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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held telephonic conversation with Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Friday and spoke about the latest situation.In a post on X, Jaishankar stated, Spoke to Iranian FM @araghchi this evening on the latest situation.The talks between the two leaders...
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A 38-year-old man was killed and seven others were injured in the blast of an LPG cylinder and resultant fire at an eatery near the Makhdum Shah dargah in Mahim area on Friday evening, a civic official said. The deceased was identified as Noor Alam, said the fire brigade official. The...
23:25
An alleged drug peddler having an Interpol Red Notice was deported from the UAE to India on Friday in an operation coordinated by the CBI, officials said. Taher Salim Dola wanted by Mumbai Police was brought to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport by Flight Number AI-984 from...
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Twenty-six labourers, including several women, were hospitalised in Vashi in Navi Mumbai on Friday after discharge of carbon monoxide due to a power failure and snag in a generator at an industrial unit, a police official said. They complained of nausea and irritation in the eyes, the Turbhe...
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A fast track court here sentenced 16 men to life imprisonment for the murder of a local BJP leader in an altercation three years ago, a counsel said Friday. Advocate Prem Prakash Gautam said the court on Thursday convicted them of murder, conspiracy, and rioting. A fast track court of...
22:16
A Congress party office in Chhattisgarh apart from assets of its former minister Kawasi Lakhma and his son have been attached as part of a money laundering investigation linked to an alleged Rs 2,100 crore worth liquor scam that took place in the state during the previous government, the...
22:11
Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam president and actor Vijay on Friday appealed to students, party workers and supporters to not address him as Kamarajar or Ilaya Kamarajar. In a party event organised to felicitate students, Vijay said: A small request. Please do not talk about 2026 (a reference to...
21:48
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu
In a diplomatic push to garner international support for Israel's attacks against Iran, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, among many other world leaders, his office said on Friday. Beginning last night, Netanyahu has held conversations with...
21:40
Interrupted meals at the B J Medical College hostel mess which was struck by the Air India aircraft.
Aryan Rajput, a farmer's son from Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior district, was studying to become a doctor, but the crash of the Air India flight in Ahmedabad on Thursday tragically cut short the life of the 19-year-old. Rajput was among those who died on the premises of the B J Medical College...
21:09
Internet giant Google mourned the loss of lives in the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad with an image of a black ribbon pinned prominently on the homepage of its search engine. The icon has been placed just below the search bar. In memory of the victims of the tragic plane crash,...
20:48
Assets worth more than Rs 47 crore of various persons, including Congress leader and former Rajasthan minister Mahesh Joshi, have been attached in the money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in the Jal Jeevan Mission in Rajasthan, the ED said on Friday. A provisional order was...
20:13
The rupee plummeted 55 paise to 86.07 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday due to a spike in global oil prices and a firm dollar amid rising tensions in the Middle East following Israel's attack on Iran's nuclear sites. Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, rose sharply by 7.27...
20:03
The Ahmedabad city police registered a case of accidental death in the Air India plane crash incident that claimed the lives of 265 people, including 241 passengers and crew members, officials said on Friday. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau has already launched a formal...
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State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation mounted efforts to contain an uncontrollable release of natural gas from a well in Assam, saying a crisis management team is laying out equipment to bring the well under control. Efforts are underway to control the continuous gush of gas from the...
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An Indian sailor in medical distress aboard a Singapore-flagged oil tanker from Veracruz was evacuated from the vessel by the Indian Navy on Friday despite poor visibility and no landing spot on the ship, a defence statement said. It said that an alert message of medical emergency requiring...
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India's foreign exchange reserves (forex) jumped $5.171 billion to $696.656 billion in the week ending June 6, official data released by the Reserve Bank of India showed on Friday.After the latest policy meet, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said the foreign exchange kitty is sufficient to meet 11...
18:47
Students, professors, family members, and staff exit BJ Medical College's doctors' hostel/ANI Video Grab
A day after the devastating AI 171, plane crash near Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, survivors--students, professors, staff, and family members--were seen evacuating with luggage from the premises BJ Medical College doctors' hostel on Friday. The London-bound Air India flight...
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Two men were arrested in connection with the murder of Punjab-based social media influencer Kanchan Kumari, who was found dead in an abandoned car in a parking lot in Bathinda, the police said on Friday. Senior superintendent of police, Amneet Kondal, said two of the three people involved in...
18:07
Health workers shift the body of a victim
Aviation watchdog DGCA on Friday ordered enhanced safety inspection of Air India's Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet, a day after 241 people onboard died in the plane crash in Ahmedabad. There are 26 Boeing 787-8s and 7 Boeing 787-9s in the fleet of Air India owned by Tata Group. The Directorate...
