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PIX: Alia Bhatt, Vaani Kapoor mingle with Lindsay Lohan

PIX: Alia Bhatt, Vaani Kapoor mingle with Lindsay Lohan

Rediff.com20 Apr 2017

Television producers Anu and Shashi Ranjan toasted 13 global women achievers at the 7th GR8 Women Awards, at Roda Al Bustan, Dubai.

NZ players reach Dubai after 'specific, credible threat' derailed Pakistan tour

NZ players reach Dubai after 'specific, credible threat' derailed Pakistan tour

Rediff.com19 Sep 2021

New Zealand was warned of a "specific, credible threat" against its team, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said, elaborating on the rationale for abruptly abandoning the tour of Pakistan as the squad reached Dubai on Sunday.

Man under observation for COVID-19 goes missing, traced home

Man under observation for COVID-19 goes missing, traced home

Rediff.com9 Mar 2020

The passenger, who arrived from Dubai to Mangaluru International Airport, had fever and the administration made arrangements to treat him at the Wenlock hospital.

Adani in talks with sovereign funds to raise up to $2.6 bn

Adani in talks with sovereign funds to raise up to $2.6 bn

Rediff.com26 Feb 2024

The Adani group is in advanced talks with top sovereign funds based in West Asia to raise up to $2.6 billion for its airport expansion and green hydrogen projects. The group, which expects to close the ongoing financial year ending March with Rs 80,000 crore of Ebitda (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation), has held a series of road shows in London, Dubai, and Singapore with potential investors, briefing them about their future growth plans. The group's flagship, Adani Enterprises, may dilute part of its stake in the airport-holding firm and/or the green hydrogen business to these funds, which are keen to invest in the Indian infrastructure sector, said a source close to the development.

Modi inaugurates new terminal at Chandigarh airport

Modi inaugurates new terminal at Chandigarh airport

Rediff.com11 Sep 2015

AAI has 51% stake in the project while Punjab and Haryana have 24.5% equity each.

Bhindranwale's terrorist nephew dies in Pakistan

Bhindranwale's terrorist nephew dies in Pakistan

Rediff.com5 Dec 2023

Khalistani separatist Lakhbir Singh alias 'Rode', a designated terrorist under the Indian law, has died recently in Pakistan, where he had taken refuge after his uncle Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale was killed in 1984 during an army action, officials said on Tuesday.

Covid-19 gives India's private airlines a chance to go international

Covid-19 gives India's private airlines a chance to go international

Rediff.com11 Sep 2020

Over 600 slots at three major airports - Heathrow, Dubai and New York's JFK International - could be at stake.

DGCA had flagged safety lapses at Kozhikode airport last year

DGCA had flagged safety lapses at Kozhikode airport last year

Rediff.com8 Aug 2020

The DGCA pointed to cracks on the runway, water stagnation and excessive rubber deposits among other lapses in its show-cause notice. The DGCA conducted the inspection after an Air India Express flight coming from Dammam in Saudi Arabia had a 'tail strike' while landing at the Calicut (Kozhikode) airport on July 2 last year, an official said.

Vistara flight grounded after hydraulic failure, DGCA orders probe

Vistara flight grounded after hydraulic failure, DGCA orders probe

Rediff.com9 Jan 2023

A senior DGCA official said that the flight has been grounded and a detailed probe has been ordered into the matter. All the passengers are safe.

Why Did IC-814 Series Mute ISI Role?

Why Did IC-814 Series Mute ISI Role?

Rediff.com21 Oct 2024

Captain Sharan and Flight Engineer Anil Jaggia both confirm that the hijackers seemed to know a lot about flying an aircraft. Without help from the ISI or the Pakistan army, it was impossible, points out Utkarsh Mishra.

India reports 2nd case of monkeypox, Kannur man found positive

India reports 2nd case of monkeypox, Kannur man found positive

Rediff.com19 Jul 2022

A 31-year-old man from Kannur in Kerala tested positive for monkeypox on Monday, making it the second confirmed case of the disease in India, a Union health ministry official said.

'They are victims of systematic human trafficking'

'They are victims of systematic human trafficking'

Rediff.com8 Jan 2024

'We have interesting leads on the agents. The roles of agents in this entire operation, who were doing what.'

