The crash took place over the forests of Gaurikund amid poor visibility due to bad weather

Hundreds of Myanmar families were being uprooted from their homes yesterday, a community organiser said, piling their belongings onto evacuation convoys to escape fighting between the military and anti-coup guerrillas.

The death toll from the fiery crash of a London-bound passenger jet in an Indian city climbed to 279 yesterday as officials sought to match the DNA of victims with their grieving relatives.

Flight AI-171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner operated by Tata-owned Air India, crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad airport on Thursday

Rescuers searched for missing people and aircraft debris in charred buildings in Ahmedabad yesterday after more than 260 people were killed in an Air India Boeing 787 crash, and local media reported that India may ground the airline’s 787 fleet for safety checks.

The US coffee giant has cut prices for its tea-based beverages this summer

Investigators recovered a black box recorder from the crash site Friday of a London-bound passenger jet that ploughed into a residential area of India's Ahmedabad city, killing at least 265 people on board and on the ground

Videos of the accident show the engines failed to get enough thrust during the takeoff

Sri Lanka counted more than seven million monkeys during a census of crop-destroying wildlife, authorities said yesterday, after a government minister called the figure “unbelievable”.

Speaking from his hospital bed, the 40-year-old told Indian media that he was a British national and was travelling to Britain with his brother after visiting family in India

Shares of the American plane manufacturer slumped more than four percent Thursday

MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "We strongly condemn the despicable attack and the vandalisation of the ancestral home of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore by a mob on June 8, 2025"

Beijing yesterday condemned what it called “dangerous behaviour” by a Japanese military plane over the Pacific after Tokyo said Chinese fighter jets flew unusually close to its aircraft at the weekend.

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Rupani, 68, served as the chief minister of the western Indian state in 2016-21

"It is heartbreaking that a London-bound plane, carrying 242 people of many nations, crashed shortly after taking off in India."

Being treated at hospital

"We are in contact with Air India regarding Flight 171 and stand ready to support them," said a Boeing statement

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It’s the first Dreamliner crash since its 2011 commercial debut, says Aviation Safety Network