An Air India plane crashed into a medical college in Ahmedabad, killing people on the ground and leaving a sole survivor on the flight. Authorities said 269 died.

The governments of Canada and India are set to establish a new structure to share information about cross-border crimes, their latest step toward rebuilding ties nearly two years after Canadian officials accused India of orchestrating the murder of a Sikh activist near Vancouver.

Tributes have been paid to a couple who were among the 53 Britons killed after an Air India flight bound for London crashed on Thursday. Jamie and Fiongal Greenlaw-Meek, aged 45 and 39 respectively, were among the 242 on board the flight which crashed soon after taking off from Ahmedabad Airport.

The pilot of the London-bound Air India jet that crashed Thursday put out an urgent call as the Boeing 787-8 quickly lost altitude on takeoff. “Mayday ... no thrust, losing power, unable to lift ,” Sumeet Sabharwal told traffic control less than a minute into the flight, per reports.

India's National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has obtained federal government approval to raise up to 195 billion rupees ($2.3 billion) through deep-discount bonds. NABARD can raise funds via these deep-discount zero-coupon bonds,

Air India and Boeing are in the midst of significant turnarounds, but knowing the cause of the crash of Flight 171 will take a lengthy investigation.

Ecclestone, who is fourth in the ICC's T20 bowler rankings, replaces leg-spinner Sarah Glenn in a 14-player squad for the India, with the series England's last before the 50-over World Cup in India and Sri Lanka from late September.

The Air India plane crash that led to the death of over 240 passengers on Thursday has plunged the airline into its biggest crisis yet and will pose a significant challenge to its efforts to revamp its reputation and fleet.