assigned seat at 20F. When asked about why her bag was placed there, she reportedly became upset. The incident happened earlier this week on Tuesday afternoon in Bengaluru. Pixabay/Representational Image The situation got worse when she allegedly threatened to 'crash the plane,' leading the cabin crew to inform the pilot. Despite several attempts by the crew and the pilot to calm her down, she reportedly refused to cooperate. She also shouted at other passengers who tried to speak to her, NDTV reported. The pilot and crew then called airport security and CISF personnel, who removed her from the aircraft. According to the complaint, the incident went on from around 2.45 pm to 5.30 pm on June 17. Police added that her aggressive behaviour continued at the KIA police station, where she allegedly abused and assaulted officers. 'This was the first time we heard such abusive language in the station,' a senior officer told Business Standard. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Her husband, who works at an educational institute in Bengaluru and is originally from Odisha, told police she had stopped working as a doctor and was travelling to Gujarat to visit family. He also told the publication that she had caused similar public disturbances in the past. What is the punishment for such behaviour? The Bengaluru International Airport Limited (BIAL) police booked Dr Mohanbhai under sections 351(4) (criminal intimidation by anonymous communication) and 353(1)(b) (statements causing public mischief) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and under section 3(1)(a) of the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against Safety of Civil Aviation Act, which covers acts of violence on board that may put the flight's safety at risk. In a separate case on the same day, Sadaad Mohammad Baba, 22, from Srinagar, reportedly tried to force his way through departure gate 8 at Terminal 1 of the airport. When CISF personnel stopped him, he allegedly pushed a security officer. Police booked him under sections 132 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), 221 (obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions), and 329(2) (criminal trespass) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. ALSO READ | Emergency landings, U-turn, tech glitches… What's going on with Air India? Disruptions continue post Air India crash This incident took place after the recent crash of Air India flight AI 171 in Ahmedabad, which killed 241 of the 242 people on board. The London-bound flight crashed soon after taking off from Ahmedabad airport. It struck the BJ Medical College Hostel near the airport, leading to the deaths of around 29 people on the ground. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Since the crash, multiple Air India flights have been either cancelled or diverted. The airline has announced that it will cut down services on 16 international routes linking cities in North America, Europe, Australia, and the Far East. It will also suspend three routes between June 21 and July 15.
NDTV
40 minutes ago
- NDTV
Iran, Israel, And The Ghosts Of A Relationship Gone Bad
As Tehran and Tel Aviv continue to bomb each other, it is impossible to wrap one's brain around the time, not so distant in the past, when Iran and Israel were each other's trusted allies in the West Asia region. In a twisted way, however, Iran still seems to be helping Israel. In furthering Israel's narrative of being the victim. Iran, in turn, stands as isolated today as its arch enemy Iraq once was. How was the road to Iran's isolation, not just regional, paved? As opposed to the popular view of the American grandstanding on peace, which has been altering the geopolitical landscape of West Asia, Iran's downfall has been largely of its own making, ably aided by Israel. While Iran didn't recognise the nationhood of Israel, it saw the nascent Jewish state as an ally in the project of regional dominance. Israel needed non-Arab allies, too. It was a good deal for both. After a decade of covert collaboration, Israel became more upfront about its friendship with Iran post the Suez War of 1956. Both Israel and Iran viewed Gamal Abdel Nasser's Pan-Arabism and Soviet communism with great apprehension. The Collaboration For Iraq Through the 1960s, Tel Aviv and Tehran were instrumental in strengthening the Kurds fighting the regime in Iraq, a Shia-majority country ruled by the Sunni establishment. It's difficult to believe today, but the Israeli Mossad worked closely with its Iranian counterpart SAVAK, to support the Kurdish resistance. Even