Ahmedabad plane crash: How 2025 has been marked by terror, war, and loss

The first six months of 2025 have been marked by heartbreak — from a deadly attack in Pahalgam to a devastating plane crash in Ahmedabad.

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00:00The first six months of 2025 have been a storm of sorrow.

00:10Chapters written in blood, loss and war.

00:13It began in the quiet valleys of Pehalkam, where peace was shattered by gunfire.

00:19Families torn apart by the chilling terror attack that claimed dozens of lives.

00:24We were still grieving when the drums of war began to beat louder.

00:28Operation Sindhoor, a name that still echoes in the headlines.

00:32And when those headlines turned to celebrations, with RCB winning their first IPL,

00:37even that victory turned into tragedy.

00:40A jubilant Bengaluru suffered a tragic stampede.

00:45Then came the skies, Ahmedabad.

00:48An Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner, carrying hopes, dreams and final goodbyes.

00:55A flight that never reached London.

00:58Among the passengers was UK national Jamie Rameek,

01:01whose last words on Instagram were filled with peace.

01:04Goodbye India.

01:05He never imagined they would be final.

01:08Goodbye India.

01:09Four tragedies, different places, different faces.

01:13But the pain, the same.

01:152025 has been a year of scars.

01:18We lit candles, wrote hashtags and prayed.

01:21To those we lost in 2025,

01:24we will remember you.