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Cancelling your flight? Good news, no more flat Rs 3,000 fee
Domestic airlines won’t charge you a flat flight cancellation fee of Rs 3,000 any more. Need to postpone that trip home by a week? Booked well in advance and not
Steps taken to strengthen NE states air connectivity: AAI
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has taken initiatives to strengthen regional air connectivity in the north eastern states, a top AAI official said. A new terminal building is being
We have to create our own Google, Facebook, Alibaba: Jayant Sinha
Sinha has encouraged startups to reach ‘mega unicorn’ levels with market capitalization of hundred billion dollars. Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha today urged Indian entrepreneurs to
Railways to offer discounts like hotels, airlines; flexi-fare to be revamped: Piyush Goyal
Just like the airlines and hotels, the railways could soon be dishing out discounts on tickets if trains were not fully booked, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said today, indicating a
Civil aviation ministry may face funding crunch for UDAN
With more routes set to be operational under UDAN, the civil aviation ministry is likely to face paucity of funds in providing viability gap funding to participating airlines, according to
India must develop 100 billion dollars companies to become global leader: Union Minister Jayant Sinha
India can take over the global economic leadership in the 21st century if it manages to create $100 billion companies across sectors on the home soil, Union Minister Jayant Sinha
India is Afghanistan’s most reliable regional partner: Pentagon
“India is Afghanistan’s most reliable regional partner and the largest contributor of development assistance in the region,” said the Pentagon in its report to the Congress titled ‘Enhancing Security and
‘Ease policies, improve infra to develop cruise tourism’
If the country wants to develop cruise tourism which has vast potential, she needs to upgrade infrastructure, ease security and immigration policies and attract investments, says a leading cruise-line operator.
First Aqua line train arrives from China
The first train for the Noida-Greater Noida Metro Aqua line reached the depot in Greater Noida early on Thursday. Officials of Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) said the four-coach train
Indian Railways to discuss if Rajdhani Express train can make round trip daily
The railways will explore if it is possible for a Rajdhani Express train to make a round trip within 24 hours, with half-an-hour gaps for inspection at either end, to
