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An Air India plane crashed in Ahmedabad on Thursday afternoon, claiming over 260 lives, including former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, who was on board. A day after the tragedy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the city to take stock of the situation,
Just yesterday at Ahmedabad airport, Sangeeta Gauswami clung tightly to her only child, her heart swelling with pride as she saw off her 19-year-old son from their home in the western Indian state of Gujarat,
A KidZania ad featuring an Air India plane soaring from a building eerily preceded a deadly crash of AI171. The visual resemblance between the ad and crash scene has shocked social media, fuelling intense public discussion and unease.
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India Today on MSNActor Unni Mukundan recalls growing up near Air India crash site: Spent 24 yearsMalayalam actor Unni Mukundan spent his childhood and adolescence in Ahmedabad and stayed in proximity to the Air India flight crash site until he turned 24. He expressed deep shock over the tragic crash that claimed 265 lives.
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The Print on MSNCharred remains to make DNA matching in Air India crash challenging, says forensic university in GujaratNational Forensic Sciences University has collected 200 DNA samples from family members of deceased & bodies on the ground.
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Following the Air India Flight 171 crash in Ahmedabad, onlookers allegedly obstructed rescue efforts to film the scene. Social media reactions highlighted concerns about the alleged insensitivity.
Air India was a Boeing Dreamliner 787 craft. It had a capacity of 300 passengers. It was going to London so it had a lot of fuel. Initial reports suggest that the flight was bound for London. It crashed while taking off. Visuals on social media showed a blanket of smoke covering the posh area in Ahmedabad.