By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) -After Manu Bhaker became the first Indian shooter to win two medals at the same Olympics in Paris last year, the country seems to have unearthed a new talent in 19-year-old Suruchi Phogat, who won her third consecutive ISSF World Cup gold in Munich on Friday. Phogat (241.9) edged …
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(Refiles to clarify Ramesh as surname of the survivor, and Viswashkumar as his given name, and not the other way around, based on interviews with his family) By Shivam Patel NEW DELHI (Reuters) -The sole survivor of the Air India plane crash that killed more than 240 people said on Friday he could hardly believe …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A black box has been recovered from the crash site of the Air India aircraft that hurtled to the ground, killing more than 240 people, two police sources told Reuters on Friday. (Reporting by Shivam Patel, writing by Sakshi Dayal, editing by YP Rajesh)
By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) -The first edition of the World Bowling League (WBL), backed by celebrity cricketer Virat Kohli and baseball star Mookie Betts, will roll out with six franchises competing in iconic locations early next year, league chief Adi K. Mishra told Reuters. The WBL is looking to transform a pastime for …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. officials said on Thursday they have not seen any immediate safety data that would require halting Boeing 787 flights after a fatal Air India accident killed over 240 people. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Acting Federal Aviation Administration head Chris Rocheleau made the comments at a news conference and …
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By Shivam Patel and Aditi Shah AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) -More than 240 people were killed when an Air India plane bound for London crashed moments after taking off from the city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, authorities said, in the world’s worst aviation disaster in a decade. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, with 242 people on board, …
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(Reuters) -More than 200 people were killed when an Air India plane bound for London with 242 people on board crashed minutes after taking off from India’s western city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, authorities said. Here is what world leaders have said so far: INDIAN PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI, ON X: “The tragedy in Ahmedabad …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Police in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad said more than 240 people were killed on Thursday when an Air India plane bound for London with 242 people on board crashed on to a medical college hostel, revising an earlier death toll of 294. Vidhi Chaudhary, a top police officer in Ahmedabad, …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) -More than 290 people were killed in a plane crash in India’s Ahmedabad city on Thursday, a police officer told Reuters. (Reporting by Shivam Patel, writing by Sakshi Dayal; Editing by YP Rajesh)
LONDON (Reuters) -British foreign minister David Lammy said he was deeply saddened by news of a plane crash in India, and that Britain was now working with Indian authorities. “Deeply saddened by news of a devastating plane crash in Ahmedabad, India,” Lammy said on X. “My thoughts are with all those affected. The UK is …
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