{
  "id": 12400783,
  "title": "'Captain Smit Machchhar making steady progress’: Indian embassy gives health update on flydubai hero",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/captain-smit-machchhar-making-steady-progress-indian-embassy-gives",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T14:35:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/flydubai-pilot-hero-captain-smit-machchhar-making-steady-progress-indian-embassy-in-uae-health-update-101791297119412.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Machchhar, who was seriously wounded after his co-pilot attacked him mid-flight, was shifted from Saudi to Abu Dhabi for treatment.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "flydubai incident: Dentist recalls 40-minute fight to save captain Smit Machchhar after cockpit attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/flydubai-incident-dentist-recalls-40-minute-fight-to-save-captain",
        "published": "2026-10-06T07:26:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "'Making steady progress': Indian embassy in UAE updates on flydubai pilot Machchhar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/making-steady-progress-indian-embassy-in-uae-updates-on-flydubai",
        "published": "2026-10-06T15:56:22.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}