Russia’s Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft was successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan with Russian Cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, NASA Astronaut Tracy Dyson, and Marina Vasilevskaya, a former stewardess. The spacecraft, which was launched at 15.36 GMT, is expected to arrive on the International Space Station on March 25.
The Russian Federal Space Agency stated that Soyuz MC-25 will spend 184 days in space.
An Air India plane crashed into a university hostel in Ahmedabad seconds after takeoff, killing 204 people and injuring 41. One passenger, Ramesh Vishwaskumar Bucharvada, survived and is being treated.
The Boeing 787 crashed after climbing just 190 meters. The plane had issued a Mayday call but lost contact soon after. It was carrying 242 people, including 169 Indian, 53 British, 7 Portuguese, and 1 Canadian nationals.
Indian PM Modi called the incident “heartbreaking.” UK PM Starmer and Portugal’s PM Montenegro expressed condolences, while King Charles was briefed. The victims include 169 Indians, 53 British, 7 Portuguese, and 1 Canadian.
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