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Topic: Ahmedabad Air India crash

Akeel came home to surprise his family on Eid. Now his father waits for DNA test to identify his body

At DNA collection centre set up in Ahmedabad's B.J. Medical College, kin of Air India plane crash victims rush in and out. Now and then, amid anxious whispers, someone breaks down.

‘Heartbreaking tragedy’: Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif offers condolences to kin of Air India crash victims

Air India Flight 171, bound for London, took off from Ahmedabad at roughly 1.38 pm Thursday, and crashed into an area adjacent to the airport shortly after take-off.

Air India plane crash: Trump offers India support, US probe team to assist in investigation

Under Chicago Convention, the National Transport Safety Board (NTSB) is empowered to assist in investigation into any aviation incident that involves an American aircraft.

Divided by conflict, 2 Manipur families now bound by grief—a Kuki & a Meitei were among AI 171 crew

The Air India flight destined for London's Gatwick Airport crashed shortly after its takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad, Thursday.

Air India plane had 1.25 lakh litres of fuel, intensity of flames made it impossible to save people—Amit Shah

Shah tells media in Ahmedabad that around 1,000 DNA tests will need to be conducted in Gujarat itself before bodies of those who died in the crash can be handed over to kin.

Vijay Rupani, Modi’s go-to man & the CM who stood tall among the tallest of Gujarat leaders

Rupani steered the BJP through challenging times in Gujarat including the Patidar agitation. He was also jailed during the Emergency.

Sole survivors of plane crashes — Air France ‘Miracle Girl’ to woman who fell 10,000 metres

One passenger walked out alive from the Air India crash in Ahmedabad, videos show, though there’s no official confirmation. It wouldn’t be the first time someone beat all odds.

‘Goodbye India. Will make a proper vlog on whole trip’—British national killed in Air India crash

British national Jamie Ray Meek was one of the 242 people on board the Air India plane that crashed in Ahmedabad on Thursday afternoon.

How world leaders reacted to Ahmedabad plane crash, from Prince Charles, Zelenskyy to Yunus

The AI Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, en route to London Gatwick Airport, crashed shortly after its take-off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad.

How victims of Mangaluru, Kozhikode Air India crash are seeing Ahmedabad crash

Abdur Rahman Edakkauni, a survivor of the 2020 Air India plane crash, has advice for Ahmedabad victims. "It’ll be a long road, but you must stand with each other."

On Camera

How economic planning stifled India’s growth and talent

The Indian planning system did not encourage individuals based on ‘what they knew’, but on ‘whom they knew’. Many left for countries that recognised their talent.

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.