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Navi Mumbai airport (File Photo) MUMBAI: Two months after passenger Terminal 1 was commissioned at the Navi Mumbai International Airport, a ground breaking ceremony for an exclusive, fully automated air cargo hub marked the next phase of development at the greenfield airport. The cargo hub is expected to be completed in two years time. The proposed facility, to be developed as a dedicated cargo hub for FedEx, will come up within the airport premises under a long-term investment plan exceeding Rs 2,500 crore. Spread across 300,000 square feet, the hub is designed as a regional consolidation and redistribution centre that…

NEW DELHI: Fresh CCTV and mobile videos linked to the fatal Dwarka South car crash that killed 23-year-old Sahil Dhaneshra has surfaced, showing the accused teen and his sister arguing with bystanders moments after the collision.In the visuals, sister is heard saying “wo speed mein tha,” apparently referring to the biker who died in the crash.The video shows woman shielding her brother as a crowd gathers at the accident spot. She is also heard saying “vo saamne se aaya hai,” suggesting the motorcycle approached from the opposite direction.The brother is seen speaking on his phone and wiping his face with…

Bengaluru: Stating that Devanahalli is too far from the city centre, the railways has decided to relocate India’s proposed mega coach terminal to Yelahanka in north Bengaluru. Union minister of state for railways V Somanna Tuesday said the terminal was originally planned at Devanahalli, but the distance from Bengaluru and logistical challenges made the location unsuitable. The project has since been shifted to Yelahanka, near the Rail Wheel Factory, which is considered more accessible and better connected to the city’s rail network.Modi & Macron Joint Presser, AI Summit Highlights, Great Nicobar Development Project And MoreThe mega coach terminal, estimated to…

Excise police in Hyderabad arrested a man from Agra for selling ganja-infused thandai and chocolates (Representative image) HYDERABAD: In a major pre-Holi crackdown, Excise police in Hyderabad arrested a man for allegedly selling ganja-infused thandai and chocolates in the Charminar area.The accused, identified as B. Vikas from Agra, Uttar Pradesh, was allegedly mixing 5 grams of ganja into each chocolate and selling the spiked thandai at Rs 150 per glass, though the drink’s original price was Rs 50, officials said.Acting on specific inputs, enforcement teams raided Vikas’s residence and seized 1,920 ganja-laced chocolates. During interrogation, he reportedly confessed that he…

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin on Wednesday tabled the report of the High-Level Committee on Union–State Relations in the state assembly and stressed the need for state autonomy and the decentralisation of powers that, he said, have been accumulated by the Union government over the years. Calling the move “belling the cat”, he remarked, “If we cannot do it, then who can?”“What I want to convey to state governments across the country and to the Union government is that autonomy for states and a coalition government at the Centre are essential. This is not the demand of…

Ahmedabad: An 80-year-old retired govt servant from Paldi lost Rs 17 lakh — his life savings, accumulated over 38 years — within 30 seconds of unwittingly sharing his banking details with fraudsters posing as bank officials. A former employee of the state irrigation department, he lives alone in Paldi’s Narayannagar area. He told cybercrime police on Monday that scammers targeted him through a fake Facebook page that looked like the Bank of India’s official page. On Nov 24, 2025, he saw a post claiming pensioners could submit life certificates online without visiting a branch. Trusting it, he clicked “Get in…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has made significant progress across major urban development initiatives over the past three years with many projects taken up under AMRUT 2.0, Smart Cities Mission, Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U), PMAY-Urban and newly-introduced livelihood and mobility schemes, according to the data presented recently in the Rajya Sabha by minister of state for housing and urban affairs, Tokhan Sahu, in response to a question raised by BJD Rajya Sabha member Manas Ranjan Mangaraj.According to the reply, 345 projects worth Rs 4,029 crore were approved for Odisha under AMRUT 2.0, covering water supply and waterbody rejuvenation. Out of these, 236 projects…

Gurgaon: Nearly two-thirds of the city households are not connected to legal sewer lines.Municipal figures reveal a stark contradiction beneath the surface. Out of 5.5 lakh households of the city, only 1.8 lakh had authorised sewer connections even as the glass towers, corporate campuses and luxury housing clusters of Gurgaon project the image of a global city.With 3.7 lakh homes — a whopping 66.6% — outside the formal sanitation system, most residents either depend on septic tanks or informal disposal channels rather than the city’s official network.If Gurgaon’s numbers are troubling, those of neighbouring Faridabad are even more severe. In…

Guwahati: Assam assembly speaker Biswajit Daimary on Monday rejected an adjournment motion moved by AIUDF MLA Aminul Islam seeking a discussion on alleged recent provocative remarks by CM Himanta Biswa Sarma against a particular community, prompting AIUDF legislators to walk out of the House.Rejecting the motion, Daimary said, “The topic is important; but it can be discussed during the motion of thanks of the governor’s address. You can raise your points then and the CM can also answer your queries.”Modi & Macron Joint Presser, AI Summit Highlights, Great Nicobar Development Project And MoreHe also cited the day’s legislative business, saying…

4-month pregnant woman, Chandini Kewat, was found dead in her rented Ghaziabad home (Representative image) GHAZIABAD: Police recovered the body of a 26-year-old woman from her rented house in Khoda Colony on Monday evening. The woman was four months pregnant, an officer said.The deceased was identified as Chandini Kewat. Police said she died by hanging herself in the room. The rope later snapped, causing her to fall to the floor and suffer head injuries.Abhishek Srivastava, ACP (Indirapuram), said the incident is believed to have occurred on Sunday. Chandini’s 1.5-year-old son remained in the room with her body for over 24…