Mid-air emergency for Spicejet flight. Boeing 737MAX at it again.

It was a Mumbai to Kolkata flight on December 9, 2021. After 15 minutes of departure, the pilots had to shut down an engine and divert the flight back to Mumbai where the aircraft LANDED SAFELY. Key points to note – SpiceJet is currently the only Boeing 737 MAX operator in India. Previously, Boeing 737 … Read more

Jio seems to have decided for peace

All indications seem to be suggesting this. Jio recently decided to follow Airtel and Vodafone-Idea in raising the tariffs. Industry was not sure whether this would happen, as Jio may want to continue going aggressive in attracting customers from the competitors. Whereas Sunil Mittal (Airtel) has been calling for peace, for the first time Mukesh … Read more

Twitter acquires Quill; experts says platform’s DMs may get major overhaul

Social media giant Twitter has acquired Quill that experts suggest might let Twitter DMs better compete with other messaging apps. As per GSM Arena, this new acquisition might result in Twitter offering more robust messaging features. For the unversed, Quill is a messaging app for collaboration and communication with teams, one that competed with other … Read more

Flipkart IPO ‘very much on the cards’, no timeline for it: Walmart CFO

Flipkart’s initial public offering (IPO) is on the cards but there is no timeline for it, said Brett Biggs, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Walmart, the American retailer that owns the Indian e-commerce firm “The (Flipkart) business is performing almost exactly like we thought it would. An IPO is still very much … Read more

Reliance commits first investment in the MENA region

Reliance has partnered with Abu Dhabi Chemicals Derivatives Company RSC Ltd (TA’ZIZ) to invest $2 billion in setting up a petrochemical production facility in the UAE. Key pointe to note – TA’ZIZ is aimed at developing economic competitiveness of UAE. TA’ZIZ comprises of three main zones: the TA’ZIZ Industrial Chemicals Zone (TICZ, chemicals production), TA’ZIZ Light … Read more

Vedanta mulls demerger of some businesses with separate listing & leadership

Billionaire Anil Agarwal-led Ltd is evaluating a demerger of its aluminium, iron & steel and oil & gas businesses, which will be run as standalone listed entities with separate leadership in what it called a value-unlocking exercise. On Wednesday, Vedanta announced the constitution of a committee of directors to evaluate and recommend such options and … Read more

Promoters feud may be nearing end at Indigo

The Company has called for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on 30 December, seeking approval to amend it’s Articles of Association (AoA) and remove restrictions on promoter share transfer. Key points to note – Indigo has two founders – Rahul Bhatia and Rakesh Gangwal Bhatia group owns 37.83% stake of Indigo and Gangwal group 36.61% … Read more