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Topic: Ahmedabad

This Air India crash eyewitness cheated death by a whisker—’a blast, then a fireball, just 200 m away’

Meghaninagar resident Krish Patani is still in shock. Had the plane crashed in main residential area, many more lives would have been lost, he says.

Medical college’s exam hall turns into DNA sampling centre. For victims’ kin, it’s the longest test yet

Family members were at the hospital to give their blood for DNA samples, so that the victims could be identified and they could claim the bodies of their loved ones.

Confusion, debris & bodies at Air India crash site. Rescue worker first thought it was cylinder blast

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.

Singapore PM writes to Modi, extending condolences to families of victims of Air India crash

Lawrence Wong writes that Singapore stands in solidarity with India and the countries whose citizens were impacted by the accident.

Civil aviation advisory body calls for urgent outcome-based probe into Ahmedabad Air India crash

CAPA - Centre for Aviation says it expects Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau to launch, conclude ‘comprehensive probe to determine root cause(s) of this accident’.

Germany, China, Russia, France express solidarity with India after plane crash in Ahmedabad

Germany, China, Russia, France express solidarity with India after plane crash in Ahmedabad

Priyanka Gandhi, Kharge, Ashok Gehlot & Jairam Ramesh express condolences on plane crash in Ahmedabad

Priyanka Gandhi, Kharge, Ashok Gehlot & Jairam Ramesh express condolences on plane crash in Ahmedabad

‘Saw huge blast, sky still black.’ Eyewitness on Air India flight crashing into civil hospital hostel

The eyewitness, whose house is near crash site in Ahmedabad, says plane touched one building and then the other. ‘Scenes are tragic here.’

Ahmedabad Air India plane crash: Many feared dead, bodies being retrieved

Ahmedabad Air India plane crash: Many feared dead, bodies being retrieved

‘Personally monitoring the situation’ — Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu on flight crash

'Personally monitoring the situation' — Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu on flight crash

On Camera

BCCI has sabotaged India’s approach to Bangladesh

The BCCI decision has given new life to the lunatic fringe of the Hindu Right. It now has the confidence to force policy changes in accordance with its communal campaigns.

Trump threatens India with fresh tariffs on Russian oil, calls PM Modi a ‘good guy’

The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.