Rupani was among the 242 people aboard the doomed Flight AI171 that took off from the Ahmedabad airport on June 12 and was en route to London's Gatwick airport. The BJP leader was on his way to meet his daughter in the British capital.

Former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani was on the Air India flight 171, belonging to Boeing Dreamliner 787-8 fleet, which crashed on Thursday afternoon within seconds after take-off.

According to service rules, each Cabinet minister is entitled to a personal staff of 16 and ministers of state to 14

Rupani, 68, was Gujarat's chief minister from August 2016 to September 2021, and was among the 242 people on board the London-bound Air India flight AI-171 that crashed soon after taking off in Ahmedabad on June 12.

The city of Rajkot bid a teary farewell to former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, who was among the 270 people killed when the London-bound Air India flight crashed in Ahmedabad minutes after takeoff on June 12.

A large group of elected officials from two Central Mindanao provinces, fielded by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) during the May 12 elections, took their oath on Monday, pledging support for the national government’s peace initiatives with Moro communities in the south.

Amid speculation that Nara Lokesh is set to be appointed as the working president of the Telugu Desam party, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi suggested Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu to

Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy urged Vice President and Pondicherry Central University Chancellor Jagdeep Dhankhar to push for a 25% reservation in all courses at the university on June 15, 2025.