Aviation
New Boeing 777 proves big seller at Dubai Air Show
18 Nov 2013
Dubai-based Emirates airline has placed an order for 150 of Boeing's new 777 mini-jumbos, in a $76 billion deal
Government approves Tata-SIA airline's name
21 Oct 2013
Tatas’ proposed aviation venture with Singapore Airlines has got Corporate Affairs Ministry’s approval to use the name ‘Tata SIA Airlines Limited
Air India selling 5 Boeing 777s to Etihad amidst talk of privatisation
10 Oct 2013
Etihad expects Air India to deliver the aircraft from the beginning of 2014, after which they will be re-fitted in a three-class cabin configuration similar to the other aircraft the Etihad Airways fleet
Airbus in $9.5-bn aircraft deal with Japan Airlines
08 Oct 2013
The deal, the first ever between JAL and Airbus, brings an end to the Japanese carrier’s five-decades-old relationship with Airbus’ arch rival, Boeing
Cabinet clears Rs2,058 cr Jet Airways-Etihad deal
04 Oct 2013
The union cabinet has cleared the way for Etihad Airways to buy 24-per cent equity in Jet Airways, making it the biggest foreign investment in the Indian aviation sector
Banks hope to recover 80% of Kingfisher loans
03 Oct 2013
SpiceJet on the brink of financial collapse: auditor
30 Sep 2013
India's air carriers have been among the worst sufferers of the failure of the India growth story, with a slowdown in domestic air travel demand adding to high fuel and borrowing costs
Mallya revives hopes of Kingfisher Airlines flying again
25 Sep 2013
Kingfisher Airlines chairman Vijay Mallya has revived talk of revival plans for the grounded airlines, saying it was in talks with a foreign investor for a potential stake sale
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By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
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HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
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India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
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Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
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Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation