5 arrested in connection with vandalism at Tagore’s ancestral home in Bangladesh

Dhaka, 13/6: At least five persons have been arrested in connection with the vandalisation of the ancestral home of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore in Bangladesh, with the authorities saying that no relics associated with the poet were damaged. The Rabindra Kachharibari or Rabindra Memorial Museum, which was closed after the vandalism on Sunday, was reopened…

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India abstains in UNGA on draft resolution demanding immediate, permanent ceasefire in Gaza

United Nations, 13/6: India has abstained in the UN General Assembly from a vote on a draft resolution that demanded an “immediate, unconditional and permanent” ceasefire in Gaza. The 193-member UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to adopt the resolution introduced by Spain that demanded an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire, to be respected by all…

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Air India confirms 241 dead in Ahmedabad plane crash

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…

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At least 120 feared killed as Air India plane crashes in Ahmedabad, toll likely to rise

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…

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Former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani believed to be on Air India flight that crashed: BJP leader

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  

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