the 1967 Arab-Israeli war was not a deal-breaker for this relationship based on common geopolitical interests. If anything, it bolstered Iran's trust in Israel's strength after the latter defeated Jordan, Egypt and Syria. The Shah regime held close ties with Israel and continued military, economic, and intelligence cooperation, and both worked against the Ba'athist Iraq. In 1973, when the Arab world stood united against the United States and Europe for their support of Israel and stopped selling them oil, Iran firmly stood in the corner of Israel. It was an expedient move on the Shah's part as Iran became the leading beneficiary with bourgeoning oil revenues. Iran's oil was fuelling the West. When Israel Had Iran's Back Israel seems to have forgotten today that the missiles landing on its cities are probably thanks to Project Flower, a 1977 joint Iranian-Israeli development programme of advanced missile systems. Even after the regime change in Iran after the 1979 revolution, the reliance on Israel continued unabated, despite the public stance of the Ayatollah against the Jewish state. When Iraq, boosted militarily by both the Americans and the Soviets, invaded Iran in 1980, the Islamic Republic needed Israel more than ever before. And Israel delivered! In violation of the sanction policy of its mentor, the US, the Israeli government supplied weapons and other military hardware to Iran in the early 1980s. Saddam Hussein's war against Iran cemented the military and intelligence collaboration between Tehran and Tel Aviv. But something was about to change. The US sanctions against Iran in the aftermath of the 1979 hostage crisis, when 66 American citizens were held captive by an Iranian student group in Tehran to demand the extradition of the Shah, announced that the days of Iran-US bonhomie were over. The religious extremism of the Islamic Republic began to overshadow its pragmatism, and what could have been an inter-regime squabble soon turned into a full-blown geopolitical crisis in the next decade. The Coming Of Netanyahu The Islamic Republic not only started amplifying its anti-Jewish state rhetoric, but it also started painting Iran as a victim of the West-style modernity. Tehran-Tel Aviv cooperation continued covertly, as if on life support, till the mid-1990s. With Benjamin Netanyahu's first Prime Ministerial stint starting 1996, the anti-Iran paranoia began to take root in Israel. Thanks to Iran's support for Hezbollah and Hamas in a bid to emerge as a regional heavyweight, the Israelis pinned every regional conflict they faced on the Islamic Republic. This development had ramifications beyond West Asia. Post 9/11 attacks, Iran tried a rapprochement with a hostile US, citing an alignment of interests in terms of destroying the Taliban in Afghanistan. Washington rejected this 'Grand Bargain' proposal, and George W Bush famously declared, "States like these and their terrorist allies constitute an axis of evil, arming to threaten the peace of the world,' referring to North Korea, Iran, and Saddam's Iraq. A Lonely Existence Netanyahu has been consistently working towards painting Iran as the biggest threat not only to regional stability in West Asia but also to the interests of the US. The 'axis of evil' clubbing has been detrimental to Iran's economic and geopolitical standing, exacerbated by the Islamic Regime's constant attack on the West-corrupted Iranians who do not adhere to religious diktats. Iranian dissenters have been the biggest allies of the Israeli overtures against the Islamic Regime. With the fall of the Assad regime in Syria and the continuing Russia-Ukraine war, one of the rare allies of Iran, Putin, too, is in no position to help. Beyond the usual rhetoric of opposition to Western hegemony, Moscow cannot provide any substantive assistance to Tehran. Not to forget Netanyahu's persistent lobbying efforts, which have led to Putin not giving Syria the S-300 anti-aircraft system. Tehran cannot rely on Moscow's support. It appears the same with China. Beijing is more heavily invested, despite the rivalry, in the US economically than in Russia or West Asia, and money trumps friendships almost every time in international affairs. Iran's isolation, therefore, can be summarised in this couplet by Salik Lakhnavi, a Progressive Urdu poet: Khuda aazmaae sanam aazmaae Sanam jaante haiñ khuda jaanta hai (God tested me, my beloved tested me God knows, my beloved knows) ---------------------------------------------------- (The author is a Delhi-based academic) Disclaimer: These are the personal opinions of the author
