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Canada Standard
14 hours ago
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- Canada Standard
Air India plane crash: Special team of caregivers arrives in Ahmedabad to aid relief ops
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], June 12 (ANI): A special team of caregivers from Air India arrived in Ahmedabad to provide support to the teams operating on the ground, the airline said. 'We are working with local authorities to provide necessary assistance and are extending full cooperation to the authorities investigating this incident,' Air India said in a post on X. Air India will release further information via regular updates on our X handle ( and on Air India will release further information via regular updates on our X ( and on Meanwhile, Air India Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Campbell Wilson, expressed deep sorrow over the incident and said the airline owes it to the affected families to share 'accurate and timely information' rather than speculation. 'I want to brief on a serious incident that involved an Air India aircraft a short while ago. First, and most importantly, I would like to express deep sorrow about this event. This is a difficult day for all of us in Air India, and our efforts are focused entirely on the needs of our passengers, crew members, their families and loved ones. I know that there are many questions, and at this stage, I would not be able to answer all of them. But I do want to share the information we have at this time,' Wilson said in a video message shared on X. Wilson emphasised the importance of avoiding speculation and committed to providing verified information. 'We understand that people are eager for information. Please know that we will continue to share accurate and timely information as soon as we can. But anything we report must be accurate and not speculative; we owe that to everyone involved. For now, our teams are working around the clock to support passengers, crew and their families as well as investigators, however we can,' he said. An Air India plane from Ahmedabad to London with 242 passengers crashed in the Meghaninagar area near Ahmedabad airport. 'On 12th Jun, 2025, Air India B787 Aircraft VT-ANB, while operating flight Al-171 from Ahmedabad to Gatwick, has crashed immediately after takeoff from Ahmedabad. There were 242 people on board the aircraft, consisting of 2 pilots and 10 cabin crew,' said a senior DGCA official. Confirming the incident, Air India said that among the 242 passengers, 169 were Indians, 53 Britishers, seven Portuguese and one Canadian national. 'Air India confirms that flight AI171, from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, was involved in an accident today after take-off. The flight, which departed from Ahmedabad at 1338 hours, was carrying 242 passengers and crew members on board the Boeing 787-8 aircraft. Of these, 169 are Indian nationals, 53 are British nationals, 1 Canadian national and 7 Portuguese nationals. The injured are being taken to the nearest hospitals. We have also set up a dedicated passenger hotline number, 1800 5691 444, to provide more information. Air India is giving its full cooperation to the authorities investigating this incident,' the airline said. The aircraft was under the command of Capt Sumeet Sabharwal with First Officer Clive Kundar. Capt Sumeet Sabharwal is an LTC with 8200 hours of experience. The copilot had 1100 hours of flying experience, the official further added. Aircraft immediately after departure from Runway 23, fell on the ground outside the airport perimeter. Heavy black smoke was seen coming from the accident site, said the official. Thick plumes of smoke could be seen at the accident spot. (ANI)
NDTV
a day ago
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- NDTV
Hostel Building Hit By Air India Plane In Ahmedabad, Over 240 Dead In Crash
Air India B787 Aircraft VT-ANB, while operating flight AI-171 from Ahmedabad to Gatwick crashed immediately after take-off from Ahmedabad. The aircraft crashed just after take-off from Runway 23, landing outside the airport perimeter with heavy black smoke seen at the site. According to Gujarat Police, the plane crashed into a doctor's hostel near Ahmedabad Airport, the number of casualties is not yet known. Pictures of thick smoke, charred debris, and sight of a damaged building sends chills down the spine as rescuers raced against time at crash site. The tail fin of the aircraft was seen on the premises, still lodged in a building, hinting at the massive wreckage the structure endured after the disaster. NDRF, CISF, Police, multiple agencies are conducting rescue operations at the crash site in Ahmedabad. Show Full
The Print
a day ago
- The Print
Divided by conflict, 2 Manipur families now bound by grief—a Kuki & a Meitei were among AI 171 crew
