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Neerja Bhanot, the Glossary

Neerja Bhanot (7 September 1963 – 5 September 1986) was an Indian flight purser.^[1]

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ABP Group

ABP Group (Ananda Bazar Patrika) is an Indian media conglomerate headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal.

Abu Nidal Organization

The Abu Nidal Organization (ANO), officially Fatah – Revolutionary Council, was a Palestinian militant group founded by Abu Nidal in 1974.

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Aircraft hijacking (also known as airplane hijacking, skyjacking, plane hijacking, plane jacking, air robbery, air piracy, or aircraft piracy, with the last term used within the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States) is the unlawful seizure of an aircraft by an individual or a group.

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Airport apron

The airport apron, apron, flight line, or ramp is the area of an airport where aircraft are parked, unloaded or loaded, refueled, boarded, or maintained.

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Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)

The Ashoka Chakra (alternative spelling: Ashok Chakra) is India's highest peacetime military decoration awarded for valor, courageous action, or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield. It is the peacetime equivalent of the Param Vir Chakra (PVC) and is awarded for the "most conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminent valour or self-sacrifice" other than in the face of the enemy. Neerja Bhanot and Ashoka Chakra (military decoration) are Ashoka Chakra and Recipients of the Ashoka Chakra (military decoration).

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Barbara Jane Harrison

Barbara Jane Harrison GC (24 May 1945 – 8 April 1968), known as Jane Harrison, was a British flight attendant who was posthumously awarded the George Cross for her role in the evacuation of BOAC Flight 712. Neerja Bhanot and Barbara Jane Harrison are flight attendants.

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Bhanot

Bhanot is a subcaste of Punjabi Saraswat Brahmins in North India.In ancient Punjab, Bhanots ruled the region of present Bathinda for decades and had close knits with the Bhatti and Mohyal rulers of that time. Neerja Bhanot and Bhanot are Punjabi Brahmins.

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Boeing 747

The Boeing 747 is a long-range wide-body airliner designed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in the United States between 1968 and 2023.

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Bombay Scottish School, Mahim

The Bombay Scottish School, Mahim, popularly known as Scottish, is a private, Christian co-educational day school located at Mahim West in Mumbai, India.

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Brahmin

Brahmin (brāhmaṇa) is a varna (caste) within Hindu society.

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Business Standard

Business Standard is an Indian English-language daily edition newspaper published by Business Standard Private Limited, also available in Hindi.

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Chandigarh

Chandigarh is a city and union territory in northern India, serving as the shared capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana.

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Civil decorations of Pakistan

The civil decorations of Pakistan were established on March 19, 1957, following the proclamation of Pakistan as an independent republic on March 23, 1956.

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Coffee table book

A coffee table book, also known as a cocktail table book, is an oversized, usually hard-covered book whose purpose is for display on a table intended for use in an area in which one entertains guests and from which it can serve to inspire conversation or pass the time.

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Cyprus

Cyprus, officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

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Flight Safety Foundation

The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) is a non-profit, international organization concerning research, education, advocacy, and communications in the field of aviation safety.

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Frankfurt

Frankfurt am Main ("Frank ford on the Main") is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse.

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Frankie Housley

Mary Frances "Frankie" Housley (October 12, 1926 – January 14, 1951) was the lone flight attendant on National Airlines Flight 83, which crashed after landing at Philadelphia International Airport on January 14, 1951. Neerja Bhanot and Frankie Housley are flight attendants.

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Government of India

The Government of India (IAST: Bhārat Sarkār, legally the Union Government or Union of India and colloquially known as the Central Government) is the central executive authority of the Republic of India, a federal republic located in South Asia, consisting of 28 states and eight union territories.

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Gunshot wound

A gunshot wound (GSW) is a penetrating injury caused by a projectile (e.g. a bullet) from a gun (typically firearm or air gun).

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Hindustan Times

Hindustan Times is an Indian English-language daily newspaper based in Delhi.

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House of Commons

The House of Commons is the name for the elected lower house of the bicameral parliaments of the United Kingdom and Canada.

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House system

The house system is a traditional feature of schools in the United Kingdom.

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India

India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.

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Indian Express Limited

Indian Express Limited (IEL) is an Indian news media publishing company which was bought by Ramnath Goenka in 1932 from the monies of capitalists partner Raja Mohan Prasad and is held in trust by the current legal heirs for the family of Raja Mohan Prasad as per the trust deed given by Ramnath Goenka to Raja Mohan Prasad.

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Indian Postal Service

Indian Postal Service (IPoS) is a group 'A' civil service under the department of Post and a part of the Ministry of Communications under the Government of India.

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Indian rupee

The Indian rupee (symbol: ₹; code: INR) is the official currency in India.

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Jinnah International Airport

Jinnah International Airport (جناح بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا), formerly Drigh Road Airport or Karachi Civil Airport, is Pakistan's busiest international and domestic airport, and handled 7,267,582 passengers in 2017–2018.

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Journalist

A journalist is a person who gathers information in the form of text, audio or pictures, processes it into a newsworthy form and disseminates it to the public.

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Karachi

Karachi (کراچی) is the capital city of the Pakistani province of Sindh.

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Libya

Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.

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Miami

Miami, officially the City of Miami, is a coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida.

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Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)

The Ministry of Civil Aviation in India is the nodal ministry responsible for the formulation of national policies and programmes for the development and regulation of civil aviation.

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Mumbai

Mumbai (ISO:; formerly known as Bombay) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra.

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NDTV

New Delhi Television Ltd is an Indian news media company focusing on broadcast and digital news publication.

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Neerja

Neerja is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language biographical thriller film directed by Ram Madhvani and written by Saiwyn Quadras and Sanyuktha Chawla Shaikh.

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Neerja Bhanot Award

The Neerja Bhanot Award is an award of recognition conferred up to once a year by the Neerja Bhanot-Pan Am Trust in India to a woman of that country subjected to social injustice, who faces the situation with grit and determination and extends help to other women in similar distress.

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New Year's Day

In the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Day is the first day of the calendar year, 1 January.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Pakistan

Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia.

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Pan Am

Pan American World Airways, originally founded as Pan American Airways and more commonly known as Pan Am, was an airline that was the principal and largest international air carrier and unofficial overseas flag carrier of the United States for much of the 20th century.

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Pan Am Flight 73

Pan Am Flight 73 was a Pan American World Airways flight from Bombay, India, to New York, United States, with scheduled stops in Karachi, Pakistan, and Frankfurt, West Germany. Neerja Bhanot and Pan Am Flight 73 are Indian people murdered abroad.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom

The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, and may also legislate for the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories.

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Point-blank range

Point-blank range is any distance over which a certain firearm or gun can hit a target without the need to elevate the barrel to compensate for bullet drop, i.e. the gun can be pointed horizontally at the target.

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Punjabi Hindus

Punjabi Hindus are adherents of Hinduism who identify ethnically, linguistically, culturally, and genealogically as Punjabis and are natives of the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent.

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Purser

A purser is the person on a ship principally responsible for the handling of money on board.

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Rajesh Khanna

Rajesh Khanna (born Jatin Khanna; 29 December 1942 – 18 July 2012) was an Indian actor, film producer and politician who worked in Hindi films.

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Ram Madhvani

Ram Madhvani is an Indian film director, producer, and creator known for one of the few people who has received the national award for his film Neerja, an International Emmy nomination for his series Aarya and two Cannes advertising award for his commercials.

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