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Putin, other world leaders express grief over Ahmedabad plane crash
Moscow/New Delhi: Condolences from leaders across the world continue to pour in for the people affected after an Air India flight bound for London, carrying over 240 passengers, crashed shortly after taking…
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Heavy rains lash Karnataka: Waterlogging, traffic chaos ensue
Bengaluru: Heavy rains disrupted normal life in the northern and coastal Karnataka on Thursday, with the overflowing rivers in the region submerging many bridges, halting the movement of people, while homes were…
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Ahmedabad plane crash: Tata Group announces Rs 1 cr support for families of victims
New Delhi: Tata Group Chairman N. Chandrasekaran on Thursday announced that the company will provide Rs 1 crore to the families of each person who lost their life in the tragic crash…
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Navy to consider naming submarine after Abid Hasan Safrani from Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Freedom fighter and former Indian diplomat Abid Hasan Safrani’s niece Dr Ismat Lateef Mehdi has written to the Indian Navy to to name one of its forthcoming submarines after him, and…
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SC expresses condolence to families affected by Air India plane crash
New Delhi: The Supreme Court expressed deepest condolences to the families affected by the tragic Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad on Thursday afternoon. “The Chief Justice of India (CJI) and Companion…
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UP family ostracised, fined Rs 20 lakh for supporting intercaste marriage
A family in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi district faced a social boycott and a Rs 20 lakh punitive fine after an intercaste marriage took place in their home. The incident took place in…
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10 sweet shops in Hyderabad shut over food safety violations
Hyderabad: 10 sweet shops and food establishments operating without a valid Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) licence or registration have been ordered to suspend operations immediately following a raid…
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Spoke to daughter in morning, now clueless about her, says Nagpur man
Nagpur: A Nagpur-based man on Thursday said his daughter, her one-and-a-half-year-old son and her mother-in-law were on board the ill-fated London-bound flight which crashed in Ahmedabad city in the afternoon. Talking to…
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Mayawati expresses sorrow over Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on Thursday expressed sorrow on the crash of Air India flight AI171, which was en route from Ahmedabad to London. In a post on X,…
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Ahmedabad plane crash: Ex-Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani declared dead
Ahmedabad: Senior BJP leader and former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani died in the Air India flight crash in Ahmedabad on Thursday, June 12. He was 68. Rupani was reportedly seated in…
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Libyan Haj pilgrim Amer al-Gaddafi confirms he is alive after death rumours
A Libyan pilgrim, Amer al-Mahdi Mansour al-Gaddafi, has denied false rumours circulating on social media that he died while performing Tawaf at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, during Haj 2025.…
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US judge orders release of Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil over protests
A federal judge on Wednesday, June 11, ordered the US government to release Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, whom the Trump administration has been trying to deport owing to his presence…
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Supreme Court rejects Goa-born Pakistani national’s plea to stay in India
The Supreme Court on Wednesday, June 11, declined to hear the plea of a Goa-born Pakistani national seeking citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), fearing religious persecution in Pakistan. A bench…
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Saudi skies witness rare ‘Strawberry Moon’ for the first time in 18 years
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Northern Borders Region witnessed a rare celestial spectacle on Wednesday evening, June 11, with the rise of the full moon of Dhul-Hijjah, commonly referred to as…
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Lightning strikes kill 6 farmers, including 5 women, in Telangana
Hyderabad: Six farmers died and four were reportedly injured due to lightning strikes at three different places in Adilabad district on Thursday, June 12. Four farmers were sowing seeds in their agricultural…
