45 specialists to join Modi govt in major lateral entry push

Forty-five specialists will soon be joining key posts of joint secretaries, directors and deputy secretaries in different central ministries as part of the Modi government's ambitious plan to......

Coalition Won't Block Modi's Reforms

'The BJP's numbers in this government are almost the same as those enjoyed by the Congress under P V Narasimha Rao when the reform process was kicked off in 1991.' 'As before, the only constraints......

Air India Express cabin crew call off strike; no sacking of staffers

Air India Express cabin crew on Thursday decided to withdraw their strike and the airline agreed to reinstate 25 staff who were terminated from service, according to sources. IMAGE: Passengers......

Modi 3.0 mantris off to quick start, priority for 100-day action plan

Signalling both change and continuity, India's new government, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a third consecutive term, got into work gear on Tuesday with cabinet ministers and......

10 points that make the new aviation policy revolutionary

The government will impose a two per cent cess on domestic and international air travel, which is likely to make airfares costlier on longer routes.   The much-awaited national civil aviation......

Key aviation policy meet on Aug 14

The Group of Ministers constituted to review the new civil aviation policy will take up among other things, allowing of private Indian carriers, with three-years experience in the domestic sector,......

Patel, Kamal Nath discuss aviation policy

In an effort to give a final shape to the much-awaited aviation policy, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel on Tuesday held discussions with Commerce Minister Kamal Nath, with both emphasising on......

New aviation policy to be passenger-friendly: Rudy

The new civil aviation policy, being drafted by the Naresh Chandra committee, will bring about far-reaching changes in the Indian aviation industry, focusing primarily on passengers' safety,......

We've made no commitment on South Africa tour: BCCI

'Unless the government clears international travel, BCCI won't be in a position to make a commitment to any country' IMAGE: BCCI president Saurav Ganguly with secretary Jai Shah and treasurer Arun......