From the ₹90,000 crore Delhi-Mumbai expressway project, almost half of the amount will be spent on Delhi-Vadodara segment, while the remaining half will be spent on Vadodara-Mumbai section. The proposed outlay of nearly 50 per cent of the project cost for the Mumbai-Vadodara is significant as the distance to be covered is smaller than the […]
Category: Civil Aviation
Deal given clean chit by SC and CAG: Jaitley
Jaitley said the Government has repeatedly made its position clear on the issue The ruling BJP hit out at the Congress on Thursday, saying the Opposition party’s statements are helping the television channels in Pakistan to improve their TRP. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad accused the Congress of spreading blatant […]
Trujet rebrands, announces ‘great take off sale’
No frills carrier Trujet, part of Turbo Megha Airways Private Limited, coinciding with its expansion plans under the UDAN scheme, has announced it has undertaken a rebranding exercise. It has also come out with “great take off sale” wherein it offers fares starting from ₹799, across all its routes. Ushering a new phase of Trujet’s […]
Airport takeover: High Court issues notices to Centre, AAI
The Kerala High Court issued notices to the Centre and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) on Thursday on a writ petition filed by the Kerala government challenging the move by the AAI to grant the right of operation, management and development of the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport to Adani Enterprises Ltd. The State government contended […]
ED attaches Paramount Airways promoter’s assets worth ₹28 crore
The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached immovable and movable properties worth ₹28.19 crore in an ongoing investigation against M Thiagarajan and Madurai-based Paramount Airways Private Ltd. The ED has initiated this action under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA). The attached immovable properties include factory premises of Paramount Mills P Ltd, a company […]
Mumbai airport tops in ‘over 40 m’ passenger category
The GVK-led Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) has been awarded for being the best airport by size and region in the ‘Over 40 Million’ passenger category by the Airport Council International (ACI) World. The award was in recognition of excellence in customer experience in the Asia-Pacific region. The award ceremony will be held at the […]
Kerala govt moves HC against airport contract granted to Adani
The Union government as well as the Airport Authority of India took initial steps for giving concessions for the operation of the airport to private operators The State government on Wednesday filed a writ petition in the Kerala High Court challenging the move by the Airport Authority of India (AAI) to grant right of operation, […]
Time to register FIR against PM: Congress
New Delhi, March 6The Congress, reacting to the fresh expose by The Hindu on the Rafale deal, said here on Wednesday that time has come to lodge an FIR to investigate and find the truth vis-a-vis the conduct of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and others involved in the matter. The party’s media in-charge Randeep Singh […]
Rafale deal: No force on earth can make me reveal the source, says N Ram
N Ram, Chairman of The Hindu publishing group, responded strongly to Attorney-General KK Venugopal’s argument in the Supreme Court that the documents on the Rafale deal were “stolen” and those publishing them were guilty under the Official Secrets Act. “We did not steal the documents from the Ministry of Defence, we got them from confidential […]
Apex court to Centre on Rafale case: Are the ‘stolen’ documents untouchable?
An investigation into the theft is on, Attorney general K K Venugopal said The Centre, which accused former Union Ministers Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie and lawyer Prashant Bhushan of relying on stolen documents to seek a review of the judgment dismissing petitions on the Rafale deal, faced searching queries from the Supreme Court. “Are […]
Malaysian flying car could be beyond grasp of commoners
Malaysia says it is trying to develop its first flying car, but it won’t let the general public drive it. Malaysia’s flying car will instead be developed for transport-service companies, Bernama news agency said, citing the country’s Entrepreneur Development Minister Mohd Redzuan Yusof. Joining the race Companies are queuing up for the vehicle, including Grab, […]
Is there some light at the end of the tunnel for domestic aviation?
The deep pain in the Indian aviation sector was again reflected in the financial performance of the three listed airlines in the December 2018 quarter. IndiGo and SpiceJet saw their profits crash 75-77 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to Rs. 191 crore and Rs. 55 crore, respectively, while Jet Airways posted a loss of Rs. 588 […]