Families gathered in Ahmedabad and elsewhere to mark one year since Air India Flight 171 crashed, killing 260 people. Investigators say evidence is still being analysed, leaving relatives waiting for a final account of the disaster.
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India lodged a “strong protest” with the United States after three Indian sailors were killed in a U.S. strike on the Palau-flagged M/T Settebello in the Gulf of Oman. U.S. forces also disabled two other tankers this week as part of a naval blockade linked to Iran.
India has become the fourth nation to successfully land an operational spacecraft on the moon, and the first to reach the south polar region. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) was able to make history by becoming the first country to reach the lunar south pole, with the Chandrayaan-3 lander heavily instrumented and carrying a small rover. The successful landing of the Chandrayaan-3 has been celebrated in India, boosting the country's space program to the level of "space superpower."
Two brothers, Atiq Ahmad and Ashraf Ahmad, were shot dead in Prayagraj city in Uttar Pradesh, India, on Saturday night while under police escort. The gunman was seen in the footage reaching over the shoulders of police to point a pistol at Atiq Ahmad's temple, and the three men quickly surrendered to the police after the shooting, chanting “Jai Shri Ram”. The incident has caused shock and outrage among the public, and police are still investigating.