Live. By. Noida International Airport opening live: The airport will serve as a primary international airport for major Uttar Pradesh cities such as Noida, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Mathura and Agra and It will also act as a gateway to several pilgrimage and tourist destinations.. 2 Mins agoTraffic curbs till 11pm, vehicles to be diverted. 10 Mins agoHow the airport will boost tourism, help UP cities. 20 Mins agoMultiple delays and an inauguration. 25 Mins agoPM Modi to inaugurate Phase 1 today. Noida International Airport opening live: View of the newly constructed Noida International Airport, ahead of its inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.. Noida International Airport opening live: A traffic advisory has been issued y ahead of the Noida International Airport inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today. The advisory will remain in force from 7 am to 11 pm on Saturday, with arrangements made to ensure uninterrupted passage of emergency vehicles such as ambulances and fire services.. Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the first phase of the Noida International Airport in Jewar, Uttar Pradesh today. The airport is finally being opened after multiple delays and is set to become the second international airport serving the Delhi-NCR region, after the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA).. The two airports will function as an integrated aviation system that will ease congestion, expand passenger capacity, and position Delhi-NCR among leading global aviation hubs, the government said in a statement earlier.. The airport will serve as a primary international airport for major Uttar Pradesh cities such as Noida, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Mathura and Agra and It will also act as a gateway to several pilgrimage and tourist destinations.. Inauguration after multiple delays. The airport was first set for a launch on December 1, 2024 which was postponed to April 2025. It was again postponed to September 1,2025 and then finally to early 2026.. PM’s schedule for airport inauguration. PM Modi will inaugurate the phase 1 of the Noida International Airport at 12 noon and will then address a public gathering on the occasion. The government has termed the airport as ‘major international gateway for the National Capital Region (NCR)’ that represents a significant step in strengthening the country’s airport infrastructure and enhancing regional and international connectivity.. …Read More. Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the first phase of the Noida International Airport in Jewar, Uttar Pradesh today. The airport is finally being opened after multiple delays and is set to become the second international airport serving the Delhi-NCR region, after the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA).. The two airports will function as an integrated aviation system that will ease congestion, expand passenger capacity, and position Delhi-NCR among leading global aviation hubs, the government said in a statement earlier.. The airport will serve as a primary intern 

 New Delhi. India backs Bangladesh’s quest for justice for atrocities by Pakistan in 1971. India on Friday strongly backed Bangladesh’s quest for justice for atrocities by the Pakistani military, including the killing of millions of Bangladeshis and mass sexual violence against women, during the country’s liberation war in 1971 in the face of Islamabad’s non-commital response to Dhaka’s recent highlighting of these crimes.. The external affairs ministry outlined India’s position on the issue three days after Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman described Operation Searchlight – the Pakistani military’s brutal crackdown on the nationalist movement in the erstwhile East Pakistan – as “one of the most heinous genocides in history”.. External affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal referred to the “terrible atrocities” perpetrated by Pakistan during Operation Searchlight while backing Bangladesh’s desire for justice. “The genocide involved systematic and targeted killing of millions of innocent Bangladeshi people and mass sexual violence against women. It also forced millions of Bangladeshi people out of their country – they came to India as refugees,” he told a weekly media briefing.. “These atrocities, needless to say, shook the conscience of the world at large. Pakistan however, remains in denial to this very day of its crimes. We support Bangladesh in its desire for justice,” Jaiswal said.. As Bangladesh observed “Genocide Day” on March 25 to pay tribute to those killed in 1971, Rahman issued a message that said the genocide perpetrated on that day was a “pre-planned massacre”. March 25, 1971, “remains one of the most disgraceful and brutal days” as Pakistani occupation forces indiscriminately opened fire on teachers, intellectuals and civilians at various places, including Dhaka University and Rajarbāgh Police Lines.. Rahman said the resistance against the genocide by the 8th East Bengal Regiment in Chattogram on the night of March 25, 1971, led to the nine-month liberation war.. Bangladesh has long sought an apology from Pakistan for the killings and sexual violence by Pakistani forces in 1971, though Islamabad has routinely spurned such requests.. When Pakistan’s foreign ministry spokesperson was asked about Rahman’s message, he replied that Islamabad considers the events of 1971 to be “complex and open to differing interpretations”. The spokesperson also called for constructive engagement based on objectivity, mutual respect and a shared commitment to historical accuracy and made no reference to an apology.. India’s victory over Pakistan, along with the surrender of more than 90,000 Pakistani soldiers, on December 16, 1971 led to the emergence of Bangladesh as an independent nation.. Jaiswal responded to another question on Pakistan Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir’s reported criticism of Pakistani Shias who are sympathetic towards Iran by saying that Islamabad has an 

 Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s arrival in Kolkata was delayed by two hours after a severe thunderstorm lashed the city and its outskirts around Friday midnight.. Shah left the airport in a convoy at 2 am for a city hotel, where he was received by senior state BJP leaders. (ANI). According to airport sources, the special aircraft carrying the home minister from Delhi was scheduled to land at 11:46 pm. However, the plane was forced to hover over the airspace of the neighbouring Nadia and North 24 Parganas districts as a ‘nor’wester’ triggered lightning and heavy rain.. The aircraft landed at 1:46 am on Saturday. Shah left the airport in a convoy at 2 am for a city hotel, where he was received by senior state BJP leaders.. A senior party leader said Shah had departed from Delhi at 10:46 pm.. The weather-induced delay comes a day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s flight from Andal faced similar conditions. On March 26, her aircraft was unable to land at the Kolkata airport for an hour due to a thunderstorm before weather conditions improved.. On Saturday afternoon, Shah is expected to release a ‘charge sheet’ against the Trinamool Congress government at a hotel in New Town. The document is a compilation of the BJP’s allegations against the TMC ahead of the upcoming assembly elections in West Bengal.. Shah has made frequent visits to West Bengal over the past two months to lead organisational meetings, public rallies, and outreach programmes, including the ‘Poriborton Yatra’, to strengthen the party’s grassroots network and poll strategy. 

 The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday suspended the Inspector-in-Charge (IC) of Basanti police station in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas, a day after clashes between the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) left several people injured.. Basanti police inspector-in-charge suspended by Election Commission following TMC-BJP clash that injured workers and police ahead of West Bengal assembly elections. (Representative photo/IStock). The poll panel directed the state chief secretary to suspend Paul and initiate departmental proceedings against him. “It has been observed that inspector Avijit Paul, IC of Basanti police station, failed to make adequate police arrangements in spite of having prior information regarding public programs of two political parties. Further, the CAPF (Central Armed Police Forces) has been made available for the last few days. Despite this, he didn’t requisition CAPF for maintenance of law and order. This reflects serious negligence and dereliction of duty on his part,” the EC said in its letter to the state’s chief secretary.. Prabir Ghosh, an inspector of the state police’s enforcement branch, was posted in Paul’s place.. According to police, at least a dozen TMC and BJP workers and seven policemen were injured on Thursday, after supporters of both parties attacked each other with sticks and brickbats around 1 pm in the Basanti Bazar area, where BJP candidate Bikash Sardar was campaigning with his followers.. The Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP), a Left Front partner, won the Basanti constituency in all previous elections from 1977 to 2011, when TMC came to power. TMC wrested the seat in 2016 and won again in 2021.. The ECI also announced the schedule for the two-phase polls for West Bengal’s 294 seats in April. 

 The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday suspended the Inspector-in-Charge (IC) of Basanti police station in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas, a day after clashes between the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) left several people injured.. Basanti police inspector-in-charge suspended by Election Commission following TMC-BJP clash that injured workers and police ahead of West Bengal assembly elections. (Representative photo/IStock). The poll panel directed the state chief secretary to suspend Paul and initiate departmental proceedings against him. “It has been observed that inspector Avijit Paul, IC of Basanti police station, failed to make adequate police arrangements in spite of having prior information regarding public programs of two political parties. Further, the CAPF (Central Armed Police Forces) has been made available for the last few days. Despite this, he didn’t requisition CAPF for maintenance of law and order. This reflects serious negligence and dereliction of duty on his part,” the EC said in its letter to the state’s chief secretary.. Prabir Ghosh, an inspector of the state police’s enforcement branch, was posted in Paul’s place.. According to police, at least a dozen TMC and BJP workers and seven policemen were injured on Thursday, after supporters of both parties attacked each other with sticks and brickbats around 1 pm in the Basanti Bazar area, where BJP candidate Bikash Sardar was campaigning with his followers.. The Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP), a Left Front partner, won the Basanti constituency in all previous elections from 1977 to 2011, when TMC came to power. TMC wrested the seat in 2016 and won again in 2021.. The ECI also announced the schedule for the two-phase polls for West Bengal’s 294 seats in April.