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Opinion | IndiGo Crisis Is What Happens When Market Power Becomes Market Arrogance
IndiGo now is a de-facto monopoly in India's skies. And what comes with monopolies is conceit and extortion.
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Vacations, Jobs, Competitions: What IndiGo's Meltdown Cost Its Passengers
The atmosphere at the Chennai airport was filled not with excitement, but with confusion, stress, and helplessness as nearly total Indigo flight cancellations left passengers stranded for the third day.
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Fuel Prices Surge Again After Weekend Pause
The rates were hiked marginally on Monday across metro cities- Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata.
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IPL 2021: "Not A Joke Anymore," Suresh Raina Tweets On India's COVID-19 Crisis
IPL 2021: With the tournament suspended, Suresh Raina decided to take to Twitter and tried to motivate people in their fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
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IPL 2021: Chennai Super King's Jason Behrendorff Donates To UNICEF Project For India COVID-19 Crisis
IPL 2021: Chennai Super King's (CSK) Jason Behrendorff became the third Australian after Pat Cummins and Brett Lee to contribute towards relief for the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping India.
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How Chennai, Among World's Wettest Cities, Ran Out of Water
Climate change is bringing rising sea levels and increased flooding to some cities around the world and drought and water shortages to others. For the 11 million inhabitants of Chennai, it's both.
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Lakshmi Vilas Bank's Financial Crisis Sparks Panic Among Customers
Mythili Krishnamoorthi is distraught - her family faces a medical emergency and requires a large sum of money. But all her savings are now under a withdrawal moratorium imposed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Lakshmi Vilas Bank. The Chennai resident is desperate for the banking regulator to approve her plea for exemption to withdraw up to Rs ...
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Coronavirus Pandemic: Yamaha Employees Donate Rs. 61.5 Lakh Toward COVID-19 Relief Fund
Yamaha Motor India Group (YMIG) on Saturday announced that its employees have joined the fight against the novel Coronavirus Pandemic by voluntarily donating a day's salary from the April month. The employees came forward to support the Indian government in fighting the emergencies rising because of the COVID 19 crisis in the country. The Yamaha Mo...
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Chennai Ropes In Crisis Expert Bureaucrat To Abate Soaring COVID Numbers
Senior bureaucrat Dr J Radhakrishnan, Tamil Nadu's trouble shooter at times of natural calamities, has been appointed as the Special Nodal Officer for Greater Chennai Corporation today as the coastal city grapples with rising coronavirus cases.
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Car Sales March 2020: Hyundai Sales Drop 47 Per Cent Amidst Lockdown
Hyundai Motor India announced its sales results for March 2020 and the automaker sold a total of 32,279 units during the previous month. The company's sales witnessed a decline of 47 per cent over the same period in March 2019 when it sold a total of 61,150 units. The drop in volumes has been reported amidst the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic crisis ...
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Laid-Off Employees Deep In Debt As Slowdown Hits Tamil Nadu Auto Hub
In Chennai's Ambattur, a hub for tiny auto component manufacturers, machine operator Sahaya Mary was pushed out of her job of 10 years. With no means of income, she had to take a loan from a private money lender at a very high interest rate. Unable to pay off her debt, she has now pledged the little gold that she owned. "I don't know whether to eat...
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Why It Has Become Difficult For Chennai To Tap Its Rainwater
One of the reasons for the unprecedented water scarcity in Chennai, experts say, is the collapse of the rainwater harvest system, which was quiet efficient till about 15 years ago.
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India Is The Top Exporter Of Virtual Water As Cities Stare At Scarcity
After Chennai's water shortage, people are rushing to fix leaky taps and toilets in their homes. Good move, say water experts, but time to stop sweating the small sweat and tackle India's biggest water consumer. No, not factories, not power plants, not homes but farms.
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Why Water Trains To Chennai May Not Quench Parched City's Thirst
The first 50-wagon train carrying 2.5 million litres of water to Chennai arrived in the city on Friday but transporting water by the special trains may not be enough toquench the parched city's thirst - it needs at least 525 million litres of water everyday.
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First 50-Wagon Train Carrying Water For Chennai Arrives In Parched City
The first 50-wagon train carrying water to Chennai arrived at the parched city this afternoon from Jolarpet railway station carrying 2.5 million litres of water. A second train will also carry more water to the city. The Chennai Metro Water has set a target of ferrying 10 million litres a day.