Emirates flight crash landing remains a mystery

Emirates flight crash landing remains a mystery

Rediff.com4 Aug 2016

The United Arab Emirates' General Civil Aviation Authority, which is probing the incident, said the work was underway to recover the flight data and cockpit voice recorders, also known as "black boxes", that will be analysed at its facility in Abu Dhabi.

Send us your tourists, Prez Muizzu urges China amid row with India

Send us your tourists, Prez Muizzu urges China amid row with India

Rediff.com10 Jan 2024

He urged China to bolster the flow of its tourists to the Maldives.

Monthly passenger traffic at Mumbai airport tops 3 million in Oct

Monthly passenger traffic at Mumbai airport tops 3 million in Oct

Rediff.com19 Nov 2014

According to Mumbai International Airport Limited spokesperson, the airport handled 3.04 million passengers in October and 3.15 million passengers in May. In December 2013, 2.9 million passengers passed through the Mumbai airport.

Weep For Afghanistan

Weep For Afghanistan

Rediff.com20 Aug 2021

What happens when religious fundamentalists take over a country?

UAE urges India to revise air services pact

UAE urges India to revise air services pact

Rediff.com25 Jun 2019

Emirates and Etihad Airways have over the past year continued to lobby India to allow them more flight slots, which won't be possible until the 2007 pact is revised.

Miraculous escape for family of 5 on ill-fated plane

Miraculous escape for family of 5 on ill-fated plane

Rediff.com8 Aug 2020

A family of five, returning to their hometown at Koducalli in Kozhikode from Dubai, were aboard the fateful Air India Express flight that crash-landed at the Kozhikode airport claiming at least 18 lives on Friday.

Delhi police brings back gangster Deepak 'Boxer' from Mexico

Delhi police brings back gangster Deepak 'Boxer' from Mexico

Rediff.com5 Apr 2023

Deepak 'Boxer', one of the most wanted fugitives in India who was nabbed by the police authorities in Mexico, was brought to New Delhi on Wednesday, officials said.

AI crash: Remains of passengers handed over to families

AI crash: Remains of passengers handed over to families

Rediff.com9 Aug 2020

The mortal remains of co-pilot Akhilesh Kumar were cremated on Sunday "with attendance from all family members as well as with the officials of Air India and Air India Express present to mark respect to the departed soul at Mathura, his hometown".

Mortal remains of Captain Sathe reach Mumbai; funeral on Aug 11

Mortal remains of Captain Sathe reach Mumbai; funeral on Aug 11

Rediff.com9 Aug 2020

The funeral of Sathe, 58, who was a resident of suburban Chandivali in Mumbai, will take place on Tuesday, said a senior Air India official.

Plane hijack bid foiled in Bangladesh, passengers safe

Plane hijack bid foiled in Bangladesh, passengers safe

Rediff.com24 Feb 2019

The lone suspect has been detained and is being interrogated.

Djokovic stuck at Australia airport after visa bungle

Djokovic stuck at Australia airport after visa bungle

Rediff.com5 Jan 2022

Djokovic, who has won nine titles at Melbourne Park, including the last three, confirmed on Tuesday that had received a vaccination exemption to allow him to bid for a record 21st major title at the Australian Open, which starts on January 17.

Plane grounded in France: Guj police begin hunt to nab agents

Plane grounded in France: Guj police begin hunt to nab agents

Rediff.com26 Dec 2023

He said most of the passengers on the chartered plane that returned from France were from districts of Banaskantha, Patan, Mehsana and Anand.

Air India pilot Deepak Sathe cremated with state honours

Air India pilot Deepak Sathe cremated with state honours

Rediff.com11 Aug 2020

The flight from Dubai with 190 people, including a six-member crew, overshot the tabletop runway during landing at the Kozhikode airport in heavy rain on Friday, killing 18 people, including both the pilots.

AgustaWestland accused, lobbyist arrested after deportation from Dubai

AgustaWestland accused, lobbyist arrested after deportation from Dubai

Rediff.com31 Jan 2019

They said Rajeev Shamsher Bahadur Saxena wanted in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP choppers money laundering case and lobbyist Deepak Talwar wanted by the Enforcement Directorate and the Central Bureau of Investigation in a case of misusing over Rs 90 crore taken through the foreign funding route, were brought in a special plane to Delhi around 1:30 am.

