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Tuesday, September 16, 2025
TopicAir India

Topic: Air India

Modi govt plans to further ease FDI rules for insurance, aviation

Finance Ministry has suggested increasing limit on FDI in insurance companies to 74% from 49% and allowing foreign airlines to own Indian carriers.

Should Indian Railways be privatised to prevent it from going the Air India way?

The Narendra Modi government’s audacious move to merge the eight railway services into the Indian Railways Management Service has invited criticism from many in the sector.

Govt could miss Air India, BPCL privatisation target, faces Rs 50,000-cr deficit: Report

International Monetary Fund has urged Indian government to handle its budgeting better and increase transparency in fiscal reporting.

Privatising Air India only option, impossible to service its debt burden: Hardeep Singh Puri

At ThePrint’s Off The Cuff, Minister for Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri says he wakes up to the ‘challenge of privatising Air India every day’.

Modi govt considering easing foreign control of airline rule to push Air India sale

The rule mandates that control of an airline always remain in Indian hands, one of several reasons global firms have been wary of bidding for Air India.

RSS affiliate calls Modi disinvestment plans anti-India, blames NITI Aayog consultants

In its Haridwar resolution, the Swadeshi Jagran Manch said it’s painful and unfair to call Air India a bad asset, and the decision to sell BPCL “not a good business decision”.

JRD Tata, the business baron who championed the art of giving

On J.R.D. Tata's death anniversary, remembering the life and legacy of the man who was an industrialist by profession and philanthropist at heart.

MEA should pull up consul-general, his Israel remark will only confirm Kashmiris’ fears

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Air India will have to shut down if sale offer flops, aviation minister Hardeep Puri says

Pumping in more taxpayer funds into Air India in a competitive market would not be best use of scarce financial resources of govt, Puri says.

Modi govt expects Air India buyer to take over just Rs 30,000 crore of its debt

Air India has a total debt of nearly Rs 80,000 crore & its appeal to any buyer is contingent on govt ability to write off debt not backed by assets.

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Indian intellectuals have a problem. They don’t care about facts

Whether a follower of Nehru, RSS, or Gandhi, the thought process remains the same—habitual curse or blind praise.

At launch of NITI Aayog report, Sitharaman calls for regulation to run at par with AI adoption

FM adds that AI-assisted technologies should be adopted in all districts to bring development & highlights importance of collaborative ecosystems in tech innovation.

New Defence Procurement Manual out, first since 2009, with moves to cut red tape, ease pvt participation

The updated manual introduces reforms like guaranteed orders, lower financial penalties & simplified procurement for specialised equipment.

Gen Zs have taken down the Nepal regime. Here’s why this will never happen in India

To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.