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Air India Flight AI 171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, crashed in Meghani Nagar after leaving Ahmedabad. The flight was headed to London with 242 passengers and 12 crew. Flightradar data shows the plane used the full runway length. The pilot made a MAYDAY call. Videos show smoke at the crash site. Emergency services responded quickly.
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A video showing an Indian student being handcuffed and deported from Newark Airport in the US has sparked outrage. Social entrepreneur Kunal Jain witnessed the incident, where the student was treated like a criminal and appeared disoriented. Jain is seeking assistance from the Indian Embassy and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, highlighting concerns about the increasing number of similar deportations.