Arindam Majumder &Amp; Sahil Makkar

Stories by Arindam Majumder &Amp; Sahil Makkar

Your flight tickets will soon cost more. Heres' why

Your flight tickets will soon cost more. Heres' why

Rediff.com   19 Jul 2018

The charges for security component of passenger service fees will not increase much and a passenger may have to bear an extra of Rs 50

Meet the Javadekars

Meet the Javadekars

Rediff.com   18 Jul 2018

'My wife has done everything... She has had to give up a lot,' HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar tells Sahil Makkar.

IndiGo offers bonus to pilots in lieu of leave

IndiGo offers bonus to pilots in lieu of leave

Rediff.com   28 Jun 2018

Airline to deploy around 50 planes in the next seven months

Has Tony Fernandes got AirAsia stuck in turbulence?

Has Tony Fernandes got AirAsia stuck in turbulence?

Rediff.com   9 Jun 2018

One thing is certain: The part-Goan, part-Malayali group CEO of Air Asia is not your usual boardroom CEO, and he cultivates the maverick businessman image, buying race car teams and football clubs and taking off-beat bets with his mentor and now buddy Richard Branson of Virgin.

Modi @ 4: Housing for all project fails to meet target

Modi @ 4: Housing for all project fails to meet target

Rediff.com   25 May 2018

Right now the challenge before the government is to double the speed of construction in order to complete the remaining 6.6 million houses before March 2019.

Why are Indian B-schools shutting down?

Why are Indian B-schools shutting down?

Rediff.com   23 May 2018

The number of management colleges has dropped from 3,609 in 2014-15 to 3,264 in 2017-18.

Wow! Now pay only Rs 27,000 for return flight to New York

Wow! Now pay only Rs 27,000 for return flight to New York

Rediff.com   16 May 2018

The low fares will come with a discernible sea-change in service quality and minus the luxury which comes as an essential part of any long-haul travel

Be sensitive while dealing with unruly flyers, IndiGo tells crew

Be sensitive while dealing with unruly flyers, IndiGo tells crew

Rediff.com   15 May 2018

IndiGo and other airlines have said they are improving their staff training, looking at better ways of communication and customer awareness on operational matters.

From Chennai to Guwahati, 8 major airports likely to be privatised

From Chennai to Guwahati, 8 major airports likely to be privatised

Rediff.com   14 May 2018

It is likely the airports - Chennai, Kolkata, Kochi, Pune, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Lucknow and Guwahati - will be bid out for 30 years and the tariffs will be fixed upfront.

E-bidding: Govt to explore English auction system for divestment

E-bidding: Govt to explore English auction system for divestment

Rediff.com   7 May 2018

The IPL uses this system for players' auction.

The nefarious world of C Sivasankaran

The nefarious world of C Sivasankaran

Rediff.com   30 Apr 2018

Corporate ministry documents show that the Siva's firm kept taking loans from public sector banks like State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank which gradually turned to bad loans.

Why IndiGo will always miss 'Captain Ghosh'

Why IndiGo will always miss 'Captain Ghosh'

Rediff.com   28 Apr 2018

Aditya Ghosh, with no prior aviation background or MBA degree, managed not only to become the CEO of an airline but even piloted it to the top with almost half of the market.

The many problems confronting the IITs

The many problems confronting the IITs

Rediff.com   18 Apr 2018

Third of faculty positions vacant. One per cent seats empty. New institutes lag in infrastructure, research.

Why no one is ready to bail out Air India

Why no one is ready to bail out Air India

Rediff.com   12 Apr 2018

Air India buyer has to take over interest-bearing debt of Rs 16,500 crore a large portion of which is aircraft related, meaning they are backed by aircraft value

Highest salary offered to IIM-Amritsar graduate is Rs 54 lakh

Highest salary offered to IIM-Amritsar graduate is Rs 54 lakh

Rediff.com   12 Apr 2018

Seven students were made international offers.

EoI deadline for Air India may be relaxed

EoI deadline for Air India may be relaxed

Rediff.com   9 Apr 2018

Government officials say a shareholding structure has been mandated to discourage non-serious bidders from accessing Air India's data room

Steep rise in compensation for flyers likely

Steep rise in compensation for flyers likely

Rediff.com   6 Apr 2018

The next step is the charter, which aims to safeguard consumer rights and address criticism about the government not doing enough for passengers.

IndiGo no more in race to buy Air India

IndiGo no more in race to buy Air India

Rediff.com   6 Apr 2018

This is a setback for the divestment process of Air India as no other Indian airline has the capability to fund the process

Centre may completely exit Air India, sell its residual stake to LIC

Centre may completely exit Air India, sell its residual stake to LIC

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2018

According to preliminary information memorandum, Air India's new owner will be asked to list the company in some time

UIDAI files case for alleged misuse of Aadhaar data

UIDAI files case for alleged misuse of Aadhaar data

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2018

UIDAI has asked police to investigate, it was not fully convinced about nature of the incident