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Six special trains for Sankranthi

With Sankranthi barely a week away, South Central Railway has planned to run six special trains between Hyderabad and Kakinada Town, Secunderabad and Kakinada Town, and Narsapur and Secunderabad to clear the rush of passengers. Train

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Indian Railways to equip all 8,500 stations with Wi-Fi

All railway stations — nearly 8,500 across the country, including those in rural and remote areas – will be equipped with Wi-Fi facilities at an estimated cost of Rs 700

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Sarovar Hotels & Resorts expands in Mumbai; signs a new hotel in Dahisar

Sarovar Hotels Pvt. Ltd. announces the signing of a new hotel deal in Dahisar, marking the group’s strong foothold in the Mumbai market. One of the fastest growing hotel chains

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Vistara to fly Delhi-Chennai twice, to connect Port Blair

Direct service between Chennai and Port Blair, from February 15 and March respectively. Vistara announced the expansion of its network by entering the Delhi Chennai sector with two daily flights

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Tata airlines Vistara and AirAsia India gear up for international runways

Vistara to start flying abroad from July, AirAsia India sets year-end target Around two years after the government made it easier for airlines to fly abroad, two Tata group airlines

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Singapore airlines open to bidding for Air India: Vistara CEO

Air India had total debt of about Rs 48,877 crore at the end of March 2017 – Rs. 17,360 crore of aircraft loans and Rs 31,517 crore of working capital

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Delayed train status: Railways extends free SMS service to 1,373 trains

The number of trains whose status can be known by a toll free SMS has been increased to 1,373 trains. The new additions now include Garib Rath, Duronto, Jan Shatabdi,

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Cruise tourists with e-visas exempt from biometric enrolment requirement

To make India attractive to cruise passengers and to promote cruise tourism, the Home Affairs Ministry has at the request of the Ministry of Shipping exempted cruise tourists arriving with

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Indian Railways waives off service charge on online booking of train tickets till March 31

The Indian Railways has dropped the service charges levied on online booking of tickets through its official website Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) till March 31, 2018. The

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Dense fog in north India delays train services

Thick fog in the northern parts of the country has resulted in train services being delayed by at least 9 to 10 hours. “Trains coming from Delhi, Nizamuddin, Jammu Tawi,