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TopicAir India

Topic: Air India

Sajjid Chinoy on the ‘Budget’s dilemma’, R Jagannathan on choosing between Air India & Jet

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

Air India is losing Rs 6 crore daily due to Pakistan’s closure of its airspace

Pakistan has extended the ban on its eastern airspace for fourth time until 12 July. Air India has written to IATA seeking help.

Air India disinvestment process to go ahead, says Civil Aviation Ministry

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) had in-principle approved the consideration for strategic disinvestment of Air India and its five subsidiaries.

Air India commander Rohit Bhasin suspended for allegedly shoplifting a wallet in Sydney

The incident allegedly took place on 22 June, and Captain Rohit Bhasin, who comes from a family of commanders, has been placed on suspension pending inquiry.

After 8 hours of grilling on first day, Praful Patel reappears before ED on aviation scam

The Enforcement Directorate had earlier registered a criminal complaint against Patel in which it alleged irregularities in fixing air slots for international airlines leading to losses for Air India.

Anurag Behar gives a ‘teaser’ of new education policy & Ashwani Lohani on Air India’s downfall

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

Praful Patel cites prior commitments, requests pushing ED deposition

Former civil aviation minister and NCP leader Praful Patel has not been listed as an accused in the money-laundering probe related to the losses suffered by national carrier Air India.

Hair fall treatment lands Air India pilot with 3 year-suspension

An Air India pilot has moved the Delhi High Court over his suspension stating that his treatment for his hair fall caused a false positive for alcohol in his breath analyser test.

Happy to cooperate, says Praful Patel after ED summons him in UPA-era aviation scam

This is the first major action against leader in alleged multi-crore aviation scam that is said to have taken place during the UPA govt.

Broke Air India mortgaged land worth Rs 3,775 crore — land that belonged to someone else

The land, two prime plots in New Delhi, was loaned to Air India by the housing ministry. It is now locked with a consortium of 19 banks led by SBI.

On Camera

Social media has made news more graphic. Torture by Russian military is latest example

Before social media, depiction of violence on news was the exception—graphic visuals were either not shown on TV or in newspapers or the images were blurred. This is no longer the case.

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.