Hatred earlier separated the families, but what bound them together on the day of the deadly crash was their shared grief over the possible loss of a loved one, and the hope that the women were still alive. Both families continue to wait for official confirmation from the authorities about the fate of the two crew members. New Delhi: Among the 10 cabin crew members on board Air India Flight 171 flying from Ahmedabad to London Thursday were two young women from conflict-ridden Manipur—a Kuki and a Meitei. Far from the ongoing conflict that divided their home state, both were working together as flight crew. The Kuki woman, Lamnunthen Singson, originally from Imphal, was displaced in the conflict and forced to move with her family to Kangpokpi in the hills. The Meitei woman, Nganthoi Sharma Kongbrailatpam, is from Thoubal town, Manipur. Speaking to ThePrint, Nnemg, the sister of Singson, said the family had been watching the horrific visuals of the crash but still did not want to believe that Singson was no more. 'I spoke to her this morning before she was to board the flight. She said she was going to London. I can't believe this. I can not say anything more. We are still waiting for official information from Ahmedabad,' Nnemg told ThePrint. 'She joined Air India three years ago.' Speaking to ThePrint over a call, Gitanjali, the elder sister of Air India crew member Nganthoi, said the family was still 'in the dark', more so because there is no internet in the valley after the violence Saturday over the arrest of Kanan Singh, a senior member of the Meitei body Arambai Tenggol, and the detention of four of his associates. 'We are in the dark. There is no Internet here, so we don't know much. We are only getting calls from our cousin, a brother who lives in Delhi. He said we have to give blood samples for the identification [of Nganthoi]. We might leave tomorrow,' Gitanjali said. 'We know for sure she was on the flight, but no confirmation from Air India yet on her condition. My parents remain very worried. The situation is grim,' she added. Nganthoi, 21, joined Air India as a crew member in 2023. It was her first job after completing Class 12 and training. She has two siblings and parents. A total of 242 people, including two pilots and 10 crew members, were on board the Air India flight that crashed in Ahmedabad on Thursday noon. The flight was bound for Gatwick Airport in London. According to a Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) statement, 'On 12 Jun, M/s Air India B787 Aircraft VT-ANB, while operating flight AI-171 (from Ahmedabad to Gatwick), crashed immediately after takeoff from Ahmedabad. There were 242 people on board the aircraft, consisting of 2 pilots and 10 cabin crew. The aircraft was under the command of Capt. Sumeet Sabharwal with First Officer Clive Kundar. Capt. Sumeet Sabharwal is an LTC with 8200 hours of experience. The co-pilot had 1100 hours of flying experience.' The aircraft had taken off at 1.38 pm from runway 23. Right after takeoff, it placed a mayday call to Air Traffic Control (ATC), but thereafter, the aircraft gave no response, the DGCA said. Most people on board the aircraft are feared dead. (Edited by Madhurita Goswami) Also Read: Air India crash: Army deploys more than 100 jawans to assist rescue ops in Ahmedabad
The Hindu
a day ago
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- The Hindu
Air India plane crashes just moments after takeoff from Ahmedabad; more than 200 killed, one survivor
The Air India passenger plane from Ahmedabad to London carrying 242 passengers and crew crashed just moments after taking off from the Ahmedabad airport on Thursday afternoon, a statement by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said. Reports from the state medical association noted that the aircraft crashed directly on the BJ Medical College UG hostel mess in Meghani Nagar. Former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani was among the 242 people aboard the ill-fated London-bound Air India I71 flight. He is the second Gujarat CM to die in a plane crash. The pilot of the aircraft gave a mayday call to the Ahmedabad air traffic controller. The Boeing 787 aircraft took off from the airport at 1:39 p.m. with 232 passengers, including 2 infants and 10 crew members. The aircraft was under the command of Capt Sumit Sabharwal with First Officer Clive Kundar. Capt Sumit Sabharwal is an LTC with 8,200 hours of experience. The copilot had 1,100 hours of flying experience. 'On 12th Jun, 2025, Air India B787 Aircraft VT-ANB, while operating flight AI-171 from Ahmedabad to Gatwick, has crashed immediately after takeoff from Ahmedabad. There were 242 people on board the aircraft, consisting of 2 pilots and 10 cabin crew,' said a senior DGCA official. 'One survivor is confirmed,' said Dhananjay Dwivedi, principal secretary of Gujarat s health department. They were being treated in hospital, he added. 'As per ATC, the aircraft departed from Ahmedabad at 1339 IST (0809 UTC) from runway 23. It gave a mayday Call to ATC, but thereafter, no response was given by the aircraft to the calls made by ATC. Immediately after departure from Runway 23, the Aircraft fell on the ground outside the airport perimeter. Heavy black smoke was seen coming from the accident site,' the official added. The DGCA said that a team has been rushed to the spot for investigation. The Tata group, which owns Air India said, 'Tata Group will provide ₹1 crore to the families of each person who has lost their life in this tragedy. We will also cover the medical expenses of those injured and ensure that they receive all necessary care and support. Additionally, we will provide support in the building up of the B J Medical's hostel.' India suffered three diplomatic setbacks from U.S., foreign policy driven by domestic politics, says Congress The Congress on Thursday claimed India has suffered three 'huge diplomatic setbacks' from the U.S. which is constantly hyphenating India and Pakistan and that the Modi government's foreign policy has 'failed' as it is driven by domestic political considerations. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the U.S.' recent statements were both a 'challenge and a warning' and required serious thinking 'when the PM is only interested in playing divisive politics'. He also said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should leave aside his 'stubbornness' to call an all-party meeting and a special session of Parliament. 