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Decoding Dreamliner crash: Aviation expert sees tech glitch or engine failure as key reasons, doesn't rule out sabotage

Renowned aviation analyst and flight safety expert S.J. Murlidhar, who has previously investigated major air crashes, shared his initial assessment on the tragic plane crash involving a Dreamliner 787 at Ahmedabad. In a detailed conversation with IANS, he discussed possible causes behind the catastrophe and whether it could have been averted.

Jun 13, 2025

Ahmedabad airport suspends flight operations after Air India plane crashes with 242 on board

Ahmedabad crash: Black box recovered from Air India AI-171 wreckage

The black box of the Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, which crashed minutes after takeoff in Gujarat's Ahmedabad, has been recovered from the wreckage of the aircraft.

Jun 13, 2025

India's forex reserves surge by $5.17 bn to reach $696.6 bn

India's foreign exchange reserves stood at $691.5 billion in the preceding week that ended on May 30 and are sufficient to fund more than 11 months of goods imports and about 96 per cent of external debt outstanding, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said last week after the monetary policy review.

Jun 13, 2025

Iran appoints new military chiefs after Israeli strikes kill top commanders

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Friday appointed new military commanders following the deaths of key security officials in Israeli airstrikes on Tehran, the state-run IRNA news agency reported.

Jun 13, 2025

Iran's private message to Israel: Can intervene if military campaign continues in Gaza [details

Israeli strike on Iran: Recalibrating geostrategic dynamics in Middle East and beyond

The Israeli airstrike on Iran's nuclear facilities in June 2025 marks a seismic shift in Middle East geopolitics, signaling a new era of strategic alignments, proxy warfare, and global power recalibration, writes Major General Dilawar Singh in this op-ed.

Jun 13, 2025

J&K CM, other leaders condemn Israeli strike on Iran; slam western silence

Prominent political leaders from J&K, including Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti, and NC MP Ruhullah Mehdi, strongly condemned Israel's recent military strike on Iran, calling it unjustified and provocative.

Jun 13, 2025

BJP leader murder case: Karnataka Congress MLA surrenders before court, handed over to CBI

Congress MLA and Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board (KUWSB) Chairman, Vinay Kulkarni, on Friday surrendered before the special court for MLA/MPs in Bengaluru in connection with the 2016 murder case of BJP leader Yogesh Gowda.

Jun 13, 2025

Loss of so many lives in such sudden and heartbreaking manner beyond words: PM Modi

Instinct to live saved Ramesh by seconds, sole survivor of plane crash recounts horror

In a tragedy that claimed the lives of 241 passengers, only one man survived the Air India flight crash in Ahmedabad, Vishwas Kumar Ramesh. Currently undergoing treatment at Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad, Ramesh is reported to be in stable condition.

Jun 13, 2025

Plane crash: DNA samples taken from 192 families; bodies of five victims handed over

The process of identifying victims from the tragic Air India Flight AI-171 crash continues at the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital, where bodies are being brought in for post-mortem examinations. As of now, five bodies have been identified and respectfully handed over to their families. These include two victims from Rajasthan, two from Bhavnagar, and one from Madhya Pradesh.

Jun 13, 2025

Border Shelling Claims Lives, Leaves Lingering Trauma in Jammu & Kashmir's Poonch District

He urged others to take cover. Then PAK shelling hit him in Poonch

A retired Army veteran turned granthi died saving his neighbors during cross-border shelling in Poonch, leaving behind a family shattered and homeless.

Jun 13, 2025

DGCA wrote to Air India pointing out 'safety lapses': Ex-MoCA official Sanat Kaul

While a high-level probe is still on into the AI-171 crash in Ahmedabad, former Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) Sanat Kaul on Friday said the civil aviation regulator had written many letters to Air India pointing out improper safety inspections and other lapses.

Jun 13, 2025

Struck Iranian regime's uranium enrichment site: Israel

The statement came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced earlier in the day that Israel has launched 'Operation Rising Lion' against Iran, a targetted military operation to roll back the Iranian threat of nuclear weapons to Israel's very survival.

Jun 13, 2025

Doctor's family, gay couple, aged couple, young flight attendants: victims of the Air India AI171 plane crash

Doctor's family, gay couple, young flight attendants: Victims of Air India AI171 plane crash identified

The Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, bound for London-Gatwick, crashed shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport around 1:30 p.m. on June 12. The aircraft slammed into the residential building and mess of BJ Medical College in the densely populated Meghani Nagar area, just 3 kms from the airport, bursting into flames.

Jun 13, 2025

Ministers who lost their life in plane crash

Vijay Rupani, Madhavrao Scindia to YS Rajashekhar Reddy: Ministers killed in tragic plane crashes

Vijay Rupani to Madhavrao Scindia: Let's take a look at ministers who lost their lives in tragic plane crash.

Jun 13, 2025

India inflation to average 4 pc this fiscal, one more RBI rate cut likely: Crisil

Given the current inflation trajectory, headline inflation is projected to average 4 per cent this fiscal (FY26), from 4.6 per cent last fiscal, a Crisil report said on Friday.

Jun 13, 2025

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Decoding Dreamliner crash: Aviation expert sees tech glitch or engine failure as key reasons, doesn't rule out sabotage

Ahmedabad crash: Black box recovered from Air India AI-171 wreckage

India's forex reserves surge by $5.17 bn to reach $696.6 bn

Iran appoints new military chiefs after Israeli strikes kill top commanders

Israeli strike on Iran: Recalibrating geostrategic dynamics in Middle East and beyond

J&K CM, other leaders condemn Israeli strike on Iran; slam western silence

BJP leader murder case: Karnataka Congress MLA surrenders before court, handed over to CBI

Instinct to live saved Ramesh by seconds, sole survivor of plane crash recounts horror

Plane crash: DNA samples taken from 192 families; bodies of five victims handed over

He urged others to take cover. Then PAK shelling hit him in Poonch

DGCA wrote to Air India pointing out 'safety lapses': Ex-MoCA official Sanat Kaul

Struck Iranian regime's uranium enrichment site: Israel

Doctor's family, gay couple, young flight attendants: Victims of Air India AI171 plane crash identified

Vijay Rupani, Madhavrao Scindia to YS Rajashekhar Reddy: Ministers killed in tragic plane crashes

India inflation to average 4 pc this fiscal, one more RBI rate cut likely: Crisil

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

Deepika Padukone is a sight to behold in velvet gown; attends Academy Museum Gala with Selena Gomez, Dua Lip [see pics]