Air India plane crash: Gujarat ex-CM Vijay Rupani was given a 21-gun salute. Home Minister Amit Shah also attended the funeral.

The last rites of former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani began with state honours in Rajkot on Monday. Rupani was among those who lost their lives in the fatal Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad on June 12.

A high-level committee is set to convene today to investigate the recent Air India flight crash in Ahmedabad, which killed 241 passengers and injured many others on the ground. The panel aims to analyse existing safety procedures and recommend new guidelines to prevent future tragedies.

The Air India plane crash this week was one of India’s worst aviation disasters, killing 241 people on board and several people on the ground.

In the aftermath of the Air India crash that cost 270 lives, officials have identified 99 victims through DNA tests. Among the deceased was former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani. DNA identification continues for badly damaged remains,

LONDON and DELHI -- An Air India airliner carrying 230 passengers and 12 crew members en route to the United Kingdom crashed into a building shortly after takeoff on Thursday, leaving 246 dead and at least one surviving passenger, local officials and the airline said.

A high-level committee meeting was convened in Delhi today to review the circumstances surrounding the recent air crash tragedy.

Ahmedabad Civil Hospital authorities said they had identified 11 victims of the Air India plane crash as their DNA samples matched.