New Delhi: Air India owes GMR around Rs 270 crore. Earlier after oil companies refused to refuel planes, Air India was forced to cancel ten flights including one to Riyadh.
Intervention at the highest levels ensured that the confrontation was resolved.
Now the GMR group is threatening to prevent Air India from operating from Delhi and Hyderabad airports for the same reason. From June 1 they will be allowed to operate from these airports only on a cash and carry basis.
Oil companies which had earlier refused to provide fuel to the Air India carriers, resumed the supply. ...
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02:08 PM, May 27, 2011
Jammu: After months of unabated violence, Jammu and Kashmir is now facing fuel crisis. The tankers' association has gone on strike, demanding security for its drivers. The association claims over 35 drivers have been injured and 250 tankers damaged after being targetted by Kashmiri protesters. The strike has affected Jammu, Kashmir, Leh and even the defence forces. Talks are on between the administration and the association to break the deadlock....
04:29 PM, Aug 26, 2010
Expect more such goodwill gestures from the ruling coalition in February. ...
12:11 PM, Jan 29, 2009
Customers in Delhi will have to shell out Rs 40 and 60 paise per litre for petrol. ...
08:58 PM, Jan 10, 2009
The strike by white-collar workers of Oil PSUs were demanding better pay. ...
01:42 AM, Jan 10, 2009
Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) was invoked to arrest many officers. ...
10:28 PM, Jan 09, 2009
Lack of diesel meant that even generators could not be used. ...
09:07 PM, Jan 09, 2009
Oil companies said they were sacking striking workers. ...
02:50 AM, Jan 09, 2009
Petroleum Minister Murli Deora held talks with leaders of the employees. ...
12:44 AM, Jan 09, 2009
Petroleum Minister Murli Deora makes announcement in Delhi. ...
06:04 PM, Dec 05, 2008
Malaysia, Vietnam, Pakistan have already announced cuts. ...
01:32 PM, Dec 05, 2008
Losses of state companies reduce but Minister says no scope for rate cut. ...
02:44 PM, Sep 01, 2008
London: Former England captain Nasser Hussain admits the English selectors had to drop Kevin Pietersen for the crucial final Test against South Africa even though they will be weaker in his absence. Pietersen has been axed following a dramatic week which included allegations that the controversial England batsman sent text messages criticising his captain Andrew Strauss and coach Andy Flower during the second Test at Headingley. The South Africa-born star...
10:49 PM, Jun 15, 2008
Johannesburg: In a boost to its sagging fortunes after the IPL 2 bonuses debacle, Cricket South Africa is on the verge of signing a huge deal with a leading insurance company. Acting chief executive of CSA, Jacques Faul confirmed that a six-year sponsorship deal with a financial institution was imminent, but declined to name the sponsor. Reacting to speculation that the sponsor was insurer Momentum, its spokesman Dan Moyane said...
04:38 PM, May 29, 2008
New Delhi: Victorious Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir, in the first part of an extensive interview with CNN-IBN's sports editor Gaurav Kalra, speaks about winning the IPL, what the victory means for the city of Kolkata and franchise co-owner Shah Rukh Khan, how KKR's success was a team effort and why he doesn't deserve any of the credit for successfully captaining the side to the title. Gaurav Kalra: Gautam,...
06:43 PM, May 28, 2008
The victorious KKR captain, in an extensive interview to CNN-IBN, speaks about what the victory means for the city of Kolkata, what Test cricket means to him, and much more. ...
04:16 PM, May 28, 2008
London: West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach has been ruled out of the remainder of the England tour with shin muscle soreness, the West Indies Cricket Board said in a statement on Wednesday. Sunil Narine, who impressed one and all in Kolkata Knight Riders' triumph in the Indian Premier League season five, will take his place. Kemar has been carrying this soreness for the last two matches, and in view...
12:14 PM, May 28, 2008
Chennai: Gautam Gambhir's dazzling form and the aggressive streak in his captaincy has helped KKR make it to their maiden IPL final and the skipper warned his opposition on the eve of the final that he and his wards won't be there 'to just compete but to get results'. When you go on to the field, you do not go there to make friends but you are there to get...
12:18 PM, May 27, 2008
Bangalore: Mumbai Indians' Ambati Rayudu and Royal Challengers Bangalore's Harshal Patel have been fined for breaching the Code of Coduct after an ugly spat that occurred between the two during an IPL 5 match here on Monday. While Rayudu was fined 100 per cent of his match fee, Patel has been reprimanded and fined 25 per cent of his earning for their showdown after the end of the game. Rayudu...
12:05 PM, May 23, 2008
Bridgetown: Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni needs to ensure that his bowlers complete overs in stipulated time in the third Test against the West Indies as a slow rate could get him banned from playing in the opening Test against England later this month. Dhoni and his team were deemed to have bowled three overs short during the Barbados Test which ended in a draw on Saturday. This is his...
11:25 PM, Feb 08, 2008
