Tamil Nadu power sector companies incurred Rs 13,000 Cr loss: CAG

Increased power purchase, coal handling, financing and employee costs has resulted in the five Tamil Nadu state power sector companies incurring a loss of about Rs 13,176 crore, said the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) in its report for 2018-19. According to the report tabled in the Assembly the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation […]

Helicopter carrying Colombia’s prez, senior officials attacked, all safe

Colombian President Ivn Duque said Friday that a helicopter carrying him and several senior officials came under fire in the southern Catatumbo region bordering Venezuela, in a rare instance of a direct attack on a presidential aircraft. Duque said everyone on board the helicopter was safe, including himself, Defense Minister Diego Molano, Interior Minister Daniel […]

Passenger traffic at Bengaluru Airport plummets by 66 percent in FY 2020-21

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the aviation sector, Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru on Friday informed that passenger traffic at Bengaluru airport has plummeted by 66 per cent in Financial Year 2020-21. In a tweet by the airport, it read, “#COVID19 has dealt a major blow to the #aviation industry, impacting passenger volumes and […]

Global shares near record on United States infrastructure bill

Asian shares rose on Friday and a gauge of global equities edged closer to record highs after U.S. President Joe Biden embraced a bipartisan Senate infrastructure deal, raising hopes for an extended rebound in the world’s largest economy. Investors have been looking to an infrastructure agreement to extend the U.S. recovery after massive fiscal stimulus […]