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Air India Express on Friday said it will start direct flights connecting Ayodhya with Bengaluru and Kolkata from January 17. Earlier this month, the airline announced direct flight between Ayodhya and Delhi.

ALSO READ: Why Air India Express’ MAX 8 could break IndiGo’s stranglehold on India skies Similarly, on the Ayodhya-Kolkata route, the flight will take off from Ayodhya at 11.05 am, landing in Kolkata at 12.50 pm. The Kolkata – Ayodhya flight will depart from Kolkata at 1:25 pm, touching down in Ayodhya at 3.10 pm. Speaking about the launch of the new routes, Air India Express's Chief Commercial Officer Dr.

Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai and Honda are ‘most-trusted’ brands among used car buyers While grey, and red were the preferred colours among Spinny buyers. The data also revealed that Bengaluru, Delhi-NCR, and Hyderabad were the cities with the highest demand for used cars in 2023.

Among the top seven areas, Hyderabad saw the highest increase of 42% in the average price of premium homes in the five-year period. The price rose from Rs 7,450 per sq ft in 2018 to Rs 10,580 per sq ft during the first half of 2023. Bengaluru and MMR recorded the second-highest average price hike in this segment at around 27% each. In Bengaluru, the average price of a luxury home stood at Rs 10,210 per sq ft in 2018. Since then, the average price rose to Rs 12,970 per sq ft. In MMR, the average price in the luxury segment was Rs 23,119 per sq ft in 2018. It jumped to Rs 29,260 per sq ft at the end of the first six months of 2023.

Anupam Hazra as party's national secretary. This comes after Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP National President JP Nadda held organisational meetings with the West Bengal party's core members to chalk out strategies for the party ahead of the coming elections. Amit Shah and JP Nadda are scheduled to hold a series of organisational meetings during the day with West Bengal BJP workers. After the meeting, Amit Shah said that the people of Bengal trust PM Modi and are all set to bless the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections with 35 seats. «Today, along with National President Shri @JPNadda Ji held a meeting of the@BJP4Bengal core group in Kolkata and discussed the strategies for the upcoming election. The people of Bengal trust PM Modi Ji and are all set to bless the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections with 35 seats,» he said in a post on X. The union minister has set a target to win 35 out of the 42 parliamentary seats in West Bengal. At a rally in Suri in Birbhum district in April this year, Shah targeted Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Trinamool Congress's National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee and said, «Give us 35 seats in 2024 and the Mamata Banerjee government will be out.

Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP National President offered prayers at a gurudwara on Jorasanko in Kolkata on Tuesday on the occasion of "Veer Bal Diwas" and offered pujas at Kalighat Temple, ahead of a crucial strategy meeting for Lok Sabha 2024 polls. BJP central leadership is likely to create a strategic planning for the Lok Sabha polls in a high-level meeting in a hotel in the eastern fringes of Rajarhat. The high-level close door strategy meeting with Shah and Nadda will be attended by eight top leaders of Bengal BJP's inner circle and two central observers.

MV Chem Pluto on its arrival at Mumbai harbor. Officials said the Navy deployed P-8I long-range patrol aircraft for surveillance, and warships INS Mormugao, INS Kochi, and INS Kolkata in the region to maintain a “deterrent presence. This came given the spate of attacks on commercial vessels in the Arabian Sea.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is in talks with banks and the government for more stringent measures to ensure that banking channels are not misused for illegal forex trading. In a letter to all stakeholders last month, the RBI sought suggestions on the matter and also urged them to create greater public awareness. Earlier this year, the Directorate of Enforcement arrested two businessmen in connection with illegal activity. 75 entities in alert list so far The investigations revealed that the Kolkata-based accused controlled and managed 180 bank accounts, from which Rs 120 crore was seized. «There would be far more scrutiny by banks on account holders making forex transactions on non-authorised platforms, including apps,» said one of the officials who didn't want to be named.

