Air India flight AI171 crashed in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad. All but one of the 242 people onboard have died in the tragedy, Air India confirmed earlier

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On Thursday, June 12, the world witnessed one of the worst air disasters in history. A tragic crash involving a London-bound Air India flight claimed the lives of many passengers on board and killed several local residents near the crash site.

Since the incident, the hospital has been swarmed by relatives and friends of the victims, waiting to identify or collect their bodies.

Thiruvananthapuram: A junior superintendent with the revenue department in Kerala has been suspended for making misogynistic and casteist remarks against a Malayali nurse who tragically died in the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad on Thursday.

As the whole country reacts to the Ahmedabad plane crash, this is a guide to being a responsible digital citizen: what to share, what to hold back, and how to truly support those grieving.

The 'Kuberaa' trailer launch event, featuring Dhanush and Nagarjuna Akkineni, was canceled out of respect for the Ahmedabad tragedy victims. While the grand event was postponed, the trailer will be released online.

Air India has confirmed that 241 out of the 242 people who were onboard the Air India flight that crashed have been confirmed dead. There is only one survivor of the crash and he is being treated at the hospital.