The memorial has been built at a cost of Rs 15 crore on land alloted by the Tamil Nadu government at Kalam's village Peikarambu.
Online travel portals are flooded with flight and train bookings, hotels teeming with requests for accommodation, and spiritual merchandise on e-commerce platforms is selling like hotcakes. As the consecration ceremony of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on January 22 draws near, Indians across the country are putting their travelling boots on as the temple frenzy catches on. India's largest travel technology (traveltech) platform MakeMyTrip (MMT) has witnessed a substantial four-fold increase in bookings for Ayodhya compared to the previous year.
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India is the 9th largest civil aviation market in the world and is expected to reach third position with a fleet size of 1,000 by 2020.
On January 20, President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the new integrated terminal at Kolkata's Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport.
To understand Modi, listen to what he does not say -- vide NRC, suggests Prem Panicker.
The gravity of the incident which happened in Parliament should not be underestimated, the prime minister said
The Union Government will invest Rs 2000 crore (Rs 20 billion) for making Mumbai airport into a world class one, Union Civil Aviation Minister Syed Shahnawaz Hussain said in Mumbai. \n\n
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said the Centre would assist Kerala in its plans for developing airport connectivity and improving the agriculture and plantation economy of the state.
Civil Aviation Minister Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju has announced that the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad will be renamed after the former chief minister. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
The prime minister extended his hand to accept the garland but could not reach out to the boy.
The Adani Group has plans to invest almost Rs 1 lakh crore over the next seven years in Karnataka as it seeks to expand its footprint in multiple sectors, Adani Ports and SEZ Limited CEO Karan Gautam Adani said on Wednesday. He said having already invested over Rs 20,000 crore in Karnataka till now, the business group is active in multiple sectors in the state, ranging from cement, power, city piped gas and edible oil to transport, logistics and digital. Adani was speaking at the inaugural function of the three-day 'Invest Karnataka 2022'-Global Investors Meet.
Air Deccan, India's first low-cost airline that made flying affordable for the middle class, is relaunching its operations from December 23.
The Central Vigilance Commission will inquire into the alleged bungling in construction of a new terminal at Lucknow's Chaudhary Charan Singh airport.
GMR Hyderabad International Airport (GHIAL) has developed the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad ahead of schedule, but the company officials are not in a position to tell when the new facility will commence commercial operations even three days after its inauguration.It is learnt that most of the private airlines, including domestic and international carriers, are yet to enter into an agreement with the new airport's two ground handlers.
Rajesh Karkera, who was allowed exclusive access to Mumbai's new airport terminal, T2, tells its story in pictures.
The Day in Politics: Featuring Dr Singh, Messrs Kejriwal and Sisodia and Mamatadi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the world looks at India as an important pillar of stability, a trusted friend, an engine of growth in the global economy, a technology hub for finding solutions and a powerhouse of talented youth. He also said that in the rapidly changing world order, India is moving forward as 'vishwa mitra' (friend of the world). Speaking at the inauguration of the 10th edition of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit, which saw participation of state hea
Kerala chief minister will inaugurate CIAL's green initiative.
Prithviraj Chavan will inaugurate the elevated road linking the western express highway to T2 on Wednesday morning.
India's services sector income is on the rise, but what of the quality of people, asks Sanjaya Baru.
India's services sector income is on the rise, but what of the quality of people, asks Sanjaya Baru.
The first commercial flight -- Lufthansa flight LH 752 from Frankfurt -- landed exactly at 0025 hours. About 250 passengers arrived by the 8-hour flight from Germany. The same aircraft was the first departure from RGIA at 0220 hours the same day.
If Saudi Arabia, with just two Muslim holy sites of Mecca and Medina, can create a huge tourism-based ecosystem beyond oil, Ayodhya is sure to become the world's hottest religious tourism site in less than a decade, predicts R Jagannathan.
The airline, which currently has about 900 employees working for it in India, is also looking to hire more.
'Sri Anna' means the best among all the food grains," Modi said.
The new Hyderabad international airport, which was inaugurated by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on March 14, will become operational from March 23. The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamsabad near Hyderabad was to become operational on March 16. However, the process was delayed due to "operational" reasons including shifting of equipments from the old Hyderabad airport, which will be closed down for commercial operations.
The Pradhan Sevak will be in Maximum City on Thursday, January 19, to inaugurate a couple of Metro projects, so Maharashtra CM Eknath Shambhaji Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Ganghadharrao Fadnavis have got cracking.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi is expected to dedicate the new airport to the nation
The bill to set up an Airport Economic Regulatory Authority, which will fix tariffs for different agencies involved in airport operations and management, will be introduced in the budget session of Parliament next year.
Hyderabad-based diversified infra group GVK is likely to finalise stake dilution in its airport business over the next couple of months and the proceeds will be used to clear Rs 2,500-crore (Rs 25 billion) non-operational debt.
Officials also denied that security concern regarding construction of multi-level parking lot near the ATC tower was behind the idea to build control tower in Kalina
Construction of 12 greenfield airports in different parts of the country is likely to start soon with the government granting them approval, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said on Tuesday.
POTUS is on a four-day visit to Israel and Saudi Arabia.
The passengers included 10 foreigners, according to the state-run Nepal Television.
Modi's gestures have fuelled speculations that the BJP wants to bring Yediyurappa into the centre-stage of its campaign plank leveraging his mass appeal for the Assembly elections, due by May.
Domestic airports across the country are bursting at the seams. And new ones are stuck.
BJP MPs Nishikant Dubey and Manoj Tiwari allegedly entered the ATC room without permission.
Upon his return, the PM is slated to get a gala welcome from the Bharatiya Janata Party.
He cited the names of Ghulam Nabi Azad, Scindia, Himanta Biswa Sarma, Kiran Kumar Reddy and Anil K Antony in his tweet.
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