Six more cities in Bihar will gain air connectivity, as the state cabinet on Tuesday approved the signing of an agreement with the Airports Authority of India (AAI). Officials stated that the new airports will be developed in Madhubani, Birpur in Supaul, Munger, Valmiki Nagar in Bettiah, Muzaffarpur, and Saharsa under the Centre's regional connectivity scheme, UDAN. The cabinet, led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, gave its go-ahead for signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the state's Directorate of Aviation and the AAI for developing these airports. "A total of Rs 150 crore has been allocated, with Rs 25 crore for the development of each airport," Additional Chief Secretary S Siddharth told reporters. This decision comes with just a few months remaining until the assembly elections in the state. The cabinet also approved the issuance of the Letter of Award (LoA) to Kumar Infratrade Enterprises Ltd for the construction of a five-star hotel near Income Tax Golumber in Patna, he said. "The hotel will be developed on the public-private partnership (PPP) mode, and the land will be given on a 90-year lease. The bidding process for the construction of two more five-star hotels, near Bankipore Bus Stand and near R Golumber in Patna, is also being finalised," he added. Furthermore, the cabinet fixed the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for chana at Rs 5,650, mustard at Rs 5,950, and masoor at Rs 6,700, Siddharth confirmed. It was also decided that the contract of 1,717 retired army personnel recruited in the Special Auxiliary Police (SAP) will be extended until 2025-26. Finally, the cabinet approved guidelines for the recruitment of clerks and librarians in government schools and libraries. "Under the new rules, 50 per cent of clerical posts in the Education Department will now be filled through compassionate appointments, while the remaining 50 per cent will be filled through direct recruitment," the officer said. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
17 June,2025 04:54 PM IST | Patna | PTIAir India terminated its San Francisco-Mumbai flight at its scheduled stopover at Kolkata on Tuesday morning after one of its engines developed a technical snag. The termination led to chaotic scenes at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport as the 211 passengers on the Boeing 777-200 LR tried to convince officials to let them reach their destination at the earliest. The Tata Group-owned carrier did not issue an official statement. The incident comes days after an Air India flight from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick crashed seconds after takeoff, killing over 270 people onboard and on the ground on June 12. Sources said Air India is making "special arrangements" to fly the stranded passengers to Mumbai. No further details were available.Usually, the carrier flies directly to Mumbai from San Francisco but the ongoing geopolitical events, including closure of Pakistani airspace, has led AI to reroute it and take a "technical halt" in Kolkata. Flight AI180 landed in Kolkata at the scheduled time of 12.45 am, even though it took off one hour late from San Francisco.According to sources, a technical issue was detected during routine post-landing checks, and the airline decided to do a comprehensive check.It was scheduled to depart for Mumbai at 2 am, but passengers came to know of the problems only after 2.40 am, when the crew announced there was a problem with the left engine, according to a PTI reporter who was on the flight. VIDEO | Kolkata: An Air India flight from San Francisco to Mumbai via Kolkata suffered a technical snag in one of its engines, requiring passengers to be deplaned during a scheduled halt at the city airport early on Tuesday. Flight AI180 arrived on time at the city airport at… pic.twitter.com/0MSUiiwPdZ — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) June 17, 2025 However, this announcement was accompanied by a specific promise, that the snag will take up to 25 minutes to get sorted, the reporter said.However, as the clock ticked by, distraught passengers having connecting flights from Mumbai started enquiring about the progress of the work with the cabin crew, but there was no clear response, the reporter said. With the Ahmedabad accident being fresh, some passengers also said a delay is better than a mishap, while some wondered how an aircraft which had travelled thousands of kilometres could face problems in the last leg from Kolkata to Mumbai. The next announcement came at 4.20 am, where the pilots sought another 15-20 minutes for rectification of the problem. The engineers could be seen working on the left engine even as a drizzle continued, but the problem persisted. Finally, around 5.20 am, the pilots announced that a resolution is not possible and asked all passengers to deplane. After disembarking, and passing the mandatory immigration, collecting baggage and passing the customs channels, the passengers were asked to sit in a designated area. A few passengers pleaded with officials asking for the earliest option to travel to Mumbai. Some got lucky, while others continued to wait.Finally, an Air India official announced that Mumbai-bound flights were mostly full and convinced a bulk of the passengers to check into a hotel.Food arrangements for the passengers were done, and the process of checking into the hotel had been initiated at the time of publishing this story. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever.
