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Taliban warned Osama bin Laden to step up his security post Kandahar hijack: CIA documents

CIA-released intelligence documents show the Taliban warned Osama bin Laden to tighten his security after the 1999 hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight IC-814, fearing the hostage crisis could be used to target him. The documents, part of 71 Presidential Daily Briefs released ahead of the 25th anniversary of 9/11, also…

The Economic Times · Sep 14

Indigo: Why India is held hostage by one airline

It was October 1988. Me, my mother, and my younger sister were supposed to fly in an Indian Airlines flight, from Ranchi, in what was then Bihar, to Srinagar, in Jammu and Kashmir, with an overnight stop at Delhi, to attend my father’s younger brother’s wedding.

Newslaundry · Dec 6, 2025

TV Newsance 266: Netflix series courts controversy while anchors go hunting for wild wolves

The big story of the week was the controversy gripping a Netflix series documenting the 1999 hijack of Indian Airlines flight IC 814. The right-wing and our Godi anchors were upset that two of the hijackers had Hindu code-names. Of course, that actually happened, but their qualm was that people…

Newslaundry · Sep 7, 2024

Indian Airlines flight leaves for UK after hoax bomb threat at Amritsar airport

AMRITSAR: A state of panic ensued at Amritsar’s Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport following receipt of a bomb threat on Monday. However, the investigations clarified the threat to be a hoax call.

The Times of India · Aug 21, 2023

Explained | The troubles of India’s aviation industry

How GoFirst became bankrupt and a detailed explantion of the high operational costs that India’s aircraft industry faces

The Hindu · May 10, 2023

NIA attaches property of IC-814 hijacking accomplice Mushtaq 'Latram'

The National Investigation Agency has attached Srinagar property of Mushtaq Zargar alias Latram, who was released along with Masood Azhar in exchange of passengers of the hijacked Indian Airlines flight 814 (IC 814) at Kandahar in 1999. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Mar 2, 2023

'Mona' Kowli passes away

MUMBAI: 'Mona' Mohan Madhusudan Kowli, who was once the captain of the Indian Airlines All-India team and played in the Kanga League for John Bright CC, passed away on Sunday at his residence at 7 pm.

The Times of India · Jun 20, 2022

Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar, released during hijacking of IC-814 in 1999, designated as terrorist

Zargar is the founder and chief commander of terror group Al-Umar-Mujahideen and had been affiliated with Jammu-Kashmir Liberation Front: MHA

The Hindu · Apr 14, 2022