Death toll in Air India plane crash rises to 270
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Medical students who survived when an Air India plane crashed into their hostel in Ahmedabad say their first reaction was to help treat the injured.
CM Vijay Rupani was given a 21-gun salute. Home Minister Amit Shah also attended the funeral, which was held at Rajkot, Gujarat on Monday.Vijay Rupani was one of the 242 people on board the ill-fated Air India AI171 aircraft,
Rupani was among the 242 people aboard the doomed Flight AI171 that took off from the Ahmedabad airport on June 12 and was en route to London's Gatwick airport. The BJP leader was on his way to meet his daughter in the British capital.
Former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, who perished in an Air India crash, was cremated with state honors in Rajkot. Union Home Minister Amit Shah led tributes, and a massive crowd gathered for the funeral procession.
A father of two who had traveled from the U.K. to India to spread his wife's ashes died in the Air India crash on June 12, leaving the couple's two daughters, ages 4 and 8, orphaned. Arjun Patoliya, 37,
The heartbreaking Air India tragedy has left two young children without parents after their dad, Arjun Patoliya, 37, was killed in the crash. Just 18 days earlier, their mum, Bharti, died following a courageous battle with cancer. A GoFundMe page set up to support the orphaned girls, aged four and eight, has already raised over £370,000.
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Air India plane had 1.25 lakh litres of fuel, intensity of flames made it impossible to save people—Amit ShahNew Delhi: Hours after the catastrophic crash of Air India flight AI-171 near Ahmedabad, Union Home Minister Amit Shah landed in Gujarat to take stock of the situation. The crash, which claimed the lives of nearly all 242 onboard, including 230 passengers ...