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MAX FOSTER, HOST, ISA SOARES TONIGHT: Hello, welcome back. We are returning to our top story, at least, 290 people reported dead after an Air

India plane crashed shortly after takeoff. Police in India say at least one passenger incredibly survived that flight, Flight 171. He's believed to be

a British national, who told the "Hindustan Times", in his words, it all happened so quickly.

Early on Thursday, India's Interior Minister Amit Shah met with the man and others who were injured at the hospital in Ahmedabad. And that was on the

ground, of course, the injured people. Let's bring in author, you're an author as well, anchor Richard Quest. I'm going to start with the survivor

because it's just -- it's gone viral for obvious reasons. People cannot understand how he did it. Is it something about where he sat? I mean, what

do you think?

RICHARD QUEST, CNN BUSINESS EDITOR-AT-LARGE: Oh, I've only got one word, luck. Pure, unadulterated luck. I mean, I'm sure in the fullness of time,

they will come up with an analysis that the way the plane hit the ground, he was in 11A, I believe.

FOSTER: Yes.

QUEST: Which is sort of a third of the way down the aircraft. But that's also closer to the wings where the --

FOSTER: And the exit --

QUEST: Fuel is. Yes, but we don't know whether he was thrown from the aircraft, whether he opened -- I mean, they apparently -- he said -- they

said he opened the door, we just don't know. The plane -- the plane comes down in a fireball. The fact that he survived is miraculous. It is -- it is

just -- if you believe in an Almighty, then that's the result.

FOSTER: Yes, and he will have crucial information for the investigators. Will he?

QUEST: Not really, because we've got -- yes, in the sense of how it felt, what happened. But if you look at the two, the two core pieces of video

that we've got, the one is of the plane going across where you can see it not managing to get any lift, and then sinking down. And the second is the

closed-circuit television, as you see it going down the runway, and you see it lifting off the ground. If you've got either of those videos that I

would --

FOSTER: We should warn that --

QUEST: I could show --

FOSTER: People find it worrying --

QUEST: Yes, well, absolutely --

FOSTER: Let us see, let's show the video.

QUEST: Absolutely. But and the reason these are important, particularly the closed circuit video, because that shows the aircraft taking off. You

see it going down the runway, you see it reaching flying speed, lifting. So, clearly, the plane gets to V1 flying speed rotate, and gets into the

air, goes beyond the runway and then suddenly, there's no further lift. The power literally evaporates. That is where the focus of attention is going

to be in this investigation.

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FOSTER: I spoke to one analyst earlier talking about the wheels being down in non-technical parlance. He said that isn't -- that's not -- he wasn't

too focused on that because it sometimes happens at that point in the flight --

QUEST: Right, think about it --

FOSTER: You look something --

QUEST: Think about it. The plane takes off. So, you go V-1, rotate, a few seconds after that plane goes into the air, as it goes into the air, one of

the -- the pilot not flying, shouts, positive climb! Meaning, we're going up! The other pilot says, gear up! Up goes the lever, the doors open, the

wheels come in.

FOSTER: And they haven't reached that point.

QUEST: We believe the door -- the thing had gone up.

FOSTER: OK --

QUEST: We believe the lever had gone up, but the doors -- and also what's not also clear is exactly what the flaps are --

FOSTER: Yes --

QUEST: The position of the flaps because --

FOSTER: That's what he was more interested in --

QUEST: Yes, did they have --

FOSTER: The flaps of the wings?

QUEST: Right, the reason I'm not so interested in the flaps, in a sense, is because the plane took off. The plane clearly does get in the air, and

it does climb. And then it seems to me that we're looking at here, it's not getting -- it's not picking up sufficient speed. It's not be -- you know,

sufficient lift --

FOSTER: Or so --

QUEST: To climb isn't being -- and then it starts --

FOSTER: So, there's a few comments saying it looked too heavy --

QUEST: So, this time -- right, let's go through that one.

FOSTER: And you can see what they mean when they see the -- but you know the way it's moving.

QUEST: Right. So, what do we mean by it looks too heavy. What we mean here is that the route from Ahmedabad to London is quite often, that flight has

to take a weight restriction because of the heat at the airport, the length of the run -- the length of the runway, the length of the -- of the flight.

