MUMBAI: The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) has so far provided over 6.31 crore free LPG connections since its launch, and now the target has been upped to 8 crore connections by March 2020. This has helped the country achieve a LPG coverage of close to 90 per cent, but this has also led to […]
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Inventory losses pull down HPCL profit by 82 per cent
NEW DELHI: State-run oil major Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd., (HPCL) has posted an 87.2 per cent drop in net profit during the quarter ended December 31 compared to the same period last year. The decline in earnings was primarily due to a Rs 3,465 crore inventory loss arising from falling crude oil prices, combined with […]
Air India apologises after passenger finds cockroach in food served during flight
NEW DELHI: Two days after one of its passengers found a cockroach in the food served aboard a Bhopal-Mumbai flight, Air India on Monday apologised and said it has initiated “corrective action internally”.
Opposition flags ATF tax relief for Karipur, stages walkout
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The main Opposition UDF on Monday accused the state government of adopting a step-motherly attitude towards Karipur International Airport in Kozhikode. Raising the issue in the Assembly, the Congress-led alliance demanded that in line with the decision for the newly-opened Kannur International Airport (KIAL), Aviation Turbine Fuel(ATF) tax at Karipur should be slashed to […]
UDAN scheme to connect Vijayawada airport with Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities
VIJAYAWADA: Under the UDAN scheme, Vijayawada international airport is going to get connected with airports of tier 2 and tier 3 cities across the country. Under this scheme, the newly-inaugurated Kurnool Airport is also going to be connected to Vijayawada and Hyderabad. Apart from the Airport at Kurnool, five airports of Andhra Pradesh — Kadapa, […]
‘IOC’s Puthuvype storage terminal construction soon’
KOCHI: Putting an end to the uncertainty that loomed over the construction of Rs 715 crore LPG import terminal project implemented by the Indian Oil Corporation at Puthuvype, District Collector K Mohammed Y Safirulla on Monday informed that the construction work of the plant, which had been stopped following protests since February 2017, would restart […]
Fog prediction tool to be developed for Kempegowda International Airport
BENGALURU: Rather than suffer the delays caused by fog at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), what if passengers were to be alerted in advance about the same? Not only would it improve the passenger experience at the airport, but authorities feel that a predictive model regarding the onset and duration of fog cover would also help […]
Vandalur-Guduvancheri GST stretch to become 8-lane road
CHENNAI: Soon, the National Highways Authority of India will convert the six-lane stretch of Grand Southern Trunk road (NH- 32) between Vandalur and Guduvancheri into an eight-lane road. The move is likely to ease congestion on the route. The national highways wing of the State has been entrusted with the widening works on the 5.3 […]
Tamil Nadu solar energy policy for 2019 sets 9,000 MW as target
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government Monday unveiled a new solar energy policy 2019 that aims at generating 9,000 MW for the state by 2022.
UK government signs extradition order of Vijay Mallya to India; Fugitive businessman has 14 days to appeal
LONDON: The extradition of Vijay Mallya, accused of conspiracy to defraud banks and money laundering offences, has been approved by UK Home Secretary, the British government said on Monday, in a major blow to the liquor baron and boosting India’s efforts to bring back the fugitive businessman.
Mallya’s extradition case: Here are all the key developments so far
LONDON: UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid on Monday ordered the extradition of Vijay Mallya to India who is wanted in India for alleged fraud and money laundering charges amounting to an estimated Rs 9,000 crores.
Will initiate appeal against extradition order: Vijay Mallya
LONDON: Hours after his extradition to India was approved by the UK government, fugitive business tycoon Vijay Mallya on Monday said he will initiate the appeal process. The 63-year-old business tycoon had been found to have a case to answer before the Indian courts by Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London on December 10, 2018.