All stories by Sharmistha Mukherjee
What Pranab Da Thought About Sonia Gandhi
Rediff.com9 Dec 2023Pranab's earlier fear of Sonia relying too heavily on a coterie due to her lack of experience turned out to be unfounded. As per Pranab, Sonia had her close advisers but she did not follow anyone's advice blindly. A fascinating excerpt from Sharmistha Mukherjee's Pranab, My Father: A Daughter Remembers.
Thorny path awaits SpiceJet's rescue man Ajay Singh
Rediff.com30 Dec 2014Ajay Singh is trying hard to turnaround SpiceJet.
SpiceJet to provide revival plan to government today
Rediff.com26 Dec 2014Reviving Noida airport project could ruffle Delhi's feathers
Rediff.com10 Dec 2014An airport in Noida could lead to higher user fees and diversion of traffic from Delhi, which has huge unused capacity.
More trouble for SpiceJet: DGCA might issue showcause notice
Rediff.com9 Dec 2014DGCA sources pegged SpiceJet's total dues at Rs 1,600 crore (Rs 16 billion), which the airline owes lessors, vendors, income-tax department and airport operators.
SpiceJet board to meet today
Rediff.com8 Dec 2014Concerned about the deteriorating financial and operational performance of the Kalanithi Maran-promoted airline, the DGCA had on Friday withdrawn 186 flight slots of SpiceJet and directed it not to take bookings for flights beyond a month.
How the people's car was born and how it stayed that way
Rediff.com19 Nov 2014Today, Suzuki depends on Maruti for its place in the world
Kolkata, Chennai airports unlikely to be privatised
Rediff.com7 Nov 2014The airports were refurbished at the cost of Rs 2,325 cr and Rs 2,015 cr respectively but there have been various complaints.
How rising competition adds to Air India's woes
Rediff.com4 Nov 2014The national carrier's market share has declined from a near-monopoly to 16.6 per cent as of September 2014.
Budget carriers' price war to take toll on sector: Airlines
Rediff.com30 Oct 2014Civil aviation ministry to monitor flash sales and discount schemes: Source
Vistara likely to receive flying permit by Nov end
Rediff.com29 Oct 2014According to sources, Vistara was looking at commencing operations on Oct 15 to commemorate J R D Tata's flight from Karachi to Mumbai on the same date in 1932.
Airlines' losses soar on high fuel costs in FY14
Rediff.com25 Oct 2014Currency depreciation also hits earnings of all domestic carriers
Soon, e-tailers could use drones to deliver your purchases
Rediff.com22 Oct 2014Seattle-based Amazon had considered debuting drone delivery services in Mumbai and Bangalore by Diwali this year
Reviving Air India: How Rohit Nandan is doing it
Rediff.com8 Oct 2014The CMD's focus on raising employee morale and cutting costs is paying off. The airline's operating losses have shrunk and earnings are looking up
AirAsia to start red eye flights to improve aircraft utilisation
Rediff.com27 Sep 2014It has aircraft utilisation target of 16 hours as against the current 13 hours.
Maruti Ciaz diesel: India's most fuel-efficient car
Rediff.com25 Sep 2014It may not have a bold design but it addresses the needs for comfortable and affordable commuting.
Car makers pin hope for a smoother ride ahead
Rediff.com16 Sep 2014Buoyed by strong sales, Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai and Honda have scaled up their annual targets, but others are still stuck in low gear
Air India to axe more loss-making routes
Rediff.com16 Sep 2014To reduce those not even meeting variable costs to 19% of network by March, from 38% five months ago.
Car makers eye festive season to revive fortunes
Rediff.com13 Sep 2014Car makers are cautiously optimistic, even as two-wheeler firms are clearly upbeat.
General Motors chief reveals her plan to make it big in India
Rediff.com12 Sep 2014Barra says GM is working on putting out the right products here because it will be difficult to make a mark globally without India.