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TopicHardeep Singh Puri

Topic: Hardeep Singh Puri

India to resume flights to UK from 8 January, limits it to 30 per week

Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri says Indian and UK carriers will each operate 15 flights per week to & from Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad until 23 January.

India-UK flights to remain suspended till 7 January, says Hardeep Puri

Civil Aviation minister Hardeep Puri said the flights, which were earlier suspended till 31 December, will resume in a 'strictly regulated' manner thereafter.

Suspension of flights to UK could be slightly extended, says Aviation Minister

Hardeep Singh Puri had last week suspended all flights between Britain and India from 23 December to 31 December over the mutated variant of the virus.

Govt increases domestic flights’ capacity to 80% of pre-Covid levels

The Civil Aviation ministry had resumed scheduled domestic passenger services from 25 May, after a gap of two months due to the coronavirus lockdown.

Limits on domestic airfare extended by 3 months, says Aviation Minister Puri

Puri said if the scheduled domestic flights reach pre-Covid levels by the end of the year, fare limits will be removed.

Airlines may soon be allowed to run 75% of pre-Covid domestic flights, says Hardeep Singh Puri

The government on 2 September had allowed Indian airlines to operate up to 60 per cent of their pre-Covid services within the country.

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.

Delhi international airport passengers say ‘home quarantine’ stamp scarring skin

Delhi International Airport Limited said it will set aside the batch of the indelible ink that caused allergic reaction, adding that it has raised the issued with Delhi authorities.

Uncertainty over AirAsia’s future in India after minister Puri’s ‘shutting down’ comment

Aviation minister Hardeep Puri said ‘AirAsia’s shop is anyway shutting down’, but his office later clarified that his comments were taken out of context.

Delhi international airport opens exclusive terminal for private jets

The terminal, inaugurated by Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, has 57 parking bays and can handle up to 150 private jet flights per day.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?