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On July 8, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1497, Vasco da Gama sets sail on the first direct European voyage to India. In 1908, V. K. R. Varadaraja Rao, Indian economist, politician, professor and educator (died 1991) was born. In 1915, Neil D. Van Sickle, American Air Force major general (died 2019) was born. In 1949, Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Indian politician, 14th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (died 2009) was born. In 1965, Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 21 is destroyed by a bomb near 100 Mile House, Canada, killing 52. In 1980, Aeroflot Flight 4225 crashes near Almaty International Airport in the then Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (present day Kazakhstan) killing all 166 people on board. In 2003, Sudan Airways Flight 139 crashes near Port Sudan Airport during an emergency landing attempt, killing 116 of the 117 people on board. In 2007, Chandra Shekhar, Indian lawyer and politician, 9th Prime Minister of India (born 1927) passed away. In 2013, Sundri Uttamchandani, Indian author (born 1924) passed away. In 2016, Abdul Sattar Edhi, Pakistani philanthropist (born 1928) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Air India told to pay Rs 20 lakh for defective seat

The Economic Times

July 8, 2026

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