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Video emerges showing students escaping from balcony post Air India plane crash
Ahmedabad: A new video has surfaced showing panicked residents of the BJ Medical College (BJMC) in Ahmedabad jumping off or attempting to leap from the balcony of a five-storey building when the…
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Air India’s Ahmedabad-London flight cancelled; airline clarifies
Air India’s Ahmedabad-London flight bearing the code AI-159, scheduled to depart on Tuesday, June 17 at 1:10 pm, has been cancelled following the unavailability of the aircraft, informed an airline spokesperson. The flight, scheduled…
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119 Air India crash victims identified; process to end soon
Ahmedabad: Four days after the horrific crash of an Air India plane claimed 270 lives, 119 victims have so far been identified through DNA matching and 76 bodies, including that of former…
- India
Air India plane crash: Global aviation experts arrive in Ahmedabad to join probe
Ahmedabad: A high-level team of international aviation investigators and Boeing representatives have arrived in Ahmedabad to support India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) in examining the June 12 fatal crash of an…
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Air India plane crash: 47 victims identified, 24 families collect mortal remains
Ahmedabad: Three days after a London-bound Air India plane crashed in Ahmedabad, authorities on Sunday, June 15, announced that so far, 47 victims have been identified through DNA testing and bodies of…
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Telugu NRIs in Riyadh held candlelight vigil to mourn Ahmedabad plane tragedy
Hyderabad: As the nation mourns the tragic crash of Air India flight AI-171, tributes have poured in from across India and around the world, with condolence gatherings also taking place in various…
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Safety First: Govt orders checks on all Dreamliners after Ahmedabad plane crash
New Delhi: Following the tragic crash of an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner in Ahmedabad that claimed 241 lives, Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu on Saturday said that eight of…
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Traumatised boy, whose video of Air India crash went viral, records statement
Ahmedabad: A 17-year-old boy in Ahmedabad, who unwittingly captured a viral video of Thursday’s devastating Air India AI 171 plane crash, has given his statement to the police, officials said on Saturday.The…
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The curious case of 11A: One seat, two survivors, decades apart
In a haunting twist of fate, Vishwaskumar Ramesh, the sole survivor of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, was seated in 11A, the very same seat that once saved another man’s…
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Air India plane crash: Son’s surprise visit turns out to be his last
Ahmedabad: Anil Patel was a happy man when he dropped his son and daughter-in-law off at the airport after their surprise visit to the city, little did he know it would be…
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Air India plane crash: 270 bodies recovered so far, DNA samples of 11 victims match
Ahmedabad: At least 270 bodies from the London-bound Air India plane crash have been brought to Ahmedabad Civil Hospital, authorities said on Saturday, June 14. So far, 11 victims have been identified through…
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High-level panel set up to examine causes for Air India plane crash
New Delhi: A high-level multi-disciplinary committee, headed by the Union home secretary, will examine the causes that led to the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, and also suggest comprehensive guidelines to…
- India
Letter petition seeks SC to take suo moto cognisance of Air India plane crash
New Delhi: A letter petition has been sent to the Chief Justice of India (CJI), B.R. Gavai, urging the Supreme Court to take suo moto action on the devastating crash of Air…
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KidZania’s Air India-themed ad stirs controversy after Ahmedabad tragedy
Hyderabad: A KidZania advert on the front page of the Mid-Day newspaper on June 12 raised the eyebrows of social media users for bearing an uncanny resemblance to the AI Flight 171…
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Ahmedabad plane crash: Black box, digital video recorder recovered
Ahmedabad: The black box of the Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, which crashed minutes after takeoff in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad, has been recovered from the wreckage of the aircraft. The black box, technically…