It can't fill itself up all the way and get in the air and do the whole journey.

So, you do what's called -- you take a weight restriction or you get the weight balance wrong. Now, that is something they're going to look at --

FOSTER: Yes --

QUEST: Because the temperature at the airport was very high. The dynamics of the airport means, you know, did the -- did the aircraft use the whole

runway that it should have done? Was the weight balance calculations correct? All of these will factor into the question. What worries me a

little bit about all these other issues of weight and flaps and things like that is, the video shows the plane getting into the air --

FOSTER: Yes, so --

QUEST: It's not a question --

FOSTER: Pick off the ground --

QUEST: It did, and it got -- it got comfortably off the ground.

FOSTER: Yes --

QUEST: But for some reason, it wasn't able to generate sufficient thrust to maintain the climb. And that's where the focus is going to be, probably

engine-related.

FOSTER: Stick with us, because I want to talk to you about Air India and its record --

QUEST: Sure --

FOSTER: As well, because you recently spoke to the chief executive. But I want to bring in now a news editor for our affiliate station in India, CNN

News18, Arunima(ph) live from Ahmedabad. Thank you so much for joining us. And you've had some more detail about the survivor of this crash and how he

managed to do it. Is that right?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: That's right. You know, the survivor has met the Union Home Minister of India, Amit Shah, he's the Interior Minister. And he

is also -- some videos have now emerged in which he's seen speaking to the locals around the spot that I am coming to you live from. So, he says that

when -- when he got to know that there was something amiss with the aircraft, and this was at a time when the aircraft was still gaining

altitude, it was just about taking off from the Ahmedabad airport.

It was at this point that the survivor opened the emergency gate of the aircraft and jumped out. That is what his version of the event is. And he

jumped out, the plane was not at a height, and therefore he has some impact injuries, but other than that, he has managed to survive, and he's really

thanking his stars, he's really thanking all the well-wishers, his family members, his loved ones for praying for him.

And that's why he has survived. He's the only one so far that we know who has managed to survive the air crash. There are people who died within the

undergraduate doctors hostel as well, they were about to sit for their lunch when the tail end of the plane crashed through the wall, four people

could have died there, even though officially, the numbers will be released by morning.

What the hospital authorities are telling us that at least four doctors could have lost their lives. There are about -- injured, and I just want to

step aside for a bit and want to show you this part of the debris. Where I'm standing live is the wing of the aircraft, the Dreamliner of Boeing,

which is lying just outside the staff quarters of the doctors. The entire wingspan lying all the way until that end.

And this just tells you, this is one evidence which shows you how -- you know, this aircraft actually broke into three parts. This is part one

outside the staff quarter, part two is the hostel mess, and part three -- I'm just going to turn around, there is heavy police presence and those

buildings there completely charred.

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That's the staff quarter. That is where the fire began, 1.25 lakh liter of aviation fuel completely burned down, killing some people there. The

official numbers are still awaited, and that area has such heavy police presence because now British High Commission officials have come to the

crash site. It was a plane, remember flying to London.

FOSTER: In terms of the injured on the ground, what sort of numbers are we talking about there?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: So, like we said, you know, in terms of passengers who were on that aircraft or the crew members, only one survivor. But in

terms of those who were in the staff quarters of the medical college or who were in the mess, 50 to 60 people are injured, at least 2 to 5 are in the

intensive care unit and in the HDU, which is also the unit of the medical college where people who are critical are being attended to.

So, 2 to 5 critically injured, 50 to 60 injured is the rough number that we have been given. No official word has come out of the medical college as

yet because, you know, they are still attending to. Some people have gone missing, they can't be accounted for. And the reason for that, once again,

as I turned towards the staff quarters, the reason for why some people have gone missing is because this building was charred beyond belief.

Some people, some first responders who spoke to me told me that they have saved people who were in flames. And they saw these people. The doctors

come running out with their back or inflamed or their limbs in -- on fire, and they tried to take them. Some have been charred beyond recognition. And

Home Minister Amit Shah, Home Minister of India said that DNA samples are being asked of even family members who are based in London.