18:05
Russia on Friday strongly condemned what it called the unprovoked Israeli airstrikes on Iran and expressed extreme concern over the dangerous escalation of tensions in the region. Israel on Friday launched Operation Rising Lion to strike at Iran's nuclear, missile and military complex. The...
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Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled nearly 1 per cent on Friday as weak global markets and a spike in Brent crude oil prices after Israel attacked Iran's capital weighed on investor sentiment. Falling for the second day in a row, the 30-share BSE Sensex dived 573.38 points or 0.70...
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Update: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has confirmed the recovery of the Digital Flight Data Recorder (DFDR), commonly referred to as the black box, from the rooftop of a building at the site of the Air India Flight AI-171 crash in Ahmedabad. The Ministry of Civil...
17:36
The Indian stock market recovered during the day trade from its opening. Both Sensex and Nifty opened over 1.5 per cent down but closed a little over 0.6 per cent down. The stock market sheds gains of last week; broader markets are also seen underperforming.The stock market shed gains of last...
17:32
Clive Kundar was the co-pilot of the flight
Friends of Clive Kundar, the co-pilot of the ill-fated Air India Ahmedabad-London flight, remembered him as good natured man fond of sports and are still to come to terms with his demise. A day after AI-171 crashed minutes after taking off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport,...
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Update: The picture of the video recorder is not the DFDR (Digital Flight Data Recorder). The black box was found on the rooftop. AAIB began work with full force immediately. Over 40 staff from the State Government joined efforts to augment MoCA teams on site. The DFDR has been recovered from the...
17:07
The dining hall of the hostel
Students, professors, family members, and staff are leaving the BJ Medical College's doctors' hostel with their luggage amid high security. The London-bound Air India flight crashed into the building yesterday. Second-year resident doctor, Dr Tarun, says, The fire was very intense. It was...
16:56
A day before he was murdered, Indore businessman Raja Raghuvanshi and his now-arrested wife, Sonam, had disappeared for several hours after checking into a homestay here before returning late for dinner, its owner said on Friday.The Indore couple checked in at our property on May 22 and ordered...
16:41
Iran confirms that Israeli strike killed Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the head of the Revolutionary Guard's missile programme.
16:34
A family grieves at the Ahmedabad civil hospital
Ankita Patel was looking forward to beginning her new life in the UK with her husband, whom she had only spent 12 days with after their wedding in December last year. Thursday's deadly crash shattered all the dreams and hopes for a happy future Ankita carried with her on board the ill-fated...
16:20
Students leave with their luggage from BJ Medical College's doctors' hostel. The London-bound Air India flight had crashed into the building yesterday. Many students can be seen with injuries, fractures, and damaged belongings.
16:11
Family members break down after receiving the news of Sumeet Sabarwal's death in the Air India plane crash yesterday. Captain Sumeet Pushkaraj Sabharwal (56) was the pilot of the plane and was a resident of Jal Vayu Vihar in the Powai area of Mumbai and lived with his elderly parents.
16:06
Internet giant Google mourned the loss of lives in the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad with an image of a black ribbon pinned prominently on the homepage of its search engine. The icon has been placed just below the search bar.In memory of the victims of the tragic plane crash, reads a...
16:03
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An Indian Air Force Apache attack helicopter made a precautionary landing near Pathankot. The chopper has now returned to its base after technical checks: Indian Air Force officials
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A sister and a cousin of Kongbrailatpam Nganthoi Sharma, who was among the 12 cabin crew members onboard the Air India flight that crashed a day ago, left for Ahmedabad for DNA testing, family members said on Friday.A doctor from Gujarat called us and said Nganthoi's name was not on the list of...
15:46
A team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday visited the Ahmedabad plane crash site, officials said. The team was accompanied by other central agencies officials. An Air India flight -- Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft -- with 230 passengers and 12 crew members on board crashed into...
15:21
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the family of former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani and offered his condolences. The former CM died in the Air India flight crash that occurred in Ahmedabad yesterday. Rupani was among 242 persons on board a London-bound Air India flight that crashed into a building of a...
15:10
A man mourns a family member who died in the crash
As authorities on Friday continued the process to identify through DNA sampling the deceased in the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, shattered families wait anxiously to get details of their loved ones. Father-in-law of Keenal Mistri from Gujarat's Anand city, who was among the 242 people...
14:44
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) on Friday said it has relaxed its claim settlement process for Air India plane crash victims and also expedite the process.The corporation said it is committed to supporting those affected in the plane crash and will expedite claim settlements for the...
14:13
Former chief minister Vijay Rupani considered 1206 his lucky number and ensured it featured on all vehicles he owned over the years. The number has now become synonymous with one of the worst aviation tragedies in India's history, in which he lost his life along with 264 others on...
