Delhi: Fire in civil aviation ministry; records safe

A fire broke out on Tuesday in the first floor of the Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan in New Delhi, which houses office of the Union civil aviation ministry, but no one was injured and no files or records were......

Suresh Prabhu gets charge of civil aviation ministry

Commerce and Industries minister Suresh Prabhu was on Saturday given additional charge of the civil aviation ministry, a day after the resignation of Telugu Desam Party’s Ashok Gajapathi......

Ajit Singh sworn in, gets civil aviation ministry

Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Ajit Singh who was sworn into the Union Cabinet on Sunday has been allocated the civil aviation ministry. On the advise of the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, President......

Over 100 flights get bomb threats on Tuesday; AI, IndiGo among worst hit

More than 100 flights operated by various Indian airlines received bomb threats on Tuesday, according to sources. Image used for representational purpose only. Photograph: ANI Photo In 16 days,......

Civil Aviation Ministry opposes hike in service tax

Civil Aviation Ministry is learnt to have strongly opposed the Budget proposal imposing a four-time hike in service tax on air travel, terming it a retrograde step that would hit fliers and......

Ajit Singh takes charge of civil aviation ministry

Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Ajit Singh on Monday took charge of the civil aviation ministry, saying it was a 'sensitive' portfolio. Singh held a meeting with top officials of the Union civil aviation......

Civil aviation ministry, pilots begin talks

Talks between senior officials of civil aviation ministry and the Indian Pilots Guild began in Mumbai on Saturday shortly after noon to resolve the issue of operating in SARS-affected regions by......

Civil aviation ministry cancels Rs 2,000 crore Aranmula airport

The prime reason being the incompetency of Enviro Care, the agency which had done the environmental impact study of the proposed project. The Union Civil Aviation ministry has cancelled approval to......