Aditya Kalra And Tommy Wilkes

Stories by Aditya Kalra And Tommy Wilkes

India to step up efforts to extend air travel boom to smaller cities

India to step up efforts to extend air travel boom to smaller cities

Rediff.com   1 Jul 2016

Scores of new airports have been built around the country but many are yet to open because airlines do not see sufficient demand as ticket prices are too high for the majority Indians

Ratan Tata's aviation ambitions a step closer as India opens up

Ratan Tata's aviation ambitions a step closer as India opens up

Rediff.com   23 Jun 2016

The $100 billion Tata group conglomerate is a major beneficiary of the decision to open up aviation in India.

Modi reforms flicker in rural India, other big challenges remain

Modi reforms flicker in rural India, other big challenges remain

Rediff.com   13 May 2016

While many promises remain unrealised, power reforms and the creation of tens of millions of new bank accounts have helped Modi maintain his popularity

SC tells tobacco industry packs must carry bigger warnings

SC tells tobacco industry packs must carry bigger warnings

Rediff.com   4 May 2016

The rules make India's health warnings on tobacco products the world's most stringent, along with Thailand

Uber v Ola: How fight for Indian taxi market ended up in court

Uber v Ola: How fight for Indian taxi market ended up in court

Rediff.com   29 Apr 2016

Uber is suing Ola for $7.5 million to compensate for lost revenue and goodwill, alleging the Indian market leader created about 94,000 fake user accounts with the ride-hailing service and used them to make more than 405,000 false bookings

India likely to consider Air India stake sale

India likely to consider Air India stake sale

Rediff.com   23 Mar 2016

Indebted Air India, which last made an annual profit in 2007, has seen its market share shrink in recent years.

Delhi HC extends relief to pharma firms in drug ban case

Delhi HC extends relief to pharma firms in drug ban case

Rediff.com   21 Mar 2016

Several companies, including Indian units of Abbott Laboratories and Pfizer Inc, and domestic firms like Cipla Ltd and Macleods Pharmaceuticals, went to the Delhi High Court to try to get the ban lifted.

HC grants Pfizer temporary relief on cough syrup ban

HC grants Pfizer temporary relief on cough syrup ban

Rediff.com   15 Mar 2016

The next hearing on Pfizer's plea is slated for March 21

Abbott's antibiotic in India on the list of banned drugs

Abbott's antibiotic in India on the list of banned drugs

Rediff.com   14 Mar 2016

A notice issued by the Indian Health Ministry at the weekend said that a government-appointed committee of experts had found that the banned combinations were "likely to involve risk to human beings, whereas safer alternatives to the said drug are available."

Government rushes to roll out more trains as cities swell

Government rushes to roll out more trains as cities swell

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2016

Even if some of those projects remain on paper, the potential for manufacturers and engineering firms is too big to ignore

CBI probing alleged fraud at Syndicate Bank

CBI probing alleged fraud at Syndicate Bank

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2016

The alleged fraud includes the use of fake bills.

Farmers see Modi's Budget as all promise, no delivery

Farmers see Modi's Budget as all promise, no delivery

Rediff.com   7 Mar 2016

Most of the extra spending in the Budget is in fact an accounting entry that shifts the cost of an interest subsidy to the agriculture Budget that was previously borne by the finance ministry

Here's how Prabhu plans to cut costs, generate revenue

Here's how Prabhu plans to cut costs, generate revenue

Rediff.com   25 Feb 2016

'We need to look beyond the current approach'.

How the Railways plan to revive freight business

How the Railways plan to revive freight business

Rediff.com   25 Feb 2016

Suresh Prabhu said the freight business was 'struggling'.

Railway Budget: More public cash eyed as turnaround remains elusive

Railway Budget: More public cash eyed as turnaround remains elusive

Rediff.com   24 Feb 2016

A proposed 24 percent hike in the salaries of 2.6 million employees and pensioners, will land the railways with a wage bill of about $4.7 billion.

MPs, health officials spar over tobacco pack warnings

MPs, health officials spar over tobacco pack warnings

Rediff.com   8 Jan 2016

Some questions cited concerns that larger warnings can hurt tobacco farmers and boost illicit trade.

Micromax plans to make all phones locally

Micromax plans to make all phones locally

Rediff.com   17 Dec 2015

Micromax will invest Rs 300 crore on constructing new factories

Coca-Cola India may have to shut factories if sin tax is passed

Coca-Cola India may have to shut factories if sin tax is passed

Rediff.com   11 Dec 2015

India is trying to push a national goods and services tax (GST) through parliament that would replace a myriad of state sales taxes and shake-up government revenue.

Congress threatens GST over government's Gandhi 'vendetta'

Congress threatens GST over government's Gandhi 'vendetta'

Rediff.com   8 Dec 2015

The government wants to introduce a nationwide goods and services tax to revive its stalled reform programme.

GE, Alstom land $5.6 billion deals to supply Indian Railways

GE, Alstom land $5.6 billion deals to supply Indian Railways

Rediff.com   10 Nov 2015

GE, Alstom land $5.6 billion deals to supply Indian Railways