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‘Found a space, escaped’, says sole survivor from Air India plane crash

Ahmedabad: Vishwas Kumar Ramesh, a 40-year-old British businessman from Leicester and the sole survivor of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, says his astonishing escape was a combination of fortune and quick decision in identifying a crucial space amidst the wreckage and acting fast. Talking to DD News a day after the air disaster, […]

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Only a full investigation into plane crash would determine cause of accident: Experts

Mumbai: Aviation industry experts on Friday said only a full investigation into the London-bound Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad would determine the cause of the accident and people should wait for the proper investigation to conclude. The London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft carrying 242 persons on board crashed into a medical college complex and […]

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Revenue official held in bribery case in Poonch

Poonch/Jammu: The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a revenue official for accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 in Poonch district, officials said. The accused has been identified as Mohammad Jameel, who was posted as a Patwari of Dhara Girdwari in the district, they said. The complainant alleged that he needed a revenue record of […]

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26th anniversary of Operation Vijay: Army takes out expedition to Tololing peak

Kargil/Jammu: Ahead of the 26th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas, the Indian Army took out an expedition to the Tololing peak in Ladakh to commemorate the sacrifice of the soldiers during the historic battle in the Kargil War of 1999. The expedition, flagged off from the Kargil War Memorial in Dras on Friday, seeks to […]

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265 killed as London-bound AI plane crashes near Ahmedabad airport

265 killed as London-bound AI plane crashes near Ahmedabad airport

Ex-Guj CM Rupani among dead, 265 bodies brought to civil hospital   Ahmedabad: At least 265 people were killed on Thursday when 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 less than a minute after takeoff, an official said. […]

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Engine failure, bird-hit could be among probable reasons for plane crash: Experts

Ahmedabad: Failure of both engines or a bird hit soon after take-off could be among the probable causes that led to the fatal crash of a London-bound Air India aircraft with 242 people onboard, according to experts. Three senior wide-body pilots, who are also instructors, told PTI that looking at the videos of the crash […]

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Prez Murmu, Modi express shock and grief over Air India plane crash

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders of different political parties expressed shock and grief over the crash of an Air India plane carrying 242 people in Ahmedabad. “The tragedy in Ahmedabad has stunned and saddened us. It is heartbreaking beyond words,” Modi said. “In this sad […]

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Tata Group to give Rs 1 crore to families of each victim

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 on Thursday. The aircraft, carrying 242 people, from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick crashed immediately after takeoff on Thursday afternoon. “We are deeply anguished by the tragic event involving Air India […]

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AAIB to probe Air India plane crash

New Delhi: Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) will probe the Air India plane crash at the Ahmedabad airport on Thursday, according to an official. Air India’s Dreamliner Boeing 787 aircraft, involved in the crash, had 242 people on board, including 12 crew members. AAIB Director General and Director of Investigation at the agency, among others, […]

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Talks with Pakistan only when it ends terror: Union minister Khattar

Says Govt to revive Tulbul project in J&K after IWT suspension Srinagar: India will not engage with Pakistan till the terrorism directed against the country keeps emanating from the neighbouring nation, Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Thursday. Addressing a press conference here on the completion of 11 years of the Modi government, Khattar […]