'Yesterday, Indian foreign policy and diplomacy received three huge, undeniable setbacks. The General of the US Central Command gives a statement that Pakistan is a phenomenal partner in counter-terrorism. What is phenomenal? On May 2, 2011, Osama Bin Laden was found in Abbottabad and you are calling that country a phenomenal partner,' Mr. Ramesh told PTI. So, the first 'setback' is the US general giving a 'clean chit' to Pakistan, he said. U.S. Army General Michael Kurilla, Commander of US Central Command (CENTCOM), has said Pakistan is 'in an active counterterrorism fight right now and has been a phenomenal partner in the counterterrorism world'. The United States has to have a relationship with Pakistan and with India, and noted that it cannot be a 'binary switch' where Washington cannot have ties with Islamabad if it has relations with New Delhi, Mr. Kurilla said during a testimony before the US House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday. Mr. Ramesh further said, 'Failed Marshal Asim Munir, who gave such inflammatory, incendiary and provocative statements, talked about the two-nation theory, Hindus and Muslims, and there is a direct relation between his statement and what happened in Pahalgam on April 22. Same Asim Munir gets a special invitation to go to America on US Army Day on June 14, which is incomprehensible.' The third setback is that the US state department spokesperson again repeated that it was US President Donald Trump who was responsible for bringing about a de-escalation between India and Pakistan, the Congress leader said. He said again the US has hyphenated India and Pakistan while Prime Minister Modi and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar are completely silent on it. 'He (Modi) meets members of delegations but does not have time for an all-party meeting to meet leaders of political parties. Our democracy is based on political parties not on individuals,' Mr. Ramesh said. Leaders of opposition parties have written to the Prime Minister to call a special session of Parliament but the government has rejected the request and instead announced the monsoon session from July 21. 'Is he (PM Modi) going to allow a special debate on our challenges with China and Pakistan, and now our challenge with the US. We thought that we were having an extended honeymoon with the US but it has delivered three huge setbacks to Indian diplomacy yesterday,' Mr. Ramesh said. This is a 'failure' of the government of India, of the PM, of his External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, of his Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and of his drum beaters, Mr. Ramesh said. 'I am shocked that these setbacks have come two days after the prime minister has met the delegation of MPs,' he told PTI. Mr. Ramesh accused the PM of playing politics by picking and choosing individuals. 'We are saying call an all-party meeting, an all-party meeting where you don't determine who will be there like you did in picking delegations,' the Congress leader said. He alleged that the government's diplomacy is 'totally domestic oriented'. 'Whatever we do abroad — how does it play domestically? It is for domestic consumption. All observers are saying that these delegations were for domestic consumption,' he said. Mr. Ramesh claimed that the foreign policy of the Modi government is being dictated by domestic political considerations. Earlier, in a post in Hindi on X, Ramesh asserted that decades of diplomatic progress cannot be allowed to be weakened so easily. 'It is reported that Pakistani Army Chief General Asim Munir has been invited to the event organised in Washington DC on the occasion of US Army Day (14 June). This news is a big setback for India from a diplomatic and strategic point of view,' Ramesh said. 'This is the same person who used provocative and inciting language just before the Pahalgam terror attack — the question arises what is America's intention,' the Congress general secretary said. Recently, the head of the U.S. Central Command also stated that Pakistan is a 'great partner' of America in the fight against terrorism, Ramesh said. 'The Modi government is saying that Operation Sindoor is still going on. In such a situation, the Pakistani army chief's participation as a guest in the U.S. Army Day is definitely a matter of serious concern,' he said. Mr. Ramesh said the Trump administration is constantly making statements which can only be interpreted to mean that it is 'hyphenating' India and Pakistan. 'The Prime Minister is welcoming the delegations that returned after informing the entire world, including the US, about Pakistan's role in supporting terrorism, and at the same time, such news is coming from Washington DC makes India's diplomatic position even more uncomfortable,' Ramesh said. 'The Prime Minister should now leave aside his stubbornness and concern for prestige and call an all-party meeting and a special session of Parliament, so that the nation can clearly express its collective will and a concrete roadmap can be presented to the country,' he said. The statements from the US come days after an all-party Indian parliamentary delegation visited the country to convey India's strong resolve to combat terrorism emanating from Pakistan in the wake of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives. Speeding SUV with BJP flag kills woman constable in Patna; three arrested A woman police constable was killed and two other officers sustained serious injuries after a speeding SUV mowed them down during a vehicle checking drive in Patna in the early hours of Thursday (June 12, 2025). The vehicle involved in the incident bore a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) flag. The incident took place at 12:30 a.m. on Atal Path under the jurisdiction of the S.K. Puri Police Station. Three police officials were inspecting vehicle documents when the SUV rammed into them, killing constable Komal Kumari on the spot. A sub-inspector and an assistant sub-inspector were critically injured in the incident. The deceased, 25-year-old Komal Kumari, hailed from Nalanda district and was attached to Dial 112, the emergency response unit of Bihar Police. Komal's mother, Ranju Devi, said her daughter was the family's sole breadwinner among five daughters. 