What will be the fate of Air India employees, VVIP travel, haj pilgrims? Here are answersHere are answers to some the burning question after the Air India's sale to Tatas.
09 Oct, 2021, 10.30 AM IST
Last date for submitting Haj applications extended to January 10Naqvi also said that the Haj is scheduled for June- July 2021, and the entire process is being followed as per the guidelines issued by the...
10 Dec, 2020, 04.06 PM IST
Number of Haj pilgrims from Bengal to be halved in 2021: Haj Committee MemberThe state Haj committee has received 1,100 applications since November 10 from people living in different districts of the state expressing...
18 Nov, 2020, 01.17 PM IST
Minority Affairs ministry to make fresh bid to revive option of sending Haj pilgrims by sea: NaqviNaqvi said reviving the sea route for Haj was a priority for his ministry and he has spoken with Minister of State for Shipping Mansukh Man...
26 Aug, 2019, 05.42 PM IST
Hyderabad airport shifts all international flights to this new terminal from today. Check details hereSpread over one lakh sft, the new international terminal has been build at a cost of Rs 50 crore and is equipped with a host of new technol...
23 Oct, 2018, 10.18 AM IST
Operation of wide-body aircraft from Calicut to commence soon: Suresh PrabhuFor sometime in the past, DGCA discovered that Calicut needs to be upgraded to conforms to international safety standards, Civil Aviation M...
09 Aug, 2018, 10.06 PM IST
Haj expenses to come down as leaks are being plugged: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi.The rates have also come down for Lucknow, Hyderabad, Srinagar, Chennai, Goa among other places. The maximum difference of about Rs 97,000 ...
01 Mar, 2018, 08.46 AM IST
MEA gets an increase of Rs 213 crore; Nepal gets Rs 650 crore for projectsThe allocation comes amid External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's Nepal visit. She arrived in Kathmandu today for discussions with leader...
01 Feb, 2018, 07.00 PM IST
No subsidy for Haj, funds to be used for minority empowerment: NaqviNaqvi told reporters that despite the subsidy withdrawal, a record number of 1.75 lakh Muslims will undertake the pilgrimage this year from...
16 Jan, 2018, 09.54 PM IST
Air India can survive disinvestment and emerge even strongerWith a very wide reach to every nook and corner of the country and also many parts of the globe, the airline often steps much beyond the ro...
20 Jul, 2017, 11.11 AM IST
Phone bills, insurance, banking, business class travel to become costlier with GSTTax rates for services were announced today after the GST Council meeting, with an 18 per cent rate for telecom and financial services, up ...
19 May, 2017, 09.59 PM IST
New Haj policy: Modi government planning 15 cruise trips for pilgrims between Mumbai and JeddahThe practice of ferrying devotees between Mumbai and Jeddah was stopped in 1995 after MV Akbari, the ship which was used for transporting p...
12 May, 2017, 12.50 AM IST
In 3 years time, a spanking new IGI Terminal 1DAirAsia India, an LCC that recently started flights to and from Delhi, was even asked to operate from Terminal 3 for lack of space.
28 Aug, 2015, 12.20 PM IST
Air India gives Gulf-bound passengers a harrowing timePassengers from Kerala to Middle East are going through a harrowing time with AI cancelling many of its flights since last week.
23 Sep, 2012, 04.27 PM IST
- SpiceJet to lease out 2 Boeings to Saudi Arabia's Nas Air
SpiceJet is leasing out two of its Boeing aircraft to a Saudi Arabia-headquartered budget airline Nas Air.
01 Aug, 2012, 03.46 AM IST
- Centre ropes in Saudi airlines to fly Haj pilgrims
Tender route saves Rs 175 cr for govt on Haj subsidy.
21 Oct, 2010, 03.45 AM IST
- Did cost-cutting by Air India lead to security breach?
Each year during Haj season, the airline used to send some of its security personnel from India to Medina to ensure safe operations.
28 Dec, 2009, 01.00 AM IST