17 June,2025 04:47 PM IST | Kolkata | PTIAir India's flight to London scheduled to depart from Ahmedabad on Tuesday afternoon was cancelled due to "operational issues", an airport official said. The Air India's official website also confirmed that the AI-159 flight from Ahmedabad to the Gatwick airport at London stands cancelled. The plane was scheduled to depart at 3 pm from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. #WATCH | Ahmedabad | Passengers of Air India flight AI-159 from Ahmedabad to London, Gatwick say the flight has been suddenly cancelledAn AI-159 flight passenger says, "I was going to Gatwick, London, by the 1 p.m. Air India flight, but I have just learned that the flight has… pic.twitter.com/XnKUWOMWhI — ANI (@ANI) June 17, 2025 "We have been informed that the flight has been cancelled due to operational issues. The original flight from Ahmedabad to London, having code AI-171, resumed operation from Monday with a new flight code AI-159," said the airport official. The official did not elaborate on "operational issues" that caused the flight cancellation. Flight AI-171, which crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad on June 12, has been replaced with a new code AI-159. All but one of the 242 passengers and crew members on board the flight AI-171 were killed in the crash. Some passengers who were supposed to board the London-bound flight from Ahmedabad, while speaking with the reporters said that as soon as we entered the airport, we were informed that the flight had been cancelled. However, no reason was justified for the flight cancellation. A passenger who was travelling from Ahmedabad to London on the Air India flight told ANI, “I booked my Air India flight from Ahmedabad, which was supposed to take off at 1:30 am on June 17, 2025. However, when I reached the airport, the staff told me that the flight had been cancelled. When I asked about the reason for the cancellation, the airport staff and the airline were not able to give any answers whatsoever.” He added that “Although Air India is providing hotel accommodations for the time being, this does not solve our problem. #WATCH | Ahmedabad | Passenger of now cancelled AI-159 flight to Gatwick, he says, " I am travelling with my wife and two children. We have no answers from the airline company for the flight cancellation..." pic.twitter.com/g1EKnt72Dh — ANI (@ANI) June 17, 2025 He added that “Although Air India is providing hotel accommodations for the time being, this does not solve our problem. Another person told ANI “After reaching that airport, we found out that our flight had been cancelled; however, authorities are not giving any answers about the ticket refunds or rescheduling the flight.”He added that “The cancellation of the Air India flight from Ahmedabad to London might be because of the Ahmedabad plane crash which happened on June 12, 2025. #WATCH | Ahmedabad | Passengers of Air India flight AI-159 from Ahmedabad to London, Gatwick say the flight has been suddenly cancelledAn AI-159 flight passenger says, "I was going to Gatwick, London, by the 1 p.m. Air India flight, but I have just learned that the flight has… pic.twitter.com/XnKUWOMWhI — ANI (@ANI) June 17, 2025
17 June,2025 04:44 PM IST | Ahmedabad | mid-day online correspondentSeveral flights across major Indian airports were either cancelled or delayed on Tuesday due to a combination of technical snags and bomb threats, causing widespread disruption and panic among passengers. Lufthansa Hyderabad-Frankfurt A Lufthansa flight to Hyderabad that was forced to make a U-turn and return to land at Frankfurt Airport due to a bomb threat landed in the Telangana capital on Monday night local time. A passenger on board told PTI that the plane had "landed safely", with the pilot apologising for the "inconvenience caused" by the delay due to matters "beyond their control". "The flight took off and is expected to land at 23:18 hrs," Lufthansa said in response to a query earlier. Flight tracker website Flightaware.com data showed Sunday's aborted flight en route to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad. Flight LH752 had earlier departed from Germany on Sunday afternoon local time and was scheduled to land at the Hyderabad airport in the early hours of Monday, but Lufthansa said it had to be turned around over a bomb threat, with passengers provided overnight accommodation. Air India Ahmedabad-London flight Air India's flight to London from Ahmedabad, which has started operating with a new code post-June 12 crash of AI-171 plane, was cancelled on Tuesday due to unavailability of aircraft, resulting from airspace curbs and additional precautionary checks, the airline said. The Tata Group-owned airline denied claims that a technical snag led to the cancellation and maintained it has made alternative arrangements to fly affected passengers to their destination and is offering full refunds on cancellations or complimentary rescheduling if opted for by them. Air India San Francisco to Mumbai An Air India flight from San Francisco to Mumbai suffered a technical snag in one of its engines, due to which passengers had to be deplaned during a scheduled halt at the city's airport early on Tuesday. Flight AI180 arrived on time at 0045 hrs at the airport, but the technical snag in the left engine resulted in the takeoff getting delayed.At about 0520 hrs, an announcement was made in the aircraft asking all the passengers to deplane. Air India Delhi-Paris flight Air India has cancelled its Delhi-Paris flight on Tuesday after some problems were identified during pre-flight checks, according to the airline. Air India further said that the "issue" is being addressed. Consequently, the return flight AI142 from Paris to Delhi of June 18 also stands cancelled, it said. Flight AI143 from Delhi to Paris (on) June 17 has been cancelled. The mandatory pre-flight checks identified an issue which is presently being addressed. "However, in view of the flight coming under the restrictions on night operations at Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) airport, the said the flight has been cancelled," Air India said. The airline said that it is providing hotel accommodation and also offering full refunds on cancellations or complimentary rescheduling, if opted by the passengers.
