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Nearly 85 km from the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, the primary aviation hub for New Delhi and its adjoining region, this is the airside area of the upcoming Noida International Airport in Jewar, in Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddha Nagar district

Jewar, taking off: Exclusive look of the new Noida International Airport

November 15, 2025 10:21 pm

As India rapidly expands its airport infrastructure — with a slew of upgraded and greenfield facilities — Jewar, 85 km from Delhi’s IGI, is the newest addition to that list. The Indian Express takes a tour of the Jewar airport site as it races to the finish line

Shooter Suruchi Phogat at her residence in Jhajjar, Haryana on Tuesday. (Express photo by Anil Sharma)

Suruchi, the Phogat who shoots: Rise and rise of India’s latest teenage shooting sensation

July 03, 2025 6:15 pm

Pistol shooter Suruchi Phogat completed a hat-trick of World Cup gold medals last month and swept national titles. Her emergence is a testimony to the depth of talent in Indian shooting and the sport’s consistent ability to produce new faces in every Olympic cycle

The centre was established by the Central University, Jammu, in collaboration with the Ministry of Earth Sciences.

On a hill top in Udhampur, a climate station with its head in the clouds

April 19, 2025 8:10 am

As India gets a pioneering atmospheric monitoring station in Jammu and Kashmir, scientists will now be able study a relatively unknown aspect of cloud formation

When it was first made public, one provision stood out in the Uniform Civil Code of Uttarakhand Act, 2024 – it would govern live-in relationships, which otherwise would have come under the Domestic Violence Act.

An Uttarakhand couple’s fight against rigid social structures -- and the UCC

March 17, 2025 11:00 am

The unmarried non-binary couple is one of the main challengers of the Uniform Civil Code of Uttarakhand Act, 2024. But that isn't without challenges.

India's D Gukesh on Thursday became the youngest world chess champion at 18 years of age after beating Ding Liren. (FIDE via Eng Chin An)

Gukesh D: The boy who is king

December 14, 2024 10:27 pm

Gukesh D World Chess Champion Profile: As the seven-year-old stood outside a glass box, watching two giants of the game like Anand and Carlsen battling it out, Gukesh made an audacious wish: to reach where they were. Eleven years later, Gukesh D is now the youngest World Chess Champion.

IND vs NZ 2nd Test: Indian batters fail against spin

Why Left Arm Spin is the biggest epidemic to strike Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli & Co. since 2020?

November 03, 2024 11:28 am

Over-dependence on training against side-arm throwers to prepare for the 140-plus deliveries has hugely deteriorated defences against left arm tweakers, feels Wasim Jaffer

When Hyderabad celebrated Rajinder’s signing as if they’d scored a goal, Sardar, the mentor of the Soorma Hockey Club, sat across the table with some regret.

Meet Rajinder Singh, 21-year-old midfielder who fetched a high bid at Hockey India League auction: ‘Sardar’s clone’

October 22, 2024 8:17 am

Rajinder Singh is from the same village as Sardar Singh, plays in the same position as the legendary midfielder and is mentored by the former India captain. This week, he got picked by Hyderabad Toofans in the Hockey India League and is knocking on the doors of the national team.