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TopicAir India crash

Topic: Air India crash

‘More careful than colourful’—ThePrint’s reporting on the Air India crash put facts first

The common thread in ThePrint's reporting—from the ground and Delhi—is the effort to stick to verified facts and clearly attributed views. Anything else could be misleading.

Air India crash: India ‘working closely’ with UK after reports of families receiving wrong bodies surface

At least 52 passengers on board the aircraft were British citizens. Daily Mail report says UK has instituted a ‘top level inquiry’ after families receive misidentified remains.

Report leak, global headlines pinned Air India crash on dead pilots. But nothing adds up

Pilot associations in India and abroad have justifiably objected to how the report was spun. But not enough have asked: shouldn’t action be taken against those who leaked it?

Air India crash should push India to create independent board for transport safety oversight

It is far too early, indeed malicious, to blame the pilots of Air India flight. Let the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau do its work. The government must ensure zero interference.

Inside the final moments of Air India 171—the hrs leading up to take-off & the 32 seconds before crash

Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau's preliminary report on the crash breaks down the events of the day, from checks & engine shutdowns to failed recovery attempts.

SubscriberWrites: Beyond the Black Box: Policy lessons from the Air India crash

As India continues to expand its aviation footprint, it should align institutional structures with global best practices to ensure safety remains guiding principle in the skies above.

After a week’s search, family working in hostel mess cremates mother & 2-yr-old killed in Air India crash

Ravi Thakor’s daughter & mother were inside BJ Medical College hostel when the Air India flight crashed. Thakor’s family had been working in the hostel mess for 15 years.

Week after AI-171 crash, Air India announces 15% cut in international widebody aircraft

Ministry of Civil Aviation had in a statement Monday said ‘recent surveillance conducted on Air India’s Boeing 787 fleet did not reveal any major safety concerns’.

Considered quitting Air India job to look after father—family, friends remember Capt Sumeet Sabharwal

At around 9:45 am, the body was taken for last rites, which were performed at an electric crematorium in Mumbai's Chakala in the presence of family members.

The ‘Modi momentum’ in the third term & Air India crash probe

Global media also looks at PM Modi’s Cyrus trip & the beginning of India’s cybersecurity cooperation and maritime trade partnership with the country.

On Camera

Mumbai woman who shouted at minister spoke for many Indians, exposed BJP’s protest politics

Had it been a poor woman shouting at Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan over the roadblock, the police would likely have arrested her, raided her home, and terrorised her family members.

India’s online gaming rules to take effect on 1 May; most games exempt from registration

The rules, which come into force on 1 May, establish an Online Gaming Authority which will determine whether a game is an online money game or online social game in only three situations.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.