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'Found a space, escaped': Sole survivor's harrowing escape from AI plane crash

Ahmedabad, June 13 -- Vishwas Kumar Ramesh, a 40-year-old British businessman from Leicester and the sole survivor of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, says his astonishing escape was a combinat... Read More


Teen boy sleeping near family's tea stall among those killed

Ahmedabad, June 13 -- Fourteen-year-old Akash Patni was sleeping under a tree near his family's tea stall close to the BJ Medical College hostel building in Ahmedabad's Meghaninagar area when a cruel ... Read More


Haryana to launch drone-based pilot project to detect crop diseases

Chandigarh, June 13 -- With an aim to help farmers and prevent crop losses, the Haryana government has decided to use drones as a pilot project to monitor crop health and detect diseases. A slew of d... Read More


'My mother, daughter were in hostel mess at time of crash'

Ahmedabad, June 13 -- Twenty-four hours after one of aviation's worst disasters, Ravi Thakor was a picture of agony and pain as he went about trying to trace his mother and toddler daughter, who were ... Read More


Israel PM Netanyahu launches 'Rising Lion' strike against Iran, his note at Western Wall reads "... A lion lifts himself up"

Tel Aviv, June 13 -- A day before Israel launched strikes on Iran on Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu placed a note at the Western Wall with the verse, "A people that rises up as a li... Read More


HP govt to declare support price for potato: CM Sukhu

Shimla, June 13 -- After setting support prices for maize and milk, the Himachal Pradesh government is now considering extending the same assurance to potatoes-often regarded as the hidden gem of Indi... Read More


Who is Alejandro Theodoro Orellana? Man arrested for aiding distribution of 'bionic shield' masks to LA protesters

India, June 13 -- The FBI has arrested a man accused of playing a key role in organizing violent anti-ICE demonstrations in Los Angeles. Alejandro Theodoro Orellana was taken into custody Thursday mor... Read More


Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami observes two minutes silence for victims of AI-171 plane crash

Dehradun, June 13 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday observed a two-minute silence for the victims of the ill-fated AI-171 plane crash that took place in Ahmedabad. Earlier i... Read More


"Most horrifying, tragic incident": CPI (M)'s Brinda on Ahmedabad plane crash

New Delhi, June 13 -- CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat on Friday extended condolences to the bereaved families of those who lost their lives in the Air India 171 plane crash in Gujarat's Ahmedabad a day ago... Read More


Court grants bail to gangster Ejaz Lakdawala's 'aide'

India, June 13 -- A special MCOCA court has granted bail to Salim Maharaj, an alleged aide of gangster Ejaz Lakdawala, in a 2011 firing and extortion case registered by the Mumbai crime branch. The co... Read More