'In those 10 seconds, they even made a MAYDAY call -- which is only issued in case of a serious, imminent emergency.'
'China could intentionally release excess water.' 'The North East is already flood-prone during the monsoon, and even a controlled release from Chinese dams (during the monsoon) could worsen flooding.'
'The AAIB will collect every single retrievable piece of the aircraft and transport it to a secure location -- usually a large hangar capable of housing a Boeing 787.' 'The entire aircraft will be laid out, each part marked and tagged, and practically rebuilt like a jigsaw puzzle.'
'The crash site must be secured because something small -- like a pipe or hydraulic line -- could hold a critical clue.'
'His dismissal could backfire -- not just as a PR problem, but as a crack in the BJP's coalition of castes and communities.'
'I don't know whether the top Gujarati leaders of Indian politics (Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah) in Delhi realise that the narrative of HindiHinduHindustan will eventually destroy their own language too.'
'If major components of any dead body from which you can retrieve DNA is available, that is enough.'
'The testing will take time and they have to wait for a few days.'
'There may be 100 per cent burns on the bodies, but the bones, teeth, enamel are very resistant to only that much heat.'
'If a body is 100 per cent burnt, turned into ashes, then there is a very less chance of getting a DNA sample.'
'If you have 270 bodies and each body is fragmented into 10 parts, you cannot do (so many) DNA tests and even if you do it will be a long procedure.'
'The goal is a 360-degree reconstruction of the flight's final minutes to ensure nothing is overlooked.'
'Data retrieval is just one part. Investigators also examine physical wreckage, pilot logs, and maintenance records.'
How cockpit voices and flight data unravel what happened during an air crash.
'Most tax notices arise not from wrongdoing, but from unintentional mismatch or ignorance.'
'Who gave the Tatas the right to discontinue technically sound practices related to safety and security?'
'The people who are missing are the people who used to work in the mess.'
'In 50 seconds, the pilots were fighting drag, trying relight, throttling up and avoiding obstacles.' 'They had neither height nor speed. There was no margin.'
'A Mayday at 600-800 feet followed by descent to 450 feet suggests the pilot still had control.'
'The larger and more opaque this shadow economy becomes, especially online, the greater the risk to India's national security.'
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