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Mansukh Hiran, a resident of Thane whose vehicle with gelatin sticks was found parked on Carmichael Road near Mukesh Ambani’s residence Antilia earlier last week has been found dead.
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Earlier on Friday, Maharashtra Police said an unknown male corpse was found in Retibunder Creek on Retibunder road in Mumbra (w). Later the corpse was identified as Hiran. Police said the prima facia shows Hiran died by suicide.
Boeing Max Makes Emergency Landing Due To Engine Indicator
An American Airlines Boeing 737 Max made an emergency landing Friday afternoon in Newark, New Jersey, after pilots noticed a possible problem with an engine oil pressure indicator.
AFP
An airline spokeswoman said the plane from Miami landed safely and taxied to the gate under its own power. She said there were no injuries among the 95 passengers and six crew members.
Pope Urges Iraqis To Shun Violence And Give Peace A Chance
Pope Francis, beginning the first trip by a pontiff to Iraq, made an impassioned call on Friday for an end to the militant violence and religious strife that has plagued the country for decades, saying peacemakers should finally be given a chance. “May the clash of arms be silenced … may there be an end to acts of violence and extremism,” he said, addressing Iraqi President Barham Salih, politicians and diplomats at the presidential palace.
AFP
Francis arrived at Baghdad airport under tight security, after telling reporters on his plane that he felt dutybound to make the “emblematic” trip because the country “has been martyred for so many years”.
More Blood On Streets As Myanmar Protests Go On
Police in Myanmar on Friday opened fire on protesters against last month’s military coup, killing one man.
AFP
As international condemnation rained down on the junta and the UN special envoy on Myanmar urged the Security Council to act. Christine Burgener called on the council for “unified support, action”, asking “how much more can we allow the Myanmar military to get away with?”, following the deaths of dozens of civilian protesters this week.
Muthoot Group Chairman MG George Passes Away
MG George Muthoot, 72, chairman of the Muthoot Group and former lay trustee of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, passed away in New Delhi on Friday.
Forbes
A graduate in Mechanical Engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology, he joined the family business, The Muthoot Group, at a young age and became its managing director in 1979. He took over as the chairman of the group in 1993.
