Live: 6 Victims’ Bodies Handed Over to Families
PM Modi reaches Civil Hospital to meet the injured
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached civil hospital to meet the people who were injured in the Ahmedabad plane crash.
PM Modi reaches Air India plane crash site in Ahmedabad
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Air India plane crash site in Ahmedabad, in the wake of the deadly AI flight crash that claimed the lives of 265 people.
Vijay Rupani dead in Air India plane crash
Former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani dead in Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad: BJP leader C R Patil.
Ex-Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani believed to be on AI flight that crashed: BJP leader
Former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani was believed to be on board the London-bound Air India plane that crashed near the Ahmedabad airport soon after take-off on Thursday, a BJP leader said."Vijay Rupani was going to London by the Air India flight," said senior state BJP leader Bhupendrasinh Chudasama.
Home Minister Amit Shah leaves for Ahmedabad
Union Home Minister Amit Shah left for Ahmedabad to take stock of the situation after a London-bound Air India plane carrying 242 passengers and crew crashed moments after taking off on Thursday afternoon, officials said.
Possibility of survivors cannot be ruled out: Ahmedabad top cop on plane crash
Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad police commissioner GS Malik said possibility of survivors in Thursday's Air India plane crash cannot be ruled.He said rescue operations are underway at the site of the crash in Meghaninagar close to Ahmedabad international airport.
The Air India Ahmedabad-London flight, with 230 passengers and 12 crew members on board, crashed minutes after taking off at 1:39pm.. Videos showed the jet losing altitude before crashing, triggering a ball of fire followed by thick plumes of smoke rising into the sky.
"Possibility of survivors in the plane crash incident cannot be ruled out. Our rescue operations at the site are still ongoing. Some people have been taken to hospital," Malik said.