New video shows people escaping from balcony post Air India plane crash; rescuers narrate initial horror

Ahmedabad, 17/7: A new video has surfaced showing panicked residents of the BJ Medical College (BJMC) in Ahmedabad jumping off or attempting to leap from the balcony of a five-storey building when the Air India flight AI-171 slammed into their campus on June 12. In one of the frames of the chilling video, a woman…

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Air India Flight 159 from Ahmedabad to London cancelled due to technical issue

Ahmedabad, 17/7: Air India’s flight to London scheduled to depart from Ahmedabad on Tuesday afternoon was cancelled due to “operational issues”, an airport official said. The Air India’s official website also confirmed that the AI-159 flight from Ahmedabad to the Gatwick airport at London stands cancelled The plane was scheduled to depart at 3 pm…

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DRDO, IIT Delhi successfully demonstrate experimental advancement in quantum communication

New Delhi, 17/6: India has successfully demonstrated an experimental advancement in quantum communication domain that paves the way for real-time applications in quantum cyber security, according to the defence ministry. The free-space quantum secure communication using quantum entanglement over a distance of more than one km was achieved via a free-space optical link established on…

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Collector had declared Indrayani river bridge as dangerous; locals put up warning boards: Fadnavis

Palghar, 16/6: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said the iron pedestrian bridge on the Indrayani River in Pune that collapsed, killing four persons, had been declared dangerous by the district collector, and warning boards had been put. Talking to reporters at an event in Palghar, Fadnavis said the contract for a new bridge…

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Trump says must expand efforts to deport people illegally in US

Washington DC, 16/6:President Donald Trump on Sunday said efforts to deport people who are illegally in the United States must be expanded, including from cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago and New York, which have seen protests since immigration raids were ramped up. I have directed my entire Administration to put every resource possible behind…

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