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UDAN airports to get comprehensive anti-terror security cover soon

More than 60 airports operational in tier-two and tier-three cities under the Centre's regional connectivity scheme Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik or UDAN will soon be brought under a comprehensive......

Modi inaugurates Arunachal's first greenfield airport

Amidst chanting of incantations by tribal priests, the spanking new Donyi Polo airport, the first greenfield facility in Arunachal Pradesh, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on......

Modi says India is mother of all democracies, flays populism politics

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday while speaking at a rally at the temple town of Deoghar cautioned against 'short-cut' politics based on populism, which he said can lead to......

PIL filed in Bombay HC against Eknath Shinde for causing 'political turmoil'

A public interest litigation was filed in the Bombay high court on Monday against Eknath Shinde, who is leading the group of rebel Shiv Sena MLAs from Maharashtra, for causing a "political turmoil"......

RS poll: EC objects to Sena MLA's plea over invalid vote

The Election Commission of India on Wednesday raised a preliminary objection to a petition filed by Maharashtra Shiv Sena MLA Suhas Kande against the ECI's decision declaring his vote cast in the......

UDAN international plan under cloud as AirAsia India fails to get permit

Tata group-owned AirAsia India’s inability to get approval for international flights is hurting UDAN, the Indian government’s regional air connectivity project that also aims to link......

'Aviation ministry's role doesn't end with Air India'

'Government shouldn't be in the business of running airlines, instead it should develop the ecosystem of civil aviation.' IMAGE: Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia at the CII Global......

Covid nearly grounds Modi's ambitious UDAN scheme

The government's regional connectivity scheme UDAN has witnessed a slow progress of implementation, as not even 50 per cent of the route have been operationalised and the second wave of the......

As airlines spread wings, regional connectivity gets a boost

While the number of operational airports in the country will rise to 131, other smaller towns too are seeing a surge in connectivity. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh......

6 years after a revival, SpiceJet is back where it started

Despite the gains from Jet’s closure, in 2018 and 2019, the airline continued to make losses in many quarters for a variety of reasons, including some mistakes like taking on Jet’s......

Farewell, Nimmi

Nimmi, the legendary actress, passed away at her Mumbai home on Wednesday, March 25. She was 88.Dinesh Raheja remembers a woman who lit up the screen. Introduced to cinema by Raj Kapoor; groomed......

PIX: Alia Bhatt parties in Spain

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Alia Bhatt zoomed off to Spain over the weekend and partied hard with her friends. The actress was there to celebrate a......

'She made people laugh all the time'

Tun Tun, the comedienne, passed away on Monday, November 24, after a long battle with ill health. Her mentor, composer Naushad, remembers her:In 1947, the country was racked by the spectre of......

Dinesh Raheja profiles Nimmi

Dinesh RahejaIntroduced to cinema by Raj Kapoor; groomed by Mehboob Khan;Dilip Kumar's costar in five films; directed by K Asif in her swansong, Nimmi blazed bright in the 1950s when she worked......

India on course for clean sweep

With three Indians assuring themselves of gold medals in their respective age-groups, and a number of others in the lead atthe end of the sixth and penultimate round on Thursday,India look set for......

Top seed Gomes shocked

Top seed Ngyuyen Ngoc Truong Son of Vietnam and G Rohit, Abhijeet Gupta and Rahul Sangma of Inidiawon their first round matches in the Under-14 boys section, while top seed Mary Ann Gomes lost her......

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