From giving beverages in single-use disposable cups to thoroughly cleaning cutlery, blankets and pillows, Vistara is taking adequate precautions to make flying completely safe amid the coronavirus pandemic. A spokesperson of the airline, in a statement, said Vistara will continue to use rotable trays, crockeries and cutleries which are thoroughly washed by automated machines and […]
Day: October 26, 2020
Domestic airlines to operate 44.3% fewer flights
Domestic airlines will operate 44.3 per cent fewer flights at 12,983 departures a week in the winter schedule 2020-21 which runs from October 25 till March 27 next year. The new schedule has been approved at 60 per cent of the capacity that airlines were flying in the pre-Covid period. Accordingly, the Directorate General of […]
Vedanta approves first interim dividend for FY21 days after failed delisting offer
NEW DELHI: Vedanta Ltd on Saturday said its board has approved the first interim dividend of Rs 9.50 per equity share for the current fiscal amounting to Rs 3,500 crore. The announcement has come days after the failed delisting offer of the metal to mining conglomerate. “The board of directors of the company through resolution […]
Pak’s quadcopter shot down by Indian Army in Kupwara
Alert troops of the Indian Army shot down a Pakistan Army quadcopter along Line of Control (LoC) in Keran sector of Jammu & Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Saturday. In the evening, Pakistan initiated ‘unprovoked’ ceasefire violation by firing with small arms and shelling mortars along the line of control in Degwar sector of Poonch district. […]
Quadcopter shot down by Army near LoC in J&K
The Army shot down a quadcopter near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Keran Sector in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, official sources said. “A quadcopter (DJI Mavic 2 Pro model) was shot down this morning by the Indian Army on the LoC in Kupwara district,” an Army statement said. It is not the […]
Reliance rolls back salary cuts, offers performance bonus deferred earlier
NEW DELHI: Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries is rolling back salary cuts for the employees of its hydrocarbons division and is also giving out performance bonus that had been deferred after business was hit by coronavirus lockdown.
CM opens newly-constructed Seelampur-Shastri Park flyover
The Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday inaugurated the newly-constructed Seelampur-Shastri Park flyover, which will be a major relief to commuters between Welcome in northeast Delhi and Kashmere Gate and Delhi Uttar Pradesh border. Congratulating the people of Delhi and the Public Works Department (PWD) officials and engineers for the completion of the project, Kejriwal […]
Wuhan again: Air India to operate two flights to bring back Indians from there
NEW DELHI: Air India will be returning to Wuhan — the origin city of Covid pandemic — in the next fortnight to fly Indians back home from there. The Maharaja will operate Delhi-Wuhan-Delhi flights on October 30 and November 6. It had operated two Boeing 747 flights to this Chinese city on January 31 and […]
Govt to seek Parl nod for additional Rs 37K cr infra push
The Government will seek Parliament’s approval for Rs 37,000-crore additional spending on infrastructure development in the second batch of supplementary demands for grant. Earlier this month, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced additional budget of Rs 25,000 crore as capital expenditure (capex) on roads, defence, water supply, urban development and domestically produced capital equipment. Besides, […]
More facilities to come up at Tank Bund area
Hyderabad: While Durgam Cheruvu is being developed with the newly-inaugurated cable-stayed bridge across the lake connecting Jubilee Hills and Hitec City, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has decided to commence work to improve Tank Bund Road. Tank Bund is the city’s oldest hangout place for people of all walks of life in the twin […]
Despite pandemic IL&FS expects to address over Rs 50K cr debt in FY21
IL&FS Board is hopeful that it will be able to address the targetted debt of over Rs 50,000 crore in the current financial year despite the impact of the pandemic. It is hopeful of achieving the targeted debt resolution of over 50 per cent of the overall debt. In a statement on Saturday, IL&FS said […]
Seaplane to be used for Sabarmati-Statue of Unity flights takes off from Maldives
NEW DELHI: The seaplane that will be used for starting flights between Ahmedabad’s Sabarmati riverfront and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Stature of Unity in Kevadia from October 31 — the iron man’s birth anniversary — is on its way to India. A 15-seater DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft of Maldivian Aero, the country’s national airline, has taken […]