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Tuesday, September 30, 2025
TopicAir India disinvestment

Topic: Air India disinvestment

The last wedding, a post office & Ramlila at Air India Colony—memories of Maharaja’s staff

Residents of Air India Colony in Vasant Vihar lost a two-year legal battle when the Delhi High Court ordered their eviction, saying they are no longer govt employees and therefore not entitled to govt accommodation.

Air India crew hide greys, follow strict makeup while global airlines allowing tattoo, piercing

Many airlines expect their crew to follow strict dress codes and decorum, but Air India’s commandments even instruct members on what to say and not to say on social media.

Stock market turmoil, crypto craze proof of human ‘fear, greed’ says chief economic advisor

Speaking at India Ideas Conclave, organised by think tank India Foundation in Bengaluru, V. Anantha Nageswaran, also said India was now in position to deliver domestically-driven growth'.

The LIC way or the Air India way — that is the multi-crore disinvestment question

The real argument against disinvestment is that any sale of a large firm is likely to fall into an oligarch’s lap. No one would want to make them more powerful than they already are.

SC right to quash BJP MLAs’ suspension. Don’t undermine Parliament with arbitrary moves

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

‘Wholly devoid of merit’: Why Delhi HC dismissed Subramanian Swamy’s challenge to Air India sale

Alleging corruption and a threat to ‘national security’, the BJP MP had filed a petition against sale of Air India to the winning bidder, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons.

‘Feku’ govt has become ‘bechu’, says Akhilesh on Air India sale, talk of PSU disinvestments

Yadav sought to attach the new tag to the government amid the opposition's earlier one losing its shine, seeking to take on the BJP in UP CM Yogi Adityanath's stronghold Gorakhpur.

Air India’s privatisation won’t be affected by Cairn ‘pressure tactics’, govt says

Cairn Energy has sued Air India in the US to recover its $1.2 billion arbitration award. This has raised questions around the stake sale of the national carrier.

Air India takeover bid by staff disqualified, race narrows to a few, including Tata Sons

A group of employees had partnered with a Seychelles-based fund to bid for the loss-making national carrier that has been up for sale since 2017.

Air India employees bid to purchase 51% stake in struggling national carrier

Each employee will have to contribute at least Rs 100,000 to the bid. Air India has been on sale since 2017 when PM Modi’s cabinet allowed to sell all or part of the airline.

On Camera

Bodoland poll loss a wake-up call for Assam BJP. Zubeen’s death puts CM Sarma in a tight spot

Assam CM can’t celebrate that the Congress drew a blank in the Bodoland Territorial Council polls in 2010 as well as 2015, and bagged only one in 2020.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Aerial warfare analyst Tom Cooper faults India’s military PR, says Pakistan does it better

In post on social media, Cooper narrated experience of MiG-21 researcher from Germany who wanted to attend aircraft’s farewell ceremony in India, and the roadblocks he faced. 

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.