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Opinion | IndiGo Crisis Is What Happens When Market Power Becomes Market Arrogance
IndiGo now is a de-facto monopoly in India's skies. And what comes with monopolies is conceit and extortion.
-
Vacations, Jobs, Competitions: What IndiGo's Meltdown Cost Its Passengers
The atmosphere at the Chennai airport was filled not with excitement, but with confusion, stress, and helplessness as nearly total Indigo flight cancellations left passengers stranded for the third day.
-
Fuel Prices Surge Again After Weekend Pause
The rates were hiked marginally on Monday across metro cities- Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata.
-
IPL 2021: "Not A Joke Anymore," Suresh Raina Tweets On India's COVID-19 Crisis
IPL 2021: With the tournament suspended, Suresh Raina decided to take to Twitter and tried to motivate people in their fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
-
IPL 2021: Chennai Super King's Jason Behrendorff Donates To UNICEF Project For India COVID-19 Crisis
IPL 2021: Chennai Super King's (CSK) Jason Behrendorff became the third Australian after Pat Cummins and Brett Lee to contribute towards relief for the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping India.
-
How Chennai, Among World's Wettest Cities, Ran Out of Water
Climate change is bringing rising sea levels and increased flooding to some cities around the world and drought and water shortages to others. For the 11 million inhabitants of Chennai, it's both.
-
Lakshmi Vilas Bank's Financial Crisis Sparks Panic Among Customers
Mythili Krishnamoorthi is distraught - her family faces a medical emergency and requires a large sum of money. But all her savings are now under a withdrawal moratorium imposed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Lakshmi Vilas Bank. The Chennai resident is desperate for the banking regulator to approve her plea for exemption to withdraw up to Rs ...
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Coronavirus Pandemic: Yamaha Employees Donate Rs. 61.5 Lakh Toward COVID-19 Relief Fund
Yamaha Motor India Group (YMIG) on Saturday announced that its employees have joined the fight against the novel Coronavirus Pandemic by voluntarily donating a day's salary from the April month. The employees came forward to support the Indian government in fighting the emergencies rising because of the COVID 19 crisis in the country. The Yamaha Mo...
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Chennai Ropes In Crisis Expert Bureaucrat To Abate Soaring COVID Numbers
Senior bureaucrat Dr J Radhakrishnan, Tamil Nadu's trouble shooter at times of natural calamities, has been appointed as the Special Nodal Officer for Greater Chennai Corporation today as the coastal city grapples with rising coronavirus cases.
-
Car Sales March 2020: Hyundai Sales Drop 47 Per Cent Amidst Lockdown
Hyundai Motor India announced its sales results for March 2020 and the automaker sold a total of 32,279 units during the previous month. The company's sales witnessed a decline of 47 per cent over the same period in March 2019 when it sold a total of 61,150 units. The drop in volumes has been reported amidst the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic crisis ...
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Laid-Off Employees Deep In Debt As Slowdown Hits Tamil Nadu Auto Hub
In Chennai's Ambattur, a hub for tiny auto component manufacturers, machine operator Sahaya Mary was pushed out of her job of 10 years. With no means of income, she had to take a loan from a private money lender at a very high interest rate. Unable to pay off her debt, she has now pledged the little gold that she owned. "I don't know whether to eat...
-
Why It Has Become Difficult For Chennai To Tap Its Rainwater
One of the reasons for the unprecedented water scarcity in Chennai, experts say, is the collapse of the rainwater harvest system, which was quiet efficient till about 15 years ago.
-
India Is The Top Exporter Of Virtual Water As Cities Stare At Scarcity
After Chennai's water shortage, people are rushing to fix leaky taps and toilets in their homes. Good move, say water experts, but time to stop sweating the small sweat and tackle India's biggest water consumer. No, not factories, not power plants, not homes but farms.
-
Why Water Trains To Chennai May Not Quench Parched City's Thirst
The first 50-wagon train carrying 2.5 million litres of water to Chennai arrived in the city on Friday but transporting water by the special trains may not be enough toquench the parched city's thirst - it needs at least 525 million litres of water everyday.
-
First 50-Wagon Train Carrying Water For Chennai Arrives In Parched City
The first 50-wagon train carrying water to Chennai arrived at the parched city this afternoon from Jolarpet railway station carrying 2.5 million litres of water. A second train will also carry more water to the city. The Chennai Metro Water has set a target of ferrying 10 million litres a day.
