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On-time performance: Air India chief says will act on those who fail to act

The OTP of Air India’s domestic flights from four metro airports stood at 65.5 per cent in July, way lower than many other local carriers, as per to official data.

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Lucknow Metro Rail opens for public on Wednesday

The first metro rail in Lucknow will be opened to the public on Wednesday, with the promise of a “cheaper, congestion-free and eco-friendly” ride. Readied in a “record time” of

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Piyush Goyal is new railway minister

The Union Cabinet on Sunday appointed Piyush Goyal as the new railway minister. Goyal, who took charge from Suresh Prabhu, will be the third railway minister of the Modi government.

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Alphons Kannanthanam appointed as the new Minister of State (I/C) for Tourism

In  the big reshuffle of his Council of Ministers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appointed many new ministers, changed  the portfolios  of many ministers and  some of the ministers have

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Indian mindset for ownership of Air India, in theory all open, says aviation minister

Civil aviation minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju on Thursday said the “Indian mindset” is to keep the ownership of Air India within the country but “theoretically everything is open”, including allowing

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India, Switzerland sign two MoUs in rail sector

The Indian Railways on Thursday signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with Switzerland for technical cooperation and to establish George Fernandes Institute of Tunnel Technology (GFITT) in Goa. The MoUs were signed in the

Destinations

Here’s why India is becoming a popular travel destination for Omanis

India’s Embassy in Muscat has issued more than 49,000 visas to Omanis, including 31,900 tourist visas so far this year, a senior official revealed. In 2016, the Embassy of India

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Govt to appoint transaction advisers for Air India disinvestment

After a ministerial group met to discuss various aspects of Air India stake sale, the government has decided to appoint transaction advisers. The government has decided to appoint transaction advisers

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Bird Group wants to fly off with Air India’s ground-handling arm

Travel services firm Bird Group has expressed interest in acquiring Air India’s profit making ground-handling subsidiary, becoming the second suitor for the whole or part of the national carrier that

Reports & Survey

India domestic air traffic growth likely to slow in 2017 as per IATA

Airlines to clock a domestic growth in low double digits in 2017 compared with about 20% in 2016, says IATA’s chief economist Brian Pearce India’s airlines are likely to see