'I received the call at around 2 a.m. from Patna that my daughter had met with an accident and she died. I do not have any earning member in the family; how will we survive now? I don't have any son,' Ms. Devi said. Komal's father, Pramod Prasad, works as a labourer in Ludhiana. Komal had joined the Bihar police force four years ago. Sub-inspector Deepak Kumar and assistant sub-inspector Awadhesh, who were injured in the collision, are currently undergoing treatment at a local hospital. Addressing the media on Thursday, Patna Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Awakash Kumar said, 'Out of four who were sitting in the car at the time of incident, three have been arrested. Police are continuously conducting raids to arrest the fourth accused. Nikhil Raj is the owner of the car and he was the one driving the car. He was also arrested.' He added, 'During the investigation we have got several other pieces of evidence which would be used in the case. Only the last accused is left, as soon as he gets arrested, we will file the chargesheet as soon as possible. We will also go for speedy trials so that they get the punishment. Murder case has been registered in the case.' When asked about the vehicle bearing a BJP flag, Mr. Kumar said, 'The person may have affiliation with any political parties, it hardly matters for us. It is murder case executed by these four accused and I don't see anything apart from this.' Meanwhile, the Opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) criticised the BJP, posting on social media platform X, 'Last night, BJP hooligans ran over 3 policemen on Patna's Atal Path with their Scorpio car speeding at 90 kmph! Female constable Komal died! The other 2 are in critical condition in the hospital! The entire country knows that in the 'Amrit Kaal,' rules, regulations, laws, police, courts... nothing can restrain the BJP supporters, which is why they roam the streets with full arrogance, proudly displaying the BJP flag, believing they have complete immunity!' India slips to 131st position in Global Gender Gap Index 2025 India has ranked 131 out of 148 countries in the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2025, slipping two places from its position last year. With a parity score of just 64.1%, India is among the lowest-ranked countries in South Asia, according to the report released on Thursday (June 12, 2025). India ranked 129 last year. The Global Gender Gap Index measures gender parity across four key dimensions: Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival, and Political Empowerment. The Indian economy's overall performance improved in absolute terms by +0.3 points. 'One of the dimensions where India increases parity is in Economic Participation and Opportunity, where its score improves by +.9 percentage points to 40.7%. While most indicator values remain the same, parity in estimated earned income rises from 28.6% to 29.9%, positively impacting the subindex score,' the report said. Scores in labour force participation rate remained the same (45.9%) as last year — India's highest achieved to date. In educational attainment, the report said, India scored 97.1%, reflecting positive shifts in female shares for literacy and tertiary education enrolment, which result in positive score improvements for the subindex as a whole. 'India also records higher parity in health and survival, driven by improved scores in sex ratio at birth and in healthy life expectancy,' it said. However, similar to other countries, parity in healthy life expectancy is obtained despite an overall reduction in the life expectancy of men and women, the report said. 'Where India records a slight drop in parity [-0.6 points] since the last edition is in Political Empowerment. Female representation in Parliament falls from 14.7% to 13.8% in 2025, lowering the indicator score for the second year in a row below 2023 levels,' it said. Similarly, the share of women in ministerial roles falls from 6.5% to 5.6%, moving the indicator score (5.9%) further away this year from its highest level (30% in 2019), it said. With notable gains in political empowerment and economic participation, Bangladesh emerged as the best performer in South Asia, jumping 75 ranks to rank 24 globally. Nepal ranked 125, Sri Lanka 130, Bhutan 119, Maldives 138 and Pakistan 148. The report said the global gender gap has closed to 68.8%, marking the strongest annual advancement since the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet full parity remains 123 years away at current rates, according to the report. Iceland leads the rankings for the 16th year running, followed by Finland, Norway, the United Kingdom and New Zealand. The 19th edition of the report, which covers 148 economies, revealed both encouraging momentum and persistent structural barriers facing women worldwide. The progress made in this edition was driven primarily by significant strides in political empowerment and economic participation while educational attainment and health and survival maintained near-parity levels above 95%. However, despite women representing 41.2% of the global workforce, a stark leadership gap persists with women holding only 28.8% of top leadership positions, the report said. 