In the first three rounds, the ministry awarded 688 routes covering 106 airports and 31 heliports. As on October 31, just about one-third or 232 routes are operational

Consumers might have to prepare for another shock as telecom regulator TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) is planning to introduce a consultation paper on setting floor prices

Experts have come to believe that the tariff hikes would be in two stages - one by the operators themselves, which will be followed by TRAI setting up floor prices for both voice and data services

Zurich Airport, which is currently involved in eight airports in South America, is keen to expand in South and South-east Asian countries like India, Indonesia and the Philippines

Telecom regulator TRAI has recommended auction of about 8,644 megahertz (MHz) of radio frequencies in nine bands for sale at a base price of Rs 4.93 lakh crore

The committee of creditors (CoC) has rejected the resignations saying these cannot be accepted. It asked the directors, including Ambani, to perform their duties until the insolvency proceedings are concluded

According to ministry sources, the Air India management and employee unions have sent a bunch of proposals to the ministry of civil aviation (MoCA).

Before the EoI is drafted, the GoM and the DIPAM have to fill some gaps, including the lock-in period for the existing employees after the sell-off

Indian telecom operators continue to be in a fix despite the centres relief

As the economy goes into a tailspin, jobs across industries are becoming a casualty

There's more pain in telecom, whose unfortunate decline has eerily coincided with the five-quarter downturn in the economy. Manu Kaushik lays bare the mess and what to expect next

People in general are particular about their mobile numbers, and they would want to hold on to it even if it means porting out to another operator

While the quantum of these hikes is not clear yet - telcos refuse to provide clarity - it is believed that they will move up in two phases, firstly by telcos themselves and then on TRAI's orders

For Vodafone Idea, the shortfall is about Rs 10,050 crore since DoT has reportedly pegged its dues at Rs 54,200 crore

The BSNL VRS offer is quite generous since it would pay every retiring employee a lumpsum salary of the remaining months of their service at the telco

In the middle of action-packed two hours, Vodafone Idea announced its Q2 results where it posted net losses of Rs 50,922 crore, which is over 10 times higher than the losses in the previous quarter

India remains the world's third-largest start-up hub after the US and China with nearly 52 start-ups having the potential to become unicorns.

Experts say that the tourism sector in the city is expected to get a leg-up after the SC verdict. It's believed that initial investments would come from the tourism sector, and once the temple is constructed, there will be a plenty of business activity which would further boost tourism

In a codeshare agreement, Qatar will possibly guarantee a minimum number of passenger traffic (or seats) every week to IndiGo which is doing direct flights from seven domestic airports - Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kozhikode, Kochi and Kannur - to Doha at the moment

Experts believe that hotel operators are likely to increase room tariffs so that the outgo for customers remains in the same range as before the GST rate cuts