Shine Jacob &Amp;Amp; Arindam Majumder

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Air India stake sale: 14 firms in race to advise govt

Air India stake sale: 14 firms in race to advise govt

Rediff.com   27 Oct 2017

Apart from the main company, five of Air India's subsidiaries and a joint venture firm have been included in the strategic sale plan.

Soon you can own flats on railway property

Soon you can own flats on railway property

Rediff.com   26 Oct 2017

Indian Railways under Piyush Goyal has chalked out a new plan for station redevelopment. Railway stations in 15 cities may soon offer residential apartments.

Surat set to get global diamond exchange in 3 years

Surat set to get global diamond exchange in 3 years

Rediff.com   23 Oct 2017

Contract finally given for Rs 2,400-cr project, with GIFT City-like features

India shifts focus from Opec to US for crude imports

India shifts focus from Opec to US for crude imports

Rediff.com   21 Oct 2017

Indian companies place orders worth $600 million for US crude, which is likely to increase by nearly $2 billion in the near future.

How life will change for the better for India's domestic workers

How life will change for the better for India's domestic workers

Rediff.com   18 Oct 2017

Govt working on policy to regularise migrant workers, labour ministry puts out broad contours of the policy for public discussion

Goyal spikes two pet schemes of Prabhu

Goyal spikes two pet schemes of Prabhu

Rediff.com   17 Oct 2017

The Railway Board has decided to wind up the ambitious Rs 5,000-crore One ICT plan and the transformation cell

Modi's ambitious UDAN plan hits air pocket

Modi's ambitious UDAN plan hits air pocket

Rediff.com   17 Oct 2017

GMR-led Delhi Airport had accepted the government's request to shift UDAN flights to Hindon Air Force Base, but airlines say poor last mile connectivity will have to be dealt with first before starting operations

RIL's midas touch is missing in overseas oil & gas assets

RIL's midas touch is missing in overseas oil & gas assets

Rediff.com   16 Oct 2017

The company had assets in countries like Yemen, Peru, Oman, Myanmar, Columbia, East Timor, Kurdistan and Australia, but it exited almost all these blocks later as part of its portfolio rationalisation

Thanks to SpiceJet, seaplanes will be back to Indian skies

Thanks to SpiceJet, seaplanes will be back to Indian skies

Rediff.com   5 Oct 2017

Seaplanes are fixed-wing aircraft that can take off and land on both water and airfields.

Why no-fly list is still not ready

Why no-fly list is still not ready

Rediff.com   4 Oct 2017

Government officials favoured compulsory biometric identification but said it did not happen because of the Supreme Court judgment on Aadhaar

Adani plans an international airport at Mundra

Adani plans an international airport at Mundra

Rediff.com   3 Oct 2017

The conglomerate, which has received environmental clearance for the project, plans to invest around Rs 1,500 crore in it.

Now, Germany to help India fulfil bullet train dream

Now, Germany to help India fulfil bullet train dream

Rediff.com   3 Oct 2017

German aid likely for Bengaluru-Chennai bullet train

Amid rains, a 24-hr struggle to clear main runway of Mumbai airport

Amid rains, a 24-hr struggle to clear main runway of Mumbai airport

Rediff.com   22 Sep 2017

Rains made the job more challenging as it was making the ground soft, the AIESL CEO said.

Biggest challenge facing the bullet train: 825 hectares of land

Biggest challenge facing the bullet train: 825 hectares of land

Rediff.com   21 Sep 2017

Of the Rs 1.10 lakh crore investment required for the project, Japan is providing Rs 88,000 crore as a soft loan at 0.01 per cent interest.

IndiGo's huge cash reserve will help it to spread wings further

IndiGo's huge cash reserve will help it to spread wings further

Rediff.com   20 Sep 2017

IndiGo's share sale will raise the company's retained earnings to Rs 2,680 crore.

Fares on IndiGo's long-haul routes likely to be 30% lower

Fares on IndiGo's long-haul routes likely to be 30% lower

Rediff.com   15 Sep 2017

Long-haul low-cost carriers like Scoot and AirAsia X offer a similar configuration.

Suiters for Air India's Mumbai assets

Suiters for Air India's Mumbai assets

Rediff.com   23 Aug 2017

Though the airline has kept a reserve price of Rs 315 crore for these properties, it hopes to make around Rs 500 crore from the sale.

Railways to change catering recipe

Railways to change catering recipe

Rediff.com   22 Aug 2017

Food to be cooked in base kitchens instead of trains; private players to be involved

Why did IndiGo kill its golden goose?

Why did IndiGo kill its golden goose?

Rediff.com   10 Aug 2017

With IndiGo executing its long haul low-cost plans the airline will certainly need a lot of cash going forward.

Prices of subsidised LPG zoom 16% since Modi took charge

Prices of subsidised LPG zoom 16% since Modi took charge

Rediff.com   4 Aug 2017

Global crude oil prices have slumped by 49 per cent during the same period