Travel & Tourism
- Sep- 2022 -21 September
Train cars in NYC subway system to be equipped with security cameras!
As on Tuesday, every New York City subway vehicles will have surveillance cameras installed by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The…
Read More » - 20 September
India’s longest river cruise service, between Varanasi and Bogibeel, to commence on early 2023
New Delhi: The country’s longest river cruise service between Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh and Bogibeel in Assam will begin…
Read More » - 19 September
The aircraft with a ‘tiger image’ was not designed specifically to transport cheetahs to India; Report
In India, where the cheetah was proclaimed extinct in 1952 due to habitat destruction and poaching, the arrival of eight…
Read More » - 17 September
Five consecutive months of ‘punctuality’ for Air Asia India; Read on…
According to a Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) report, Bangalore-based AirAsia India maintained its record of operational excellence for…
Read More » - 17 September
SCO leaders declare Varanasi as first ever SCO tourist and cultural capital
Samarkand: The leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) today endorsed the holy city of Varanasi as the first…
Read More » - 15 September
India receives eight cheetahs on specially adapted B747 jumbo jets; Read on…
Eight cheetahs will be reintroduced to India’s Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh where they were threatened with extinction in…
Read More » - 14 September
Fire in Kochi bound AI express; 141 passengers evacuated from flight in Muscat
New Delhi: Around 141 passengers were evacuated from an Air India Express flight at Muscat airport on Wednesday following…
Read More » - 13 September
A new wind blows in Kashmir: Bollywood returns after 32 years
Prior to the conflict beginning in the 1980s, Kashmir used to be a favourite setting for the Bollywood Film Industry.…
Read More » - 11 September
Qatar Airways is your dream job, right? Great opportunity for Indians to fill many slots!
Qatar Airways Group said on Friday that it is looking to hire additional professionals from India to help its worldwide…
Read More » - 11 September
‘Impacts morale’; Forest service clashes over ‘IFS’ acronym
The Indian Forest Service’s association has written to Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State (MoS) Environment, Forests, and Climate Change,…
Read More » - 10 September
‘Eve Air Mobility’ startup to sell 200 electric aircraft to United Airlines!
United Airlines has announced a $15 million investment in electric aviation company Eve Air Mobility and plans to acquire 200…
Read More » - 9 September
Despite international laws, Myanmar violates Bangladesh’s airspace!
Myanmar launched at least two mortar shells at Bangladesh on September 3, violating international law. Five days earlier, Bangladeshi officials…
Read More » - 7 September
‘Dealing with the dead’ in a new way! Declining vulture numbers led to a change in centuries-old Parsi customs
Vulture population declines have resulted in a significant shift in how some progressive Parsi members treat their dead. On Tuesday,…
Read More » - 7 September
You can expect airplane turbulence to double or triple in the next ten years; Report
Passengers on planes may have a bumpy ride in the future. According to researchers from the University of Reading, severe…
Read More » - 4 September
‘Outstanding narration’; Emmy goes to Barack Obama for ‘Our Great National Parks’
On Saturday, Barack Obama was awarded an Emmy for his narration in the Netflix documentary series ‘Our Great National Parks’. The…
Read More » - 4 September
City with 80% black, poverty-ridden residents struggles to find ‘safe drinking water’
Soldiers in fatigues have been called in to help as a worsening crisis has left many residents of Mississippi’s capital…
Read More » - Aug- 2022 -30 August
Now, Indian Railways passengers can order food online, through WhatsApp!
New Delhi: Indian Railways passengers can now order food online through WhatsApp while travelling by using their PNR number,…
Read More » - 25 August
From Diesel to Electric traction; Identify the affected trains on Indian Railways
The Indian Railways is in the process of converting diesel locomotives to electric locomotives. Zonal Railways is completing this work…
Read More » - 23 August
Taliban clarifies restrictions on women visiting public parks in Afghanistan; Read on…
Following widespread criticism and concerns expressed by Afghan women about the new rule limiting women’s access to parks, the Taliban…
Read More » - 22 August
Country to re-issue visas to Indian students after a 2-year hiatus!
China announced plans on Monday to issue visas to hundreds of Indian students who have been stuck at home for…
Read More » - 22 August
‘Immigration rules’ in this country have been changed to increase worker intake!
Following in the footsteps of Spain and Portugal, another country has amended its immigration laws in order to increase worker…
Read More » - 21 August
‘No consensus’ in UN for extending ‘travel ban exemptions’ for Taliban officials
Exemptions from the travel ban for 13 Taliban officials expired on Friday after the United Nations failed to reach an…
Read More » - 21 August
Indian airports do not require ID or boarding passes? Traveling made easy with DigiYatra
In an effort to improve passengers’ travel experiences, Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) has launched a new DigiYatra app under…
Read More » - 19 August
Pilots, flying at 37,000 feet, fall asleep mid-air, Miss landing
Two pilots of Ethiopian Airlines fell asleep while flying a flight from Sudan’s Khartoum to Ethiopia capital Addis Ababa…
Read More » - 18 August
Boosting the UAE’s green drive with electric sky pods!
A shipping container terminal has been added to a Sharjah test centre that aims to take mass transportation to the…
Read More » - 15 August
‘Suspicious’ chat between couple at airport security delays IndiGo flight by 6 hours
The flight from Mangaluru to Mumbai was delayed for six hours after a female passenger reported seeing a potentially dangerous…
Read More » - 15 August
‘Passengers should check flight status as flights are canceled or delayed’; Airlines issues an advisory
Passengers flying from Dubai should check their flight status because some flights are delayed or cancelled due to inclement weather…
Read More » - 13 August
World’s Shortest Flight reaches destination in just over a minute for Rs 1,645!
The world’s shortest flight travels to its destinations in 1 minute and 14 seconds. Noel Philips, a travel blogger, documented…
Read More » - 13 August
Sri Lanka’s spy ship docks despite India’s concerns; Report
The Sri Lankan government granted permission on Saturday for a controversial Chinese research vessel to visit the island, despite neighbouring…
Read More » - 12 August
Airline launches ‘zero-cancellation fee & zero-wait time taxi services’; Check the cities here…
SpiceJet taxi service: SpiceJet announced on Friday the launch of a taxi service for its passengers at 28 major airports,…
Read More » - 11 August
Transgender pilots will be allowed to fly in India; Guidelines issued
In a welcome step toward inclusivity and breaking down barriers, India’s civil aviation regulatory body, the Directorate General of Civil…
Read More » - 10 August
‘Stabilisation has set in’: Centre to withdraw fare cap on air tickets from August 31
New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Civil Aviation has decided to withdraw the fare cap on air tickets imposed…
Read More » - 10 August
UAE’s first railway line; Aerial photo shows the progress of Etihad Rail’s Fujairah line!
Etihad Rail has released an aerial photo of the line’s progress along the UAE’s east coast. The image, which was…
Read More » - 9 August
International Passengers no need to upload the Covid-19 vaccination certificate to Suvidha!
The government is seriously considering repealing a requirement that international passengers upload their Covid vaccine certificate or RT-PCR negative report…
Read More » - 9 August
Govt working on recovering stolen objects from ‘untraceable monuments and sites’!
The country’s twenty-four monuments and sites are ‘untraceable,’ the Parliament was informed on Monday. In a written response to another Lok…
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