13:48
The Israel's strike killed 2 top Iranian military officers
Sixteen long- and ultra-long haul Air India flights were diverted on Friday following Israel launching an attack on Iran and the subsequent closure of the Iranian airspace, the airline said on Friday. The private full service carrier, in a travel advisory also said arrangements are being...
13:33
Gujarat ATS recovered a Digital Video Recorder (DVR) from the debris of the Air India plane that crashed yesterday in Ahmedabad. An ATS personnel says, It's a DVR, which we have recovered from the debris. The FSL team will come here soon. A DVR is an in-flight video recording system for...
13:27
Thakur Ravi is a cook at the hostel
Thakur Ravi, who prepares food at BJ Medical's UG mess, says, In this accident, my mother, Sarlaben Pralhadji Thakur, and my two-year-old daughter Adyaravi Thakur are still missing after the plane crash. My mother, my wife, and I used to cook at the UG students' mess.At least five medical...
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A relative said the victim was a widow and was going to UK to meet her daughter
Anju Sharma (55), whose parents live in Ramsaran Majra village in Haryana's Kurukshetra district, was among the victims of the Air India plane that crashed soon after taking off from the Ahmedabad airport on Thursday. Anju had boarded the London-bound flight to meet her elder daughter, who...
12:56
Co-pilot Clive Kunder was from the western suburbs of Mumbai
At least 10 persons, including one of the pilots and crew members, on board the ill-fated London-bound Air India flight that crashed in Ahmedabad hailed from Maharashtra, officials said on Friday.The Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft (AI171) with 230 passengers and 12 crew members crashed into the...
12:27
Commercial pilot Arindam Dutta
A serving commercial pilot, Arindam Dutta when asked about what may have caused the horrific Air India flight 171 crash says, Until the black box is recovered and investigated, I can't give you the exact details. It came to our knowledge that after takeoff, the landing gear was still down; it...
12:17
A process of DNA sampling for identification of deceased passengers of the Air India 171 flight is underway at the Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad. A total of 241 people onboard the Boeing 787-8, Air India flight 171, including 12 crew members, have died in the deadly Ahmedabad plane crash, Air...
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PM at the crash site
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a review meeting with top officials of the Gujarat government after visiting the site of the Air India plane crash here. The meeting was held at the GujSail building near the city airport. During the meeting, PM Modi was briefed about the series of...
12:11
An Air India flight from Thailand's Phuket to New Delhi received a bomb threat on Friday and made an emergency landing on the island, according to airport authorities cited by Reuters news agency. The Air India flight AI 379 took off from Phuket at 9.30 and was on its way to New Delhi...
12:08
Bhoomi Chauhan was delayed due to traffic congestion
Bhoomi Chauhan, a resident of Gujarat's Bharuch, narrowly escaped death when she missed Thursday's ill-fated flight which crashed, claiming the lives of 241 people on board the Boeing 787-8, Air India flight 171, including 12 crew members, Air India confirmed post-midnight on Friday.While...
12:04
The lone survivor of the Ahmedabad plane crash, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, who miraculously escaped death, shared his horrific experience on Friday, moments after interacting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.In an interview with Doordarshan, he narrated the incident and said that his seat, 11-A, was...
11:42
After visiting the plane crash site in Ahmedabad on Friday morning, Prime Minister Narendra expressed grief and described the scene of the devastation as 'saddening.' Visited the crash site in Ahmedabad today. The scene of devastation is saddening. Met officials and teams are working...
11:27
An ambulance carrying bodies arrives at the civil hospital in Ahmedabad
A local who resides near the AI-171 crash site said that the locals rescued injured students from the BJ Medical College. He added that people were alive when they rescued them, but two died on their way to the hospital.Speaking to ANI, the local resident described the crash and said, I entered...
11:18
Former Gujarat CM and BJP leader Vijay Rupani's neighbour and family doctor, Dr Nayan Shah, says, We have been neighbours for 35 years. His memories will always stay with us. Be it good or bad times, we stayed together. We used to celebrate all the festivals together. Another neighbour says:...
11:12
Deeply concerned over recent developments, MEA says on the rise in tension between Iran and Israel. We are closely monitoring evolving situation, including reports related to attacks on nuclear sites. India urges both sides to avoid any escalatory steps. Existing channels of dialogue, diplomacy...
11:00
Israel's military says Iran is launching drones in retaliation for its strikes on Terhan. Brig Gen Effie Deffrin, Israel's chief army spokesman said: In the last few hours, Iran has launched more than 100 drones toward Israel, and all the defense systems are acting to intercept the...
