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Friday, November 14, 2025
TopicAir India crash

Topic: Air India crash

Air India plane had 1.25 lakh litres of fuel, intensity of flames made it impossible to save people—Amit Shah

Shah tells media in Ahmedabad that around 1,000 DNA tests will need to be conducted in Gujarat itself before bodies of those who died in the crash can be handed over to kin.

‘Goodbye India. Will make a proper vlog on whole trip’—British national killed in Air India crash

British national Jamie Ray Meek was one of the 242 people on board the Air India plane that crashed in Ahmedabad on Thursday afternoon.

Vijay Rupani killed in Air India crash, 2nd Gujarat CM lost to an aviation tragedy

In 1965, Balwantrai Mehta's jet was shot down during India-Pakistan war. Other politicians to perish in air crashes include Madhavrao Scindia, Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy & Dorjee Khandu.

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.

‘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

What are questions around Boeing Dreamliners? Ahmedabad crash is 6th safety incident in 2025

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner has faced numerous quality control and manufacturing issues since its launch, leading to delays, rework, and even temporary grounding.

Ahmedabad plane crash: International passenger traffic grew 15% in FY25 at Sardar Patel Airport

The airport welcomed 10 lakh international passengers between April and Sept 2024, compared to 8.5 lakh passengers during the same period last year.

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.

‘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

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Virat, Anushka, Bumrah selling sarias & cement, dentists, vets, Bihar walls painted in ‘rurbanisation’

Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.