'At a time of heightened global economic uncertainty and a low growth outlook combined with technological and demographic change, advancing gender parity represents a key force for economic renewal,' said Saadia Zahidi, Managing Director, World Economic Forum. 'The evidence is clear. Economies that have made decisive progress towards parity are positioning themselves for stronger, more innovative and more resilient economic progress,' Ms. Zahidi said. In brief: Iran and the United States will hold a sixth round of negotiations over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear programme this Sunday in Oman, the sultanate's Foreign Minister said on Thursday, as regional tensions have spiked in recent days. The announcement by Oman's Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi comes as the U.S. is drawing down the presence of staffers who are not deemed essential to operations in the Middle East and their loved ones due to the potential for regional unrest. Meanwhile, there have been warnings that ships could be targeted in regional waters over the tensions. Mr. Al-Busaidi made the announcement on the social platform X. 'I am pleased to confirm the 6th round of Iran US talks will be held in Muscat this Sunday the 15th,' he wrote. Evening Wrap will return tomorrow.
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2 days ago
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5 videos that show Air India AI171 Ahmedabad plane crash and aftermath
The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, carrying 242 people, including 12 crew members, crashed shortly after take-off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Thursday afternoon. read more This handout taken and posted on the X (formerly Twitter) account of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) On June 12, 2025 shows the back of an Air India plane after it crashed in a residential area near the airport in Ahmedabad. Image- AFP An Air India flight carrying 242 passengers and crew members crashed shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Thursday afternoon. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, operating as flight AI171 to London, went down around 2 PM in the Meghaninagar area, not far from the airport. Videos circulating on social media captured the dramatic aftermath, including one showing thick black smoke emerging from the crash site and another featuring survivors being rushed to hospitals. One of the most widely shared clips showed the doctors' hostel in Meghaninagar with visible damage and aircraft parts on the premises. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Here are five videos that capture the moment of the crash and its immediate aftermath. Google Earth imagery shows the exact location from where the aircraft took off and the crash site in Meghaninagar in Ahmedabad. Google Earth imagery shows the exact location from which the aircraft took off and the crash site in Meghaninagar, Ahmedabad. PTI INFOGRAPHICS | Ahmedabad Plane Crash: An Air India flight carrying 242 passengers and crew members, bound for London, crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad airport on Thursday afternoon. The Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner went down around 2 PM in the Meghaninagar… — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) June 12, 2025 A London-bound Air India plane carrying 242 passengers and crew crashed in a residential area moments after taking off from the Ahmedabad airport on Thursday afternoon. Many people are feared killed. #WATCH | Ahmedabad Plane Crash | Visuals from the doctors' hostel where the London-bound Air India flight crashed. The tail fin of the aircraft seen on the premises. — ANI (@ANI) June 12, 2025 STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Part of the ill-fated London-bound Air India aircraft crashed into a building in Ahmedabad. Visuals from the spot. Air India B787 Aircraft VT-ANB, while operating flight AI-171 from (Ahmedabad to London Gatwick) crashed immediately after takeoff from Ahmedabad earlier this afternoon. #WATCH | Gujarat: Part of the ill-fated London-bound Air India aircraft crashed into a building in Ahmedabad. Visuals from the spot. Air India B787 Aircraft VT-ANB, while operating flight AI-171 from (Ahmedabad to London Gatwick) crashed immediately after takeoff from Ahmedabad… — ANI (@ANI) June 12, 2025 Air India plane crash: 'My sister-in-law was going to London. Within an hour, I got news that the plane had crashed. So I have come here,' says Poonam Patel as he arrived at the Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad, Gujarat #WATCH | Air India plane crash: "My sister-in-law was going to London. Within an hour, I got news that the plane had crashed. So I have come here," says Poonam Patel as he arrived at the Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad, Gujarat — ANI (@ANI) June 12, 2025 Multiple agencies involved in rescue and relief operations at the Air India plane crash site in Ahmedabad; Debris with smoke emanating lies spread across the site STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD #WATCH | Multiple agencies involved in rescue and relief operations at the Air India plane crash site in Ahmedabad; Debris with smoke emanating lies spread across the site — ANI (@ANI) June 12, 2025
