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News18
25 minutes ago
- Entertainment
- News18
Reem Shaikh Claps Back At Trolls Over Ahmedabad Crash Remark: ‘My Sister Flies For Air India'
The actress continued, 'Secondly, the pap who asked me said, 'Kal ke baare mein kuch bolo," not 'Kal ke plane crash ke baare mein kuch bolo." It's heartbreaking how quickly assumptions are made. If I seemed distant, it wasn't because I didn't care. It was because I wasn't asked about the tragedy directly, and I wasn't going to start speaking about something so sensitive without being asked specifically." Reem added, 'Lastly, I usually avoid standing and talking to the media. To those calling me insensitive, please understand -1 can't bring myself to grieve publicly, in front of cameras, only to turn around and act carefree later. That's not me. It's not how I process pain." She signed off by writing, 'This loss has hit close to home in ways I can't even explain. My sister works with these people. I've seen her cry for them, and I've cried with her. Please don't judge someone's heart based on a brief moment you saw on camera. This is a tragedy, and we should all be mourning it with compassion, not tearing each other down." Take a look: A video showing Reem's reaction when photographers asked her about the tragic incident quickly went viral earlier, leading many on social media to label her as 'ignorant." In the video, the paparazzi asked Reem, 'Ma'am kal ke baare mein kya bolenge (What would you like to say about yesterday)?". The actress replied with a smile on her face, 'Kyu, kal kya hua tha? (Why, what happened yesterday)?", leaving everyone surprised. Later, when the photographers mentioned that they were talking about the Ahmedabad plane crash, Reem, without answering, quietly walked away. On the work front, Reem Shaikh is currently winning hearts with her appearance on the cooking-based television show Laughter Chefs Season 2. The show also features an intriguing lineup of celebrities including Rahul Vaidya, Ankita Lokhande, Vicky Jain, Rubina Dilaik, Krushna Abhishek, Kashmera Shah, Aly Goni, Karan Kundrra, Sudesh Lehri and Nia Sharma. Hosted by Bharti Singh, the show airs on Colors TV. It is also available for streaming on JioHotstar. Meanwhile, an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, operating as Flight AI171 from Ahmedabad to London's Gatwick Airport, crashed shortly after takeoff on June 13, 2025. Onboard were 232 passengers and 10 crew members. Reports indicate the aircraft reached a maximum speed of only 174 knots (approximately 322 km/h) before the incident occurred. Only one passenger, seated in 11 A, survived. Advertisement
Time of India
an hour ago
- Time of India
Ahmedabad Air India Plane Crash Live: 19 victims identified by DNA
The horrific crash of Air India Flight AI171 on Thursday, June 12, 2025, has left the nation in profound grief, with the confirmed death toll now standing at 279. The London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, carrying 242 people, crashed into the BJ Medical College hostel complex shortly after takeoff, claiming 241 lives on board and an additional 38 on the ground. Only one passenger, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, miraculously survived and is recovering. The grim task of identifying victims is heavily reliant on DNA matching, as many bodies were severely damaged or charred. As of Saturday night, 19 victims had been formally identified, with forensic teams working tirelessly. Families, like that of Lawrence Daniel Christian who tragically perished just days after his father's death, are grappling with unimaginable loss. Investigations are paramount, with the flight data recorder (black box) recovered; aviation expert Alok Singh highlighted potential causes including dual engine thrust loss, bird strike, pilot error, or technical fault. Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu has initiated extended surveillance of Air India's Boeing 787 fleet. In response to the tragedy, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra called for national solidarity and a thorough investigation, while major insurers like SBI Life, HDFC Life, and ICICI Lombard have eased their claim settlement processes to expedite financial relief for the grieving families.
