As more disaster management personnel got deployed at the Air India crash site on June 12, Raju Patel's team did what came next – searching through the wreckage.

Air India flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 carrying 242 people, crashed after taking off from Ahmedabad on its way to London.

At least four separate flights encountered technical issues or emergencies within days of the Ahmedabad Air India crash, forcing sudden flight diversions and raising fresh concerns.

Captain Sabharwal was laid to rest today, June 17. Air India hailed the captain as an ‘exceptional aviator,’ giving him one ‘final salute’.

Air India's flight AI 171, with more than 242 on board flying to London, crashed shortly after takeoff in Ahmedabad this afternoon, in one of the worst aviation disasters in aviation history.

Turkish authorities said the maintenance agreements signed between Air India and Turkish Technic in 2024-25 were limited to the B777-type wide-body aircraft, not the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner involved in the fatal Ahmedabad plane crash.

The crash of a London-bound Air India Dreamliner in Ahmedabad, killing 241 out of 242 onboard, remains under investigation. Experts insist on awaiting results before forming conclusions on its cause.

Ahmedabad, Four days after the horrific crash of an Air India plane claimed 270 lives, 99 victims have so far been identified through DNA matching and 64 bodies, including that of former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani, were handed over to their families, officials said on Monday.