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Stock markets tumble in early trade on weak Asian peers; sharp surge in Brent crude oil prices

Mumbai, Jun 13 (PTI) Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled in early trade on Friday in tandem with weak Asian markets amid a sharp spike in Brent crude oil prices after Israel attacked Iran’s capital. The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 1,337.39 points or 1.63 per cent to 80,354.59 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty dropped 415.2 points or 1.66 per cent to 24,473. All the 30-Sensex firms were trading lower during the early trade. Kotak Mahindra Bank, Power Grid, Adani Ports, Tata Motors, UltraTech Cement and Asian Paints were the major laggards. Global oil benchmark Brent crude jumped

Lone passenger who survived deadly London-bound Air India crash sparks interest in other sole survivors

June 13, 2025 (The Associated Press) – The notion that only one person survived the Air India plane crash that killed 241 people on board Thursday is sparking interest on social media about how that could happen and if such a thing has happened before. A medic has said Vishwash Kumar Ramesh was thrown out of the plane and walked to a nearby ambulance for aid. Dr. Dhaval Gameti, who treated Ramesh, told The Associated Press that Ramesh was disoriented with multiple injuries all over his body, but that he seemed to be out of danger. People on social media

More than 200 killed as London-bound Air India flight with 242 on board crashes near Ahmedabad

AHMEDABAD, India, June 12 (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 fromthe western city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, authorities said, in the world’s worst aviation disaster in a decade. The plane came down in a residential area, crashing on to a medical college hostel outside the airport during lunch hour. It was headed for Gatwick Airport, south of the British capital. City police chief G.S. Malik told Reuters that 204 bodies had been recovered from the crash site. There were no

Air India’s long history as it faces crisis of Ahmedabad crash

June 12 (Reuters) – A Boeing 787 Dreamliner operated by Air India, one of its home country’s largest airlines, crashed moments after take-off on Thursday on a flight from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick. Here are the facts about the airline’s long history: FOUNDED IN 1932 Air India was started by entrepreneur JRD Tata in 1932, before being taken over by the Indian government in 1953. Under the government, years of mismanagement and rising competition led to ballooning debts at the carrier. Tata Group took over the airline’s operations in a $2.2 billion deal in 2022, and has since tried to

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