And therefore, an exact number will take time to come because some people are still missing because they can't be identified based on the charred

remains.

FOSTER: OK, Arunima(ph), thank you so much for bringing us that from the scene. They're incredibly close to all of the wreckage.

QUEST: Yes. I mean, if only because there will still be a lot of toxins around there from the fuel and the various composites that will have burnt

from the aircraft itself. So, I guess in India, they've sort of take a slightly --

FOSTER: Yes --

QUEST: More generous view on how close they'll let people get to the -- to the bits --

FOSTER: Talk to us about Air India, they've had a mixed record over the years, haven't they? In terms of service, and some would say safety. But I

know that you spoke to the chief executive recently and you traveled with them --

QUEST: Right --

FOSTER: Didn't you?

QUEST: So, does Air India. Air India can be broken down into three distinct times. The original Tata owned nationalization and now

privatization under the Tata Group once again. The Air India of today has been completely shaken up, turned upside down by the Tata Group, which has

pulled together all their various airlines, Vista Air, India Express, et cetera, into one carrier, Air India and India Express.

And Campbell Wilson is the CEO, he was brought in from Singapore Airlines, and he would be the first person to admit that they've had to restructure

the airline from top to bottom. He tells the story that when he joined, people weren't -- you know, they were using Gmail as their e-mail address

because nothing else worked.

So, it's a multi-year plan -- on safety, he also agreed that redoing the safety culture was important. The Air India had -- well, it had more than

its fair share of incidents over the years, and so, safety was very much on the agenda and high up in the culture of the company now.

FOSTER: Richard, thank you so much on this. We can go to Martin as well. He's the CEO of Martin Consulting and aviation advisory and risk firm. He

joins us from New Delhi. Thank you so much for joining us. Take us through Air India's safety record as you see it today.

MARK MARTIN, CEO, MARTIN CONSULTING: Yes, good morning. Thanks for having me. I think, you know, we've got to understand one thing. Air India is an

amalgamation of two airlines, Indian Airlines and Air India merged in 2008. Now, both airlines had their fair share of safety and sanity with crashes

on the Airbus A320 and Air India with several issues.

But if we fast forward to where we are today, you know, 2021 is when the Tatas took over Air India. And guess what? Singapore Airlines picked up 25

percent of Air India. So, technically and legally, Air India that we know today is got 20, got a management control by Singapore Airlines. And you

know, why Wilson Campbell and everybody come in from Singapore Airlines, it's been four years that the airline has been under Tata and Singapore

Airlines management, OK?

Now, they've been talking about turning it around, restructuring, realigning. But you know, fundamentally nothing has really happened on

ground. Air India today still functions like the Air India of 20 years ago. It's still got its issues. It's still got us problems. All that Air India

got was a rebranding and a realignment of a product with the Airbus A350, but that was only 5 percent. The rest, 95 percent, are still obsolete

aircraft, major safety violations.

And I'm want to point more thing here. After 2021, Air India has had the highest number of training violations, maintenance violations, safety

violations, and the Indian DGCA, which is our regulator has been constantly throwing the book on Air India. They've been signed the highest. So, you

know, this incident today -- the writings on the wall, we knew this was going to happen at some point.

RICHARD QUEST, CNN BUSINESS EDITOR-AT-LARGE AND CNN ANCHOR, QUEST MEANS BUSINESS: No, I take issue with you, Mark. This is Richard Quest. I'll

agree with you that the Air India that Tata bought was a basket case, but if you look at, for example, the training academy that's been put in place,

if you look at the top --

MARTIN: Oh, yes.

QUEST: -- the bottom -- no, hang on. Hang on. Hang on. Let me finish please.

MARTIN: I'm with you. I'm with you.

QUEST: The management -- if you look at the top management changes that have taken place, I think it is some -- I think it's unfair to say that it

is purely a rebranding and the cosmetic effort.

MARTIN: No, no. I'm -- no, it's pure cosmetic, Richard. I'm going to -- you know, I'm not going to fully agree with you there. You are right,

there've been some bits which have been turned around and shaped up. But with Air India, you've got 50, 60 years of inefficiencies. You need to get

down and fix the basement. You know, the whole building is collapsing, you got to realign maintenance, engineering, safety, quality, oversight,

compliance, I.T. systems. All they did with Air India was set up a training academy, rebranded the airline. You had got a couple of new uniforms --

MAX FOSTER, CNN ANCHOR: We're going to leave it there, Mark.

