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Ready to replace bio-toilets with airplane-like toilets: Railway Minister

After installing bio-toilets in almost all the train coaches, the Indian Railways is now mulling to replace them with “upgraded” vacuum bio-toilets, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has said. In an

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Indian Railways launches mobile app to book unreserved tickets

No advance ticket booking is allowed since the app is only for unreserved tickets The Indian Railways has now introduced a mobile application that enables booking and cancellation of unreserved

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Mumbai to Bali cruise service soon: Nitin Gadkari

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari recently said that his ministry was working on a cruise route from Mumbai to Bali in Indonesia, via Kochin and the Andaman

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Indian Railways to live stream cooking in IRCTC rail kitchens: Report

Thanks to Indian Railways, you may soon be able to see live streaming of food being cooked in the base kitchens run by Indian Railway Catering and Tourism (IRCTC). Union

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DoT, Civil Aviation officials to meet soon to discuss in-flight connectivity

The Department of Telecom (DoT) and officials of the Ministry of Civil Aviation will meet within the next 10 days to discuss operational details of in-flight connectivity, recently cleared by

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Our target is to turn railways profitable, double its revenue: Piyush Goyal

Railway minister Piyush Goyal has set a target of doubling the national transporter’s revenues to Rs 4 lakh crore by 2025 to make it profitable by then. Over this period,

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Railways launches ‘Rail Madad’ app

The application allows a passenger to register a complaint with minimum inputs. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has launched ‘Rail Madad’ application to expedite and streamline passenger grievance redressal. The Railway

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Initiative to strengthen India-Ecuador ties

India is known to be the emerging market for Ecuador. Considering the fact, The Embassy of Ecuador, in cooperation with Aska Tourism and Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd., has organised an

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Coimbatore-Bengaluru Uday Express train flagged off

Rajen Gohain, Minister of state for railways recently flagged off the much-awaited Coimbatore-Bengaluru Uday Express train. The double decker airconditioned chair car train, which has mini dining areas, is the first

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The UN Conference on the Aviation Industry’ to be held in Korea

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has selected Korean Air as the host of next year’s annual general meeting. The annual general meeting (AGM) of the International Air Transport Association