London-bound Air India plane carrying 242 people crashes near Ahmedabad airport, former Gujarat CM among dead
Ahmedabad: A London-bound Air India plane carrying 242 passengers and crew crashed into a medical college complex here and burst into a ball of fire Thursday moments after takeoff, possibly killing almost everyone on board in one of the country's worst air disasters. Former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani was...
Read moreGovt to set up panel to strength aviation safety following Air India plane crash
Mumbai: The government will set up a high-level multi-disciplinary committee to strengthen aviation safety in the wake of the Air India plane crash. The London-bound Boeing 787-8 aircraft crashed soon after taking off from Ahmedabad airport. There were 242 people onboard the plane. Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu Thursday said a formal investigation has been initiated by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), in line with international protocols set by...
Read more‘National tragedy’: Amit Shah meets Air India flight crash sole survivor, reviews emergency response
Ahmedabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Thursday described the crash of Air India Flight AI171 as a ‘national tragedy that has plunged the entire country into mourning’ and expressed grief over the immense loss of life, assured families of the victims that the government will provide unwavering support during this time of sorrow. Amit Shah visited the Civil Hospital in Asarwa, Ahmedabad, to meet the sole survivor, other victims' families, and...
Read morePassenger survives Air India plane crash
Ahmedabad: A passenger on board the London-bound Air India flight that crashed near the Ahmedabad airport Thursday afternoon survived the horrific incident, a doctor at the city civil hospital said. Vishwaskumar Ramesh was in `11A' seat of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which was carrying 242 passengers and crew. He was travelling to London with his brother. Dr Shriq M, who works in the trauma ward of the Ahmedabad civil hospital, told...
Read moreTata Group to give Rs 1 crore to families of each person who died in Air India plane crash
New Delhi: Tata Group will provide Rs 1 crore to the family of each person who died in the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad Thursday. The aircraft, carrying 242 people from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick crashed immediately after takeoff Thursday afternoon. "We are deeply anguished by the tragic event involving Air India Flight 171. "No words can adequately express the grief we feel at this moment. Our thoughts and prayers...
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Ahmedabad plane crash: EU flies flag at half-hast in solidarity, mourns loss of lives
New Delhi: The European Union’s delegation in New Delhi lowered its flags to half-mast in solidarity, mourning the loss of lives alongside India, the UK, Canada, and Portugal. The passenger manifest included 169 Indian nationals, 53 British citizens, seven Portuguese, and one Canadian. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Union Commission on her X handle...
Govt to set up panel to strength aviation safety following Air India plane crash
Mumbai: The government will set up a high-level multi-disciplinary committee to strengthen aviation safety in the wake of the Air India plane crash. The London-bound Boeing 787-8 aircraft crashed soon after taking off from Ahmedabad airport. There were 242 people onboard the plane. Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu Thursday said a formal investigation has been initiated...
‘National tragedy’: Amit Shah meets Air India flight crash sole survivor, reviews emergency response
Ahmedabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Thursday described the crash of Air India Flight AI171 as a ‘national tragedy that has plunged the entire country into mourning’ and expressed grief over the immense loss of life, assured families of the victims that the government will provide unwavering support during this time of sorrow. Amit Shah visited the...
‘Terrible, one of the worst in the aviation history’: US President Trump on Air India plane crash
New Delhi: US President Donald Trump Thursday termed the Air India flight AI-171 crash near Ahmedabad airport as a terrible one and one of the worst in the history of aviation, adding that the US is ready to provide any assistance. "The plane crash was terrible, I have told them... anything we can do... it's a big...
Ahmedabad crash: For first time, Boeing 787 plane suffers fatal accident
New Delhi: Boeing's 787 Dreamliners took to the skies 14 years ago, and the Ahmedabad plane crash Thursday afternoon is the first incident of the best-selling wide-body aircraft suffering a fatal accident. The Boeing 787-8 aircraft -- VT-ANB -- was 11.5 years old and had flown for more than 41,000 hours, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium....
CM Majhi orders house for blind man
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday directed the authorities of Jajpur district to immediately provide a house and other support to a visually challenged person. Participating in a programme to celebrate the first anniversary of the BJP government in Odisha, Majhi got the information from media regarding the plight of 41-year-old Prafulla Kumar Das, a...
BJD takes out protest rally as BJP govt celebrates 1st anniversary in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leaders Thursday took out a protest rally against the BJP government in Odisha which completed one year in office. Holding handwritten placards BJD MPs, MLAs and other leaders held a protest rally at Master Canteen Square here and raised slogans against Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and called the BJP government...
Odisha Police arrest one more person in online betting scam
Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha Police have arrested another person for his alleged involvement in an online betting scam, an official said Thursday. The accused, identified as Jitendra Mallick (27), was arrested from Bengaluru on June 4 and brought to Odisha on remand June 9, he said. Earlier, four persons had been arrested in...
Raj Kushwaha masterminded murder of Raja, not a contract killing: SP Syiem reveals chilling plot
Shillong: In a sensational revelation Thursday, East Khasi Hills SP Vivek Syiem narrated the entire sequence of events leading to the cold-blooded murder of Raja Raghuwanshi, terming it a pre-planned conspiracy orchestrated by Raj Kushwaha, ‘lover’ of the victim’s wife Sonam Raghuwanshi. Speaking to media persons, SP Syiem dismissed the angle of a contract killing and instead...
No new date launch date for Axiom-4 mission to ISS yet
New Delhi: NASA and Axiom Space were yet to announce a new date for the launch of the Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS), involving India's astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three others, after the lift-off was delayed due to a leak detected in SpaceX's Falcon-9 rocket. "A new launch date for the fourth private astronaut...