Cyclone Fengal, which made landfall near Puducherry on November 30, remained stationary near the union territory and would gradually weaken in the next three hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday. Meanwhile, operations at the Chennai airport, which had been suspended on Sunday, resumed past midnight but many flights suffered cancellations and delays, … Read more
A Royal Brunei aircraft. Image used for representational purposes only An aviation waypost was reached in Chennai on Tuesday (November 5, 2024), with Royal Brunei Airlines beginning direct flights on the Brunei-Chennai-Brunei sector. Chennai will be the carrier’s sole destination in India. The airline flew to London via Kolkata and Dubai in the 1990s, but … Read more
The 21 Indian fishermen whose release was secured by the Indian High Commission in Colombo arrived at the Chennai airport on Saturday morning. “Returning home! 21 Indian fishermen have been successfully repatriated and are on their way to Chennai from Colombo,” the Official handle of the High Commission of India in Colombo, Sri Lanka earlier … Read more
A souvenir shop at Chennai airport has been revealed as a front for a Sri Lankan gold smuggling syndicate, according to a report by The New Indian Express. The shop’s owner, Mohammed Sabir Ali, along with seven of his employees, has been arrested for their role in smuggling a whopping 267 kg of gold worth … Read more
