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The Lion Air Crash and Other Times When Planes Came Down

The morbid visual of a huge metal object plummeting from the sky commands a grim fascination. From the hair-raising footage of a plane crashing into a bridge in Taiwan to a miraculous river landing in New York, here’s what happens when planes and cities cross paths.

Arré Bench May 29, 2016

History

Did the Burari Family Really Have Ties With a Suicidal Cult?

Eleven members of a family in Delhi’s Burari killed themselves and initial investigations suggest that they were part of a deadly cult that promised them salvation. What does the Bhatia family have in common with the Jonestown Massacre?

Kahini Iyer May 21, 2016

History

Victoria Docks Blasts: The Explosions That Built India’s Commercial Capital

On this day, 74 years ago, Mumbai witnessed one of its darkest days. A blast aboard the British cargo ship, Fort Stikine, left the docks in ruins. Mumbai’s busiest commercial district, Nariman Point, is built on the debris of that incident.

Vaishnavi Rathi March 3, 2016