India to offer indemnity to Air India bidder over Cairn claim: Report

Air India, unprofitable since a 2007 merger with state-owned domestic operator Indian Airlines Ltd., has total debt of Rs 60,000 crore and loses Rs 20 crore every day

India is set to absolve bidders for its loss-making flag carrier from any liability arising out of a lawsuit filed by Cairn Energy Plc, which has claimed the state-run airline’s assets over a long-running tax dispute with the government, according to people familiar with the matter.
 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration will offer so-called indemnity to the financial bidders of Air India Ltd., which the government has repeatedly tried to sell without success, the people said, asking not to be identified as the matter is confidential. In the latest attempt, a group of bureaucrats cleared a final sale purchase agreement