Modi inaugurates Chennai airport's new terminal building

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the Rs 1,260 crore New Integrated Terminal Building (Phase-1) of the Chennai International Airport, a facility that will boost passenger......

Arrivals at Chennai airport suspended due to heavy rains, strong winds

Arrival of flights here is suspended till evening in view of showers and heavy winds though departures would continue, authorities here said on Thursday. IMAGE: Chennai Domestic Airport.......

DGCA bars use of wide-body aircraft at Kozhikode

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has barred the operation of wide-body aircraft at Kozhikode airport this monsoon "out of abundant caution", a senior official said, adding that the......

Cyclone Vardah slams into TN; 4 dead, Chennai airport shut

Very severe cyclonic storm Vardah, the most intense to have hit the Tamil Nadu capital in two decades, claimed four lives, flattened homes, snapped power, communication lines and threw into disarry......

Govt spending Rs 14,500 crore on airports before 'privatising' them

With six airports handed over to the Adani group for 50 years, the government is now all set to hand over another 25 airports to private players in a bid to ‘monetise’ them. Official......

Tata Sons now has majority stake in AirAsia

Tata Sons will increase its stake in budget carrier AirAsia India (AAI) to 83.67 per cent by acquiring an additional 32.67 per cent for $37.66 million from AirAsia Investment Ltd (AAIL), according......

From Chennai to Guwahati, 8 major airports likely to be privatised

It is likely the airports - Chennai, Kolkata, Kochi, Pune, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Lucknow and Guwahati - will be bid out for 30 years and the tariffs will be fixed upfront. The government’s......

Why are our airports in such a mess?

Domestic airports across the country are bursting at the seams. And new ones are stuck. Surajeet Das Gupta takes stock. A milestone is seen outside the Jaisalmer Airport in Rajasthan in August......

Sachin, Sehwag lead wishes on Mother's Day

Photograph: Kind courtesy Sachin Tendulkar/Twitter The legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and swashbuckling Virender Sehwag were among India’s cricket stars who took to social media......

'We will try to keep Asian Athletics C'ship in India'

The Athletics Federation of India (AAI) has said that it would try its best to hold the Asian Athletics Championship in another city of the country after the prestigious event, schedule to be held......

Mary Ann Gomes wins maiden National chess crown

Woman Grandmaster Mary Ann Gomes wonher maiden national title after drawing her final round game against WGM Kiran Manisha Mohanty, in the Velammal 38th National Women's Premier Chess Championship,......

Gomes in sight of maiden National crown

Woman Grandmaster Mary Ann Gomes of AAI inched closer to her maiden National Premier Chess Championship title as she drew with International Master Eesha Karavade of Maharashtra in the tenth and......