MARTIN: -- but that doesn't change government and safety liability of Air India, you know.

FOSTER: Thank you very much indeed. I mean, it's a big airline, isn't it? It's been through a lot of change. Richard's going to have much more on

this later on his show. Still to come tonight though more of our breaking news coverage of the passenger plane crash in India. We'll hear from a

British MP who frequently flies this route from Ahmedabad to London.

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FOSTER: We want to update you on our breaking news out of India. 290 people have reportedly been killed after an Air India plane crash shortly

after takeoff. Flight A1AI well, 171 was bound for London Gatwick Airport when it went down less than a minute after takeoff. It crashed into a

neighborhood just outside the airport.

Perimeter, heavy black smoke could be seen coming from a building described as a medical hostel. We're also getting word of one survivor. The Hindustan

Times reports Vishwash Kumar Ramesh is in hospital, he's receiving treatment.

Joining is now Shivani Raja. She's a member of Parliament from Leicester, a community with a large population from India. Thank you so much for joining

us. And you know this happened in Gujarat. I think there's a particularly large Gujarati population with links to England as well. Are you able to

describe how, you know, the diaspora is responding to this?

SHIVANI RAJA, BRITISH CONSERVATIVE MP: Yes. You know, I, myself and many of my constituents have expressed deepest condolences, thoughts, and

prayers, and our hearts really do go out to all of the passengers on board, their families, the residents locally there who have been impacted, and

also all of the emergency services and rescue operations on the ground who are responding to the tragedy. It's really and truly a very heartbreaking

situation, and it's been a really dark and devastating day here in Leicester.

FOSTER: Do we know anything about the types of families that have been affected here in the U.K.?

RAJA: Yes. So, this flight route in particular is incredibly popular especially in Leicester. I've used it personally many times. My family use

it. My constituents use it. So, this really did hit close to home. And as a result, the community and the people here in Leicester are left quite

shaken up, as you can imagine.

FOSTER: Away from the community and the people directly in affected by this, I know there's -- a census has been set up at Gatwick where they were

hoping to, you know, receive their relatives. Obviously, it's completely horrific turn of events. Do you feel they're getting the support they need

from the authorities?

RAJA: Yes. So, the U.K. government has set up crisis centers in Delhi and London. The foreign office has got a helpline. Also, I'm working with the

Indian High Commission here in the U.K. who have offered various different support lines. My office as well remains open to residents who have been

impacted either directly or indirectly. So, there is a great sense of community support here. And a lot of my constituents have also expressed

sympathies and have, you know, requested how they can best support the residents and the families here locally impacted.

FOSTER: What do you make of this story of the survivor?

RAJA: Well, I thought it is a ray of hope on, like I said, what's been a really dark and devastating day here in Leicester East. It's nothing short

of a miracle. I have reached out to the family and, you know, I'm choosing to respect their privacy at this trying time. But as you may have picked

up, there was another -- you know, one of his brothers was also on that flight who sadly didn't survive. So, it's a weird it's a weird mixed bag of

emotions right now that I am and everyone else here is feeling.

FOSTER: I don't want to invade the privacy, but are there any details you're able to share that doesn't compromise that privacy about what

happened and where the family's from, for example?

RAJA: Not at the moment. The family are here in Leicester. And the thing is between -- you know, as you mentioned at the start, Leicester does have

a really vibrant and a really dynamic Indian community. And this flight route in particular is incredibly popular. So, there are, you know, many

frequent flyers who use this specific flight route to go -- you know, to travel between the two countries. So, it, again, has left everyone quite

shaken up here.

FOSTER: One of the great tragedies is the number of injuries on the ground as well. There was -- there seems to be so much that went wrong here. You

know, the survivors, the one positive ray of light from this.

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But we're just hearing earlier how Air India is very much turned its record around. It's a pretty safe airline. You know, the airport's got a pretty

good record as well. It just seems like a horrible accident.

