Modi picks man from Manmohan's PMO as private secretary

In a curious turn of events on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi picked Rajeev Topno, a 1996 batch Indian Administrative Service officer from the Gujarat cadre and a part of the Prime......

MHA orders security audit of airports, luggage check on entry

Facing threat of terror attacks, the home ministry has ordered security audit of nearly 100 civil airports and decided to bring all such facilities under the Central Industrial Security Force cover......

Martyred BSF jawan cremated after Adityanath speaks to family

Prem Sagar, the Border Security Force head constable who was beheaded by Pakistan Army regulars was cremated at his native village in Deoria, after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath......

All about Modi's PMO

Who are the men the prime minister relies on to execute his impressive agenda? Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com finds out. As expected, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has selected his office staff on the......

Post sell-off, govt likely to hold around 26% stake in Air India

Government believes privatisation would increase the airline’s efficiency and make it profitable, enriching the value of the remaining stake with it. India may not fully privatise its......

Using drones for commercial purposes will soon be legal in India

Drones or unmanned aircraft are being used for several purposes such as mapping, survey and commercial photography, while e-commerce giant Amazon is looking to use them for deliveries to its......

Govt likely to reopen old airports

Slots, parking bays unavailable at major airports Airlines have asked the government to reopen old airports to ease congestion at existing ones. The civil aviation ministry is considering......

Air India to sell prime real estate

Proceeds may be used to partly pay off its Rs 46,570-cr debt Air India is planning to sell its properties and land parcels across the country. Civil aviation minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju met......