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Union minister Jayant Sinha has boxed himself into a corner. He has done the unforgivable in meeting and felicitating people who have been sentenced by a fast track court to life imprisonment.

Holy cow! How could Sinha do this?

The tweeple are incensed at this brazen support of the indefensible by a ranking member of the Narendra Modi government.

11 Jul 2018 12:24 AM

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi supported petition against Jayant Sinha that seeks withdrawal of his Harvard alumni status after he felicitated criminals convicted of lynching. (Photo: File/PTI)

Rahul Gandhi backs petition to revoke Jayant Sinha's Harvard alumni tag

The petition, launched by a Harvard student, seeks that Sinha's alumni status be revoked for 'honouring criminals'.

10 Jul 2018 10:24 PM

Sinha had expressed happiness over the release of the convicts after being granted bail by the Jharkhand High Court recently, and garlanded and offered them sweets. ( Photo: File)

Julio Ribeiro, 42 other ex-civil servants demand Jayant Sinha's sacking

Sinha stoked controversy after he felicitated the convicts after they came out of prison on bail last week.

10 Jul 2018 2:26 PM

President must drop Sinha and Giriraj from Cabinet: CPI

In a statement, the Left party accused the ministers of supporting those accused of lynching.

10 Jul 2018 1:42 AM

50 former bureaucrats urge government to sack Jayant Sinha

Congress wants minister out, raps PM silence.

10 Jul 2018 1:41 AM

Union minister Jayant Sinha on Friday felicitated eight men who were held guilty of killing meat trader Alimuddin Ansari, 55, in the name of cow vigilantism in Jharkhand on June 30 last year.

Sinha’s doublespeak: A new low in politics

We may also be just as sure that BJP president Amit Shah will convey no words of censure to this minister.

09 Jul 2018 12:00 AM

'8 accused convicted for lynching are garlanded by Jayant Sinha when granted bail. You got it wrong Modiji. They say your government has become: Lynch-Pujari,' Congress leader Kapil Sibal tweeted. (Photo: File)

'Lynch Pujari': Kapil Sibal hits back at PM Modi's 'bail gadi' jibe

However, a picture went viral on social media, in which Jayant Sinha was seen felicitating eight men convicted in the aforementioned case.

08 Jul 2018 1:43 PM

Sinha defends pic with convicted gau rakshaks after Twitter storm

Condemning Jayant Sinha’s action, the Congress slammed the BJP and accused it of fanning communal tension.

08 Jul 2018 5:26 AM

Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha is seen with the convicts at his residence after they were released on bail.

Don't approve son's action: Yashwant Sinha on Jayant garlanding convicts

'Earlier I was the Nalayak Baap of a Layak Beta. Now the roles are reversed,' tweeted Yashwant Sinha.

07 Jul 2018 9:39 PM

Union Minister Jayant Sinha garlands 8 lynching convicts after release on bail

Jayant Sinha said he had 'misgivings' about the trial of the men convicted by a fast-track court.

07 Jul 2018 12:52 PM

Passengers on most of Air India's international flights are all set for a new experience as the airline will soon introduce 'Maharaja' business class seats, variety cuisines and new uniforms for crew, officials said.

Air India set to have 'Maharaja' class seats on international flights

The revamped products and services is likely to be unveiled on June 22.

21 Jun 2018 5:37 PM

Jayant Sinha, minister of state for civil aviation (Photo: PTI/File)

Air India privatisation put on ‘pause’: Sources

Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) accounts for about 45 percent of the operating cost of airlines that were seen as prime potential bidders for Air India.

21 Jun 2018 1:49 AM

The government is committed to the strategic disinvestment of Air India, Union Minister Jayant Sinha said on Wednesday.

Govt committed to Air India's strategic disinvestment, says Sinha

The process for selling 76 per cent stake in the airline is over now.

20 Jun 2018 3:58 PM

The air passenger citizen charter for domestic sector has proposed that an airline will have to pay Rs 3,000 for loss of baggage and Rs 1,000 for damage.

Air travellers may soon get compensation for loss, damage of baggage

The charter was unveiled by Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha.

23 May 2018 11:48 AM

The draft says that an airline has to compensate passengers for missed connecting flights. (Representational Image | Pixabay)

No cancellation charge, refund on delay: Aviation Ministry plans new flight rules

However, ticket booked 96 hours or 4 days before the flight will not be eligible for the cancellation fee waiver.

22 May 2018 9:09 PM

DGCA nod not needed by chartered operators, says Jayant Sinha

JD(S) had on Thursday alleged that chartered flights were denied permission by the DGCA at the last minute.

19 May 2018 2:15 AM

The civil aviation ministry is in final stages of formulating the drone policy and it is expected to be released shortly, Union Minister Jayant Sinha said on Wednesday.

Govt to shortly come out with drone policy, says Sinha

Aviation regulator DGCA had in October 2014 restricted the use of drones and unmanned aircraft system by civilians.

16 May 2018 1:35 PM

The expansion project for Chennai airport will cost Rs 2,467 crores, while it will cost Rs 1,383 crore for Lucknow and Rs 1,232 crore for Guwahati. (Photo: Representational)

Govt gives nod to upgrade three airports

The design for the buildings were made for the AAI by eminent design experts, architects and artists.

03 May 2018 4:20 AM

Minister of State for civil aviation Jayant Sinha returning from the main exhibition centre at the Wings India exhibition in Hyderabad on Friday. (Photo: Gandhi)

Air India’s debt to be split: Minister

The civil aviaition secretary, on Thursday, had said that the Centre plans to issue expression of interests for Air India within two weeks.

10 Mar 2018 2:04 AM

Sinha was speaking at the 27th International Management Conference of the Indore Management Association (IMA). (Photo: PTI/File)

Air travel in India cheaper than auto-rickshaws per km, says Jayant Sinha

The minister claimed that more people were opting for air travel because the country had the cheapest fares in the world.

04 Feb 2018 11:29 AM

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