
The Centre on Monday refuted speculation about an Air India strike. Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said that he had not received any letter from Air India pilots over the delay in salary payments. Reports are rife that a section of Air India pilots have sought Ajit Singh's intervention in resolving their grievances related to due salaries and allowances. ...

12:54 PM, Oct 08, 2012

Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Friday said that what had happened to the Kingfisher Airlines was very unfortunate. He said there were high chances that the licence of the airline would be suspended. The Aviation Minister told reporters that the DGCA was seeking legal opinion as the company was in partial lockout mode. Singh said the overall management of Kingfisher Airlines was responsible for the company's failure. ...

06:22 PM, Oct 05, 2012

The wife of a Kingfisher Airlines store manager Manas Chakraborti committed suicide in Delhi on Thursday. Her suicide note said that the family was under severe financial strain as her husband had not been paid his salary for the past six months. Chakraborti had joined Kingfisher after retiring from the Indian Air Force. The couple has a son who is studying in an engineering college. The victim's body was discovered ...

11:57 AM, Oct 05, 2012

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11:56 PM, Jun 11, 2012

Air India prepares to sack all 300 striking pilots. Ajit Singh tells CNN IBN that he's run out of patience. ...

11:36 PM, Jun 11, 2012

The Maharashtra Women and Child Welfare Ministry will adopt the four daughters of a woman labourer from Beed district who died during an illegal abortion last month. ...

10:53 PM, Jun 11, 2012

CNN-IBN's Karma Paljor spoke to Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh about the ongoing crisis in Air India. ...

02:33 PM, Jun 11, 2012

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11:38 PM, Jun 07, 2012

Continuing with his campaign against black money, Baba Ramdev on Thursday met Aviation Minister Ajit Singh. ...

03:52 PM, Jun 07, 2012

After spending over a year in jail, former Telecom Minister A Raja, an accused in the 2G scam case, is finally out on bail. ...

11:06 PM, May 15, 2012

The pilots' association says they are willing to talk but if the government continues to act obstinate the crisis may escalate. ...

09:04 AM, May 15, 2012

Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh repeated that he won't talk to the Air India pilots till they resume work. ...

01:04 PM, May 14, 2012

Soon after the Delhi HC declared that the Air India Pilots' strike is illegal, the management acted and sacked 10 more pilots. ...

11:17 PM, May 09, 2012

Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda suffered injuries after the helicopter he was travelling in crashed. ...

09:58 PM, May 09, 2012

Air India on Tuesday sacked 10 agitating pilots, de-recognised their union and sealed its offices as around 160 of them failed to join duty. ...

11:05 PM, May 08, 2012

Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has called the Air India pilots' strike 'inappropriate' and 'illegal' as around 100 pilots called in sick. ...

02:56 PM, May 08, 2012

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11:57 PM, Mar 20, 2012

RLD chief Ajit Singh has said that the party will keep Congress in loop for any talks on coalition. ...

04:46 PM, Mar 04, 2012

Kingfisher Airlines may risk losing a large number of its prime flying slots as it began operating a truncated flight schedule on Thursday. ...

09:04 PM, Feb 23, 2012

The actor was arrested on Wednesday on charges of assaulting a businessmen at Mumbai's Taj Hotel. ...

09:56 PM, Feb 22, 2012