Kerala high court orders release of Italian ship

The Kerala high court on Thursday ordered release of Italian ship Enrica Lexie, detained off Kochi port for over a month in connection with the gunning down of two Indian fishermen allegedly by......

Fishermen killed: Italian oil tanker brought to Kochi

Italian oil tanker Enrica Lexie, from which gunshots were fired killing two Indian fishermen off Alappuzha, has been brought to Kochi early on Friday and police and coast guard personnel are......

Protest lodged with Italy over firing incident at sea

A diplomatic row between India and Italy flared up on Thursday with the Italian Ambassador being summoned and a strong protest lodged over the killing of two fishermen by security guards of an......

Is premium becoming a problem for Vistara?

Vistara has found it challenging to sell its premium product in a market which is dominated by no-frill airlines. Image: Phee Teik Yeoh, CEO with First Officer Kushal Aggarwal and Captain Rahul......

After slow start, can Vistara rev up?

The preferred entry strategy for all newcomers has been discounted fares, which, in effect, leaves almost all airlines bleeding on their earnings. Three weeks after Vistara, promoted by Tata Sons......

A fortnight after launch, Vistara load factor at 56%

Has a passenger load factor of 55% in the busy Delhi-Mumbai sector, compared with 80-85% in other airlines.  Vistara, the Tata group-Singapore Airlines joint venture that started services on......

Vistara heats up the airfare war

A day after launch as a premium airline, Vistara is offering fares cheaper than rivals Jet Airways and Air India, and in some cases budget carrier IndiGo, raising the spectre of a fare war. Vistara......