Straits Times
3 hours ago
- General
- Straits Times
Dead bodies, mangled luggage, debris haunt rescuers at Air India crash site
Workers prepare to remove the tail section of Air India Flight AI171 from the crash site in Ahmedabad, India, on June 14. PHOTO: ATUL LOKE/NYTIMES AHMEDABAD - Students of the B.J. Medical College were having lunch in their hostel dining hall on June 12 when a Boeing 787 jet loaded with fuel smashed into the building and exploded. Flight AI171 had taken off just minutes earlier from a nearby airport in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, before making a perilous descent that ended in the death of all but one of the 242 people aboard. The number of casualties among those on the ground and the building the plane slammed into is less clear. Those that rushed to the site in the wake of the crash were met with haunting visuals: a charred plane wing lay strewn across a road. Fragments of another wing and engine parts were nearby, along with clothes and mangled bags. A pungent smell of burnt debris lingered in the air. 'The blast was so intense that no one could approach the site initially,' said Mr Rajesh Patel, a 56-year-old real estate businessman. He was heading home for lunch on June 12 afternoon, but instead spent the next seven hours helping pull out bodies from the wreckage along with rescue workers. 'The scene was horrific, with bodies scattered everywhere.' About 150 to 200 people, including students and workers, were inside the medical college hostel building when disaster struck, the Hindustan Times newspaper reported. 'We collected the remains in bags and clothing, and later used sarees and sacks,' Mr Patel said. 'The rescue operation continued until 9 p.m., during which I personally collected around 50 bodies.' The official death toll will be announced only after DNA verification, according to Mr Amit Shah, India's federal home minister. Investigators are combing the wreckage to determine what caused the Boeing Co. Dreamliner to crash. One of the two black boxes from the plane have been found, India's Aviation Ministry said on June 13. The last communication from flight captain Sumeet Sabharwal to air traffic control was 'Mayday…no thrust, losing power, unable to lift,' the UK's Telegraph newspaper reported. The flight was carrying 12 crew and 230 passengers, most of whom were Indian and British nationals. Mr Azaz Vohra, 29, has been waiting outside the local hospital since June 12 evening to collect the bodies of his cousin and two other relatives, including a child. 'We had dropped Yasmin Vohra, my aunt, cousin Parvez Vohra, and his four-year-old daughter Zuveria Vohra at the airport on Thursday,' Mr Vohra said. Mr Vohra's cousin had visited India for dental treatment, bringing along his younger daughter while his wife and elder daughter stayed behind in the UK, he said. 'We haven't received any updates from the hospital authorities,' Mr Vohra said, showing photos of his relatives on his phone. Ahmedabad is the biggest city in Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat. The country's premier business school is also located there. Mr Modi visited the crash site on June 13 and met the lone survivor from the Air India flight. 'Thirty seconds after take-off, there was a loud noise,' Mr Vishwash Ramesh Kumar, who sat in the first row of economy class, told local reporters, according to the Hindustan Times newspaper. He walked out unassisted from the burning plane. 'There were dead bodies around me. I got scared. I got up and ran. There were pieces of the plane everywhere,' he said. Media outlets identified him as a UK citizen aged 40, from the city of Leicester. Dead bodies were being released in batches on June 13 from the hospital's post-mortem room. Medical students were overcome with emotion as they received the bodies of friends who had lost their lives. At the crash site, surrounded by burnt debris and scattered aircraft parts, a woman who identified herself as Babhiben was sitting in anguish, mourning the loss of her grandson. The 14-year-old boy, Akash, was neither a passenger nor a resident at the hostel. He simply happened to be in the neighbourhood. BLOOMBERG Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
NZ Herald
3 hours ago
- General
- NZ Herald
Co-pilot error suspected in new Air India crash theory
The co-pilot of Air India Flight AI171 may have made a fatal error, causing the crash that killed 241 people onboard and dozens more on the ground, an aviation expert has claimed. Captain Steve Scheibner, a veteran commercial airline pilot, claims the London Gatwick-bound 787 Dreamliner co-pilot may have been
India Today
3 hours ago
- General
- India Today
Woman, postponed flight to meet pregnant daughters-in-law, killed in Air India crash
Yasmin Vohra, a 51-year-old woman from Vadodara, had postponed her flight to London from June 9 to June 12, wanting to be by the side of her two pregnant daughters-in-law during their final trimester. One of them, the wife of her younger son, was expecting her first had carefully planned the journey, lovingly packing toys, lipsticks, clothes and traditional superfoods to support her daughters-in-law. It was meant to be a joyful family reunion and the beginning of a new chapter. But her plans ended in unimaginable tragedy. advertisementYasmin boarded Air India Flight AI171 on Thursday afternoon, headed for London Gatwick. Shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed into a medical hostel in Meghani Nagar, a densely populated area just outside the airport's perimeter. The crash killed 242 people on board and at least 24 others on the ground. Yasmin's nephew Parwez, who was travelling with her, also died. His wife, who is expecting a child, remains unaware of her husband's husband, Yasin Vohra, now waits in the scorching heat outside the PM Centre at Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad. DNA profiling is underway to identify the victims, and he continues to hold on to hope for a proper farewell. "After we dropped her at the airport, we had barely reached Anand when we heard about the crash," he I learnt the aircraft had 1.25 lakh litres of fuel, I knew deep inside I would never see her again. Yet I went to the hospital searching for her, only to see bodies and injured being rushed in."He now scrolls through CCTV footage of his wife bidding farewell to neighbours before leaving for the airport. "She said sorry to everyone in case she had ever made a mistake," he recalls. "We didn't know she was saying her final goodbye."Their granddaughters still ask for Yasmin. "Where is Dadi? Where are our gifts?" they wonder. Yasin says he doesn't have the heart to tell them the the formalities are complete and Yasmin's remains are identified, Yasin will take what he describes as the longest journey of his life - to bring her home one last InTrending Reel
