First international flight takes wing from Navi Mumbai airport, opening its global gateway | Mumbai News

Navi Mumbai International Airport formally launched its overseas operations on Wednesday Abu Dhabi: At 2.55am (IST) Wednesday, Air India Express flight IX 207 to Abu Dhabi lifted off from Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA), becoming the first international commercial flight to depart from the city’s long-awaited second airport and formally launching its overseas operations.The historic…

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In Chennai, Thousands Remain Homeless, Living Under Flyovers | Chennai News

S Valli and her husband are one of several thousand homeless in Chennai, who live under bridges and flyovers; most are either street performers or guest workers Muskaan.Ahmed@timesofindia.comEvery few minutes, a train rattles past Velachery railway station as passing vehicles kick up clouds of dust into S Valli’s “home”. The 40-year-old lives under the flyover…

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World Cup Q&A: ‘Are you allowed to be scared of the prospect of losing to Haiti? Of course you are!’ | Football

Key events What would Burns say? BobbiJane15: Clarkie and wee Billy Gilmour are both from Ayrshire. Can you think of a Burns quote that would give the team a boost? double quotation markThat’s a brilliant question. And with family heritage there, I should have a smart answer. Unfortunately, I will have to leave for others,…

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‘American jobs ought to go to American workers’: JD Vance as US cracks down on H-1B fraud

“American jobs ought to go to American workers and not foreign fraudsters,” US vice president JD Vance said on Wednesday (local time) as he announced a crackdown on the alleged misuse of the H-1B visa programme.He also said the US department of labour has launched investigations and issued subpoenas against entities accused of exploiting the…

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Why ramping up Canada’s indoor farming capacity may prove ‘difficult’ – National

Prime Minister Mark Carney launched Canada’s new National Food Strategy, aimed at bringing down the cost of groceries for Canadians and boosting domestic food production across Canada by growing produce year-round. But some experts say expanding greenhouse production is easier said than done. The federal government is planning to spend $750 million to “drastically expand…

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Kanpur cricketer Vinayak Shukla named Oman team skipper, succeeding Jatinder Singh | Cricket News

Lucknow: Kanpur-born wicketkeeper-batter Vinayak Shukla has been named the new captain of the Oman national cricket team, succeeding long-serving skipper Jatinder Singh ahead of key international assignments, including the ACC Men’s Premier Cup and the final leg of the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 campaign.Vinayak, 31, who hails from Shyamnagar in Kanpur, made his…

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