Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said people are keen to acquire Air India and the Modi govt wants to get the best deal in the shortest time.
The crashes occurred in the same region of France in 1950 and 1966. The 1966 crash killed Homi Jehangir Bhabha, revered as the father of India’s nuclear programme.
Air India said flight operation have not been affected after fuel supply was stopped at the Cochin, Visakhapatnam, Mohali, Ranchi, Pune and Patna airports.
The CBI alleged Praful Patel abused his official position to make Air India give up profit-making routes and timings in favour of national and international private airlines.
The issue of the Muslim quota has the potential to polarise SCs, STs, and OBCs along religious lines in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. It benefits the BJP.
Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
Privatisation should take place only when the country’s Balance Sheet is normal. Today just because there is a fall/shortage, the sale of profit making PSUs doesn’t make any sense as it is just like killing a golden goose. We must stop creating new PSUs as a first step, sell off those services whin the PSUs where it is hitting. Core business which is giving profit to the PSU must be given up at the ripe time of the economy and not during difficult times. If this is done long term effects would not be so damaging.
Agree entirely. During the Cuban missile crisis, Khruschev said, You keep pushing the bayonet. If it hits steel, you pull back, else you keep pushing. It is not as if the government has taken several bold steps and faced pushback, except possibly from its ideological parent, which could focus on cultural issues. Just an easy, comforting acceptance of the status quo. If the earlier lot were directing loans to their cronies, we will do it for MUDRA, with more or less the same outcomes. 2. Both the fiscal crisis and the reverses in state elections should now stiffen the spine.
Privatisation should take place only when the country’s Balance Sheet is normal. Today just because there is a fall/shortage, the sale of profit making PSUs doesn’t make any sense as it is just like killing a golden goose. We must stop creating new PSUs as a first step, sell off those services whin the PSUs where it is hitting. Core business which is giving profit to the PSU must be given up at the ripe time of the economy and not during difficult times. If this is done long term effects would not be so damaging.
Agree entirely. During the Cuban missile crisis, Khruschev said, You keep pushing the bayonet. If it hits steel, you pull back, else you keep pushing. It is not as if the government has taken several bold steps and faced pushback, except possibly from its ideological parent, which could focus on cultural issues. Just an easy, comforting acceptance of the status quo. If the earlier lot were directing loans to their cronies, we will do it for MUDRA, with more or less the same outcomes. 2. Both the fiscal crisis and the reverses in state elections should now stiffen the spine.