Five people from the medical college have died in the crash—four MBBS students and the six-month pregnant wife of a neurosurgery resident. One student is still missing.
Global media terms the crash as the latest in a string of high-profile aviation disasters, raising the question: 'How safe is it to fly?'. They also highlight eyewitness accounts.
Anticipating a high number of injured, NGO Sahaay, with support from the Ahmedabad chapter of Red Cross, launched a blood donation drive that is ongoing.
55-year-old Sarla Ben & her granddaughter were at the hostel mess of BJ Medical College at the time of the crash, say family members, and have been missing ever since.
PM Narendra Modi visited Vishwash Kumar Ramesh Friday at Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad, where he is being treated for injuries, including a burn on his left arm.
A SDRF staff recalls how an ominous thick black smoke blanketing the sky outside his office gave him a hunch that something was amiss. Team reached crash site at 1.45 pm,he adds.
An aviation safety firm's CEO says a team from the Indian aviation regulator & those from every regulator where the aircraft is operated are expected to visit the crash site soon.
Fauja Singh, 114, died after being hit by a speeding car. His death renews questions about India’s deadly roads, rising accidents, and poor traffic discipline.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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