Aviation ministry said in a press briefing that the Air India B787-8 aircraft that crashed on Thursday had flown Paris-Delhi, and Delhi-Ahmedabad without issues

The Civil Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu in a press briefing on the Air India Ahmedabad plane crash, emphasised that the black box has been recovered from the debris.

He is still finding it hard to come to terms with the horrendous memories he had on board a crashed aeroplane around five years ago. The jerking sounds, screams of children and a call from a fellow passenger from behind to pray to the Almighty were still part of his nightmares,

In a heartbreaking turn of events, two young sisters in London have been orphaned after their father, Arjun Patoliya, perished in the Ahmedabad plane

Air India flight 171 crashed near Ahmedabad airport, killing 241 of 242 passengers. Among the deceased was Sanket Goswami, a student heading to London.