10:48
Officials from the British High Commission have arrived at a domestic airport in Ahmedabad in the wake of a devastating plane crash that claimed the lives of 241 people, onboard the Boeing 787-8, Air India flight 171, including 12 crew members, Air India confirmed post-midnight on...
10:45
Indian stock markets witnessed a steep fall on Friday morning, marking what many are calling a Black Friday for investors. Both benchmark indices opened deep in the red, reacting sharply to rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. The Nifty 50 index plummeted to 24,675, losing 212...
10:38
Sixteen long- and ultra-long haul Air India flights were diverted on Friday following Israel launching an attack on Iran and the subsequent closure of the Iranian airspace, the airline said on Friday. The private full service carrier, in a travel advisory also said arrangements are being...
10:32
PM Modi visits the Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad and meets the lone survivor of the Air India plane crash and other people injured in the accident.Ramesh Vishwaskumar, aged 40, is a British national who was aboard the Air India aircraft that crashed into Meghani Nagar, located just 15 kilometres...
10:28
PM at the crash site
Prime Minister Narendra Modi who on Friday morning arrived in Ahmedabad, took stock of the site of the Air India plane crash and then proceeded to the Civil Hospital in the city to meet with those injured in mishap that took place a day ago. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Union...
10:25
The statement issued by Iran in the aftermath of the strikes
Air India on Friday announced that several of its international flights were either diverted or sent back to their origin due to the emerging situation in Iran and the closure of its airspace. In a post on social media platform X, the airline said that due to the emerging situation in Iran,...
10:18
The killers of Indore-based businessman Raja Raghuvanshi had a plan to murder another woman and burn her body to pass it as that of his wife Sonam so that she would be able to be in hiding for a few more days till the truth is known, a Meghalaya police officer said. The police also found out...
10:14
A student from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur has been arrested for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl in Maharashtra's Thane city, police said on Friday. The police on Thursday arrested the 23-year-old accused based on a complaint lodged by the girl's mother and registered...
10:12
Indians in Iran on Friday were advised by the embassy in Teheran to remain vigilant, avoid all unnecessary movements and observe safety protocols following the launch of Israel's strikes on the country. Israel attacked Iran's capital early Friday in strikes that targeted the country's...
10:10
A NDRF team at the site
Air India has set up assistance centres in Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Delhi, and Gatwick (London) airports for the relatives and friends of the victims of the plane crash in Ahmedabad, the airline said on Friday. These centres are facilitating travel of family members to Ahmedabad, Air India said in...
10:06
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday reached the site of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, in which 265 people lost their lives.The prime minister arrived at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Airport in Ahmedabad and drove straight to the crash site in the Meghaninagar area,...
09:46
Yoshita Singh, PTIIndia 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 United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to adopt the resolution introduced by Spain that...
09:10
Iranian state television has confirmed that General Hossein Salami, the head of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Friday.According to The Times of Israel, the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) believe that the chief of Iran's military, General Mohammad Bagheri, along...
09:06
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday said that the strikes undertaken by Iran were 'unilateral' and that US' priority is now to protect the American forces in the region.Rubio said that Israel said that the strikes were done in the spirit of self-defence.He said that Iran must...
08:57
The Embassy of India in Iran on Friday issued an advisory for Indian nationals and persons of Indian origin residing in the country amid the current situation.In a post on social media platform X, the Embassy stated, 'In view of the current situation in Iran, all Indian nationals & persons of...
08:43
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is preparing to visit Ahmedabad on Friday.The prime minister's visit comes in the wake of the deadly flight crash that claimed the lives of 241 people, including 12 crew members, onboard.Earlier, Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a meeting with Chief Minister...
08:15
Israel began a preemptive strike against Iran on Friday, as per The Times of Israel.Declaring the launch of Operation Rising Lion aimed at foiling Iran's nuclear ambitions, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed on Friday that his country has struck at the heart of the Islamic regime's...
02:01
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,...
01:45
Shiv Sena-UBT leader Aaditya Thackeray has said he will not celebrate his birthday on Friday, and party workers too should not greet him, in view of the Air India plane tragedy in Ahmedabad. I have decided to not celebrate my birthday tomorrow, as earlier planned....Seeing today's tragic...
01:17
US lawmakers have expressed their condolences over the Air India plane crash that killed over 200 people on Thursday. US Secretary Of State Marco Rubio said Washington continues to monitor developments and stands with the emergency responders working to help those impacted. Heartbroken...
00:51
The temperature in and around the crashed Air India plane rose to around 1,000 degrees C which made the rescue operation extremely difficult, officials said on Thursday night. Even dogs and birds at the site could not escape, they said. A London-bound Air India plane carrying 242 passengers...
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