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Air Canada pilots have been voting to decide on whether they will go on strike, and the vote ends Thursday.

Air India on Thursday announced that it will temporarily operate additional flights to Kolkata from four Indian cities to meet greater travel demand to the city during the upcoming Durga Puja festivities. Starting 20 September 2024, Air India will operate daily, non-stop flights to Kolkata from Bengaluru and Hyderabad for nearly a month. The airline has also increased frequency to Kolkata from Delhi effective 15 August 2024, and from Mumbai effective 25 September 2024.

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tax disputes with major companies including Infosys Ltd. and foreign airlines, people familiar with the matter said, suggesting New Delhi is open to making accommodations to avoid hurting investor sentiment in the South Asian nation. Authorities are exploring options to settle with companies including Infosys, which last month got hit by a demand for 324.03 billion rupees ($3.9 billion) in back taxes dating back to 2017, the people said. Authorities at the time cited non-payment of taxes on expenses incurred by overseas offices of the company, which provides IT services to banks and other multinational corporations from the US to Europe. Also Read: Infosys accused of Rs 32,000-crore GST evasion: Here are 10 things to know

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala to launch a new airline. Jhunjhunwala made a risky bet and invested $35 million for a nearly 40 per cent stake in the airline under his wife’s name. Later, Jhunjhunwala is said to have increased stake with his family now holding around 46 per cent. Many called Jhunjhunwala the Warren Buffett of India for his legendary success in equity markets. If Jhunjhunwala had heeded to an observation once made by Buffett, he wouldn't have put his money into an airline, especially in a new airline in India which is known as the graveyard of airlines for so many of them going bust in initial years. “The worst sort of business is one that grows rapidly, requires significant capital to engender growth, and then earns little or no money. Think airlines. Here a durable competitive advantage has proven elusive ever since the days of the Wright Brothers," Buffett had said in a letter to the shareholders of his company. The risky bet of Jhunjhunwala, who died soon after the launch of the airline in August 2022, has now grown nearly fourfold in value, if a funding proposal is considered which values Akasa at over $350 million, more than four times the valuation at which the initial investment was made by the family of late Jhunjhunwala. ET has reported based on information from sources that a consortium of Premji Invest and Claypond Capital, the family offices of Wipro’s Azim Premji and the Manipal Group’s Ranjan Pai, respectively, are in talks to invest about $125 million for a significant minority stake in Akasa.

18% of their stake since September 2022 and now own less than 20% of InterGlobe Aviation. While investors generally don’t react positively to promoters selling shares, this particular exit seems to have been conducted in a transparent and orderly manner. Investors did eventually absorb Gangwal’s gradual exit in 2023.

U.S. officials say they referred 43 cases of unruly airline passengers to the FBI for possible prosecution in the last year

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Mint spoke with say that the business class should be looked at in the context of the airline’s larger plan to focus on improving yields or average revenue per seat. It is also looking to expand globally through the Airbus 321XLR, which is likely to be inducted next year, and the Airbus 350, which is likely to join in 2027. Emails sent to IndiGo and Airbus seeking an official response on the recent development had not elicited any replies at the time of publishing.

₹5.9 lakh and an annual renewal of ₹3.54 lakh, Primus has positioned itself as India’s most expensive credit card. This ultra-premium offering is aimed squarely at the country’s elite, and its closest rival, the American Express Centurion, charges even more for membership, with a joining fee of ₹8.26 lakh and an annual fee of ₹2.95 lakh. Read this | Cashback, discounts and rewards: The benefits of co-branded credit cards Both cards cater to ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs) who value exclusivity and privilege above all else.

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profit surge by 33 per cent on back of strong performance by core infrastructure business as also emerging businesses ranging from solar and wind manufacturing to airports. «EBITDA (in April-June) surged by 32.87 per cent year-on-year to reach Rs 22,570 crore, resulting in a trailing twelve-month (TTM) EBITDA of Rs 79,180 crore, marking a 45.13 per cent increase over the corresponding TTM of the previous year,» the group said in a statement. Group net profit jumped over 50 per cent to Rs 10,279 crore in April-June — the first quarter of the current 2024-25 fiscal year.

flight attendant was assaulted by an intruder in her London hotel room earlier this week. The incident occurred at the Radisson Hotel London Heathrow, shortly after midnight. The flight attendant, who was resting after her duty, was attacked around 1:30 a.m. by the intruder. Startled by the attack, she screamed for help, which alerted her colleagues in nearby rooms. They rushed to her aid, causing the assailant to flee, but he was eventually apprehended. The victim, who sustained bruises during the assault, was taken to a hospital for treatment. She has since returned to India, where she is receiving counseling, according to an official statement. An Air India spokesperson confirmed the incident, saying, «We are deeply anguished by an unlawful incident of intrusion at a hotel, operated by a major international chain, that affected one of our crew members. We are providing all possible support to our colleague and their broader team, including professional counselling. Air India is also working with the local police to pursue the matter to the fullest extent of the law, and with the hotel management to ensure such incidents are not repeated.»

A woman says a stranger followed her family around an airport terminal and on to a Delta Air Lines plane even though he didn't have a boarding pass for the flight

₹5 trillion has been detected, and of this, ₹1.2 trillion has been paid voluntarily by the assesses," the first person said. A large chunk of the total tax evasion detected—about ₹1 trillion—accounts for using fake input tax credits, said the person. The value of the taxable sales in these cases would be significantly higher than ₹5 trillion as GST is levied only as a percentage of the sale value.