Mumbai, 13/6: Air India has confirmed that 241 people on board its London-bound flight were killed when the aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from the Ahmedabad airport on Thursday. The Boeing 787-8 aircraft was carrying 242 passengers and crew members. The passengers comprised 169 Indian nationals, 53 British nationals, seven Portuguese nationals and one Canadian…
Ahmebadad, 12/6: In one of the biggest aviation tragedies in recent times, an Air India international flight carrying 242 passengers crashed soon after taking off from Ahmedabad International Airport here on Thursday afternoon. The flight had 169 Indian nationals, 53 British, seven Portuguese and one passenger from Canada. Air India said in a statement that…
Ahmedabad, 12/6: Former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani was believed to be on board the London-bound Air India plane that crashed near the Ahmedabad airport soon after take-off on Thursday, a BJP leader said. “Vijay Rupani was going to London by the Air India flight,” said senior state BJP leader Bhupendrasinh Chudasama
New Delhi, 12/6: “Mayday, Mayday, Mayday,” pilots of Air India’s ill-fated ‘Dreamliner’ aircraft headed to London screamed to the Air Traffic Controllers minutes after it took off for London’s Gatwick airport from Ahmedabad. The frantic efforts of the ATCs to reach the pilots – Captain Sumeet Sabharwal and First Officer Clive Kundar – did not…
Ahmedabad, 12/6: A plane crashed in the Meghaninagar area near Ahmedabad airport on Thursday afternoon, police said. The plane caught fire after crashing and fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the blaze, said fire officer Jayesh Khadia. 242 passengers were on board, as per news agency ANI. “A plane crashed in the…
Mumbai, 12/6: In a surprising turn of events in Maharashtra politics, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis met MNS founder-president Raj Thackeray at the Taj Lands End hotel in Mumbai on Thursday. The meeting comes at a time when there were informal discussions between Raj and his estranged cousin and Shiv Sena (UBT) head Uddhav Thackeray for…
Guwahati, 12/6: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that the state government’s current policy is to push back foreigners even if their names are found in the National Register of Citizens (NRC). The way the NRC was carried out in Assam leaves a lot of scope for doubt, and it cannot be the…
Shillong, 11/6: A court in Shillong on Wednesday sent Sonam Raghuvanshi, accused of killing her husband Raja Raghuvanshi during their honeymoon in Meghalaya, and her four aides to eight-day police custody, an official said. Sonam was brought here on Tuesday midnight, while the other accused reached on Wednesday on transit remand, a senior officer said.
New Delhi, 11/6: Only Aadhaar authenticated users will be able to book tickets under the Tatkal scheme from July 1, 2025, onwards, the Railway Ministry said in an announcement In a circular dated June 10, 2025, the ministry informed all zones that this decision was made “to ensure that the benefits of the Tatkal Scheme…
Chikkaballapura, 11/6: Commenting on the Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducting searches against a Congress MP and three MLAs, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said his government will not support any violation of the law, nor will come in the way of implementation of law. The ED conducted searches against Congress Ballari MP E Tukaram and…
