King Tut gold mask to leave Cairo museum after nearly 100 years
CAIRO(RAHNUMA): After nearly a century in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, King Tutankhamun’s iconic gold mask and remaining treasures are set to move to the new Grand Egyptian Museum near the Giza Pyramids. Visitors have just days left to see the boy king’s world-famous gold funerary mask before it joins more than 5,000 artefacts from […]
Miraculous escape: Passenger in emergency exit seat sole survivor of Air India disaster
Ahmedabad, June 12 (IANS) Among the 242 people aboard the ill-fated Air India flight AI171, which tragically crashed shortly after takeoff near Ahmedabad airport on Thursday afternoon, 38-year-old British national Ramesh Vishwaskumar Bucharvada miraculously survived. Bucharvada was seated in 11A, a window seat located right behind an emergency exit on the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner bound […]
‘National Tragedy’: Amit Shah meets Air India flight crash sole survivor, reviews emergency response
Ahmedabad, June 12 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday described the crash of Air India Flight AI171 as a “national tragedy that has plunged the entire country into mourning” and expressing grief over the immense loss of life, assured families of the victims that the government will provide unwavering support during this time […]
Ahmedabad plane crash: EU flies flag at half-hast in solidarity, mourns loss of lives
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) The European Union’s delegation in New Delhi lowered its flags to half-mast in solidarity, mourning the loss of lives alongside India, the UK, Canada, and Portugal. The passenger manifest included 169 Indian nationals, 53 British citizens, seven Portuguese, and one Canadian. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Union […]
Boeing team ready to support India’s probe into air crash: CEO
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Kelly Ortberg, Boeing President and CEO, said on Thursday that he has spoken with Air India Chairman N. Chandrasekaran to offer their full support, and a Boeing team stands ready to support the investigation into the fatal air crash. “Our deepest condolences go out to the loved ones of the […]
Ahmedabad plane crash: Aviation Minister orders full-scale probe, multidisciplinary review
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) In the aftermath of the devastating Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, the government has launched a comprehensive investigation into the tragedy. Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu, who rushed to the crash site from Vijayawada, confirmed that the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has been tasked with leading […]
India-EU FTA underscores collective effort to forge stronger economic ties: Piyush Goyal
Stockholm, June 12 (IANS) Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said that the proposed comprehensive and meaningful India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) underscores the collective commitment to forging stronger economic ties and a future of inclusive growth. Addressing the India-Sweden High-Level Trade and Investment Policy Forum here, in the presence of Confederation […]
US partially evacuates embassy staff from Iraq
Washington, June 12 (IANS) Non-essential US embassy staff and their dependents have been ordered to leave Iraq due to unspecified security risks, sources from the US State Department have said. “Based on our latest analysis, we decided to reduce the footprint of our mission in Iraq,” the State Department said in a statement on Wednesday. […]
White House says Trump ‘acknowledges’ Elon Musk’s apology
Washington, June 12 (IANS) The White House said that US President Donald Trump has acknowledged Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s apology for his recent comments, signalling a possible cooling of tensions between the two high-profile figures. Addressing the media on Wednesday (US time), Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said, “The President acknowledged the statement that Elon put […]
North Korea halts broadcasts of loud noises toward South Korea
Seoul, June 12 (IANS) North Korea appears to have paused its broadcasts of loud noises toward South Korea on Thursday, the South’s military said, a day after Seoul suspended its yearlong anti-Pyongyang broadcasts along the border. “There were no areas where North Korea’s loudspeaker broadcasts were detected Thursday,” the South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said, […]
