Tyre burst shuts IGIA runway for 1hr

Public-private partnership (PPP) isn't really a partnership at all in the case of Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport. Delhi International Airport Pvt. Ltd (DIAL), a consortium led by the GMR group, actually 'socialise' the losses and privatise the ...

  IMAGE: unveils the official winner’s trophy of the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 on Saturday. Photograph: Rediff.com The host city logo of Guwahati for the upcoming FIFA Under-17 World Cup was launched by Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in Guwahati on Saturday. Guwahati is the venue of one of the semi-finals of the Under-17 football World Cup to be held across six cities from October 6-28. Guwahati's host city logo blends the components and sentiments relevant to the ...

Meet Bengaluru’s fondest freedom fighter, HS Doreswamy, who has been a sprightly witness to the country's ups and downs since 1947.   All photographs: Kind courtesy Your Story It was a cloudy afternoon when I met HS Doreswamy at his modest house in Jayanagar. His red oxide floored yellow home has bare minimum furnishings, with awards and Gandhi figurines adorning most of the walls and showcases. The senior freedom fighter warmly welcomes me and excuses himself to go finish his lunch.

A to Z of A free Nation: Chronicling India’s ups and downs through seven decades India Slide Photos: Aryabhata launched: 1975 Named after the famous Indian astronomer, the 360-kg first Indian satellite is built by India’s space agency, ISRO, to ...

Taking on the Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on his own turf of Amethi, BJP Chief Amit Shah and company launched a blistering attack on the Gandhi scion for neglecting the development of his constituency and questioning the Modi government instead.

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday IMAGE: China's Lin Zhu returns a shot against Ukraine's Elina Svitolina. Photograph: Emmanuel Wong/Getty Images China's Zhu Lin staved off a mid-match fightback to upset Petra Kvitova for her maiden top 20 victory in the first round of the Tianjin Open on Wednesday. The unseeded Zhu, who won 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 in the pair's first meeting, held her own in the early exchanges against the two-times Wimbledon champion.   ...

IMAGE: Players from England and Mexico vie for an aerial ball during their Under-17 World Cup Group match in Kolkata on Wednesday. Photograph: Swapan Mahapatra/PTI England prevailed over two-time champions Mexico 3-2 to seal a FIFA U-17 World Cup pre- quarterfinal berth with yet another dominating show in Kolkata on Wednesday. It was a feast for the eyes as 40,620 people turned out at the Saltlake Stadium and witnessed the five-goal thriller with England dominating the first one-hour, ...

From Swachh Bharat to spearheading the Make in India campaign, the PMO seems to be at the centre of all policies, writes Nivedita Mookerji. On the evening of November 8, 2016, the sudden buzz in newsrooms was that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was going to make a major announcement. About what? Almost everybody, including many key government functionaries, was kept guessing. What followed was one of the world’s largest demonetisation exercises in history. But given the fact that many ...

While Karat is opposed to any understanding with the Congress, Yechury is of the view that the situation warrants putting together a national alternative to the BJP, reports Archis Mohan.   The Communist Party of India-Marxist is headed for yet another showdown between party chief Sitaram Yechury and former party chief Prakash Karat at the party’s three-day central committee meeting, starting on October 14. The bone of contention is whether the CPI-M should be a part of the ...