RAJA: Well, I personally have had experience of severe delays when I'm boarding this specific aircraft due to various different malfunctions. And

I don't want to speculate. I trust the Indian authorities will carry out the investigation with -- you know, with their due diligence. But, you

know, I will be definitely raising questions, you know, to Air India, the CAA, and the Indian authorities regarding the safety measures of this

flight.

I've had several constituents, you know, write to me over the last couple of months expressing that their flight -- this specific flight route was

delayed. And, you know, I want to make sure that we get the answers that they deserve.

FOSTER: But delays can sometimes be positive for safety, can't they? Isn't that a positive thing?

RAJA: Yes. Well, you know, in hindsight, is what they say. But you know, regardless, we need to make sure that the aircraft that, you know, we

travel on are safe and the adequate and appropriate safety measures are being taken -- you know, are taken seriously.

There's obviously a reason the crash happened and I'm determined to find the answers and find out why -- what happened.

FOSTER: Shivani Raji -- Raja, rather, thank you so much for joining us and our thoughts very much with your constituents today. Still to come tonight,

we'll continue to follow the latest developments from the deadly Air India plane crash.

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FOSTER: Returning to our breaking news out of India where a commercial plane crashed in the City of Ahmedabad. A health official says at least 290

people have died. But in a stunning event, police say at least one passenger, this man seen here, a British National survived the crash. We

just heard from an MP in Leicester in Central England how his family is from that region.

The Air India flight to London crashed and exploded in a residential area less than a minute after takeoff, it struck a medical college hostel

killing dozens on the ground. 242 people, including crew, were onboard the plane.

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Nada Bashir joins us with the latest developments. So, I think in the last hour or so, that plane was meant to land in the U.K. So, a poignant moment.

NADA BASHIR, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Absolutely. And this is a very difficult moment for those family members, loved ones, friends who had been hoping to

meet with their loved ones this evening. Of course, that is not what is taking place now. And many family members and loved ones will be gathering

at what has been set up here as a reception center for authorities at Gatwick Airport and with the airline to provide vital updates on what is

going on the ground in terms of the investigation and also in terms of clarifying and confirming the current state of their loved ones.

And of course, there is a whole lot of anguish given the fact that we have previously had earlier on in the day from police officials and local

authorities around the (INAUDIBLE) on the ground saying that they believe that the vast majority of those onboard the plane were likely killed. And

then, of course, that remarkable news that there was at least one survivor who emerged from the wreckage of the plane. So, certainly, a huge moment of

anguish for family members as they continue to wait for updates and confirmation.

What we know at this stage is that there were 242 people on board that plane, including passengers and crew members, 169 nationals from India, 53

British nationals, seven Portuguese nationals, and one Canadian national.

Of course, given the significant number of British nationals and the fact that, you know, the plane was heading here to Gatwick Airport just outside

of London. We know, of course, that there has been close coordination between the British government and authorities in India. The U.K. also will

be supporting on the investigation from sending an air accident investigation team to India to support with the probe that has been

launched now by Indian authorities to investigate the cause of the crash.

Of course, what we know also in terms of the death toll and the casualty figures is that, at this stage, according to hospital officials, at least

290 people are believed to have been killed. And that's including both passengers and crew members on board the plane, but also, of course, at

residents in the nearby area, and crucially, medical students, doctors who would've been inside the medical college hostel just outside the grounds of

the airport, that was, of course, directly impacted by the crash.

And we know according to officials from the Indian Medical Association and the medical student's network, that dozens of medical students are said to

have been injured. They are receiving care in a nearby hospital. And we've been hearing from our affiliate colleagues on the ground who've been

speaking to eyewitnesses about the devastating scene and pulling people out of the burning building in order to try and rescue some of those survivors,

but it is understood that at least three medical students have been killed.

But again, we are waiting for those final, clarified casualty figures from the authorities. Of course, we've been hearing from world leaders as well

expressing their condolences, including here in the United Kingdom, from the government, and from the royal family. At this stage, loved ones,

family members of those on board will be waiting anxiously for more answers.

FOSTER: Yes. Our thoughts with everyone. Nada, thank you. Still to come, we'll discuss the deadly plane crashed in India with a former U.S.

government investigator and whistleblower.

