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Wednesday, November 12, 2025
TopicAir India

Topic: Air India

Modi govt says IPO is an option for Air India after bungled sale

With no interested buyers bidding for its purchase, selling shares in an initial public offering can help the govt retain control of Air India Ltd. and raise cash

Karnataka police may have caught Gauri Lankesh’s killer, and Delhi CM’s dharna goes on

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After failed disinvestment bid, govt considers Air India overhaul Lufthansa style

The government is looking to turn Air India into a widely held public limited enterprise run by an independent corporate board.

Air India debacle shows Modi doesn’t get business

For a government that was supposed to be business-friendly, the Modi administration has shown little or no understanding of what businesses actually want, as proved by the conditions set for AI sale.

Last Laughs: Deaths in Didi’s Bengal and dancing uncle’s impact

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

Fast-track AI sexual harassment probe, Maneka Gandhi to ask Suresh Prabhu

Gandhi is likely to ask for a June-end deadline to complete the probe into a crew member’s claims that an Air India executive sexually harassed several employees.

Air India hostess who accused boss of sexual harassment to meet Maneka to push her case

The complainant, who is said to want to ‘fight this till the end’, is willing to move court if necessary.

Last laughs: Donald Trump pardons federal law violator and Indian media’s selective coverage

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

Air India hostess names the man who ‘sexually harassed her’, reveals fresh details

In a fresh letter to ministers Suresh Prabhu and Maneka Gandhi, she claims no action has been taken against Capt. Darryl Pais despite assurances from ministers.

Modi government to review Air India deal after sale plan flops

The failure is a setback to Modi’s reformist image ahead of national elections due next year. No bidder came forward to purchase 76 percent of Air India Ltd.

On Camera

Air purifiers are the new water filters. Delhi has quietly accepted a crisis

The affluent in Delhi, armed with airtight windows, multiple purifiers, and humidifiers, have normalised a way of life that once seemed dystopian.

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

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.