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Parl panel meet: DGCA to curb airfare surge; MPs flag aviation safety

Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation said on Tuesday it will put in place a mechanism to curb whopping surge in air ticket prices, recently witnessed during the Maha Kumbh and......

Govt holds safety review after Air India crash, flight disruptions

The civil aviation ministry on Thursday conducted a comprehensive review of safety measures, passenger services, and airline performance in the wake of recent flight rescheduling due to multiple......

Indians Were At X'mas WWI Truce!

The German and British sides, along with the Indian soldiers, met at halfway points, on no man's land and gave the Indian soldiers sweets and Christmas trees and they offered biscuits and cognac in......

Modi's Edifice Complex

To understand Modi, listen to what he does not say, suggests Prem Panicker. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party leaders Narendra D Modi, Amit A Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman and J P Nadda......

Why No One Will Speak For The Wrestlers

All these male politicians are unlikely to risk their sinecures to speak up in support of a bunch of women wrestlers who have chosen to challenge a politician who appears to have the ruling regime......

The secret behind SpiceJet's success

On one of the first flights that Sanjay Aggarwal took on SpiceJet, the low-cost airline he heads, he was given a sandwich packed in a flimsy box. Soon, he found that his lap was full of crumbs from......

SpiceJet's saviour Ajay Singh: 40 firms, a dispute and some defaults

Image: SpiceJet needs to infuse equity into the airline to run daily operations. Courtesy, Facebook/flyspicejet Former SpiceJet promoter Ajay Singh (below left) is pulling out all stops to raise......

How SpiceJet managed to turn around from the brink

'We are looking at a model with which we can reduce the cost, so that we can bring down the fares drastically and still make money.' Disruption is the key to success. From mobile telephony to cab......

Air India under Tata Group will be real challenge: IndiGo CEO

A revamped Air India under the Tata Group will be a real challenge while new airline Akasa Air will be a far less competitive force for the next two-three years, IndiGo CEO Ronojoy Dutta said on......

A tough battle ahead for Mumbai's famous dabbawalas

Mumbai's famous dabbawalas are reinventing themselves to meet the challenge posed by food delivery portals. Image: Prince charles meets dabbawallahs, who deliver meals to office workers......

Pather Panchali@70: Beautiful, Broken People

Seventy years after Pather Panchali released on August 26, 1955, we finally get it.Shuttling between the village of Boral and a studio in Calcutta, caught between worrying about the next purse of......

Why Vettaiyan May Become A Blockbuster

'The combination of star power, compelling storytelling, and action-packed drama promises to set the box office ablaze and kickstart the new quarter on a spectacular high note.' IMAGE: Rajinikanth......

INSIDE Kriti Sanon's GORGEOUS Home

Kriti Sanon, whose had a good run at the box office recently with films like Tere Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya and Crew, lives in a stunning duplex apartment in Andheri, north west Mumbai, with her......

Coming soon, Spice Girls musical

The Spice Girls' story is being turned into a musical. Former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller announced the project, to be called Viva Forever, which takes its name from the girl group's 1998......

Khalnayak's Charm And Controversy

A messy masala about an antihero bolstered by tons of whimsy, controversy and high drama, Khalnayak's hype is stuff of history. Sukanya Verma celebrates 30 years of this blockbuster. 1993 was a......

'Play fearless': Suryakumar tells Team India

'It was more about timing the ball, not breaking the ball.' IMAGE: Hardik Pandya smashed a blistering 28-ball 59 not out to power India to an emphatic 101-run victory in the first ODI against......

Ajay Singh Continues Reign At BFI Helm

Singh will be joined by new secretary general Pramod Kumar of Uttar Pradesh, who succeeds Assam's Hemanta Kalita. IMAGE: Ajay Singh secured 40 votes while his rival Jaslal Pradhan got 26......

Long wait ends! BFI set to elect new office-bearers

Two-time president Ajay Singh is seeking a third consecutive term. IMAGE: Elections to Boxing Federation of India were originally slated for March 28 but were stalled by a barrage of petitions,......

Is Jaiswal next Kohli?

Two big series in England, Australia seal Jaiswal's growing status as overseas specialist IMAGE: Yashasvi Jaiswal celebrates his century. Photograph: BCCI/X During the recently concluded series......

BFI president elections to witness four-cornered fight

IMAGE: The Boxing Federation of India's elections will take place during its Annual General Meeting in Gurugram on March 28. Photograph: ANI Incumbent Boxing Federation of India (BFI) chief Ajay......