17 June,2025 04:34 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentThe rupee declined by 19 paise to close at 86.23 (provisional) against the greenback on Tuesday, weighed down by a rise in global crude oil prices amidst the escalating Iran-Israel war, and a strengthening dollar. Weak sentiments in the domestic equity markets and Foreign Institutional Investor (FII) outflows put further pressure on the rupee, according to forex traders. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 85.96 against the US dollar and traded in the range of 85.96-86.28 during the day before settling at 86.23 (provisional), down 19 paise from its previous close. The rupee had closed at 86.04 against the dollar on Monday. "As rupee closes below 86.20 we can expect it to fall to 86.70 levels before any recovery. Dollar selling has been restricted for now with the war and is taking a toll on risk and the greenback is getting bought as the tariff issue becomes secondary. Trump also said pharma tariffs will be coming soon, spooking pharma stocks of India and FPIs selling continuously," Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director, Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP, said. "Conflicts in Europe and the Middle East have intensified. The US has an unsustainable debt while there is unrest due to deportation of illegal immigrants in the US. All negative factors have been helpful in keeping risk assets away, taking the rupee lower as it closed at 86.24," he said, adding that the rupee could be in the range of 85.80-86.50 on Wednesday. The prices of Brent crude – the global oil benchmark – rose 1.60 per cent to $74.40 per barrel in futures trade after rising sharply over the past few days, owing to the escalating Israel-Iran conflict. In the domestic equity market, the 30-share BSE Sensex declined 212.85 points to settle at 81,583.30, while Nifty was down 93.10 points to 24,853.40. Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was up 0.20 per cent to 98.19. According to the monthly data released by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation on Monday, the rate of unemployment in the country rose to 5.6 per cent in May from 5.1 per cent in April this year, mainly due to seasonal variation. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 2,539.42 crore on a net basis on Monday, according to exchange data. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
17 June,2025 04:27 PM IST | Mumbai | PTIAir India’s flight from Ahmedabad to London, which resumed recently with a new flight code after the AI171 plane crashed last week, was cancelled on Tuesday owing to the unavailability of an aircraft. The airline attributed the cancellation to airspace restrictions and additional precautionary checks, reported PTI. The Tata Group-owned airline denied claims that a technical snag had caused the cancellation and said it had arranged alternative travel for affected passengers. It is also offering full refund or complimentary rescheduling to those who opt for it. Air India’s official website confirmed that flight AI159 – earlier AI171 – from Ahmedabad to Gatwick Airport in London was cancelled after being rescheduled. The aircraft was scheduled to depart at 3 pm from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPIA), reported PTI. "Flight AI-159 from Ahmedabad to Gatwick (London) has been cancelled today (Tuesday) due to the unavailability of the aircraft, resulting from airspace restrictions and additional precautionary checks, leading to longer than usual turnaround of aircraft, and not due to any technical snag as claimed," an AI spokesperson said. "We regret the inconvenience caused to our passengers and have made alternative arrangements to fly them to their destination. We are providing hotel accommodation and also offering full refunds on cancellations or complimentary rescheduling if opted by passengers," he further stated. Meanwhile, flight AI170 from London Gatwick to Amritsar, scheduled for Tuesday, also stands cancelled, the airline added. Amid the ongoing conflict with Israel, Iran has closed its airspace, affecting several Europe-bound flights. Air India’s direct flight from Ahmedabad to London previously operated under the code AI-171. Airport sources said the flight code was suspended after the crash as a mark of respect for the 270 lives, which includes 29 people on the ground. The service on the route resumed on Monday, five days after the crash, with a new flight code—AI159, said an airport official. The London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, carrying 242 passengers and crew members, crashed into a medical college complex in Ahmedabad shortly after taking off at 1.39pm on June 12. While 241 people on board died, one passenger survived. "After the crash, the airline had suspended flights from Ahmedabad to London. The airline resumed the service on Monday, but with a new flight code, AI-159," said the official. He added that the return flight, coded AI160, landed at SVPIA on Tuesday afternoon as per schedule. According to Air India’s website, the first flight to London under the new code departed from Ahmedabad at 4.10pm on Monday following a three-hour delay, and landed at Gatwick at 9.45pm. However, the second flight, scheduled to depart at 1.10pm on Tuesday, was rescheduled to 3 pm but eventually cancelled. (With PTI inputs)
