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The aviation map of India as seen on the live flight tracker Flight Radar24 at 8 am on Tuesday.

Indians soar in the skies again! 5-year-old travels alone, meets mother after 3 months

A total of 532 flights were operated on Day 1. In Delhi, 82 flights had to be cancelled on Monday

26 May 2020 9:28 AM

About 63,000 passengers, crew onboard ships from China not allowed to disembark

Of these 63,000 crew and passengers onboard these ships, 56,000 reached the major ports

03 May 2020 2:38 PM

CR AC local debut: Stampede-like situation at Thane

The ensuing chaos also led to delay in the scheduled train services by 15 to 20 minutes during morning, a railway official said.

01 Feb 2020 6:16 AM

Travellers affected by the outage took to Twitter to raise concerns.

IndiGo servers down across network, passengers stuck in queues

IndiGo's outage comes as dozens of flights face delays or cancellations on Monday, according to reports

04 Nov 2019 1:02 PM

At least 14 people were killed in a passenger bus accident in Sindhupalchowk district of Nepal on Friday. (Representational Image)

14 killed, 98 injured in bus accident in Nepal

Police have suspected that the bus was overloaded and that the number of passengers on-board at time of accident might have exceeded 120.

12 Oct 2019 1:18 PM

In onboard shopping system you can purchase beauty products, home and kitchen appliances as well as other fitness products. (Photo: PTI)

Now you can do onboard shopping in Karnavati Express

Passengers can also make cashless payment using credit cards, debit cards, Google Pay and Paytm.

09 Aug 2019 1:33 PM

The station is a terminal of the self-driving Kanazawa Seaside Line in the port city of Yokohama. (Representational Image)

14 injured as driverless train goes wrong way in Japan

Mikami added that the operator has shut down the line and it was uncertain when services would be resumed.

02 Jun 2019 1:18 PM

Jet Airways was finally grounded for now when its last flight, a Boeing 737.

Despite inconvenience, passengers say they miss Jet flights

The abrupt cancellation of the airline's services for the time being have left thousands of passengers stranded.

18 Apr 2019 1:32 PM

Machine learning techniques developed in a global research competition they initiated could also lead to smartphones being able to predict upcoming road conditions and traffic levels, offer route or parking recommendations and even detect the food and drink consumed by a phone user while on the move.

Smartphones may soon make your commute less stressful

Apps can soon detect what mode of transport commuters are using.

13 Oct 2018 11:13 AM

134 people have been electrocuted in last five years.

Man electrocuted atop CSMT train

RPF official said that 12 passengers were electrocuted while travelling on rooftop till August 2018.

11 Oct 2018 6:02 AM

The final shape for such a move will be announced by next week. (Photo: PTI | Representational)

Railways set to come up with revised flexi-fare scheme next month

Government is also mulling options to bring in special discounts under the scheme in less busy routes.

25 Aug 2018 10:53 AM

The Flight AI 306 with 171 passengers on board was supposed to depart from the Indira Gandhi International Airport at 9.15 pm yesterday, but it took off at 4 am after the problem was fixed, they said.(Photo: File)

Air India passengers stuck in Delhi for six hours

Passengers of both the flights took to Twitter to vent their anger.

01 Jul 2018 3:34 AM

Passengers on most of Air India's international flights are all set for a new experience as the airline will soon introduce 'Maharaja' business class seats, variety cuisines and new uniforms for crew, officials said.

Air India set to have 'Maharaja' class seats on international flights

The revamped products and services is likely to be unveiled on June 22.

21 Jun 2018 5:37 PM

Suresh Prabhu on Sunday said that average airfares dropped by 18 per cent in 2017, while the number of passengers flown by the domestic carriers recorded a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19 per cent in FY18 over FY14.

Average airfares declined by 18 per cent in 2017, says Prabhu

Modi government had launched the slogan 'Saaf Niyat, Sahi Vikas' on its fourth anniversary on May 26.

04 Jun 2018 12:42 PM

International passengers buying goods at airport 'duty-free' shops will not be subject to GST and the revenue department will soon clarify on this exemption, an official said.

International passengers need not pay GST at duty-free shops

The revenue department had received a number of representations seeking clarification on the issue.

03 Jun 2018 2:41 PM

Air India may have to pay USD 8.8 million penalty to passengers

Air India may have to pay a penalty of USD 8.8 million to 323 passengers of its May 9 Delhi-Chicago flight.

17 May 2018 1:54 PM

During the quarter under review, the Bangalore-based airline carried 1.47 million passengers.

AirAsia India carries 74 pc more passengers in Q1

AirAsia India load factor dipped by 6 percentage points to 83 per cent in the first quarter of 2018.

27 Apr 2018 2:25 PM

IPL host cities witness rise in traction for hotels, flights: Experts

Cities hosting IPL matches are witnessing a marked rise in traction this season, mainly on the back of reduced air fares, summer vacations.

15 Apr 2018 3:42 PM

Sick air travelers mostly likely to infect next row: study

In 2014, a woman who was infected with Ebola flew from Cleveland to Dallas the night before she was hospitalised.

20 Mar 2018 12:11 PM

Traumatic brain injuries were the most common type of injury for drivers and passengers, the study found. (Photo: Pixabay)

Motorcycle passengers have higher head injury risks

Passengers had higher traumatic brain injury rates even after researchers accounted for alcohol use, drug use, age and sex.

13 Dec 2017 11:41 AM

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