India U-19 cricket team gets heroes welcome
August 28th, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 28 (IANS) The triumphant U-19 Indian cricket team arrived home to a euphoric reception here Tuesday afternoon.As Delhi boy and skipper Unmukt Chand, who hit a match-winning unbeaten ... Read more...
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New taxiway at Mumbai airport
July 5th, 2012 - 5:43 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) A new rapid-exit taxiway, which will reduce the runway occupancy time of aircraft, was commissioned at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport here Wednesday, an official said.... Read more...
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End strike immediately, Ajit Singh tells pilots
June 18th, 2012 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 18 (IANS) Continuing his tough stance, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh Monday termed the Air India pilots' strike as "illegal" and asked all striking pilots to resume work ... Read more...
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Need to play regularly against top teams: Nobbs
June 5th, 2012 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 5 (IANS) India hockey coach Michael Nobbs was happy with the team's bronze-medal finish in the Azlan Shah Cup ahead of the Olympics but said that the eight-time ... Read more...
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‘Peddlers’ team in customs hassle
May 31st, 2012 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 31 (IANS) "Peddlers" co-producer Guneet Monga and director Vasan Bala were held up at the Mumbai airport by customs officials for carrying iPads and were released after they ... Read more...
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Shutdown near-total in Mumbai, most of Maharashtra (Lead)
May 31st, 2012 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 31 (IANS) The shutdown against rising prices and inflation paralysed life in large parts of Maharashtra and its capital Mumbai with public transport off the roads and ... Read more...
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Minor fire in Mumbai-bound flight, no casualties
May 28th, 2012 - 11:49 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 28 (IANS) A minor fire broke out in an engine of a Riyadh-Mumbai Jet Airways flight shortly after landing early Monday, necessitating an emergency situation at the Chhatrapati ... Read more...
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Spicejet flight makes precautionary landing
April 13th, 2012 - 9:50 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 13 (IANS) A Spicejet airlines Ahmedabad-Chennai flight was diverted to Mumbai following some technical glitches here early Friday, officials said.The flight, SG-281, developed a technical fault and the ... Read more...
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AI ground staff bunk duties, flights hit
April 5th, 2012 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 5 (IANS) Around a hundred ground staff working on contract with Air India (AI) failed to report for duty Thursday morning, hampering normal operations for the carrier at ... Read more...
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AI flight with technical snag lands safely
March 19th, 2012 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 19 (IANS) An Air India flight reported a "technical failure" a few minutes before landing but managed to land safely at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Monday afternoon, ... Read more...
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Air India’s all-women crew flights to 3 continents Thursday
March 7th, 2012 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 7 (IANS) Celebrating International Women's Day Thursday, India's flag carrier Air India plans to operate international flights manned by all-women crew to at least one city in three ... Read more...
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‘Mumbai mega infra-projects to be completed by 2013′
March 7th, 2012 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 7 (IANS) Focusing on completing mega-infrastructure projects in and around Mumbai, the state government has allocated Rs.4,825 crore for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) for fiscal ... Read more...
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Mumbai Airport to close for reconstruction work
February 25th, 2012 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 25 (IANS) Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport will remain closed starting Saturday (today) and the next two Saturdays for five hours each for reconstruction work, an official ... Read more...
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More Kingfisher flights hit, government rules out bailout (Roundup)
February 20th, 2012 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, Feb 20 (IANS) Around 35 flights of Kingfisher Airlines were cancelled Monday, disrupting operations for third day in a row and the government queered the runway ruling out ... Read more...
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Kingfisher flights hit for third day
February 20th, 2012 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 20 (IANS) Kingfisher Airlines operations continued to be disrupted for the third consecutive day with around 14 flights cancelled Monday, a day after the Directorate General of Civil ... Read more...
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Mumbai airport ranked third for ’service quality’
February 16th, 2012 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 16 (IANS) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA), Mumbai, has been adjudged among the top three performing airports of last year in the airport service quality survey, by the ... Read more...
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Jet Airways flight aborts take-off
February 8th, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 8 (IANS) A Jet Airways flight bound for Goa was forced to abort take-off Wednesday following an incoming Indigo Airlines flight on the same runway, officials said.However, officials ... Read more...
