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☆ Bill Gates went sight-seeing in Gujarat before throwing down with the world's richest people at the Ambani's pre-wedding party
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Bill Gates visited the Statue of Unity in India before heading to the Ambani pre-wedding bash. Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally invited Gates to view the tallest statue in the world. AdvertisementBefore rubbing elbows with the world's rich and famous at the Ambani pre-wedding bash, Bill Gates was just being a tourist in India. Gates posted photos of him on Instagram Friday at the Statue of Unity, the world's largest statue, which is located in the Indian state of Gujarat. The towering memorial to politician Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel — who helped reunite India post-British colonial rule — is nearly 600 feet tall and was commissioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2013.

Persons: Bill Gates, Ambani, Narendra Modi, Gates, —, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel — Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Unity, India, Indian, Gujarat

Quite a few of the hospitals have seen a sudden influx of patients booked in for check-ups involving a night's stay to coincide with the most anticipated match of the World Cup. The Ahmedabad Hospitals and Nursing Homes Association has discouraged its members from accommodating such fans. India and Pakistan head into the showdown having both won their opening two matches at the tournament. The city has been declared a 'no-drone zone' on Saturday, and 11,000 security personnel will be deployed for the high-profile match, Ahmedabad police commissioner GS Malik said. On their first tour of India since the 2016 T20 World Cup, Pakistan were accorded a warm welcome in Hyderabad, where they played their first two matches.

Persons: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Pakistan's Shaheen Shah Afridi, Amit Dave, Tushar Patel, Bharat Gadhavi, Hemish Patel, Patel, Airfare, Narendra Modi, Donald Trump, Anthony Albanese, GS Malik, Shaheen Afridi, Jasprit, Liyakat Khan, Samiya, Hasan Ali, Khan, Amlan Chakraborty, Ken Ferris Organizations: Cricket, ICC Cricket, Pakistan cricket team, India, India REUTERS, Ahmedabad Medical Association, Reuters, Nursing Homes Association, THREE, Control, BCCI, Australia, Pakistan, Asia, Indian Express, Thomson Locations: Ahmedabad, India, DELHI, AHMEDABAD, Pakistan, Indian, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Sri Lanka, New Delhi

☆ Airbus books record India orders, confirms higher deliveries
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] An Air India Airbus A320-200 aircraft takes off as an IndiGo Airlines aircraft waits for clearance at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, India, July 7, 2017. Picture taken July 7, 2017./File PhotoPARIS, July 7 (Reuters) - Record demand from India sharply increased Airbus (AIR.PA) orders in June to leave the European planemaker with 1,044 net orders in the first half of the year, data showed on Friday. In a bulletin, Airbus officially booked orders for 500 jets from budget carrier IndiGo (INGL.NS) and 250 from Air India that were announced or finalised at last month's Paris Airshow. Airbus gross orders before cancellations stood at 1,080 aircraft in the first half. By comparison, Airbus won 442 orders or a net total of 259 after cancellations in the first half of 2022.

Persons: Vallabhbhai, Tim Hepher, Jason Neely Organizations: An Air, An Air India Airbus, IndiGo Airlines, Airbus, Air, Boeing, Air India, Paris Airshow, Aerospace, Thomson Locations: An Air India, Ahmedabad, India, Air India

REUTERS/Amit Dave/File PhotoPARIS/DELHI, June 28 (Reuters) - Indian aerospace suppliers see record jet orders by the country's top two carriers boosting domestic parts manufacturing and aircraft repairs, but argue the government must do more to support production. Rising traffic, a search for alternative sourcing to China and orders this month from Air India and IndiGo for nearly 1,000 jets combined have made India a key market for aerospace. "We deserve a piece of that pie," added Sardessai, whose company makes engine and plane interior parts. While he could not estimate how much small suppliers will benefit, any subsidy or incentive could be helpful. AEROSPACE INCENTIVESSome suppliers like Sardessai and Aravind Melligeri, CEO of aerospace-parts producer Aequs, said India should create a production-linked incentive scheme for aerospace as it has done with other sectors.

Persons: Vallabhbhai, Amit Dave, Shekhar Sardessai, Safran, Alaric Diniz, Aravind Melligeri, Aequs, Narendra Modi's, Japan's Suzuki, Sachin Agarwal, Agarwal, Sardessai, Ankit Patel, Patel, Allison Lampert, Aditi Shah, Ben Klayman, Matthew Lewis Organizations: An Air, An Air India Airbus, International Airport, REUTERS, Air, IndiGo, Reuters, Kineco Group, Deloitte, Indian, Apple, Japan's, Hyundai, PTC Industries, PTC, Electric, Airbus, Boeing, Thomson Locations: An Air India, Ahmedabad, India, PARIS, DELHI, Indian, China, Air India, Paris, Goa, KS, Uttar Pradesh, Russian, Bengaluru, Europe, Delhi

☆ Air India says plane carrying passengers stranded in Russia takes off for San Francisco
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] An Air India Airbus A320-200 aircraft takes off as an IndiGo Airlines aircraft waits for clearance at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, India, July 7, 2017. REUTERS/Amit DaveJune 8 (Reuters) - Air India said on Thursday that its replacement flight has taken off from Russia's Magadan for San Francisco, carrying all passengers and crew. The flight is expected to arrive at San Francisco at 12:15 a.m. PDT (0715 GMT) on Thursday, the airline said in a tweet. loadingAir India has mobilised additional support at San Francisco airport to carry out clearance formalities for passengers upon arrival, the tweet added. Air India sent an aircraft to Russia on Wednesday to pick up passengers whose Delhi-to-San Francisco flight was diverted to Russia's Far East after their Boeing (BA.N) 777 plane developed engine trouble.

Persons: Vallabhbhai, Amit Dave, Kanjyik Ghosh, Himani Sarkar, Gerry Doyle Organizations: An Air, An Air India Airbus, IndiGo Airlines, REUTERS, Air, San Francisco, India, San, Air India, Boeing, Thomson Locations: An Air India, Ahmedabad, India, Air India, Magadan, San Francisco, San, Russia, Delhi, Francisco, Bengaluru

[1/2] An Air India Airbus A320neo passenger plane moves on the runway after landing at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, in Ahmedabad, India, October 22, 2021. In another sign of the formerly government-owned carrier's whirlwind transformation under its new owner Tata Group, Air India is testing ChatGPT, OpenAI's popular chatbot, to replace paper-based practices. Air India is not only reworking every aspect of operations - from systems to supply chains - but integrating four Tata-related airlines, with Air India due to merge with Vistara while low-cost Air India Express and AirAsia India also converge. Airline mergers in India have had little success with Air India still hobbled by the botched integration of Indian Airlines in 2007. Air India's planes are already a mix of Airbus (AIR.PA) and Boeing (BA.N) jets with multiple cabin configurations.

☆ Indian billionaire Gautam Adani was a college dropout. Now he may be too big to fail
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Diksha Madhok | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani’s conglomerate had just launched a hostile bid to take over an influential broadcaster in the capital. Rupak De Chowdhuri/ReutersMuch of his fortune is tied up in the sprawling Adani Group, which he founded over 30 years ago. Most of the companies in the Adani empire are held closely by the billionaire, his family and associated firms, including nearly 75% stakes in AEL, Adani Power, and Adani Transmissions. Yet, the Adani Group has continued to raise billions from Indian and foreign banks. CreditSights, a research firm owned by Fitch Group, in August published a report about Adani Group titled “Deeply Overleveraged” in which it expressed strong concerns.

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