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AirAsia to launch flights to 5 more Indian cities
Budget carrier AirAsia said Tuesday it would launch flights to another five Indian cities from April, as part of its regional expansion despite global economic uncertainties.
India's New Tourist Visa Restrictions Evokes Criticism
The new restrictions imposed by India on long-term tourist visas has evoked confusion among visitors and foreign diplomats alike, prompting several countries, including the United States and Britain, to protest against the new rules.
Kingfisher Airlines to Launch Flights from India to Thailand
MUMBAI: Kingfisher Airlines, India's only Five Star airline rated by Skytrax, today announced the launch of daily direct flights between Kolkata and Bangkok from August 14, 2009. After London, Colombo, Dhaka and Dubai, Bangkok will be the fifth in...
US warns against travel to India
The United States issued a travel advisory on Monday, asking its citizens to be careful while living and travelling within India.
Fog in Delhi delays over a dozen domestic flights
About a dozen flights were on Wednesday delayed after a blanket of fog enveloped the national Capital, also marginally bringing down the mercury to below 13 degree Celsius.
Heavy snowfall in Valley, all flights cancelled
Heavy snowfall and thunderstorms hit Kashmir Valley marking early onset of winter as normal life was paralysed and all flights, including those scheduled to carry Haj pilgrims, cancelled today.
Bihar violence: 4 more east-bound trains cancelled
New Delhi (PTI): Four more east-bound trains were on Thursday cancelled by Northern Railway in wake of violence in Bihar as passengers faced a harrowing time at New Delhi station for the second consecutive day. The cancelled trains are Howrah-boun...
Indians travelling for leisure is on the rise: Survey
With growing disposable incomes, increasing numbers of Indians are travelling abroad for leisure and business and Asian countries are their most popular destinations, according a recent survey.
Kingfisher takes off to London on maiden flight
BANGALORE: Kingfisher Airlines made its international debut on Wednesday when its first direct flight to London took off from Bengaluru international airport here amid fanfare despite inclement weather.
Royal Rajasthan on Wheels to be launched in Dec
JAIPUR: After the stupendous success of Palace on Wheels, Rajasthan’s second super luxury train, Royal Rajasthan on Wheels, will be launched in December. This was announced by minister of state for tourism, Usha Punia, in New Delhi on Monday.
Gautami Express fire: Rail official begins probe
WARANGAL: Getting down to the brasstacks as to how the devastating fire engulfed the five bogies of Gautami Express leading to the death of 31 passengers, the commissioner of railways safety, R P Agarwal, on Sunday began recording the versions of ...
Bullet-proof engines for Silchar passenger trains
July 29: Four passenger trains pulled by bullet-proof engines will chug down the Silchar-Lumding stretch “any day this week”, two-and-a-half months after a militant attack forced the Northeast Frontier Railway to suspend services on the route.
AIE operates all-women crew flight
Air India Express (AIE), the budget carrier of Air India, today operated an all-women crew flight led by it's first woman Commander Captain Chameli Krottapalli in the Chennai-Singapore-Chennai sector.
Air India flight makes emergency landing
Mumbai (PTI): An Air India flight made an emergency landing due to a technical snag developed in it, an Air India spokesperson said on Saturday.
New Indian Railways timetable comes into effect today
NEW DELHI: The new user-friendly timetable of the Indian Railways giving details about trains and other facilities being provided to its passengers will come into effect from Tuesday (July 1). It will have all the details of 77 new trains being in...
Direct morning flight to Chennai made easy
VISAKHAPATNAM: Paramount Airways now connects Bangalore and Chennai to Visakhapatnam directly by introducing a flight in the morning. The I7 464 flight will leave Vizag at 09.35 hrs and reach Bangalore by 10.35 hrs. The return flight I7 465 will l...
Air India denies report that pilots hit the snooze button
New Delhi, June 26: Air India on Thursday said a Jaipur-Mumbai flight had lost radio contact with the air traffic control (ATC) for a short while on June 4.
Over 40 sites in Gujarat to be developed as eco-tourism destinations
In an effort to boost eco-tourism and promote nature-based non-consumptive tourism activities in Gujarat, the government has identified as many as 42 sites across the state to be developed as eco-tourism destinations.
12 trains between Howrah-Bhubaneswar disrupted
Several trains including the Howrah-Chennai Coromandel Express, the Howrah-Secunderabad Falaknuma Express, Bangalore- Guwahati Express and the Howrah-Puri Jagannath Express were all cancelled following breaches caused by flash floods in Orissa and...
Passengers put to hardship over train cancellations
NAGPUR: Even as cancellation of several South-East Central Railway (SECR) trains to Mumbai and Pune from Howrah is a testing time for the railways, hundreds of passengers from Nagpur and the Vidarbha region, have been put to great inconvenience as...