'Praful Patel, Vyalar Ravi nominated Chatwal'

Two Union Ministers and a prominent US Congressman recommended the name of controversial Non Resident Indian hotelier Sant Singh Chatwal for the prestigious Padma awards, the government told the......

Reshuffle: Moily, Ravi may get new portfolios

A reshuffle in the Union Council of Ministers is scheduled for Tuesday evening at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The swearing-in has been fixed for 5 pm. Trinamool Congress' Dinesh Trivedi is likely to get......

'Accidents were waiting to happen and it happened'

'The lay of the runway is not at all safe.' 'Even operating a 737 is dangerous there.' 'During the monsoon, they must ban landing on runway 10.' IMAGE: The wreckage of the Air India Express......

Did former PMO, finance minister bailout Vijay Mallya?

The office of former prime minister Manmohan Singh may have taken a special interest to try and keep afloat Vijay Mallya’s ailing Kingfisher Airlines against the run of play, e-mails and......

Ravi wants rethink on air travel service tax

Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi said on Monday he wants the government to reconsider the Budget proposal to hike service tax on air tickets."I have written a letter to the Finance Minister......

New aviation minister to make Air India profitable

New Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi on Thursday sought the support of all employees of ailing Air India in restoring its lost glory and said the staff and the management should work in......

How Ravi plans to restore Air India's lost glory

Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi, after assuming charge on Thursday, said making government carrier Air India a profitable business enterprise again would be his foremost priority. The......

Why the new aviation minister may not be good for Air India

Vayalar Ravi, the new minister for civil aviation, declared on assuming office that his priority would be "to improve the services on Air India and to make it a profitable airline". He allayed......