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Buddha tourism circuit gets a boost with Kushinagar airport

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated a new international airport at Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh and said his government has taken a number of steps to instil new energy in the......

HAL's made in India Udan plane clears major milestone

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited said on Monday it has successfully carried out the Ground Run and Low Speed Taxi Trials (LSTT) of the Hindustan-228 (VT-KNR) aircraft for DGCA (Directorate General of......

I-Day speech: Modi unveils roadmap for assertive India

Outlining the roadmap for a new and assertive India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced a slew of development programmes, including a landmark Rs 100 lakh crore "Gatishakti"......

India's mood: 'Pessimism, confusion, sadness'

'Give cash assistance of Rs 75 per person per day and an android phone and you will see the economy reviving.' IMAGE: Migrants from Uttar Pradesh walk to Chennai's Central railway station to board......

Sonu Sood airlifts Odisha migrants from Kerala

Actor Sonu Sood on Friday came to the rescue of 167 migrants stuck in Kerala by arranging a special chartered flight to help them reach their home in Odisha. The group, comprising on 147 women and......

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......

Alliance Air to focus on cost control, phasing out of expat pilots

Alliance Air, which is the largest regional airline, is currently operating 77 daily flights compared to 126 last year. When C S Subbiah took over as the chief executive officer of Alliance Air in......

Mandavia to focus on regional airline post Jet flyaway

The pilot-turned-airline owner and his partner Biraja Jena plan to launch FlyBig, which has secured 16 routes under the fourth phase of UDAN, the government’s regional connectivity programme.......

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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