‘Black Box Data is Downloaded…’: Aviation Safety Expert on Air India Crash Probe
A black box may hold the truth behind the deadly Air India crash—but how long before we know what really happened? Aviation safety expert and former instructor pilot with SpiceJet, Captain Mohan Ranganathan speaks to The Quint’s Tanishka Sodhi to unpack the "red flags" in the investigation of the Air India crash so far. Five days after the Pahalgam terror attack, on 27 April, a 39-year-old ragpicker, Mohammed Ashraf was beaten to death by a mob in Kudupu village, Mangaluru over allegedly raising pro-Pakistan slogans. His family has now raised questions over Ashraf's killing. Aliza Noor reports. Diljit Dosanjh has recently found himself in the murky waters of hyper nationalism. Aditya Menon asks the question: despite international acclaim and adulation, why is Diljit Dosanjh hated by India's right wing? Read this analysis. Also in focus: Senior Journalist Harinder Baweja writes on Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir’s revived rhetoric on Kashmir.
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