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Topic: Ahmedabad Air India crash

Husband of Air India crash victim asked to leave UK. Wife’s death affected his visa status

Mohammad Sethwala lost his wife and daughter in the Air India 171 crash in Ahmedabad on 12 June 2025, which led to the death of 260 people.

AI-171 crash: Lawsuit in US says Boeing, Honeywell knew of ‘risks’, ‘faulty’ Dreamliner fuel switch

Families of 4 passengers killed in 12 June crash have sought damages, claiming operators had warned Boeing about the defect, as pointed out in a 2018 FAA bulletin.

Trump’s shifting stance on tariffs has left India confused; and India’s ‘class of stateless people’

New Delhi: Wednesday is the day Trump's 50 percent tariffs on India kick in. Donald Trump’s shifting stance on India—which has led to an...

Not a banner year for IT services sector & the mounting scrutiny on Air India since Ahmedabad crash

Global media also reports on job cuts announced by the Tata Consultancy Services and Kartik Kumra at Paris Fashion Week.

Air India gives all clear to its Boeing fuel switches & India-Pakistan ‘ritual’ standoff at Wagah

Global media also reports on the British F-35B fighter jet, that was stranded in Kerala for weeks, finally being on its way home & PM Modi’s 2-day visit to the UK.

Air India crash report shows an institutional reform of AAIB and aviation ministry is in order

The civil aviation ministry could have recognised the enormity of the Air India crash and prepared the AAIB and its investigating team for its sensitivities.

Indian pilots’ body sends legal notices to WSJ, Reuters for ‘misleading’ reports on Air India crash probe

New Delhi: The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP), a nationwide body of pilots, has sent legal notices to international media platforms, the Wall Street...

Air India crash probe: WSJ report says black-box recording puts focus on senior pilot’s ‘actions’

Global media looks at why India may have to employ ‘strategic altruism’ with Trump, Tesla’s India entry & the ‘unsolved mystery’ of KL Rahul’s low batting average in the England Test series.

Report leak, global headlines pinned Air India crash on dead pilots. But nothing adds up

Pilot associations in India and abroad have justifiably objected to how the report was spun. But not enough have asked: shouldn’t action be taken against those who leaked it?

India hits green milestone early but still coal-reliant & Diljit Dosanjh film ‘Sardaar Ji 3’ faces blocks

Global media also questions findings of the Air India crash investigation and reports on a Russian woman found living in a cave in Gokarna with her 2 daughters.

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HBO's Hogwarts will definitely return for season two, but the challenge remains: Make fans feel fresh, not 'been there, hexed that.'

Noel Tata’s resistance to IPO creates discord in board of Indian conglomerate

At the center of the rift is the initial public offering of Tata Sons, which controls a vast collection of companies that do everything from making salt to selling luxury vehicles.

A year after Op Sindoor, China admits to providing ground support to Pakistan

On Thursday, Zhang Heng, an engineer, talked about being in Pakistan during the four-day conflict to ensure that the J-10 and associated systems could ‘perform at their full combat potential’.

Muslim vote, X factor & limitations of regional politics: Takeaways from Bengal, TN, Kerala elections

On counting day, this special edition of National Interest looks at key takeaways from verdicts in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Assam. You’d err if you credit or blame BJP’s success only on Hindutva. It’s more than that.