The government has prepared a revival plan for Air India that provides for a comprehensive financial package, differentiated strategies for each of the airline’s core businesses and robust organisational reforms, Union Minister Jayant Sinha said Thursday. Various initiatives to turnaround the national carrier, which is staying afloat on a bailout package extended by the previous government, including monetisation of real ...

The trailer of political drama ‘The Accidental Prime Minister’ starring Anupam Kher in the lead role has been unveiled. The film is based on a book written by Sanjaya Baru by the same name. Sharing the trailer on Twitter, producer Hansal Mehta wrote, “In spite of differing political views of many of us I’ve never seen #TheAccidentalPrimeMinister as a film ...

Lok Sabha proceedings were again disrupted on Thursday as vociferous protests and sloganeering over various issues forced Speaker Sumitra Mahajan to adjourn the House till noon. Despite repeated warnings from Mahajan, Congress, AIADMK and TDP members continued to stand in the Well of the House and sought to raise various issues, including Rafale deal. Soon after the Question Hour began, ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Among the series of defaults by various companies in 2018, IL&FS was by far the biggest. Consider these numbers: IL&FS’ total debt stood at Rs 91,000 crore, out of which Rs 57,000 crore was from public sector lenders. The amount due to banks is over 10 percent of the net worth of all public sector banks in ...