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16 killed in Pakistan building crash

KARACHI: The death toll from a collapsed multi-story residential building in southern Pakistan rose to 16 as search operations to find survivors continued for the second day.Rescuers pulled 10 more bodies from the rubble during an overnight operation, officials said Saturday.The govt-run Civil Hospital said in a statement it had received the 16 bodies, adding […]

Funeral Held for Loved One Lost in Air India Crash

A cremation ceremony was held for Kinal Mistry, a victim of the Air India crash who hailed from a community that took pride in those who went abroad. Her family said she was someone who would “fulfill everyone’s dreams.” Source link

Indian-American professor slammed for blaming ‘reservation’ for Air India crash: ‘Freeloaders are more important’

An Indian-American professor drew flak after she blamed ‘reservation’ for Air India crash. Indian-American professor Dr Rajeshwari Iyer triggered a social media storm, blaming ‘reservation’ behind the Air India crash that killed at least 265 people, including those on board and also those on the ground. Sharing a recruitment notice of the Airports Authority of […]

‘Respect for the lives lost’: UK Royal family’s tribute to Ahmedabad plane crash victims; moment of silence observed

King Charles III and other members of the royal family wore black armbands and observed a minute’s silence during his official birthday parade on Saturday, in memory of those who died in this week’s Air India plane crash. The symbolic gesture came at the King’s request. A statement from Buckingham Palace said it was made […]

Indian-origin businessman Sabeer Bhatia defends his ‘insensitive’ comments about Air India crash; says it’s ‘outpouring of fake emotions’

Sabeer Bhatia even held a poll on X asking people whether he should take an Air India flight. Indian-origin businessman Sabeer Bhatia who recently mocked the Indian economy mocked people mourning over the Air India crash in Ahmedabad and said it was an “outpouring of fake emotions”. In a series of X posts all of […]

‘That was my wife’: Husband of Indian-origin Nirali Sureshkumar Patel, sole Canadian killed in Air India crash, breaks down

Ontario dentist Dr Nirali Sureshkumar Patel was on the Air India plane that crashed in Ahmedabad. Mississauga dentist Dr Nirali Sureshkumar Patel was the sole Canadian on the fateful plane that crashed in India, killing 265. Indian-origin Dr Patel is survived by her husband and their 1-year-old child. “It’s absolutely shocking. There’s no words in […]

Boeing 787 safe to fly? US says no current evidence for grounding aircraft; Air India crash under review

US officials have said there is no current evidence to justify grounding Boeing 787 aircraft, after a deadly Air India crash killed over 240 people on Thursday, when a Dreamliner took off from Ahmedabad and crashed into a residential complex just 30 seconds after take-off.Speaking at a press briefing on Thursday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy […]

‘Goodbye India’: Who was UK’s celebrity wellness guru Jamie Meek, feared to be dead in the Air India crash?

Jamie Meek (right) and his husband are feared to be dead in Air India crash in Ahmedabad. British wellness guru Jamie Meek and his husband Fin were feared dead in the massive Air India plane crash in India that took place Thursday seconds after the plane took off. 45-year-old Jamie Meek and his husband, 39-year-old […]

‘It’s a big country, they’ll handle it’: Trump calls Ahmedabad plane crash ‘one of the worst in aviation history’; offers US support

NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump on Thursday reacted to the Ahmedabad plane crash, calling it “a horrific crash” and offered immediate American assistance if needed.Speaking during a press briefing, Trump said, “The plane crash was terrible. I’ve already told them (India), anything we can do… It’s a big country, a strong country.. they’ll handle […]