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'Can't believe how I came out alive': Air India plane crash lone survivor

Ahmedabad/IBNS: Forty-year-old Vishwash Kumar Ramesh is still in disbelief over how he could survive the Air India plane crash that left all except him dead in Ahmedabad on Thursday.

Day after Ahmedabad crash, Delhi-bound Air India flight makes emergency landing in Thailand over bomb threat

Phuket/IBNS: A New Delhi-bound Air India flight from Phuket made an emergency landing in Thailand after receiving a bomb threat on Friday, media reports said.

Woman misses crashed Air India flight by 10 minutes after she was stuck in Ahmedabad traffic congestion, thanks Lord Ganesh for narrow escape

A woman, who missed the ill-fated Air India flight that crashed in Ahmedabad on Thursday and left 241 people dead, has expressed gratitude to the Hindu god Lord Ganapati for her narrow escape.

Narendra Modi visits Air India flight crash site in Ahmedabad

PM Narendra Modi on Friday visited the site of the Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crash that left 241 people dead in Gujarat's Ahmedabad city.

PM Modi may visit Air India flight crash site in Ahmedabad today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit the site where an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, en route to London with 242 people onboard, crashed immediately after it took off from Ahmedabad airport on Thursday afternoon.

British gay couple posted 'Goodbye India' video before boarding doomed Air India flight

A British couple who run a spiritual wellness company in London posted a 'goodbye' video from the Ahmedabad airport, describing their “magical experience” in India as they waited to board the doomed Air India flight on Thursday.

Doctor couple's final selfie with 3 children on ill-fated Air India flight goes viral

An Indian family of five who boarded the ill-fated Air India 787-8 Dreamliner for a better future together in London had little idea that their in-flight selfie would be the last family portrait before getting killed with the rest of the passengers in the tragic plane crash in Ahmedabad on Thursday.

After over a billion passengers flown, Air India crash ends Boeing 787 Dreamliner’s fatality-free run

Tata Group pledges ₹1 cr to families of Air India crash victims

Ahmedabad: Tata Group and Air India chairman N Chandrasekaran has announced a compensation of ₹1 crore for the families of each person who lost their life in the Air India Flight 171 crash near Ahmedabad on Thursday.

Air India flight with 242 on board crashes moments after takeoff in Ahmedabad, all dead except one

In one of the worst-ever aviation tragedies in India, an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, en route to London with 242 people onboard, crashed immediately after take-off from Ahmedabad airport on Thursday afternoon. All except one died in the crash

Russian President Vladimir Putin condoles Ahmedabad plane crash

Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent condolence messages to Indian President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the deadly passenger plane crash in Ahmedabad.

Air India crash: Amid deaths, British Indian man on seat 11A miraculously walks out alive

Ahmedabad/IBNS: Rescuers have found one survivor in seat 11A of the Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, which crashed with 242 people onboard immediately after take-off from Ahmedabad airport on Thursday afternoon.

Ex-Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani among 242 killed in Air India crash near Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad: Former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani was killed in the Air India flight AI-171 crash that occurred on Thursday afternoon shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad, media reports said.

No survivors in Ahmedabad plane crash; all 242 onboard London-bound Air India flight killed

Ahmedabad: All 232 passengers and 10 crew members on board the Air India flight that crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad on Thursday are believed to have been killed, media reports said.

‘Deeply distressing’: UK PM Keir Starmer reacts to Air India crash that killed 242, including 53 Britons

London: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday called the crash of a London-bound Air India flight in Ahmedabad “devastating,” after 242 people, including 53 British nationals, were killed when the aircraft went down shortly after takeoff.

'Heartbreaking beyond words': PM Modi on Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the Air India passenger plane crash soon after its take-off near the airport in Ahmedabad is "heartbreaking beyond words".

Tata Group Chairman N Chandrasekaran issues first statement after London-bound Air India flight crashes in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad (Gujarat): An Air India flight bound for London’s Gatwick airport crashed minutes after takeoff from Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Thursday, June 12.

London-bound Air India passenger plane crashes after take-off in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad/IBNS: A London-bound Air India passenger plane carrying 242 people crashed soon after take-off near the airport in Ahmedabad on Thursday afternoon.

Air India plane crashes near airport in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad/IBNS: An Air India plane has crashed near the airport in Ahmedabad, media reports said.

Maheshtala clash: Suvendu Adhikari, other BJP MLAs march to Raj Bhavan with Tulsi plant, seek Guv's intervention

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari carried a Tulsi plant and led other Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs from state assembly to Raj Bhavan (Governor's House) seeking Governor CV Ananda Bose's intervention in the Maheshtala communal clash.

Howrah sex racket: Arian-Shweta, mother-son duo accused of abducting women to shoot porn videos, arrested

Kolkata/IBNS: Arian Khan and his mother Shweta Khan, who are accused of kidnapping young women and shooting pornographic videos, were on Wednesday arrested by Howrah Police, media reports said.

Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari moves Calcutta HC seeking permission to visit violence-hit Maheshtala

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Leader of Opposition (LoP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday moved the Calcutta High Court seeking permission to visit violence-hit Maheshtala in the South 24 Parganas district of the state.

Meghalaya honeymoon murder: Sonam convinced Raja to visit Kamakhya temple before consummating wedding

Shillong/IBNS: Raja Raghuvanshi, an Indore-based businessman who was killed during his honeymoon in Meghalaya, was convinced by his wife Sonam Raghuvanshi to visit Assam's Maa Kamakhya Temple before consummating their wedding, media reports said.

Telangana engineer, who worked on Kaleshwaram irrigation project, held in disproportionate case

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday raided 13 locations linked to Executive Engineer Nune Sridhar, who works at the Telangana irrigation department, and found assets worth Rs. 70 crore that are disproportionate to his known sources of income, media reports said.

Aadhaar verification to be mandatory for online Tatkal ticket booking from July 15

New Delhi: Starting July 15, Aadhaar-based OTP authentication will be compulsory for booking Tatkal tickets online via the IRCTC website or mobile app, the Ministry of Railways announced on Thursday.

'If guilty, she must be hanged': Sonam Raghuvanshi's brother on Meghalaya murder

The family of Sonam Raghuvanshi wants her hanged if she is proven guilty of murdering husband Raja Raghuvanshi during their honemoon in Meghalaya, her brother Govind told the media on Wednesday.

Defence ministry eyes ₹2 lakh cr in new orders this fiscal, targets capex at 2.5% of GDP by FY26: Report

New Delhi: India’s Ministry of Defence is aiming to place equipment orders worth ₹2 lakh crore in the current fiscal year, with a strong emphasis on modernisation and boosting domestic procurement, Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh told NDTV Profit.

Violence roils Bengal's Maheshtala after 'temple vandalism', BJP flags 'appeasement politics’

Kolkata/IBNS: A fresh communal tension erupted in Bengal's Maheshtala on Tuesday after an alleged incident of temple vandalism, which triggered clashes between two communities, media reports said.

Indian official meets Malaysian, South Korean representative on sideline of EAS

Secretary (East) P Kumaran met Amran Mohammed Zin, Secretary General, MoFA, Malaysia, on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit (EAS) and ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) SOM in Penang where they discussed a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two nations.

Pune residents worship tree gushing out 'divine' water, officials find it was just a broken pipe

A video recently went viral on social media where people were seen frantically worshipping a tree, believing it was emitting holy water.