Compare IndiGo with global, not local carriers: CEO Elbers

Compare IndiGo with global, not local carriers: CEO Elbers

Rediff.com27 Sep 2023

IndiGo's size should be compared with global carriers, and not other domestic airlines, chief executive officer Pieter Elbers said on Tuesday, adding that such benchmarking will help India transform its airports into aviation hubs. Elbers flagged the tendency to scrutinise domestic competition, assess fares on domestic routes, and determine if they are high. "But if we want to build some hubs, we should have a broader look," he said during a panel discussion at a convention organised by All India Management Association (AIMA).

Zulqarnain lands in England after Dubai no-show

Zulqarnain lands in England after Dubai no-show

Rediff.com9 Nov 2010

Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider has arrived in England after mysteriously disappearing hours before the fifth and final One-day International against South Africa in Dubai.

NSE to set up an international exchange in Gujarat's GIFT City

NSE to set up an international exchange in Gujarat's GIFT City

Rediff.com26 Feb 2015

New exchange will provide an electronic platform for trading.

Pervez Musharraf laid to rest in Karachi

Pervez Musharraf laid to rest in Karachi

Rediff.com7 Feb 2023

Several retired and serving military officers attend Pervez Musharraf's funeral prayers.

Taliban attack Karachi ASF camp, fail to penetrate cordon

Taliban attack Karachi ASF camp, fail to penetrate cordon

Rediff.com10 Jun 2014

Taliban militants on Tuesday attacked a training camp of the Airport Security Force near Karachi international airport in Karachi, but fled after Pakistani forces repulsed the assault, a day after an all-night siege at the facility left nearly 40 people dead.

Kerala man wins $1m lottery after surviving Emirates crash-landing

Kerala man wins $1m lottery after surviving Emirates crash-landing

Rediff.com11 Aug 2016

Mohammad Basheer Abdul Khadar, from Kerala has won a million dollars in lottery, just six days after miraculously surviving the accident.

Rs 69 lakh in new notes, foreign currency seized at Mumbai airport

Rs 69 lakh in new notes, foreign currency seized at Mumbai airport

Rediff.com28 Dec 2016

This money was found wrapped in newspapers and was concealed in their check-in baggage.

Prime suspect in Kanpur train accident arrested in Nepal

Prime suspect in Kanpur train accident arrested in Nepal

Rediff.com7 Feb 2017

A special team of Nepal Police arrested Samshul Hoda along with three others from Tribhuvan International Airport.

Laser show at Kolkata's 'Burj Khalifa' stopped over COVID fears

Laser show at Kolkata's 'Burj Khalifa' stopped over COVID fears

Rediff.com13 Oct 2021

While some reports suggested that the laser show of Sribhumi Sporting Club, helmed by state minister Sujit Bose, was suspended after some pilots complained of obstruction in viewing due to it, organisers of the puja situated close to the Dumdum airport claimed that the measure was taken as the crowd was not moving forward, creating COVID and security hazards.

Cyclone Michaung paralyses Chennai, revives fears of 2015 flood

Cyclone Michaung paralyses Chennai, revives fears of 2015 flood

Rediff.com4 Dec 2023

Heavy rains continued to pound Chennai and nearby districts on Monday under the impact of a cyclonic storm, which is likely to cross the coast in Andhra Pradesh on December 5.

Crazy fans in Pakistan set for a dose of international cricket

Crazy fans in Pakistan set for a dose of international cricket

Rediff.com11 Sep 2017

World XI captain Faf du Plessis on Monday said that their tour of Pakistan is not just about playing a series but way bigger than that where the crazy fans get a dose of top flight international cricket.

Diamond heist accused brought to Mumbai from Dubai

Diamond heist accused brought to Mumbai from Dubai

Rediff.com26 Aug 2010

"Three officials from the Mumbai crime branch had left for the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday night and brought the four accused to Mumbai this morning," a senior police official said. They are likely to be produced before a local court later in the day, he said

Musharraf returns to Pakistan despite death threat

Musharraf returns to Pakistan despite death threat

Rediff.com24 Mar 2013

Ending four years of self-imposed exile, Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf returned home on Sunday to take part in the May 11 general elections despite a Taliban death threat.

Surat to soon have India's first diamond SEZ

Surat to soon have India's first diamond SEZ

Rediff.com24 Aug 2014

An international airport mulled by state govt in Surat will help to help boost business as well as tourism