Second black box found: officials

Investigators in India yesterday recovered the second black box from the London-bound Air India Boeing 787 that crashed in the city of Ahmedabad, killing at least 279 people, authorities announced.
15 June 2025, 21:00 PM

US officials survey Air India crash site

Officials from the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) surveyed the site of Air India plane crash that killed at least 271 people, sources said yesterday, with families continuing to wait for DNA profiling results to identify charred bodies.
15 June 2025, 19:20 PM

In Air India crash, canteen worker hopes for 'second miracle'

Around 30 minutes before an Air India jet crashed into a college hostel in India, Ravi Thakor, the cook in the hostel canteen, and his wife stepped out to deliver lunchboxes - leaving behind their two-year-old daughter and his mother
15 June 2025, 14:44 PM

Families hold funerals for Air India crash victims

Grieving families were due to hold funerals in India on Sunday for their relatives who were among at least 279 killed in one of the world's worst plane crashes in decades
15 June 2025, 06:40 AM

Helicopter crashes near Kedarnath shrine, kills all 7 on board

The crash took place over the forests of Gaurikund amid poor visibility due to bad weather
15 June 2025, 05:17 AM

600 evacuated as Myanmar military fights anti-coup forces

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.
14 June 2025, 18:54 PM

India plane crash: Death toll rises to at least 279

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.
14 June 2025, 18:11 PM

High-level committee formed to investigate cause of Air India crash

Flight AI-171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner operated by Tata-owned Air India, crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad airport on Thursday
14 June 2025, 05:53 AM

Air India plane crash: Search on for missing people, clues

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.
13 June 2025, 19:09 PM

Once a status symbol, Starbucks cuts prices on its tea-based drinks to woo Chinese consumers

The US coffee giant has cut prices for its tea-based beverages this summer
13 June 2025, 10:20 AM

Black box found at site of India plane crash that killed 265

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
13 June 2025, 10:20 AM

Experts explore possible reasons behind Dreamliner crash in India

Videos of the accident show the engines failed to get enough thrust during the takeoff
13 June 2025, 06:07 AM

Sri Lanka counts 7m crop-busting monkeys

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”.
12 June 2025, 20:03 PM

Survivor of Air India crash jumped out of emergency exit: police

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
12 June 2025, 19:18 PM

Air India crash latest test for new Boeing leadership

Shares of the American plane manufacturer slumped more than four percent Thursday
12 June 2025, 19:00 PM

India condemns Rabindra Kachharibari incident

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"
12 June 2025, 18:41 PM

Japan, China trade barbs over fighter jet manoeuvres

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.
12 June 2025, 18:00 PM

India plane crash: What we know so far

Here is what we know so far
12 June 2025, 16:13 PM

Ex-Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani killed in Air India crash

Rupani, 68, served as the chief minister of the western Indian state in 2016-21
12 June 2025, 15:55 PM

Air India crash: Tarique expresses condolences

"It is heartbreaking that a London-bound plane, carrying 242 people of many nations, crashed shortly after taking off in India."
12 June 2025, 15:05 PM