Airport

In December last year, Prof Lalji Singh, known as the Father of DNA Fingerprinting in India, died after he suffered a major heart attack while at the Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, Babatpur in Varanasi.

The Pakyong airport, finally puts Sikkim on India's aviation map and is an example of stellar engineering.

The move will allow ATR-72 aircraft to land comfortably.

A workshop held at Kolkata airport offers a fresh perspective on airport security.

A woman was on her way to attend her nephew’s funeral in Patna recently, but VVIP movement at the airport had different plans for her.

The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) - in an attempt to resolve all confusion and ambiguity - issued a list of 10 documents that can be considered as proof of identity to gain entry to airport terminals and check-in purposes.

From Aadhaar-enabled entry to biometric boarding systems, the rationale behind the move is to transform it into the country’s first smart airport.

In an attempt to create a more seamless boarding experience, the government is trying to promote technology and bring down the cost of security personnel deployment, an official said.

This move is part of CISF's plan to introduce 'integrated security solutions' at the 59 airports that it guards.

The backpack reportedly contained gold jewellery and an Apple iPhone among other things.