A former triathlete whose terminal cancer was initially mistaken for long Covid has been given months to live. Olivia Knowles, from Blackpool, noticed something “wasn’t quite correct” in August 2023 while competing in the Half Ironman World Championship in Lahti, Finland. The two-mile swim and 56-mile cycle went smoothly but she added she “just wasn’t … Read more
An aerial view seen after tsunami at Indira Point in Andaman, Nicobar Islands, India. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images An international cruise terminal to facilitate a “global” port-led city, “high-end” tourism infrastructure, and a ship-breaking yard are among the new additions to the ₹72,000 crore mega-infrastructure project in Great Nicobar Island proposed by the … Read more
A CISF official assisting a passenger at the Chennai International Airport. Image used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj A few years ago, a man managed to enter the terminal at the Chennai International Airport with a fake ticket to see off his wife and spend an extra couple of hours … Read more
Getty Images Sir Chris Hoy performed the baton ceremony before the men’s cycling sprint finals at this year’s Paris Olympics Six-time Olympic cycling champion Sir Chris Hoy has announced that his cancer is terminal. In an interview with the Sunday Times, he says doctors have told him he has between two and four years to … Read more
My Name’5 Doddie Foundation Scott Stewart keeps working in order to help support his daughter, Rae, with his wife, Robyn When Scott Stewart was diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND), he knew he wanted to keep working to support his family. His reduced mobility meant he had to give up his job as a careers … Read more
The construction of a new terminal as part of the modernisation of the Ernakulam bus station of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) will begin in the first week of November. The project, which has been modelled on the Vyttila Mobility Hub, includes setting up a facility in which both KSRTC and private buses … Read more
Some farmers have opposed the government’s plans of constructing a parking terminal along the Ring Road in Belagavi. In a letter to the Deputy Commissioner, some farmers from Kadoli and Agasaga have said that fertile land that provides them livelihood will be lost if the facility is constructed by taking over their land. They said … Read more
South Central Railway (SCR) has decided to take up experimental halts at the upcoming Cherlapalli railway terminal, Hyderabad from March 14 for the following trains: Train Number 17011/ 17012 Hyderabad- Sirpur Kaghaznagar – Bidar Express, Train Number 12713/12714 Vijayawada – Secunderabad – Vijayawada Express and Train Number 12706/12705 Secunderabad – Guntur – Secunderabad Express. These … Read more
Maharashtra DY Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar along with others during inauguration of a new terminal at the airport in Pune, on March 10, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 10 virtually inaugurated the new terminal buildings of Pune and Kolhapur airports in Maharashtra, featuring modern amenities. Deputy … Read more
T2 initially catered to domestic operations of a few airlines as Terminal 1 handled the bulk of domestic and international flights. | Photo Credit: BHAGYA PRAKASH K. Passengers got a feel of the Kempegowda International Airport’s (KIA) Terminal 2 (T2) as operations began this January after being officially inaugurated in November 2022. Referred to as … Read more