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An IndiGo aircraft makes a landing at Navi Mumbai International Airport on December 25, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI India’s new greenfield airport, Navi Mumbai (NMI), will be airlinked with Tamil Nadu from December 29, 2025, with Indigo beginning direct and daily flights from Chennai and Coimbatore.An aviation source said the 186-seat all-economy class Airbus A320 services will be linked to the first phase of the airport’s operational hours, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. NMI is to have round-the-clock operations by February 2026. The source said that Mumbai is operationally challenging given the high volume of air traffic, and…

Bollineni Hillside, a 1295-unit gated community in Perumbakkam off Old Mahabalipuram Road, has bagged an award for the biggest solar rooftop installation in Tamil Nadu in the category for resident welfare associations Source link

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Malaysia for his two-day official visit (February 7-8), setting the stage to bring greater synergy to the consequential India-Malaysia relationship. The visit is expected to reaffirm India’s commitment to strengthening bilateral ties to even greater heights. It follows Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s visit to India in August 2024, which elevated the relationship from an ‘Enhanced Strategic Partnership’ to a ‘Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.’ PM Modi’s visit also highlights India’s remarkable soft power outreach, coinciding with celebrations with the vibrant Indian diaspora in Malaysia during the Thaipusam festival, underscoring India’s cultural diversity and…

The Science Quiz: The science hidden in proverbs and idioms 1 / 6 | Name this hydrocarbon. It’s the reason “one bad apple spoils the bunch”: as an apple ripens, it releases more of this compound, which causes nearby fruit to ripen faster. 2 / 6 | What’s the proverb based on the following fact? Fresh-cut grass is mostly water, and if you bale it while it’s still too wet, the bale can grow mould, lose nutrients, and sometimes become warm enough to catch on fire. So before it is baled, it’s typically dried under sun and dry air. 3…

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah speaks during the Budget session of the Legislative Assembly, in Jammu, on Friday. | Photo Credit: PTI Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday (February 20, 2026) defended an order regulating collection of zakat (charity) during Ramzan in Kishtwar district, amid growing criticism from political parties.Speaking in the J&K assembly, Mr. Abdullah said the order was issued following “requests of local Muslim religious leaders, who had pointed out misuse of zakat ”. “Ahead of Ramzan, directions were issued to all Deputy Commissioners to consult local stakeholders. In Kishtwar, religious leaders themselves raised…

Industrial projects to the tune of ₹54,908.22 crore, proposed at the Invest Kerala Global Summit (IKGS) organised by the State government in 2025, have moved into the implementation phase, Industries Minister P. Rajeeve has said. It came to over 40% of the Expressions of Interests (EoIs) received at the IKGS with readily available land, the Minister said, briefing media on the status of the investment proposals and the follow-up actions taken on the first anniversary of the summit in Kochi on Friday. The summit had received Eols to the tune of ₹1,81,209 crore from 449 investors. The proposals included 285…

Accused Palakurthi Sai Charan,  Kommu Sunitha and Punnam Rajitha | Photo Credit: By Arrangement The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested a Grade-I Stenographer and two subordinates for demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹5,000 at the District Principal and Sessions Court in Jayashankar Bhupalpally district on Friday, February 20, 2026. The accused, Palakurthi Sai Charan, was trapped while accepting the bribe amount through Kommu Sunitha and Punnam Rajitha, both subordinates. The bribe was sought from a complainant to hand over a certified copy of a judgment. The tainted amount was recovered from them and all three of them were produced before…

Proceedings at the Ekana Cricket Stadium on Tuesday were as slow as pouring honey, but Karnataka will remain confident that it will eventually get to taste that nectar.At stumps on day three of the Ranji Trophy semifinal here, Uttarakhand, in response to Karnataka’s humungous 736 — the southern State’s third-highest First Class total in history — had reached 149 for five.In the morning, Karnataka added just 47 runs to its overnight score, with an error in judgement resulting in centurion R. Smaran being stumped (135, 216b, 12×4) off Mayank Mishra. Karnataka’s R. Smaran is stumped by Saurabh Rawat off Mayank…

The Anti-Corruption Bureau sleuths arrested a Superintendent in the Office of the Commissioner and Director of School Education, Saifabad, and a senior assistant in the District Educational Officer’s (DEO) office in Rangareddy district while accepting a bribe of ₹70,000 on Thursday (February 19, 2026). The accused official, identified as Sangeena Phaniraj, Superintendent (General), was trapped by the ACB City Range-I officials. He demanded and accepted ₹70,000 from a complainant through Gummidala Sridhar, a senior assistant. The bribe was sought for processing the complainant school’s CBSE No Objection Certificate for the academic year 2026–27 and forwarding the file to higher authorities.ACB…

Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre. | Photo Credit: File Photo Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre has instructed forest department officials to strictly enforce the conditions stipulated for the resumption of safaris in Bandipur and Nagarhole forests.Chairing a meeting of forest officials from Mysuru, Kodagu, and Chamarajanagar in Mysuru on Friday ahead of the scheduled resumption of safaris from Saturday, Mr. Khandre said an official order detailing the stipulated conditions will likely be issued by the government by Saturday evening.Safaris had been suspended in Bandipur and Nagarhole since November 2025 in the wake of human-tiger conflict in the region.The government had decided to…