Sole survivor of Air India crash demands ‘honesty and answers’ one year on

11 June 2026 at 00:01

Vishwash Kumar Ramesh was the only passenger to survive the incident in June 2025, which killed 260 people

The only survivor of the Air India plane crash that killed 260 people in June 2025 has called for “honesty, transparency and answers” a year on from the disaster, and spoken about his “significant psychological scars” and financial hardship.

Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, a British national, has previously described his fate as a “miracle” after being the only person to survive the incident, in which a Boeing 787 Dreamliner struck a medical college shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad airport.

Pentagon Again Revises Religious Categories for Troops

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By: John Ismay

8 June 2026 at 23:04

The Defense Department made the change after lawmakers objected to its original list, which did not include the Latter-day Saints among traditions labeled Christian.

Senator Mike Lee of Utah objected to a Pentagon policy memo excluding Mormons from being categorized as Christian.

Unions attack ‘year-long delay’ for Tata Steel furnace’s grid connection in south Wales

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By: Jasper Jolly

8 June 2026 at 12:45

Government urged to help speed up vital industrial project amid growing alarm over National Grid delays

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Trade unions have called for the government to intervene to speed up Tata Steel’s connection to the electricity grid in south Wales, after the company said its new furnace would be delayed by up to a year.

Tata Steel last month told investors that National Grid had said it would face a six- to eight-month delay. That could stretch to 12 months amid unexpected engineering difficulties.

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