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IndiGo pilot taken off roster after passenger tweets about jail threat

A woman passenger has claimed that she was threatened by an IndiGo pilot with jail after she asked for a wheelchair for her mother at Bengaluru, with Union Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri saying the airline has "off-rostered" the pilot. Supriya Unni Nair, who had asked for a wheelchair for her 75-year old mother, after landing in Bengaluru on Monday night, alleged in a tweet that the pilot had misbehaved and threatened her with jail. She claimed that her mother was diabetic. "I requested my office to contact IndiGo as soon as I saw the tweet by Ms Supriya Unni Nair about the pilot's behaviour with her & her 75 year old mother in need of wheelchair assistance. "The airline has informed Ministry of Civil Aviation that the pilot has been off-rostered pending full enquiry," said Puri in a tweet. Nair claimed that when the wheelchair was brought to take her mother at the Bengaluru airport, the pilot prevented the 75-year-old to be taken from the plane. She alleged that the pilot

Govt must step in to encourage service providers: Aviation minister HS Puri

Speaking of privatisation in the civil aviation industry, the minister said it will help in strengthening and expanding the sector

Elections for more than 70 Rajya Sabha seats to be held this year

Besides Union Ministers Hardeep Singh Puri and Ramdas Athawale, other prominent leaders who will retire during the year include Sharad Pawar, Digvijay Singh and Vijay Goel

Is government looking skywards to save Air India from being grounded?

Would it mean Air India going the Jet Airways way and suspending operations?

Some airlines may have to shut due to predatory pricing: Hardeep Singh Puri

Hardeep Singh Puri says tariff wars only work in the short run, hurt entire industry long term; rules out regulatory intervention

Fresh EoI will be issued for Pawan Hans disinvestment soon: Minister Puri

On July 11, 2019, the Modi government had issued an EoI to sell its 51% stake in the national helicopter carrier PHL

CAA is not anti-minority; opposition is misinforming people: Hardeep Puri

Union Minster Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday said the Citizenship (Amendment) Act does not alter India's secular credentials and accused opposition parties of spreading "misinformation" on the new law. "As opposition parties mount an anti-govt campaign using CAA as the lightening rod to spread misinformation, inflame passions, mobilise forces inimical to India's interests & incite violence," he tweeted. "CAA neither alters nor challenges rights of any Indian citizen, irrespective of religion, caste, creed, sect, ethnicity or race. The narrative that it threatens religious minorities in India is ignorance at best, & treacherous at worst," he said. Puri added that the opposition against the new citizenship law was riding on a false narrative. "CAA does not mean that Muslims who are otherwise persecuted in these countries cannot apply for Indian citizenship - in fact, in the last five years, PM Modi's govt has granted citizenship to nearly 600 Muslims from these countries," he

In relief for Air India, govt gives Rs 500 cr guarantee to secure funds

The sovereign guarantee will help the airline secure some funds, a part of which has already been drawn, he said adding," Air India is already in discussions with the banks."

Air India will default on payments without govt help in fundraising: Lohani

Air India is losing Rs 150-200 crore each month despite 10 per cent year-on-year increase in revenue

Centre raises unauthorised drones issue, launches platform for registration

In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Puri said the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) keeps track of the registered civil RPAS

Govt to sell 100% stake in Air India as part of disinvestment: Puri

The national carrier, which has a debt burden of more than Rs 50,000 crore, has been making loss for long and as part of revival efforts, the government has decided on disinvestment

Efforts being made to boost exports, strategy in place: Hardeep Singh Puri

In essence, we are trying to provide whatever support you, as exporters, need from the government, Puri said

Aviation minister's Air India remark may scare passengers: Employees' union

The employees' union called hardeep Singh Puri's comment on Air India to be shut down if not privatised 'highly damaging' which will have 'massive financial implications'.

Never told Parliament anything about providing jobs to Jet employees: Puri

The minister was replying to an allegation by AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh who on November 27 said in the House that Puri had "assured" Parliament "no employee of Jet Airways would lose job

Digital mapping of Delhi's unauthorised colonies by Dec 31: Hardeep Puri

Puri made the announcement while moving the National Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Public Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Bill, 2019 in the lower House

DIAL paid Rs 16,700 crore leasing fees to AAI between FY07 and FY19: Govt

DIAL has to pay the AAI an annual fee at the rate of 45.99% of projected revenue for each year

An airport in Ayodhya? Centre in talks with UP, says Hardeep Singh Puri

Puri said that the UP government is unable to give 60 acres of extra land, which the AAI asked for, as it is a "forest land".

Air India will have to shut shop if privatisation flops: Minister Puri

Government is considering a plan to exclude more than half of Air India's $11 billion of debt in the government's latest attempt to lure investors to the struggling carrier, said sources

Committed to sell Air India within a defined period of time: Hardeep Puri

This time, according to Puri, "100 per cent is the current thinking everywhere, as last time we went in wanting to retain 24 per cent and clearly that was not conducive to the process"

Air India pilot bodies seek meeting with aviation minister on privatization

Earlier this month, as many as 13 Air India unions including its pilots unions, Indian Pilots Guild (IPG) and Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA), had discussions with the airline top brass