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Topic: Ahmedabad plane crash

Air India crash preliminary report: A look at what fuel switches are designed to do & built-in safeguards

An Air Line Pilots' Association of India spokesperson says there is little to no room for fuel switches to be cut off inadvertently, 'can’t just be moved or turned off and on by hand'.

‘Calling UG students individually to check if they are ok: BJMC senior resident after Air India crash

Anagha AR, a senior resident at the hospital, was in a building few blocks away when Air India flight 171 crashed into the BJMC hostel. Around 40 students have been injured.

Air India crash: Army deploys more than 100 jawans to assist rescue ops in Ahmedabad

Military teams with engineers, paramedics and firefighting units lead humanitarian assistance and disaster relief response at crash site in Ahmedabad.

What Air India’s fleet looks like in 2025

In April 2025, Air India announced a $400 million fleet upgradation programme, which lists a total of 198 aircraft as part of its fleet.

Takeoffs are now-or-never moments. Pilots have no safety height or time to rethink

The Air India Boeing Dreamliner bound for London from Ahmedabad crashed shortly after it took off. The pilot gave a ‘Mayday’ call after takeoff.

Ahmedabad pilots tried to land in empty area, say aviation experts

‘The area near the BJ Medical College and Civil Hospital, where the plane crashed, is relatively empty,’ Air Force Wing Commander Satyam Kushwaha (retired), told ThePrint.

‘My son jumped from 2nd floor to save his life’—Air India plane crashed into a medical hostel

The plane crashed into a medical hostel where many doctors live. A 52-year-old woman Shri Devi Vyamchendu, the mother of a PG doctor, has also been injured.

Kanishka to Charkhi Dadri – 6 plane tragedies that shook India before Ahmedabad

In 1978, an Air India Boeing 747 plane flying from Mumbai ‘plunged into the Arabian sea’ soon after takeoff. In 2010, an Air India Express aircraft flying from Dubai to Mangaluru overshot the runway.

‘Was getting ready to board from Ahmedabad airport. Then my friend called me to the terrace’

Meghaninagar locality, where the Air India Dreamliner crashed with 242 people on board, is less than 3 km away from Ahmedabad’s famous riverfront and is dotted with a number of hospitals.

India’s first black box lab for air crash investigations was launched in April 2025

The lab is equipped to repair damaged black boxes, recover and decode flight data, and correlate information from cockpit voice recordings, radar, and flight data systems.

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How the RSS dialogue on caste changed over 100 years. Sangh and its ‘samajik samrasta’

Contrary to naysayers, the RSS practices what it preaches. It is closer to the Gandhian teaching of improving the individual morally and spiritually to change the external environment.

7 lakh jobs created, Rs 50 lakh-cr investments bagged, says UP CM. Oppn flags MoU-reality gap

CM Yogi Adityanath claims that from being called a ‘bimaru’ state, UP is now among the top-3 economies in India. The 2026 Budget session of the UP assembly is currently underway.

Australian amphibian aircraft firm eyes Indian civil & military market, ties up with Apogee Aerospace

Aligning with India's push to promote inter-coastal air connectivity, Apogee has ordered 15 seaplanes in a deal valued at Rs 3,500 crore.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.