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Union Budget 2017: Train tickets are not getting any cheaper
Arun Jaitley is likely to announce the creation of a Rs. 1 lakh crore funds corpus on infrastructure creation, including technology upgrades to ensure passenger safety, an ambitious scheme on
Rise in fuel costs, slide in rupee to hit Indian airlines: report
Aviation in India will be impacted by the rise in fuel costs in the first quarter of 2017. The slide in the value of the rupee will also impact the
US says green card holders exempted from travel ban
President Donald Trump’s administration stressed on Sunday that permanent residents get a reprieve from his ban on travelers from seven Muslim countries, after the order triggered confusion over its implementation.
Indian aviation ramps up tech investment to meet rapid pax growth
Airlines and airports in India are expected to rapidly ramp up their spend on new technology over the next three years to keep up with surging growth which will see
Government asks Qatar to start airline in India
The request to Qatar was made during bilateral negotiations between the two countries for increased number of flights recently. The civil aviation ministry has asked the Qatar government, which runs
In 2,000-Crore Revamp of Delhi’s Pragati Maidan, Iconic Buildings to be razed: 10 Points
The Cabinet has okayed the setting up of what the government is calling a “world-class Integrated Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre” at Delhi’s famous Pragati Maidan. For several years, architects and art organisations
AAIB may investigate IndiGo Mumbai flight engine failure
Aviation regulator DGCA, which is probing the incident of an IndiGo flight aborting take off from Mumbai Airport due to an engine “failure” last week, may handover the inquiry to
Air India puts 57 ‘overweight’ crew on ground duty
Air India has grounded 57 cabin crew members, mostly air hostesses, for being overweight. Unless these crew members can get back in shape quickly, they will be assigned ground jobs
Pakistan’s link unearthed in Kanpur train accident that killed more than 140 passengers, 3 arrested
According to sources, ISI plotted the Kanpur train derailment on November 20, 2016 in which over 140 people were killed. Railways has rushed an investigation team to Motihari in East
India teenagers die taking selfies with train
Two teenagers have died while taking selfies on railway tracks in the Indian capital, Delhi. A group of teenagers went to the railway tracks in the east of the city