17 June,2025 04:09 PM IST | Ahmedabad | mid-day online correspondentIndia, an aspirational nation in the world, cannot afford to be divided on the issue of languages, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said on Tuesday. He appealed to the people to consider the future well-being of the country and "get over this storm." Additionally, he made a strong pitch for implementing the National Education Policy 2020 in letter and spirit, as it was a "game changer" in the education sector that could spur further development of the country. Speaking at Pondicherry University, Dhankhar, who is the chancellor of the varsity, lamented that there was opposition to languages, without naming anyone. "India is the most aspirational nation in the world as a result of phenomenal development in the last decade," the Vice President said and asked "how can we be divided on languages?" No country in the world was as rich as India when it came to languages. Sanskrit has global importance, and this language, along with Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Odia, Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Bengali, and Assamese, were 11 classical languages. "In Parliament, discourse is allowed by the members in 22 languages. Our languages indicate inclusivity. Sanatan teaches to be in togetherness for the same sublime purpose," Dhankhar added. He appealed to everyone to "soul search, be reflective and rise to the occasion and marvel at our great accomplishments." Further, he said: "Look at our destination, take into account the future and let us get over the storm." On the NEP, the Vice President urged the states that have not implemented it to enforce the policy as it was a national education policy, which was a "game changer." "I appeal to the states which have not adopted and those which are implementing to realise what is given in the policy. Let our boys and girls be fully aware of the benefit of the policy through workshops," he said. The NEP was the best policy in the world as it allowed students to fully exploit their talent and potential, besides offering the opportunity to pursue multiple courses and optimal utilisation of time. He pointed out that the political leadership should bear in mind that there was no room for confrontation and that disruption and disturbance were not the mechanisms which the framers of the Constitution taught us. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
17 June,2025 03:09 PM IST | Puducherry | PTIStressing the current situation between India and Pakistan, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) announced on Tuesday that no Sikh pilgrim group will travel to the neighbouring country this year to observe Maharaja Ranjit Singh's death anniversary. Speaking to ANI, SGPC official Harbhajan Singh Vakta said the decision was made due to the current diplomatic situation between India and Pakistan, following the April 22 Pahalgam attack and Operation Sindoor, conducted by the Indian Armed Forces on May 7. "Every year, the SGPC sends a group of Sikh pilgrims to Pakistan for religious visits. One of these visits is for Maharaja Ranjit Singh's death anniversary, which is observed there on June 29. This year, we sent a batch of passports to Delhi for clearance to go to Pakistan. But now, SGPC has decided not to send the group. Our secretary officially announced this decision yesterday. Due to the current situation between the two countries, the group will not be sent this time," Vakta said. "We had sent 249 passport applications to Pakistan for this visit. Since the trip is now cancelled, these passports will be returned after June 20. People can collect their passports from our travel department after that date," Vakta said. Last year, Pakistan issued 509 visas to Sikh pilgrims from India to attend Maharaja Ranjit Singh's death anniversary. Led by interim committee member Khushvinder Singh Bhatia, the delegation, comprising 317 pilgrims, was sent for this spiritual voyage. In addition to Sikh pilgrims from all over the world, including India, tourists from other countries visit Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib. Maharaja Ranjit Singh was the first king of the Sikh Empire in the 19th century. He is popularly known as 'Sher-e-Punjab'. Maharaja Ranjit Singh was born on November 13, 1780, in Budrukhan, or Gujranwala (now in Pakistan), and died on June 27, 1839, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). According to Sikh beliefs, he ruled Punjab for 40 years. It is said that Maharaja Ranjit Singh fought against the Mughals and also conquered Lahore. Additionally, religious tolerance was promoted during his time, as many important ministers of his were Muslims. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
17 June,2025 02:30 PM IST | Amritsar | ANIAhmedabad Civil Hospital Superintendent Rakesh Joshi stated on Tuesday that the number of BJ Medical College students who died as a result of the Air India crash remains at four. Speaking to the media, Rakesh Joshi said, "...The death toll of BJ Medical College students stands at 4. It has not gone up."He also confirmed that Vishwas, the only survivor from the crash, is in a stable condition and slowly improving. "Vishwas's (the lone survivor of the flight crash) condition is stable and improving gradually," Joshi said. Kumar, a British national of Indian origin, was seated in row 11 at the left window seat in the flight's economy class section that is positioned directly behind an emergency exit. There were 169 Indian nationals, 53 British nationals, seven Portuguese nationals, and one Canadian national on board the crashed plane, airline authorities said. Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Monday confirmed that DNA samples of 125 victims in the Air India plane crash had been successfully matched, and families of 124 deceased had been contacted. The mortal remains of 83 victims were handed over to their families. The minister visited the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) in Gandhinagar, where DNA testing of the deceased was being conducted.The testing was being done by teams from the FSL and National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU). Sanghavi praised the ongoing efforts, stating, "...For the last many days, FSL and NFSU teams are tirelessly working round the clock. Until 10:58 pm, 131 patients' DNA have been matched, and in some time, 6 more DNA certificates will be sent to the Civil Hospital..." He added that senior police and FSL officers had been present until late at night every day to monitor the process.According to him, teams had worked through the night for the last three days to ensure that DNA samples could be matched and remains handed over to grieving families as quickly as possible. The London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft crashed into a hostel complex shortly after take-off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on June 12, killing 241 passengers and crew, including former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
17 June,2025 02:03 PM IST | Ahmedabad | ANIFive days after an Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad claimed 270 lives, 135 victims have so far been identified through DNA matching and 101 bodies have been handed over to their families, officials said on Tuesday. Authorities are carrying out DNA tests to establish the identity of the victims as many bodies were charred beyond recognition or damaged. "Till Tuesday morning, 135 DNA samples have been matched, and 101 bodies have already been handed over to the respective families. Of these 101 deceased, five were not on board the flight," Ahmedabad Civil Hospital's medical superintendent Dr Rakesh Joshi, told reporters. The 101 deceased whose mortal remains have been handed over to their relatives belonged to different parts of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Bihar, Rajasthan and Diu, he added. Joshi earlier expressed hope that the DNA profiling all the victims will be completed by either Tuesday evening or Wednesday morning. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with 242 persons on board crashed into a medical college complex in Ahmedabad moments after taking off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport at 1.39 pm on June 12. While 241 persons on board the London-bound aircraft died, one passenger miraculously survived. The crash also killed 29 persons on the ground, including five MBBS students. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
17 June,2025 01:37 PM IST | Ahmedabad | PTIThe mortal remains of Maithili Patil, a crew member aboard the ill-fated Air India flight that crashed in Ahmedabad, were brought to her home in Nhave village, Raigad district, on Tuesday. She was among the 241 lives lost in the tragic accident. #WATCH | Maharashtra: Mortal remains of Maithili Patil, who was a crew member on the ill-fated London-bound Air India flight, brought to her residence in Nhave village of Raigad. She was one of the 241 people onboard who died in #AhmedabadPlaneCrash pic.twitter.com/vyLs1Sw9ol — ANI (@ANI) June 17, 2025 Earlier, the mortal remains of Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, one of the pilots of the ill-fated Air India flight, were brought to his residence in Powai, Mumbai, on Tuesday. The mortal remains were later taken for the final rites, with Captain Sabharwal's father, Pushkaraj, paying an emotional tribute to his son outside their residence. Captain Sabharwal lost his life in the tragic accident that occurred on June 12 when the London-bound flight crashed shortly after takeoff in Ahmedabad. On Monday, Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi confirmed that DNA samples of 144 victims in the Air India plane crash had been successfully matched. The minister visited the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) in Gandhinagar, where DNA testing of the deceased was being conducted by teams from the FSL and National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU). Earlier, a memorial ceremony was held by the Indian High Commission in London to honour victims of the Air India AI171 crash. Dignitaries, including India's Ambassador Vikram Doraiswami and UK Deputy PM Angela Rayner, joined diaspora members to pay tribute. India's Ambassador to the UK, Vikram Doraiswami, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, Canadian High Commissioner to the UK, Ralph Goodale, serving and former MPs, and members of the Indian diaspora gathered to pay tribute to the departed souls. The London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft crashed into a hostel complex shortly after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on June 12, killing 241 passengers and crew, including former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani. On June 12, the Al-171 Boeing Dreamliner 787-8 aeroplane bound for London's Gatwick had crashed shortly after it took off from the Ahmedabad International Airport. The crash claimed 241 lives out of the 242 people onboard, which included 230 passengers and 12 crew members. The lone survivor, Vishwashkumar Ramesh, a British national of Indian origin, is currently undergoing treatment for his injuries. (With ANI inputs)
17 June,2025 01:28 PM IST | Raigad | mid-day online correspondentADVERTISEMENT
