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Topic: Goa airport

UPA backed it, Goa Congress rejected it, Modi to launch it — the twisty story of Mopa airport

Rs 2,870-crore Mopa airport project is getting off the tarmac after decades of delay. PM Modi will inaugurate it Sunday and it will officially start operating from 5 January 2023.

Actor Ayesha Takia’s husband and SP leader accuses CISF of being ‘racist’ at Goa airport

Ayesha Takia's husband Farhan Azmi accused security personnel of singling out his family from the check-in line after his name was allegedly called out. The CISF has denied all charges.

Supreme Court paves way for construction of international airport at Goa’s Mopa

The Supreme Court lifted the suspension on the environmental clearance granted to the project, which is expected to be spread over 2,131 acres.

Goa airport shut after drop tank of MiG-29K aircraft falls off on runway

Fire broke out on the main runway after a drop tank of a MiG-29K aircraft fell from the jet during take-off.

On Camera

Muslim objections to Vande Mataram are about faith, not rejection of India

Ibn Khaldun Bharati’s core claim—that Muslim resistance to ‘Vande Mataram’ reflects an unwillingness to merge into an “organic whole” with Hindus—ignores both historical context and religious concerns.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.