Airport privatisation row: Tharoor sticks to his stand, says it will expand potential

Unfazed by criticism over his stand favouring Centre’s decision to lease out the airport here to Adani Enterprises, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Saturday privatisation would help expand its potential and attract investors. The congress MP had faced flak not only from the Left parties but even from his own party for his […]

Farmers unhappy with meagre compensation for def corridor

There is a hindrance seen in the construction of the country’s first defense corridor. Farmers expressed dissatisfaction with the compensation given in the acquisition of the proposed land for defence corridor at Andala village in Aligarh. In the acquisition of land, government and administration are giving farmers twice as much compensation as the circle rate. […]