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No. JAIPUr CITy/001/2024-26 Happening today lPrime minister Narendra Modi will participate in centenary celebrations of the UPSC. business as usual By EP UNNY Mid-air scare: Flight plunges as co-pilot stabs pilot, Israel says terror bid to bring down plane Dubai-Tel Aviv flight: Passengers mostly Israelis, co-pilot overpowered, reserve crew lands plane in Saudi airport Alexander Cornwell, rami Amichay & Lina Obeid sukalp sharma Jerusalem, September 30 tHe cO-PiLOt of a flight from dubai to tel Aviv tried to crash theplaneafterstabbingthepilot, but passengers subdued him while other pilots landed the plane safely in saudi Arabia, israeliofficialssaidonWednesday. describing the event as “a highly severe security incident”, israeli Prime Minister »COntinUeD On PAGe 2 ‘Hero’ pilot identified as Indian, used ‘last moments of energy to open cockpit’ New Delhi, September 30 Israeli passengers who were aboard a flydubai aircraft are welcomed at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv. AP relATed rePorT, page 14 Professional jealousy,lawyers instigatedby him:rajasthan ex-actingCJon sCjudgeclaims tHe PiLOt who fought off the co-pilot and thwarted an alleged attempt to crash the plane has been identified as an indian national. israeli media reports, citing officials, said the pilot was an indian and the co-pilot an Omani national. sources in the know identified the pilot as Pilot Smit Machchhar. LiNkediN smit Machchhar, who was earlier with spiceJet. »COntinUeD On PAGe 2 KPSC exam for vets: 14 top rankers got leaked questions, says probability test Johnson t A Bengaluru, September 30 AstAtisticALprobabilitytest usedbyinvestigatorstoidentify candidates who cheated in the KarnatakaPublicservicecommission exams held in January for recruiting veterinary doctors has concluded that 14 top Justice (retd) Sanjeev Prakash Sharma, former acting Chief Justice of rajasthan High Court Hamza Khan E. EXplainEd testing time Statistical tests analyse the pattern of answers in multiple choice question exams, studying deviations from an approximate normal to detect possible malpractice. Of late, these probability tests use computer algorithms to flag unusual response patterns, such as multiple candidates getting the same answers right and wrong. Modi, Trump review trade, defence ties First conversation after US’s Russia sanctions law EXpREss special Recruitment on hold amid CID investigation PrODUCtive COnversAtiOn: Pm rank-holders across two categories benefitted from questionsallegedlyleakedearlierby a senior KPsc official, The Indian Express has learnt. thetest,whichgivesinvestigatorsapreliminaryinsight,has revealeda99.9percentmatchin the correct and wrong answers submittedbythesetop-ranking candidatesintwoexamsheldon January 9, for general proficiency and specialised veterinary science knowledge, both in the multiple choice question format, sources said. »COntinUeD On PAGe 2 shubhajit roy New Delhi, September 30 intHeirfirstphoneconversation since the enactment of the us law which authorises tariffs of up to 100 per cent on countries purchasing russian oil and gas, including india and china, Prime Minister narendra Modi and us President donald trump on Wednesday reviewed progress in bilateral cooperation across trade, defence, energy, critical technologies and other areas of mutual interest. “Had a productive conversation with President trump. Wereviewedourbilateralcooperation in trade, defence, energy, critical technologies and other areas. We agreed to maintain close engagement to take our comprehensive Global strategic Partnership forward,” Modi said in a post on X. “We also exchanged views on regional and international issues, including ongoing efforts to advance global peace and security,” he said. “theyreaffirmedtheircom- PM Narendra Modi with US President donald Trump at the G7 Summit in France in June. PMiNdiA.gov.iN mitment to advancing the india-us comprehensive Global strategic Partnership and agreed to maintain close engagement to deepen cooperation for the benefit of the people of both countries,” the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said in a statement. the two leaders also exchanged views on regional and international developments and discussed ongoing efforts topromoteglobalpeaceandsecurity,itsaid,addingthat“both leaders agreed to remain in touch”. Modi is expected to travel to theusfortheG20leaders’summit in december this year. Before that, us secretary of state Marco rubio is expected to travel to india in the third week of October. »COntinUeD On PAGe 2 Jaipur, September 30 »COntinUeD On PAGe 2 politics Gill hits fastest double ton Skipper Shubman Gill hit the fastest-ever double century in odIs (223 not out in 133 balls) as India completed the second-highest run-chase (406) in the format’s history to seal the three-match series against the West Indies in Guwahati, Wednesday. ANi rePorT, PAGe 18 pages 7 at INDIa huDDle: rahul pItches for DecIsIve fIght; MaMata for larger opp Asad rehman & manoj C G New Delhi, September 30 Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, party leaders Sonia Gandhi, rahul Gandhi and former West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee at the INdIA bloc meeting in New delhi on Wednesday. ANiL ShArMA the leaders of 19 parties and independent MP Kapil sibal. Among the Opposition faces who attended the meet- ing were congress leaders sonia Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge and rahul Gandhi; Global firm will design Gandhi Ashram museums; politicians, academics on board Ahmedabad, September 30 As tHe new Gandhi Ashram takesshapeinAhmedabad,the contract for designing the 23 museums on the premises has been awarded to Museum studio,agloballyacclaimedexecutingfirmforturnkeyprojectsin cultural institutions. Museum studio, which is headquartered in Paris and has a presence in 46 countries around the world, will work in a consortium with ecofirst services Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of tata consulting engineers, top sources told The Junu rasodu (right) is a former community kitchen. 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Based on this, Justice Mehta had sought the transfer of the actingcJtoanotherHighcourt and the appointment of a new chief Justice. Later that month, the supremecourtcollegiumrecommended chhattisgarh High court Judge sanjay K Agarwal as the chief Justice of rajasthan High court. this came Ashramunderthedirectsupervision of Prime Minister narendra Modi. 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