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NEW DELHI: Amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, Air India and IndiGo, two of India's leading airlines, have issued public advisories to alert passengers about flight delays and reroutes due to the closure of Iranian airspace. Air India on Saturday said that it has rerouted several flights due to airspace closures. The airline announced that some of its flights are now operating on longer, alternative routes to ensure the safety of passengers and crew.

NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is launching a high-level, three-day training camp on Saturday, in the scenic hill town of Pachmarhi, Madhya Pradesh. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate the camp and address the opening session scheduled for 3:00 PM.

NEW DELHI: Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu will chair a high-level meeting on air safety at the ministry office on Saturday. The meeting comes in the wake of the tragic crash of Air India Flight AI-171 in Ahmedabad, which was en route from Ahmedabad to London's Gatwick Airport on June 12.

NEW DELHI: After weeks of extreme heatwave conditions, North India is finally expected to see relief beginning Saturday, as per the latest forecast from the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

JAIPUR: Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Friday emphasised the state government’s commitment to accelerating infrastructure development, particularly focusing on quality road connectivity.

KOLKATA: The Calcutta High Court on Friday concluded the hearing on a petition challenging the West Bengal government notification for a monthly stipend to be paid to non-teaching staff, under Group-C and Group-D categories, who lost their jobs in state-run schools in the state following a Supreme Court order, and reserved its verdict.

GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has issued a “shoot at sight” order in the Dhubri district for those who try to disturb communal peace and harmony in the locality.

AHMEDABAD: The black box of the Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, which crashed minutes after takeoff in Gujarat's Ahmedabad, has been recovered from the wreckage of the aircraft.

AHMEDABAD: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met the family members of former Gujarat CM Vijaybhai Rupani, who was among the 241 deceased passengers of the tragic plane crash, and expressed solidarity with them in their hour of grief.

JERUSALEM: Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gideon Sa'ar continues to hold a "marathon of calls" with his counterparts around the world after the launch of 'Operation Rising Lion' by Israel Defence Forces (IDF) against Iran to remove the "Iranian threat of annihilation", the country's Foreign Ministry said on Friday.

NEW DELHI: Following the devastating crash of Air India Flight AI-171 in Ahmedabad, which claimed 241 lives, Congress leader Udit Raj has launched a scathing attack on the aviation safety system in India, claiming that a Director at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) holds a fake degree and that oversight failure led to the tragedy.

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to senior journalist Kommineni Srinivasa Rao, who was arrested by Andhra Pradesh Police on June 9, over the alleged derogatory remarks on women from Amaravati during a debate on the Sakshi television channel.

AHMEDABAD: In a tragedy that claimed the lives of 241 passengers, only one man survived the Air India flight crash in Ahmedabad, Vishwas Kumar Ramesh. Currently undergoing treatment at Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad, Ramesh is reported to be in stable condition.

AGRA: Agra residents Neeraj Lavania and his wife Aparna Lavania were among the victims of the tragic Air India Flight AI-171 crash, which claimed 241 lives. The devastating news has plunged their native village, Akola in Agra district, into deep mourning.

KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Friday came down heavily on the Centre, saying the Union government cannot say that it is powerless to direct a loan waiver for the Wayanad landslide victims, merely because Section 13 has now been omitted from the Disaster Management Act.

BENGALURU: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has urged Union Minister for Agriculture, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, for urgent ‘Price Deficiency Payment’ and ‘Market Intervention Scheme’ for mango farmers in the state.

PATNA: A major fire broke out at the Bajaj Allianz office near Hotel Prakash at Babunia Mor in Siwan city early Friday morning, causing extensive damage to property and valuables. Fortunately, no casualties have been reported in the incident.

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday turned down the prayer of former Karnataka Minister and Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni to grant him additional time to surrender before the concerned jail authorities in connection with the murder of BJP worker Yogesh Gowda.

BHOPAL: The 25th instalment of Madhya Pradesh’s flagship ‘Ladli Behan Yojana’, originally scheduled for release on Friday (June 13), has been postponed following the tragic Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad.

KOLKATA: A group of “untainted” or “genuine” teachers in state-run schools in West Bengal, who have lost their jobs following a Supreme Court order in April this year, started a fresh fast-undo-death agitation near the office of the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC).

THIRUVANATHAPURAM: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday reacted to Israel's airstrikes across Iran, saying this was not acceptable.

AHMEDABAD: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, the sole survivor of the devastating Air India plane crash. Ramesh, a British national of Indian origin, is recovering from injuries sustained in the crash and is being treated at a hospital in Ahmedabad.

BENGALURU: In a tragic road accident in Bengaluru Rural district on Friday, at least four people, including two children, were killed following a collision between an Andhra Pradesh RTC bus and a truck. Sixteen individuals were injured in the accident, with two are currently in a critical condition.

JAIPUR: Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday expressed deep condolences over the tragic death of ex-Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani in a plane crash in Ahmedabad.

JAIPUR: Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday expressed deep condolences over the tragic death of ex-Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani in a plane crash in Ahmedabad.

NEW DELHI: A doctor couple’s dreams of a new beginning together as a family in UK turned into a nightmare and their last trip together as the ill-fated flight that was to take them to London crashed seconds after take-off on Thursday.

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday visited the Air India plane crash site. He arrived in the city to take stock of the situation, a day after the deadly Boeing 787-8 crash, which claimed the lives of 241 people, including 12 crew members onboard.

NEW DELHI: In what is being described as one of the worst aviation disasters in Indian history, an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner carrying 242 people crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad airport.

NEW DELHI: In the aftermath of the devastating Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, the government has launched a comprehensive investigation into the tragedy.

NEW DELHI: The BJP plans to organise mock parliament across the country to educate the youth about the imposition of Emergency in 1975 that marked the ‘darkest period’ of the nation’s democratic history, party MP and National spokesman Sambit Patra said on Thursday.

AHMEDABAD: Among the 242 people aboard the ill-fated Air India flight AI171, which tragically crashed shortly after takeoff near Ahmedabad airport on Thursday afternoon, 38-year-old British national Ramesh Vishwaskumar Bucharvada miraculously survived.

LONDON: The United Kingdom's Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) and the United States' Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) on Thursday offered assistance in the investigation that is being carried out by the Indian authorities following the tragic crash of Air India flight AI171, operating from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick (LGW).

JAIPUR: In the wake of the tragic plane crash in Gujarat on Thursday, the Rajasthan unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has cancelled all political programmes until further notice.

NEW DELHI: At least 169 Indians and 53 British nationals were travelling in Air India’s flight AI171 from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick which crashed soon after take-off, an airline official said on Thursday.

NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday called for "immediate clarification" regarding the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, stressing the need to "dispel any doubts" surrounding the tragic incident involving flight AI-171, which was carrying 242 people — including 230 passengers, 10 cabin crew members, and two pilots.