Placing ashes in a holy river, such as the Ganges or Narmada, is a common practice in Hinduism.The Daily Mail said Arjun was fulfilling one of his wife's final wishes to have her ashes returned to her home state.

Air India flight 171 crashed on a building minutes after takeoff near the airport in India’s western city of Ahmedabad.

The Ministry of Civil Aviation stated that the panel will examine the circumstances surrounding the crash and review the current Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and safety protocols in effect.

AHMEDABAD, India >> The investigation into the Air India plane crash that killed more than 240 people is focusing on the engine, flaps and landing gear, a source said on Friday, as the aviation regulator ordered safety checks on the airline’s entire Boeing-787 fleet.

Dozens of members of Britain's Indian community gathered at a Hindu temple in London on Saturday for a vigil mourning the victims of this week's Air India crash, many of whom had personal connections to the temple.

The crash happened just weeks after the company cut a deal with the U.S. government to avoid taking criminal responsibility for a pair of deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019.