Airports are usually built far from city centres, carefully designed to keep aircraft and everyday traffic well apart. Runways rarely intersect with roads, pedestrians, or neighbourhoods, and strict security ensures clear separation at all times. But in Gibraltar, that’s not the case. Here, the international airport’s active runway cuts directly across the main road into…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi said on Saturday that the interim trade agreement with the US is yet more evidence of the international community’s growing trust in India and said the series of recent trade deals marks country’s transformation from just a huge market to a hub of investment and trade. While addressing a community…
Climate activist and educator Sonam Wangchuk at CJP protest (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has rejected being labelled a “modern Gandhi” or a hero, saying he is “just an ordinary citizen” and urging people to take responsibility for their own lives instead of looking for someone else to lead.Wangchuk made…
Mamata Banerjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Images/Agencies) NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi over why he did not address Pakistan’s threat to strike Kolkata.Addressing a poll rally in Nadia district, she said: “You (PM) target Bengal during election rallies; but when Pakistan talks of attacking…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla urging him to “decline any recognition to separate faction of TMC”.Abhishek said reports suggesting that a group of TMC MPs may seek recognition as an independent bloc were legally untenable. He asserted that the TMC remains a “single,…
Every sound carries an energy with which we can relate to. It is also counted among the most powerful medium for activating and balancing energy. Among the infinite types of sounds in the world, there is the sound of wind chimes which when used correctly, are believed to instigate vibrations and remove negativity. These sounds…
NEW DELHI: Captain SPS Suri, who flew back the hijacked IC 814 from Kandahar to Delhi on Jan 1, 2000, has been appointed the chief operating officer of India’s biggest regional airline Star Air. Former director operations of erstwhile Air India who worked with SpiceJet for nearly a decade after retiring from AI in Nov…
A national flag represents the whole country. Being a powerful visual representative of any nation, these flags not only talk about the identity, it also represents the history and values. There are over 190 countries on the global map, each flag relies on colours, or abstract emblems; some feature animals, mythical creatures and birds which…
KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane made a sarcastic remark involving Cricket Australia after Kolkata Knight Riders lost their IPL 2026 opener to Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.KKR went down by six wickets as Mumbai chased 221, with Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton leading the effort. Watch Greenstone Lobo predicts IPL 2026 winner After…
India’s Abhishek Sharma plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and West Indies in Kolkata, India, Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo) Abhishek Sharma’s form has come under scrutiny ahead of India’s T20 World Cup 2026 semifinal against England, with former cricketers Manoj Tiwary and Irfan Pathan raising concerns about…