Labour Minister clueless about job cuts by Jet Jet has announced that a total of 1,900 employees would lose their jobs. ...  
10:01 AM, Oct 16, 2008

No bailout package planned for aviation industry The Indian aviation industry is feeling the pinch of the global financial crisis. ...  
09:28 AM, Oct 16, 2008

Too bad for Jet but we're doing our best, says Govt Govt says Jet lay-offs are company's HR policy. ...  
11:09 PM, Oct 15, 2008

Govt to bail out Air India with Rs 1,000-cr package Civil Aviation Minister not opposed to Jet, Kingfisher tie-up. ...  
04:14 PM, Oct 15, 2008

Domestic airlines CEOs to discuss bailout package The sector is staring down at losses of over Rs 4000 crore. ...  
09:27 AM, Oct 15, 2008

Reduce aviation taxes, Praful tells Karnataka govt He said Bangalore may lose out to neighboring Hyderabad if no action is taken. ...  
03:20 PM, Sep 03, 2008

Dog has a trial run on IGI airport's new airstrip Delhi's third airstrip is spacious with state-of-the-art landing systems. ...  
09:54 PM, Aug 21, 2008

Kolkata, Chennai airports modernisation to begin soon
by IANS
Patel said, Chandigarh Airport was not being renamed as Mohali Airport. ...  
11:32 PM, Aug 11, 2008

I only pointed shortcomings in AI's service: Patel Lahore: The Pakistan Cricket Board has asked its Zimbabwean counterpart to postpone a scheduled series between the two countries as it is clashing with the team's much-hyped tour to India in December. A PCB official confirmed that Pakistan was due to play two Tests, three ODIs and two Twenty20 matches in Zimbabwe at the end of the year. "But we have now asked them to postpone this to next year...  
03:10 PM, Jun 21, 2008

Praful Patel gets into row with A-I staff, denies Tea Report: Starting the mid session from 97 for 2, India added 85 runs to their score to reach 182 for 3 at tea on day one of the first Test against New Zealand. Cheteshwar Pujara, who was not out on 12 at lunch, scored his second Test fifty to remain unbeaten on 54. Virat Kohli, with his 32, helped Pujara to take the Indian innings forward which was 129...  
12:49 AM, Jun 19, 2008

Praful to meet PM, air concern over ATF Saint John's, Antigua: Chris Gayle was included in the 13-member squad that was announced for the Test series against New Zealand starting on Wednesday. Gayle who has been out of action from the longer format of the game for nearly one and a half years, last played a Test against Sri Lanka in 2010. Gayle has behind him a formidable performance in the IPL followed by a dominating ODI series...  
04:46 PM, Jun 11, 2008

Praful Patel to meet PM, plead for airlines New Delhi: Indian offspinner Harbhajan Singh on Friday hit out at the country's media after a news report noted his wicketless bowling in recent County matches in England. Harbhajan, out of India's team since an England tour last year, conceded 33 runs in 13 overs for no wickets while playing for Essex against Gloucestershire in a rain-affected four-day match last week. Indian media makes the news out of nothing. Three...  
11:32 PM, Jun 10, 2008

No wage cut, Praful Patel assures A-I employees Legendery Sunil Gavaskar’s comment, being a Mumbaikar, I feel what is the urgency when there has been no co-operation from the other side (Pakistan), has not gone down well with the mandarins of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Indian cricket board officials were shocked to read the comments made by the former India captain on Monday. He [Gavaskar] looks more like a politician than a cricketer,...  
03:02 PM, Jun 10, 2008

Losses of Indian airlines may double Fort Lauderdale: Talismanic West Indies opener Chris Gayle has stressed the importance of a winning start to the series against New Zealand this weekend. The left-hander said it was crucial the West Indies got an early win in the Twenty20 series in order to set the tone for the rest of the tour and also for the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup in Sri Lanka starting in September. This is an...  
06:39 PM, Jun 04, 2008

Arjun Singh on the backfoot after 'Rahul for PM' remark Adelaide: Former Australian cricketer Rodney Hogg found himself in the middle of a controversy over his tweet which was described as more than despicable by a leader of an Islamic group. The former fast bowler, who claimed 123 wickets in his six-year-old career of 38 Tests for Australia, had taken a potshot at the Muslims on Thursday, but later had to apologise for his offending comments. Just put out my...  
12:07 AM, Apr 16, 2008

Rahul for PM gets takers among Congress allies Napier: Zimbabwe will approach their one-off Test against New Zealand from Thursday keenly aware that every international match they play strengthens or loosens its foothold in world cricket after a long and sometimes bitter exile. The years that Zimbabwe spent on the sidelines of world cricket a consequence of failing form and domestic political volatility ended in August when they beat Bangladesh in a match that heralded their return to...  
09:02 AM, Apr 15, 2008

'Sonia is a magnanimous leader of the coalition' Dubai: Pakistan's conduct and success are improving the image of the team and country following the spot-fixing scandal, coach Mohsin Khan said on Friday. The day before, Pakistan crushed England by 10 wickets in three days in the first of three Tests. We are trying to provide a boost to the nation and fans of Pakistan cricket, Khan said. We aim to show the world that there is more to...  
11:17 PM, Apr 13, 2008

Praful's inflation excuse: changing food habits England's 10-wicket defeat to Pakistan in the first Test in Dubai was their first defeat since December 2010, but more worryingly continued a trend of defeats in the opening match of a Test series. Traditionally, England's conservatism when faced with different environs has been decisive in Test series openers, but there was hope that after becoming the No. 1 Test side they had shed those inhibitions. It was clear in...  
06:12 PM, Apr 13, 2008

'NCP has no issue in supporting Rahul for PM post' Mumbai: A good performance in the inconsequential fourth and final Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval will be a shot in the arm for the demoralised Indian team ahead of the triangular one-day series to be held next month, said middle-order batsman Suresh Raina on Thursday. Still we have one Test left (commencing on January 24). I think the batting department will click. If we do well in the...  
10:10 AM, Apr 13, 2008

India safest country to fly in: Praful Patel Colombo: Former Sri Lankan cricket captain-turned-politician Arjuna Ranatunga says the current national cricket selection panel should be sacked following the team's poor performance in the United Arab Emirates and South Africa. Ranatunga also accused the government of interfering with Sri Lankan cricket, resulting in some senior players also making political comments instead of just focussing on the game. Sri Lanka have had a poor run over the past few months,...  
08:39 PM, Apr 11, 2008