Aviation
Air India chief puts onus of reviving airline on employees
01 Jan 2018
Air India, done down by years of mismanagement and deletrious government decisioins, now wants employees to make amends and put the national carrier on the revival path
Domestic airlines scrap flat Rs3,000 flight cancellation charge
20 Dec 2017
Instead of charging a flat Rs3,000 cancellation fee, airlines will now charge the base fare plus fuel surcharge or Rs3,000 per passenger, whichever is lower
US set to bid goodbye to Boeing 747 ‘Jumbo Jet’
18 Dec 2017
‘Tycoon’ Mallya forced to live on £5,000 a week as assets frozen
15 Dec 2017
Twelve Indian banks and a financial institution have successfully filed an application in the high court to freeze nearly Rs10,000 cr of the UK assets of businessman Vijay Mallya
Mallya may face biased SC, trial by media in India: defence witness
12 Dec 2017
A law expert appearing on behalf of beleaguered businessman Vijay Mallya on Monday cast doubts on the Indian Supreme Court’s handling of the case, alleging that it gave preferential treatment to banks and was also swayed by “media trials”
US Department of Transportation scraps baggage disclosure rule for carriers proposed by Obama administration
09 Dec 2017
Mallya never intended to repay Kingfisher loans, UK court told
05 Dec 2017
The extradition trial of former liquor baron Vijay Mallya, wanted in India on charges of fraud and money laundering, began at a court in London with the prosecution asserting that the embattled Mallya had a "case of fraud" to answer
Thousands of American Airlines’ flights left without pilots during Christmas week due to computer glitch
30 Nov 2017
Economics to decide market value of Air India
30 Nov 2017
Jet Air, SpiceJet may join race to acquire segments of Air India
30 Nov 2017
There may be more potential buyers for Air India other than the Tata Group and IndiGo, which have already expressed interest, as Jet Airways and SpiceJet are likely to join the bidding for the debt-ridden airline
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
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Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation