Around half a dozen organisations, from Ram Shyam Charitable Trust to Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, are stationed at BJ Medical College, offering energy drinks, tea & food.
The government has set up a dedicated team led by an officer of deputy collector rank to coordinate with the foreign nationals when they arrive in Ahmedabad.
In a statement, Junior Doctors’ Association of the college added that 4 family members of super speciality doctors, who were staying in adjacent ‘Atulyam’ building, also died.
The Air India flight took off by 1.38 pm Thursday & had crashed by 1.40 pm. Airport’s own fire dept responded immediately & 1st 2 fire engines of Ahmedabad civic body reached by 1.43 pm.
Dr Jayasankar P Pillai and team are extracting DNA from teeth of deceased so they can be matched with samples taken from family members anxiously waiting to claim mortal remains.
On his ties with Gujarat ex-CM, Modi says the two worked shoulder to shoulder, including during some of the most challenging times. Rupani, 68, died in Air India AI-171 crash.
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.
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.
Rail reform must be politically and socially sustainable. Infrastructure ownership should remain sovereign, while privatisation should be limited to new services and assets.
Coal-based power generation fell 3% in 2025 while renewable capacity surged to 40% of India’s installed power mix, according to India Power Sector Review 2025 by CREA.
Pakistan military said it has assured Bangladesh of fast-tracked delivery of Super Mushshak trainer aircraft during high level defence meet held Tuesday.
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.
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