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What's the price of a life? A case for compensation to kin of Covid victims

The prospect of a compensation will incentivise reporting of deaths and ensure we get more accurate statistics. It will also act as pressure and force govts to control the situation, writes T N Ninan

How Indian aviation sector braved Covid turbulence better than global peers

Compared with other major countries during Covid-19, domestic airlines have precariously stayed the course

Air India disinvestment will be completed in 2021: Hardeep Singh Puri

The second wave of Covid-19 may slow down disinvestment process but he has assured that the disinvestment of Air India will be completed in 2021

Govt must consider Air India's massive financial burden: CAPA India

The government must consider Air India's massive financial burden, which is likely to be a potential liability of $20 billion and look at possible changes to the contours of the proposed sale

Five senior pilots of Air India died in May due to Covid pandemic

The carrier has started vaccinating its employees from May 15 onwards

HC quashes Air India's decision terminating pilots, orders reinstatement

The court has come to the aid of all Air India pilots whose services had been terminated, including the contractual ones

Delhi HC quashes termination of Air India pilots, orders reinstatement

Delhi HC came to rescue of Air India pilots, whose services were terminated by the company in August 2020, as it quashed the airline decision and directed their reinstatement.

Air India flight returns mid-air to Delhi after bat found in plane

DGCA officials said fumigation was carried out and bat carcass was retrieved from the aircraft.

UK regulator probes Air India's data leak impacting 4.5 mn passengers

EU and UK laws require airlines to incorporate data protection measures and report data breach to regulators within 72 hours. Non-compliance can invite steep fines

Best of BS Opinion: Going viral on vaccines, another data breach & more

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Another data breach

Air India's delay in informing customers is inexplicable

From Air India to Facebook, here're top 10 cyberattacks in India

From April 2020, monthly attacks never dipped below 300 million, and they reached a new high of 409 million attacks worldwide in November 2020

Air India servers hacked; passengers' passport, credit card data leaked

Airline has set up a special cell to communicate with impacted customers

Fear of unknown grips govt's privatisation plan with second Covid wave

Despite the uncertainty and unpredictability on how things will unfold, Centre is hopeful of completing transactions listed in Budget with a delay of one to two months

2nd Covid wave delays AI, BPCL divestment timelines by a few months: Report

Worst outbreak of pandemic in India disrupted the timetable of scheduled activities, but the process may get back on track from Sept, say sources with direct knowledge of govt's privatisation plan

Tripping up on arbitration

Cairn Energy has wrong-footed the government

Best of BS Opinion: Encouraging exports, tripping up on arbitration & more

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Cairn dispute: Govt sees no threat to privatisation of Air India

Once Air India is sold to private buyer, Cairn's claim will be defeated: Official

Cairn arbitration award case: Govt gears up to stop Air India asset seizure

Seeks details from airline to assess impact on privatization

Cairn Energy sues Air India to enforce $1.2 bn arbitration award: Report

The move ratchets up pressure on India's government to pay the sum of $1.2 billion plus interest and costs that the British firm Cairn was awarded by an arbitration tribunal in December