Brigade Parade Grounds in Kolkata, nearly 1 lakh people from diverse backgrounds collectively chanted sacred verses from the Bhagavad Gita. Adorned in traditional attires, people from various age groups and societal status congregated at the iconic venue and recited the verses from the holy book alongside revered sages.

PTI, visuals from the airport depict the challenging weather conditions affecting the schedule. “Due to bad weather and poor visibility in Kolkata (CCU), all departures/arrivals and their consequential flights may get affected," SpiceJet wrote on X.

Lokkho Kanthe Gita Path: Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the “Lokkho Kanthe Gita Path" programme in a message on December 24, 2023. PM Modi expressed admiration for the program, which is set to take place at Parade Ground in Kolkata, emphasizing the commendable nature of the initiative that aims to have one lakh people recite the Gita. The message by PM Modi highlighted the praiseworthy objective of the “Lokkho Kanthe Gita Path" initiative, according to ANI.

Indian Premier League (IPL)? In the IPL auction earlier this week, for example, Australian fast bowlers Mitchell Starc (Rs 24.75 crores) and Pat Cummins (Rs 20.50 crores) together attracted bids totaling Rs 45.25 crores – nearly half the total budget of a team. Even a relative rookie, Spencer Johnson, received Rs 10 crores. Meanwhile, South African pacer Gerald Coetzee got Rs 5 crores, and the World Cup’s third-highest wicket-taker, Dilshan Madhushanka of Sri Lanka, received only Rs 4 crores.

airports in the world. For example, the new Bangalore Terminal 2 is made with a bamboo motif and feels like a mix of Singapore Changi Airport and being in the Broadway musical, Miss Saigon.

Shah Rukh Khan's latest cinematic venture, 'Dunki,' directed by Rajkumar Hirani, hit the silver screens on December 21, adding another feather to SRK's cap after the successes of 'Pathaan' and 'Jawan' earlier this year. The film, a collaborative effort by JIO Studios, Red Chillies Entertainment, and Rajkumar Hirani Films, features a stellar ensemble cast including Vicky Kaushal, Taapsee Pannu, Boman Irani, Vikram Kochhar, and Anil Grover.

Summer holidays throughout childhood were always spent at the Kolkata home of another aunt, my mother's closest friend and soul sister. What used to be a constant source of curiosity for me back then was the near-identical flavours of their cooking, till I found out that both honed their culinary skills under my maternal grandmother's supervision, thus becoming exponents of her signature style.

24-year-old opener. He cemented his place in the ODI team and became the first batter to reach 2,000 international runs this year. He played 29 ODIs this year to score 1,584 with 5 centuries and 9 half-centuries.

₹775.6 crore, where repayments were overdue by over six months, to an asset reconstruction company. “The bank received a binding bid of ₹280.39 crore, or 36.15% of outstanding pool for the said non-performing asset (NPA) portfolio, on (an) outright cash consideration basis," the bank said in a regulatory filing on Thursday, without naming the ARC. Bandhan Bank said it opted for a Swiss Challenge auction for selling the soured loans.

Indian Navy has deployed a second frontline ship in the Gulf of Aden to augment its anti-piracy mission, following the hijacking of a Malta-flagged cargo vessel by pirates. The Navy now has stealth guided-missile destroyer INS Kochi and INS Kolkata in the region, officials said. The Navy swiftly responded after receiving a call for help from MV Ruen, the Malta-flagged hijacked vessel, on December 14.

₹30 crore on its first day for all languages, according to Sacnilk, the website tracking movie earnings daily. The movie has made a good start and is likely to pick momentum with the beginning of the holiday season. However, the movie failed to recreate the impact of SRK's Pathaan and Jawan, released earlier in 2023.

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Motovolt mobility on Thursday announced a strategic partnership with German climate tech firm Swobbee, and will be setting up 200 battery swapping stations across the country in the next two years. The Kolkata based firm, which has already launched two stations in Kolkata and Delhi, plans to set up stations in Bengaluru and Hyderabad next, company CEO Tushar Choudhary told ET.