Flyers’ wait to let laptops remain in cabin bags for security checks gets longer; Govt panel examining 3D X-ray scanner tech

NEW DELHI: The mad scramble for plastic trays at airports’ pre-embarkation security check points for keeping personal electronic devices (PEDs), chargers and liquids separately from cabin bags has just got a little longer. The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has asked airport operators not to install 3D computed tomography X-ray (CTX) machines for scanning…

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Stocks on brokerages’ radar for December 16

JM Financial has a ‘buy’ recommendation on JSW Infrastructure, India’s second largest private port player. Analysts at JM Financial feel that the company is well positioned to capture the opportunities arising from the government’s thrust on infrastructure spending and privatisation of port terminals. The brokerage house has a target price of Rs 390 (+22%). Elara…

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MAGA conspiracy theories link drone sightings to Project Blue Beam: Is US govt preparing a fake alien invasion?

A swarm of drones lighting up the night sky over the US East Coast has ignited a firestorm of speculation, with conspiracy theorists racing to the forefront with wild claims of government plots, alien invasions, and military cover-ups. The sightings, which began on Nov. 18 near Morris County, New Jersey, have now spread across six…

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Sanjay Bhandari alleges he will face violence and extortion in Tihar Jail

TOI Correspondent from London: Defence middleman Sanjay Bhandari’s lawyers say he couldface violence and extortion in Tihar Jail if extradited to India.The 62-year-old Indian national’s appeal against extradition to India concluded at the high court on Thursday. The judgment will be handed down next year.Bhandari was appealing an order to extradite him to India for…

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