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Main Mumbai airport runway to shut for 8 hours till May
January 20th, 2012 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 20 (IANS) The main runway of the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport here will be shut for eight hours every day from Friday till May 20 for construction of ... Read more...
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Not questioned by customs: Dia Mirza
January 7th, 2012 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Bollywood actress Dia Mirza has rubbished reports that she has been fined for carrying undeclared items worth Rs.200,000 upon her arrival at the Chhatrapati ... Read more...
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12 diamond merchants home after two years in Chinese custody
January 6th, 2012 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 6 (IANS) Twelve Indian diamond merchants, who were released after their arrest in China for alleged smuggling two years ago, returned home early Friday, official sources said.They arrived ... Read more...
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Coach rams into Go Air plane at Mumbai airport
December 29th, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) In a freak accident, an empty passenger ferry coach rolled forward and rammed into a stationary Go Air plane Thursday morning at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International ... Read more...
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Tom cruises to India on a whirlwind tour
December 3rd, 2011 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, Dec 3 (IANS) On a whirlwind tour of India to promote the fourth instalment of his "Mission Impossible" franchise, Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise landed in Delhi, then ... Read more...
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Gandhi souvenirs outlet opened at Mumbai airport
October 2nd, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 2 (IANS) For the first time, souvenirs dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi will be available at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport as part of a special corporate initiative, an ... Read more...
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Paris Hilton launches handbag line in India
September 24th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 24 (IANS) "Namaste India!" said socialite Paris Hilton as she launched her exclusive handbag collection here Saturday, on her first visit to the country, which she called ... Read more...
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I love you India: Paris Hilton
September 24th, 2011 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 24 (IANS) International socialite Paris Hilton, who landed here early Saturday, says she loves India and is excited about her three-day trip."Yay! So excited! This is going ... Read more...
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Paris Hilton arrives in India
September 24th, 2011 - 7:45 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 24 (IANS) International celebrity Paris Hilton finally arrived here Saturday morning and left the shutterbugs fluttering, as she stepped out of the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport ... Read more...
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Unclaimed bag sparks bomb scare at Mumbai airport
September 16th, 2011 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 16 (IANS) In the third incident of its kind in one week, an unattended baggage found at the Mumbai airport Friday created a security scare and sent officials ... Read more...
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Unattended bags create security scare at Mumbai airport
September 10th, 2011 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 10 (IANS) Two incidents of unattended bags lying at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport created a security scare here and sent officials working overtime.Both incidents took place Friday. ... Read more...
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Mumbai airport’s main runway not yet functional
September 4th, 2011 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 4 (IANS) Mumbai airport's main runway is yet to reopen as the authorities Sunday continued the massive effort of retrieving a Turkish Airlines aircraft that skidded off Friday, ... Read more...
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Mumbai airport main runway shut till 11 p.m. Saturday
September 3rd, 2011 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 3 (IANS) The closure of Mumbai airport?s main runway has been extended till 11 p.m. Saturday as work to extricate a Turkish Airlines aircraft from slush continued despite ... Read more...
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Spicejet flight makes emergency landing
September 3rd, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 3 (IANS) A Spicejet flight made an emergency landing at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) here Saturday following some technical problems. All passengers are safe, an official ... Read more...
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Heavy rains affect Mumbai’s air traffic
August 28th, 2011 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 28 (IANS) Flight operations at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport here were partially affected due to rains Sunday."Visibility dropped drastically below 450 metres. Flight operations were suspended twice ... Read more...
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Emirates flight makes emergency landing in Mumbai
July 27th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 27 (IANS) A Mumbai-Dubai Emirates airlines flight made an emergency landing here Wednesday afternoon following a technical snag, an official said.Emirates flight No. EK-507, which had taken off ... Read more...
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Mumbai airport on high alert after terror threat
July 22nd, 2011 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 22 (IANS) A high alert has been sounded at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport following the threat of a terrorist attack, a top airport official said Friday.Since Thursday ... Read more...
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PM, Sonia visit injured in Mumbai hospitals (Lead)(With Image)
July 15th, 2011 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) A day after triple blasts in Mumbai left 17 people dead and at least 131 injured, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi ... Read more...
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