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How a Modi govt innovation is taking air-connectivity to small-town India

UDAN, launched in 2016, has connected 29 new destinations. By the time phase two ends, 73 cities will be linked, doubling India’s air-connectivity.

Two IndiGo Flights narrowly avoid collision over Bengaluru airspace, all passengers safe

The Hyderabad-bound plane had 162 passengers while the other aircraft was carrying 166 passengers.

Why Patna airport is a disaster waiting to happen

Inadequate runway length, location and traffic make Patna’s Jai Prakash Narayan International Airport susceptible to danger.

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.

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.

Modi’s most high-profile sale flops as no bidder turns up for Air India

No bidder came forward to purchase 76 per cent of Air India Ltd., which was offered along with its $5 billion debt.

Nobody wants Air India: Govt says zero bids received for stake sale

The government had proposed to offload 76% equity share capital of Air India as well as transfer the management control to private players.

Maruti is the model for government as it hopes to profit from Air India stake sale

The govt wants to sell a 76% per cent stake in AI that comes with a debt of Rs 33,392 crore; the remaining 24% is likely to be sold later, when share prices go up.

Privatising Air India: Analysts say govt has multiple choices, union says its opposed to all of them

The airline could be privatised in multiple ways but all attempts to do so are likely to be opposed by the employees union After deliberations...

On Camera

Trump’s unpredictability is not the absence of strategy—it works on everyone but China

The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘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.