Katya B Naidu And Aneesh Phadnis

Stories by Katya B Naidu And Aneesh Phadnis

Data caps, high device prices dog 4G

Data caps, high device prices dog 4G

Rediff.com   16 Apr 2012

Gaurav Devaras, a 3G mobile broadband user, is happy to learn about the 4G service launch in Kolkata and thrilled about the speed it can offer.

Airlines may import fuel jointly

Airlines may import fuel jointly

Rediff.com   12 Apr 2012

Aviation companies plan to join hands for importing aviation turbine fuel (ATF) in a bid to bring down their fuel bills.

India's airlines' cash flow to improve

India's airlines' cash flow to improve

Rediff.com   6 Apr 2012

IATA informed travel agents that they would have to remit the ticket sale proceeds to airlines every week.

RIM retains cool in India after global shake-up

RIM retains cool in India after global shake-up

Rediff.com   26 Jan 2012

The Indian market, in the first 11 months of 2011, saw smartphone shipments cross the 10-million mark for the first time.

Jet Airways to merge two low-cost carriers

Jet Airways to merge two low-cost carriers

Rediff.com   9 Jan 2012

Jet Airways, the largest domestic airline, will merge its no-frills brands JetLite and Jet Konnect and operate under the brand name of the latter.

Govt to expedite Dharavi rehab plan

Govt to expedite Dharavi rehab plan

Rediff.com   3 Jan 2012

Maharashtra Cabinet changes norms to make present occupiers of slums eligible for rehabilitation.

BlackBerry slashes PlayBook's prices by 50%

BlackBerry slashes PlayBook's prices by 50%

Rediff.com   28 Dec 2011

The 32 GB tablet will come for Rs 15,990 and the top end tablet of 64 GB will be sold at Rs 24,490.

No-pay day for Jet's cabin crew every month

No-pay day for Jet's cabin crew every month

Rediff.com   22 Dec 2011

The 3,000-odd cabin crew of Jet Airways cabin has been asked to take a day's leave without pay each month as a cost-saving exercise.

Jet set for 'Konnect' with Gulf

Jet set for 'Konnect' with Gulf

Rediff.com   14 Dec 2011

The no-frills brand is poised for a big leap by debuting in some international routes as well.

Cash-strapped, but Air India to give pay parity to pilots

Cash-strapped, but Air India to give pay parity to pilots

Rediff.com   2 Dec 2011

The Air India management has reached an agreement with pilots from the erstwhile Indian Airlines on the contentious issue of pay parity. Fearing another agitation from the Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA), the airline's management has agreed to the union's demands for fixed allowances each month.

iPhone 4S may trip on sky-high price

iPhone 4S may trip on sky-high price

Rediff.com   25 Nov 2011

The country's most expensive phone, iPhone 4S, was launched at midnight. The handset had already seen many enquiries from eager customers, both at retail electronics stores, as well as mobile operators. However, none are raising their hopes just yet.

AI may cut business class seats on domestic flights

AI may cut business class seats on domestic flights

Rediff.com   22 Nov 2011

The government-owned airline has 63 narrow body planes from Airbus, including the A319 and A321.

Kingfisher considers hiving off engineering dept into new unit

Kingfisher considers hiving off engineering dept into new unit

Rediff.com   17 Nov 2011

Kingfisher Airlines is exploring hiving off its engineering department into a separate maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) unit. This is one of several measures being considered by the airline management to tide over its current financial crisis.

'Wasn't Bajaj the founder of Bombay Club?'

'Wasn't Bajaj the founder of Bombay Club?'

Rediff.com   16 Nov 2011

His debt woes may continue and losses double, but the King of Good Times was clearly in a defiant mood at a press meet in a packed venue in a suburban hotel in Mumbai on Tuesday.

More bilateral air traffic pacts to open up Indian sky further

More bilateral air traffic pacts to open up Indian sky further

Rediff.com   17 Oct 2011

The negotiations will be held in Mumbai on Tueday at the International Civil Aviation Negotiations Conference which will be inaugurated by President Pratibha Patil.

AI Express to stop full night operations

AI Express to stop full night operations

Rediff.com   5 Oct 2011

AI Express operates 195 weekly flights, mostly from Kerala.

Telcos' foreign debt may weigh even more

Telcos' foreign debt may weigh even more

Rediff.com   3 Oct 2011

Bharti Airtel, which acquired the African operations of Zain Telecommunications last year, had a net debt of $13.4 billion at the end of the first quarter of the current financial year.

LCC business a different ball game altogether

LCC business a different ball game altogether

Rediff.com   30 Sep 2011

Low-cost carriers (LCCs) like Air Asia and Ryan Air are among the best because they are frugal, have flexibility in operations and certain standardisation of aircraft and operations.

Call-drop for tele-marketers

Call-drop for tele-marketers

Rediff.com   27 Sep 2011

Callers trying to sell insurance, SMSs offering cures for bald patches, cheap holiday packages and education consultants could be a thing of the past, after stricter tele-marketing norms come into effect from September 28.

'Existing gas can ensure power plants' 75% capacity'

'Existing gas can ensure power plants' 75% capacity'

Rediff.com   26 Sep 2011

In a scenario where we have power purchase agreements and the SEBs are in financial strife, we would always get supported, as our cost of generation is lower than most other plants.