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Thursday, November 13, 2025
TopicAir India

Topic: Air India

How Tata Group is ‘caught between a rock and a hard place’ on Vistara and AirAsia

Vistara and AirAsia India were struggling before the pandemic. Covid has put Tata Group at a crossroads - go big and buy Air India or bow out.

Covid protection, the Air India way — enjoy refreshments, but keep masks & face shields on

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

Over 2 million Indians returned from abroad through Vande Bharat Mission, says MEA

Under phase seven of the mission, operational since 1 October, as many as 1,057 international flights from 24 nations have repatriated close to 1,95,000 people, the MEA said.

Air India sale rules relaxed further, bidding to be on enterprise value

Aviation Minister Puri and Secretary Kharola said that 15% of Air India's value has to be paid in cash, while the remaining 85% will be taken as debt by the bidder

Hong Kong bans Air India flights for the 4th time as passengers test positive for Covid-19

According to Hong Kong govt rules issued in July, passengers from India can arrive only if they have a Covid-19 negative certificate from 72 hours prior to the journey.

Foreign flights will not be allowed at expense of Indian airlines — Civil Aviation Minister

At a press conference, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Puri said while he was all for foreign carriers there should be some parity under the regulated air bubble arrangements.

Custom-made B777 plane for President, Vice President & Prime Minister to arrive 1 October

The aircraft from the US is manufactured by Boeing with the call sign Air India One and will land at the Delhi airport from Texas at around 3 pm Thursday.

Dubai suspends Air India Express flights for 15 days after it flew Covid positive passengers

Early this month, the airline allegedly ferried Covid positive passengers, in violation of UAE rules. This was apparently the second such instance in weeks.

‘Missing’ data on migrant workers, and the 11-lakh page mountain against Umar Khalid

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Modi govt plans to drop condition that Air India buyer take on Rs 24,000 cr aircraft debt

Modi govt is being advised to drop the rule on concern it will deter buyers who will be allowed to bid on the enterprise value & not on the entity value.

On Camera

The math is clear — buying Russian oil is now a losing deal for India

India’s Russian oil purchases have effectively meant a transfer of gains from millions of workers in labour-intensive sectors to a few large refiners.

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.