The opening up of the sector has led to investments of Rs 1,200 crore towards the acquisition of over 280 frequencies.
Special CBI Judge Vinod Kumar said this after the agency informed the court that there was a "serious life threat" to Rajan from various underworld mafia groups and intelligence inputs have been received in this regard.
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All in-coming and out-going flights operated on schedule from the airport even as employees struck work.
Losing Delhi airport project to rival GMR-Fraport consortium despite emerging as the top financial bidder, Anil Ambani's Reliance Airport Developers on Monday lashed out at the bid process, saying changes in tender conditions hours before the final d
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It records 4,000 transfer passengers daily at Delhi hub.
In a development that could prove to be a major setback for Anil Ambani group, the E Sreedharan Committee, entrusted with the task of revaluating the bids and procedure for the Rs 5,400 crore
The civil aviation ministry is planning to send air traffic controllers to Australia for training in simultaneous use of converging runways.
The government which is proceeding with privatising six airports including those at Kolkata and Chennai, intends to give away 14 more to private parties for operation and development during the 12th Plan period, Rajya Sabha was told on Tuesday.
The spat over the carriage of national long distance traffic between Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited may be heading towards a reconciliatory note.
MTNL, the state-owned telephone major in the two metro cities of Delhi and Mumbai, became an acronym for 'Mera Telephone Nahi Lagega' in the Rajya Sabha as members complained about the quality of mobile services.
Move over Delhi and Mumbai - Surat, Jaipur and Ludhiana are emerging as big spenders on luxury goods.
The civil aviation ministry has received several complaints on the ongoing bidding process for modernisation of Delhi and Mumbai airports and it has forwarded them to appropriate authorities for examination.
'With Pakistan's 'first use doctrine' threatening the use of nuclear weapons early in a war with India, the S-400 will shield vulnerable targets like Delhi and Mumbai, complicating Pakistan's targeting calculations.'
Admitting that the process of modernisation of airports was very "tortuous and slow", Prasad said, "The main reason for this is the fact that we are carrying out such an exercise for the first time."
Expecting the Indian economy to sustain 7 to 9 per cent growth, leading French bank Societe Generale on Wednesday launched a private banking facility to tap $560 billion assets of the growing upper class Indians.
Temporary jobs are fast becoming employers' favourite in cities like Delhi and Mumbai while the gap between salary levels of 'temps' and permanent employees has also narrowed down, a new survey has revealed.
UPA-Left coordination committee meeting on Feb 13
The Airport Authority of India employees have yet to call off their strike against the privatisation of the modernisation of the Mumbai and Delhi airports, despite indications late on Friday that the agitation might called off.
The Delhi high court has deferred till Monday, February 6, the hearing on the petition filed by Reliance challenging the award of Delhi and Mumbai airport modernisation contracts to rival companies.
Trade union leader M K Pandhe says the Airport Authority of India can build better airports than private companies.
Airport employees have threatened to go on a nationwide strike the moment the empowered Group of Ministers opens the financial bids for the privatisation of the Delhi and Mumbai airports on Tuesday.
Airport employees on Monday threatened to disrupt air services nationwide if the government proceeded with the privatisation process for modernisation of Delhi and Mumbai airports
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited on Monday expressed willingness to lower the 'carriage' charge, a move which will lead to lower STD call rates between Delhi and Mumbai to start with.
A two-day FIFA-Interpol Workshop on 'Tackling Match Fixing and Corruption in Football' will be held in the capital from January 15.
Air services in the country could be affected on September 29 with airport employees going on a strike to protest the government's move to "privatise" Delhi and Mumbai airports.
The Indian majors had a last minute meeting with civil aviation ministry officials before filing their bids.
The government on Saturday said it is expected to take a decision on privatisation of Delhi and Mumbai airports at the meeting of the Empowered Group of Ministers on January 24.
Foreign players seeking to participate in the modernisation of Delhi and Mumbai airports, in consortium with Indian partners, have strongly reacted to the terms of the tender, which would be open for bidding from Wednesday. \n
The Left parties, however, opposed the privatisation of the Delhi and Mumbai airports.
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