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New Delhi: As many as three Air India group entities are profitable, with low-cost arm Air India Express earning the maximum profit, according to the government.

The Union Cabinet has approved disinvestment of Air India and the government aims at completing its sale by year-end.

"Two subsidiaries of Air India namely, Air India Express Limited, Air India Air Transport Services Limited (AIATSL) and joint venture, namely AISATS, have been making profit," the Minister of State for Civil Aviation JayantSinha said in RajyaSabhain response to a question.

New Delhi: US Air Force Chief of Staff General David L Goldfeinhas held discussions with top military brass to deepen the relationship between the two air forces through bilateral engagements, according to the US embassy.

In a statement, the embassy said Goldfein's visit to India was part of an Indo-Pacific tour to advance "mil-to-mil" relationships in the region, and enhance and strengthen US alliances and partnerships throughout the Indo-Pacific region.

During his visit last week, Gen. Goldfein held talks with Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa, Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba, Army chief Gen. BipinRawat and Defence Secretary Sanjay Mitra.

New Delhi: Even as he continues to target senior party leaders without mincing his words, dissenting BJP leader YashwantSinha has made it clear that he has no intention of quitting the BJP and said that the party can throw him out if it wants.

Sinha said he had been trying for an audience with Prime Minister NarendraModi and had sent numerous letters to him, but failed to elicit a response, something that prompted him to float a political action group called 'RashtraManvh’. 

He said one of the tasks before the Manch was to ensure that the NDA government's policies are aligned with the BJP's election manifesto.

New Delhi: As many as 884 companies are under the scanner in various money laundering cases and assets worth Rs 5,000 crore have been attached following probes initiated as per the PMLA, according to Union Minister P PChaudhary.

He said that not a single company, however, has been deregistered on the charges of money laundering by the government.

As per the inputs supplied by the Finance Ministry, "884 companies are under investigation in various money laundering cases," the Minister of State for Corporate Affairs said in a written reply to RajyaSabha.