Dr Dhaval Gameti said 270 bodies have been recovered from the site of Thursday's plane crash in Ahmedabad.

Officials said on Saturday that 11 victims had been identified so far based on their DNA samples.

The BBC speaks to eyewitnesses and survivors on the ground to reveal what happened when the Air India plane crashed.

Doctors are relying on DNA from relatives to identify victims' remains, and warn the process will be slow.

BBC journalists heard the heart-wrenching stories of families desperate for news of their loved ones.

Derby Hindu Temple said Dr Prateek Joshi, his wife and three children died in the crash.

The BBC's Samira Hussain reports from a hospital where the dead and injured have been taken.

Desperate families are waiting for answers as messages to loved ones keep delivering, but bodies are missing.

Until Thursday's tragic Air India crash in Ahmedabad, Boeing's 787 Dreamliner had an exemplary safety record.

Details are still emerging, but these are the people so far confirmed by the BBC to have died.

London-bound flight carrying 242 people crashed shortly after take-off in Ahmedabad, western India.

Experts told the BBC that a flap issue, engine failure or a bird strike are among the possible causes of the crash.

Vishwashkumar Ramesh is believed to have survived the Air India crash that killed at least 200 people.

More than 200 people were on board the flight to London Gatwick when it crashed shortly after take-off.

Although flames on the ship have reduced, the inner decks and the area near the fuel tank are still on fire.

As Australia and South Africa contest the World Test Championship final, BBC Sport addresses the longer formats future financial viability.

India and US began negotiating a trade deal before Trump unveiled his 2 April 'Liberation day' tariffs.

Three years after Moose Wala's murder, the BBC investigates how he found himself an enemy of a feared gang.

Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad joins Yorkshire for five Championship games starting next month.

Two of the missing crew in the Singapore-flagged ship are from Taiwan, one from Myanmar and one from Indonesia.

A UNFPA survey of 14,000 people across 14 countries -including India - found that one in five respondents haven't had or don't expect to have their desired number of children.

Indians make up the largest group of international students in the US, and fill a crucial skills gap.

Violence erupted in parts of the state after the arrest of leaders from the Arambai Tenggol rebel group.

Raja Raghuvanshi and Sonam had gone from the Indian city of Indore to Meghalaya state in the northeast.

Indira Gandhi's aides pushed for a presidential system - centralising power and sidelining courts and parliament.

The paintings are set to go up for auction for the first time on 12 June in India's financial capital, Mumbai.

A now-demolished guest house in Mecca is at the centre of a bitter family tussle in India.

The bridge will connect the valley region of Indian-administered Kashmir with the rest of the country by train.

Personnel from the cricket league - Royal Challengers Bengaluru - are among the four arrested.

India's economy grew by 6.5% in the previous financial year ending March, data last week showed.

Trump's proposed 3.5% tax on remittances by foreign workers could seriously impact top recipient India.

This summers Test series between England and India will be played for a new trophy named after legendary pair Sachin Tendulkar and James Anderson.

The exercise, which was supposed to be held in 2021, has been delayed several times.

Eleven people were killed and dozens injured in a crush outside a cricket stadium in India's Bengaluru.

The auction house Bonhams says this is hought to be the only oil portrait that Gandhi actually sat for.

The BBC met people in India's Assam who say they were accused of being illegal immigrants and forced across the border.

Thousands of people lined the streets on Wednesday to welcome the Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

Shubhanshu Shukla will be only the second Indian to travel to space and the first-ever to visit ISS.

India legend Virat Kohli finally wins the Indian Premier League as Royal Challengers sealed their maiden title with a six-run win over Punjab Kings.

Family members allege that the girl was kept waiting in an ambulance for hours before being admitted to the hospital.

This is the first time India has publicly admitted that it has not been able to lure investment dollars from Musk.

Sri Lanka will host games at this years Womens World Cup as part of ongoing arrangements for India and Pakistan matches.

The bird had escaped from a farm in the southern state of Kerala and was captured soon after its escape.

He had spider-tailed horned vipers, Asian leaf turtles and Indonesian pit vipers in checked-in luggage.

New-age Punjabi music artists are blending Western outfits with tradition, reflecting a broader cultural shift.

Full year growth for financial year 2024-25 is pegged at 6.5%, the slowest in four years.

The deportations follows Donald Trump's crackdown on undocumented migrants in the United States.

The families of the men, who are from Punjab state, allege they have been kidnapped in Iran.

Marathi cinema is seeing a quiet emergence, with a diverse range of films screening at international festivals.

The bomb, disguised as a wedding gift killed a software engineer and his great aunt just days after his wedding in 2018.