Air India has placed orders for 840 planes, including the option to buy 370 additional aircraft: Official

New Delhi, 16/2: Air India has placed orders for 840 planes from Airbus and Boeing, including options to purchase additional 370 aircraft, a senior airline official said on Thursday.     In a LinkedIn post, Air India’s Chief Commercial and Transformation Officer Nipun Aggarwal said the airline is humbled by the excitement generated across the…

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I-T survey on BBC political vendetta of BJP government: Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata, 15/2: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday described as “very unfortunate” the Income Tax department’s survey on BBC India’s offices and alleged that it is political vendetta of the BJP-led central government.The Income Tax department’s action came weeks after the broadcaster aired a two-part documentary, India: The Modi Question, on the prime…

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Supreme Court to hear plea seeking probe into Adani Group on February 17

New Delhi 15/2:The Supreme Court will hear on February 17 a fresh plea seeking a probe into the Adani Group of companies in the wake of Hindenburg report.     US-based short-seller Hindenburg Research on January 25 disclosed short positions in Adani Group, alleging stock manipulation and accounting fraud in its investigative report.   The…

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PM Modi’s $5 trillion economy target a joke, says KCR; BJP hits back

Hyderabad, 12/2:Dubbing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious goal of India achieving $5 trillion economy as a “joke” and “silly”, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Sunday said the target should have been much bigger.     Replying to the debate on the Appropriation Bill in the State Assembly, Rao, also known as KCR, hit…

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