Mumbai, Dec. 25 (UNI) Commercial flight operations commenced at Navi Mumbai International Airport on Thursday. An IndiGo flight from Bengaluru, flight number 6E 460, landed at the airport at 7:31 a.m. amid a traditional water cannon salute. To mark the arrival of the first commercial flight and the festive occasion of Christmas, all passengers were…
New Delhi, Dec 25 (UNI) India’s landmark journey to the Moon is set to be retold on screen in ‘Space Gen – Chandrayaan,’ an upcoming series on JioHotstar that chronicles India’s multi-mission lunar programme led by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Produced by ‘The Viral Fever (TVF),’ the series traces the evolution of India’s…
New Delhi: NBCC (India) Limited has taken a significant step towards international expansion by commencing its overseas real estate operations in Dubai through its wholly owned subsidiary, NBCC Overseas Real Estate LLC. As part of this initiative, NBCC Overseas Real Estate LLC has acquired a prime land parcel on Dubai Mainland for AED 16 million,…
Kunming, Dec 25 (UNI) Rescuers have retrieved four bodies and three people are still missing following a suspected coal and gas outburst at a coal mine on Wednesday in southwest China’s Yunnan Province, local authorities said Thursday. The accident struck the Daying coal mine in Zhenxiong County at around 8:10 p.m. Wednesday, according to the…
Chennai, Dec 25 (UNI) Christmas, the festival marking the birth of Jesus Christ, was celebrated with religious fervour, traditional gaiety and enthusiasm by the Christians in Tamil Nadu today. As church bells tolled signalling the moment of Nativity, faithfuls converged for the midnight mass in cathedrals and churches as senior bishops and priests delivered the…
Toronto, (UNI) Canadian police have reported the back-to-back murders of two Indian nationals in Toronto, of Shivank Avasthi, 20, and Himanshi Khurana, 30. The Toronto police said that officers responded on Tuesday, December 23, afternoon to a call of a person with serious injuries in the Highland Creek Trail and Old Kingston Road area. They…
New Delhi, (UNI) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday alleged that the BJP’s public slogans on women’s safety stand in contrast to its handling of cases involving leaders linked to crimes against women. The AAP was referring to recent developments related to the Ankita Bhandari murder case in Uttarakhand and the relief granted to…
Shimla, (UNI) The Himachal Apple Producers Association (Himachal Seb Utpadak Sangh) has strongly opposed the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed between India and New Zealand, alleging that it compromises the interests of apple, kiwi and pear growers across hill states and favours corporate farming interests abroad. In a press release issued here today, the Association…
Washington, (UNI) The Department of Homeland Security said it was replacing its longstanding lottery system for H-1B work visas with a new “weighted, wage-based selection process” approach that prioritizes skilled, higher-paid foreign workers. The change follows a series of actions by the Trump administration aimed at reshaping a visa program that critics say has become…
New Delhi, 25 Dec (UNI) Delhi residents woke up to the cleanest air the city has seen in nearly 50 days on Christmas morning, offering rare relief after weeks of hazardous pollution levels that have persisted since Diwali. At 8.05 am on Wednesday, Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 220, its lowest since early…
