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Thursday, August 28, 2025
TopicAhmedabad Air India crash

Topic: Ahmedabad Air India crash

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel airport runways were up for grand revamp before Ahmedabad plane crash

A new taxiway, which is 395 metres long was just operationalised in May 2024, to improve the airport’s efficiency. One more was set to be completed this year.

Gujarat plane crash: Air India sets up dedicated passenger hotline

The airline said in a statement the Boeing 787-8 crashed after take-off from the Ahmedabad airport.

Gujarat plane crash: Pilot had 8200 hrs of flying experience, co-pilot had clocked 1100 hours

Gujarat plane crash: Pilot had 8200 hrs of flying experience, co-pilot had clocked 1100 hours

‘With profound sorrow, I confirm tragic accident involving Flight 171,’ says Air India chairman

'With profound sorrow, I confirm tragic accident involving Flight 171,' says Air India chairman

Air India flight that crashed in Ahmedabad was a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner that first took flight in 2013

According to Flightradar24, initial data shows aircraft reached maximum barometric altitude of 625 ft (airport altitude is about 200 ft) & then started to descend at -475 ft per minute

Air India plane crashes near Ahmedabad airport, emergency responders at site

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has spoken to the Gujarat Chief Minister, Home Minister and the Police Commissioner regarding the plane crash.

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Severe Hyderabad internet outages make it an IT hub without the IT part

Many offices in Telangana have asked their employees to work from home because of heavy rainfall, but it has become impossible due to the internet outages.

‘Not just Russian oil, India tapped us along on trade deal,’ says US treasury secy Scott Bessent

New Delhi: The US is not worried about the rupee “becoming a reserve currency” given that it is at an all-time low versus the...

CDS on differences on theaterisation—views welcome, final call to be in nation’s best interests

The Navy has always been on board with the theaterisation plan, but the Air Force feels splitting up air assets into several theatre commands is futile & will tie up critical systems.

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.