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Thursday, November 13, 2025
TopicAir India

Topic: Air India

Sale of Air India to be completed by May or June, aviation minister Hardeep Puri says

Hardeep Puri said the government loses Rs 200 million everyday on Air India, adding: 'we either privatise or we close the airline down' this time.

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.

Centre, state govts owe Air India Rs 498 crore, says Hardeep Singh Puri

The aviation minister said the Centre and state governments owe Air India for VVIP travel, evacuation operations, travel of foreign dignitaries among other services.

Govt confident of privatising Air India, BPCL by first half of 2021-22 — divestment secretary

Tuhin Kanta Pandey, Secretary, Department of Investment and Public Asset Management, says the government's exit from many sectors will help it to neutrally administer its policy-making role.

Air India & Pawan Hans disinvestment to be completed in 2021-22, says Nirmala Sitharaman

In the Union Budget for 2021-22, the aviation ministry has been allocated Rs 3,224 crore, a dip of 22% compared to Rs 4,131 crore allocated for the current fiscal.

Privatisation gets mega push in Budget 2021, most ambitious plan since Vajpayee era

Only four sectors will be classified as strategic, CPSEs in other sectors will be privatised. Two banks and one general insurance firm will also be privatised in FY22.

6 passengers aboard Air India’s London-Delhi flight test positive for Covid

The government Monday said all UK-India flights will be suspended from 23-31 December in view of the emergence of new strain of coronavirus in that country.

Why farmers pose a problem for police & seeking relief from ‘too many Fundamental Rights’

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Bids for Air India a relief. Govt must now ensure politics or bureaucracy don’t get in the way

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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.

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Bring odd-even back in Delhi. It has healing properties

I am not saying Odd-Even is the solution, but it's a long-term measure that should be normalised in cities choking from congestion. What's happening to our cities—not just Delhi—is unsustainable.

Inflation plunges to a 10-yr low of 0.25% in October. Here’s why

Record-low inflation gives RBI room to ease rates. Food prices have something to do with it.

Doctor-led terror module behind Delhi blast was in phase 2 of ops, planned serial bombings in December

While main elements behind terror module have been nabbed, more arrests will take place, including some professors & academicians who were part of the ring, it is learnt.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.