India, Vietnam sign nuclear-pact, 3 other agreements

In a significant development, India and influential East Asian nation Vietnam on Friday signed a civil nuclear cooperation agreement, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserting that it will......

Marked by some historic events, Budget Session of Parliament comes to a close

Marked by some historic events, the budget session of Parliament came to an end on Wednesday after approval of four landmark goods and service tax bills and several other legislations besides the......

IAF pilots to evaluate Boeing's F-18

Indian Air Force pilots are expected to test fly Boeing's F-18 fighter aircraft to evaluate the American war machine as the company is one of the main bidders in the race to sell 126 frontline jet......

Pak to lift ban on overflight

Removing another irritant in normalisation of ties with India, President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Sunday announced that Pakistan would lift the ban on Indian flights over its air space.This is......

The aviator: How Ratan Tata finally made his group fly

In a December 2012 interview, Ratan Tata, then preparing to step down as chairman of Tata Sons, expressed doubts about the Tata group re-entering the aviation sector, calling it a space plagued by......

Will it still be called Air India?

Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha emphasised that the brand name has both sentimental and economical value. Should the national carrier retain its brand name once it is privatised?......

Tough road ahead for new Air India chief

Rohit Nandan, 54, a joint secretary in the civil aviation ministry, has been appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of Air India for a three-year term last week. By accepting the post,......

Air India to buy 470 planes from Airbus, Boeing in a landmark aviation deal

Tata Group-owned Air India on Tuesday said it will buy a total of 470 wide-body and narrow-body planes from Airbus and Boeing as the airline expands its operations. Photograph: Regis......

Snubbed by BCCI, Srinivasan is 2nd most influential man in Asian Sport

Indian administrators are ruling the roost in Asian sports. Although, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) barred Narayanaswami Srinivasan from attending any meeting but he is still at......