Navi Mumbai airport takes off with 48 flights, 4k passengers

MUMBAI: Marking a long-awaited milestone for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) formally entered India’s commercial aviation map on Thursday with the arrival and departure of its first scheduled passenger flights.The inaugural arrival was IndiGo flight 6E460 from Bengaluru, which touched down at 8am and was welcomed with a ceremonial…

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Local audit push: CAG flags capacity gaps, calls for stronger PAIs and tech-led audits

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has called for strengthening the institutional framework, professional capacity building and audit practices of primary auditing institutions (PAIs) responsible for local governments, highlighting the need to improve audit quality and transparency at the grassroots level, PTI reported.The call came at the conclusion of a three-day national workshop for…

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Texas freezes H-1B hiring at public institutions: How it affects careers for visa holders

Abbott orders Texas public universities and agencies to freeze H-1B visa petitions: what international workers need to know about career impact and reporting requirements Texas Governor Greg Abbott has directed all public universities and state agencies to stop filing new H-1B visa petitions without written permission from the Texas Workforce Commission through the end of…

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‘Fidayeen attacks’ carried out: 145 Pakistani forces killed, some captured alive — how BLA’s Operation Herof unfolded in Balochistan

The Balochistan Liberation Army rebels claimed to have killed over 200 Pakistani military personnel in over 40 hours after launching the second phase of Operation Herof. They further claimed to have captured central military headquarters in cities since they launched an offensive across 14 different locations in Balochistan on Saturday.The offensive raid has killed 33…

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Lottery Martin’s son Jose signals u-turn, says LJK open to TVK alliance for 2026 polls | India News

CHENNAI: Lottery operator Santiago Martin’s son, Jose Charles Martin, on Friday said his party, Latchiya Jananayaka Katchi (LJK), had expressed interest in an alliance with Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) ahead of the 2026 Assembly election, marking a shift from his earlier criticism of TVK president Vijay’s political messaging.“We have expressed our interest. Now the response…

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