Prime Minister Modi receives heartfelt farewell at Ahmedabad airport

August 26, 2025 10:20 PM

Prime Minister Modi receives heartfelt farewell at Ahmedabad airport

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after concluding his two-day visit to Gujarat, departed for Delhi on Tuesday. At Ahmedabad Airport, Governor Acharya Devvrat and Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel bid him farewell, the Gujarat Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said in a release.   Union Minister and BJP State President C.R. Patil, Protocol Minister Jagdish Vishwakarma, Ahmedabad Mayor Pratibha Jain, State Chief Secretary Pankaj Joshi, Director General of Police Vikas Sahay, Additional Chief Secretary ...

Air India flight with 242 on board crashes near Ahmedabad airport; ‘heartbreaking beyond words’, says PM Modi

June 12, 2025 5:12 PM

Air India flight with 242 on board crashes near Ahmedabad airport; ‘heartbreaking beyond words’, says PM Modi

An Air India plane headed to London with 242 people on board crashed minutes after taking off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on Thursday, airline and police officials said. Describing the incident as “heartbreaking” and “beyond words,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was in touch with ministers and authorities to ensure support for those affected. In a post on X, PM Modi wrote: “The tragedy in Ahmedabad has stunned and saddened us. It is heartbr...