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FOSTER: Now, back to our top story. The deadly crash of Air India Flight 171 in the eastern part of the country -- the western part, rather, of the

country. The flight was bound for London Gatwick. Police are saying at least one man survived with local media reporting. He's a British national.

242 passengers and crew were on board the flight while the other victims were around the crash site. Officials say at least 290 people were killed.

Shortly after taking off the Boeing 787 Dreamliner lost signal. The jet slammed into a housing unit for a local hospital when it went down. This is

the first major incident involving this particular aircraft since it took service, which was nearly 15 years ago.

For more insight, let's bring in former National Transportation Safety Board Investigator Alan Diehl. He's the author of two books, "Air Safety

Investigators: Using Science to Save Lives One Crash at a Time" and "Requiem for Camelot: Whistleblower Reveals Why JFK Jr. Died." Thank you so

much for joining us. On the Dreamliner, was it a shock to see this was the aircraft involved?

ALAN DIEHL, FORMER INVESTIGATOR, U.S. NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD: Yes, it certainly has had a great record, but like -- we've seen similar

problems in the mid-80s with 767s where it appears the engines -- and that I stress appears that the engines lost power immediately after takeoff.

That happened with two different U.S. airlines, United and Delta. And the FAA fixed the problem on the 767.

But, you know, on these highly automated aircraft they're difficult to certify and yes, I was surprised, short answer, Max.

FOSTER: On the -- yes, highly automated. This -- you know, the Dreamliner is highly automated, isn't it? And when people are -- you know, you ought

to have seen the video everyone else has seen, and the experts I've spoken to are either focused on the wheels or the wing flaps. But there's systems

in place on these aircraft, isn't there, to fix them if they become a problem and the pilot isn't aware of what's going on or something?

DIEHL: Well, of course, short answer, yes. There are multiple redundant systems, but like we saw with the 767s in the '80s, inadvertently, there's

ergonomic issues. 767 was fairly automated. Not to the extent of the 787, but the pilots inadvertently shut down the engines in those cases. I'm not

saying that happened here. But just as your viewers have seen, it doesn't look like those engines are producing power. Looks like the gear is down.

And of course, Max, you know, right after takeoff, as soon as the plane begins to climb, the pilot not flying says positive rate, and that's a clue

to raise the landing gear, that apparently didn't happen. And yes, I noticed those flaps were either retracted or only partially extended. Now,

I don't fly the 787, never have. So, I'm not sure what the flap setting is, but that is disturbing.

But again, the black boxes, as I'm sure other guests will have told you, are going to be the key. And it looks like, there in the tail, and the tail

didn't look very damaged. So, hopefully, the Indian authorities will recover those quickly and either analyze them there in India or send them

to the NTSB headquarters, probably in Washington, D.C.

FOSTER: A lot of people talking about a loss in power, even amateur observers can see how that might be the explanation. What would you be

looking at to investigate that?

DIEHL: Well, of course, the black box is specifically the flight data recorder has very complicated and extensive readouts on all the systems.

And so, they will know if the pilots did something to shut those down.

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Now, there's another possibility, and in that other book you mentioned, my latest book, I talk about whistleblower harassment. And I'm sure your

viewers know that these aircraft have been subject of whistleblower complaints about quality control. Again, I'm not saying that has to be the

answer. That's what the Indian and NTSB authorities will have to be looking at. But when you have a highly electrified, if you will, aircraft, if

there's debris along with the wires, and that was one of the complaints that they -- it allowed debris to collect where the wires were running

underneath the floor, that -- I'm saying that's a possibility.

And of course, hopefully the black box, the data recorder will reveal that because with the destruction in fire post-crash, it may be difficult for

the authorities to pinpoint the exact cause of that, but perhaps they'll find enough wreckage if that in fact is the cause.

FOSTER: Yes.

DIEHL: To pinpoint the exact location, Max.

FOSTER: Alan Diehl, really appreciate that. The frustration, obviously for the families. It's going to take months to get that information, but it has

to be right.

Thank you for watching tonight. Do stay with CNN. And our breaking news coverage from India continuing in the next hour.

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