Rupam Jain Nair And Tommy Wilkes

Stories by Rupam Jain Nair And Tommy Wilkes

SpiceJet running short of planes for scheduled flights

SpiceJet running short of planes for scheduled flights

Rediff.com   27 Mar 2015

SpiceJet was forced to ground its fleet and cancel hundreds of its flights in December.

Trick or treat? India's strong GDP figures mask economic reality

Trick or treat? India's strong GDP figures mask economic reality

Rediff.com   12 Feb 2015

Search is on for reliable indicators of underlying activity.

Trick or treat? India's strong GDP figures mask economic reality

Trick or treat? India's strong GDP figures mask economic reality

Rediff.com   11 Feb 2015

India's latest GDP numbers do not signal robust economic growth in near term.

SpiceJet's new owners plan to cut fleet, shrink network

SpiceJet's new owners plan to cut fleet, shrink network

Rediff.com   16 Jan 2015

The prospective owners of Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet Ltd plan to cut the airline's fleet, shrink its network and return to a "plain vanilla" business model to achieve profitability, two people close to the investors said.

'Surprise rate cut by RBI is just a start but we need more'

'Surprise rate cut by RBI is just a start but we need more'

Rediff.com   16 Jan 2015

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley last month pointed to the high cost of capital for India's businesses as a key factor behind a manufacturing slowdown.

Govt defends pace of change, promises faster growth

Govt defends pace of change, promises faster growth

Rediff.com   12 Jan 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was elected last year on hopes he would revive a languishing economy.

India on brink of quantum leap, Modi tells investors

India on brink of "quantum leap", Modi tells investors

Rediff.com   11 Jan 2015

Investors from across the globe are keen to invest in Gujarat.

Vibrant India: Modi's superlative act to charm investors

"Vibrant India": Modi's superlative act to charm investors

Rediff.com   11 Jan 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has high hopes from the VibrantGujarat Summit.

India looks to sway Americans with nuclear power insurance plan

India looks to sway Americans with nuclear power insurance plan

Rediff.com   19 Dec 2014

Under a 2010 nuclear liability law, nuclear equipment suppliers are liable for damages from an accident, which companies say is a sharp deviation from international norms

Former SpiceJet owner leading rescue plan: Reports

Former SpiceJet owner leading rescue plan: Reports

Rediff.com   19 Dec 2014

Ajay Singh will team up with two blue-chip investors to bail out the airline

Modi to fast-track important infra projects

Modi to fast-track important infra projects

Rediff.com   18 Dec 2014

Modi is keen to restart big projects which are stuck for various reasons.

'No cash to bailout beleaguered SpiceJet'

'No cash to bailout beleaguered SpiceJet'

Rediff.com   17 Dec 2014

Promoters of SpiceJet do not have funds to bail out the airlines of dire consequences.

SpiceJet cuts fleet size, to stay smaller

SpiceJet cuts fleet size, to stay smaller

Rediff.com   5 Dec 2014

SpiceJet has cut the size of its fleet to 22-24 Boeing planes from 35 and will keep it this way for few months.

India urges higher pay for millions of Gulf workers

India urges higher pay for millions of Gulf workers

Rediff.com   17 Nov 2014

Migrants do many of the dirty and dangerous jobs in the region, from construction to the oil industry, transport and services

Jet Airways swings to quarterly profit on one-off gain

Jet Airways swings to quarterly profit on one-off gain

Rediff.com   7 Nov 2014

The company solf the frequent flyer business.

How Modi plans to end India's power mess

How Modi plans to end India's power mess

Rediff.com   22 Oct 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to open commercial coal mining to private players is a key step towards bringing order to the country's chaotic power industry and ending the chronic blackouts that impede its economic rise.

IndiGo's big bet: The $40 billion jet buying spree

IndiGo's big bet: The $40 billion jet buying spree

Rediff.com   19 Oct 2014

IndiGo's ascent is not without its risks, however.

Xi sees 'factory China' and 'back office India' as global engines

Xi sees 'factory China' and 'back office India' as global engines

Rediff.com   17 Sep 2014

China's strong manufacturing base and India's software and scientific skills had massive potential both as a production base and for creating a consumer market.

Jet Airways talking to bankers to restructure debts

Jet Airways talking to bankers to restructure debts

Rediff.com   23 Jul 2014

Jet is losing money fast, beset by high costs, low fares and cut-throat competition in its domestic market.

NTPC can cut power to BSES if not paid: SC

NTPC can cut power to BSES if not paid: SC

Rediff.com   6 May 2014

The court on Tuesday ordered BSES -- part of billionaire Anil Ambani's Reliance Infrastructure Ltd to pay state-run NTPC the Rs 700 crore (Rs 7 billion) it is owed by May 31.