Akasa Air issues travel advisory, suspends flights to Doha, Riyadh and Kuwait till April 5 amid West Asia crisisAkasa Air has updated its travel advisory due to the escalating West Asia crisis, continuing operations to Jeddah and select Indian cities ...
31 Mar, 2026, 07.29 PM IST
Air India CEO Campbell Wilson warns of significant hit from Middle East WarAir India CEO Campbell Wilson warned employees of significant financial repercussions from the Middle East conflict, with 2,500 flights can...
21 Mar, 2026, 10.15 PM IST
A distant war, a direct hit: India’s trade arteries choke as Gulf shipping descends into chaosShipping lines divert vessels, insurance premiums surge, and new surcharges emerge as tensions in West Asia disrupt key trade route through...
19 Mar, 2026, 12.43 PM IST
Indian carriers cancelled 4,335 flights till now, says Rammohan Naidu amid West Asia conflictThe Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu on Monday informed the Lok Sabha of the number of flights cancelled by Indian carriers an...
16 Mar, 2026, 02.04 PM IST
IndiGo shares rise over 2% as airline imposes fuel surcharge amid rising ATF prices from West Asia warIndiGo share price rose over 2% after it introduced a fuel surcharge effective March 14, 2026, due to a significant surge in jet fuel price...
16 Mar, 2026, 09.49 AM IST
Petroleum ministry suspends Tamil Nadu petrol pump on report of giving fuel in loose containerA petrol pump in Tamil Nadu has been suspended for dispensing fuel into loose containers, a practice deemed unsafe by the Ministry of Petro...
14 Mar, 2026, 03.46 PM IST
Middle East flight status today: IndiGo, Air India, British Airways and other airlines adjust flight schedules as Gulf crisis deepensMajor airlines are revising flight plans and routes across West Asia. Air India and IndiGo are restoring some services while Qatar Airways ...
11 Mar, 2026, 12.16 PM IST
Lyft hikes service fee for rides as insurance costs riseThe increase averages less than 50 cents per trip nationally, a Lyft spokesperson said. The company pays for drivers' insurance when they a...
17 Oct, 2022, 11.04 PM IST
Indian doctors protest UK's 'unfair' health surchargeIn December last year, "Immigration Health Surcharge" was hiked from £ 200 to £ 400 pounds per year.
10 Feb, 2019, 09.07 AM IST
Customers suffer as taxi services compete on slashed rates but collect hidden chargesWhile Meru and EasyCab charge a consolidated waiting charge per hour, app-based services like Ola, Uber and TaxiForSure charge per minute.
23 Mar, 2015, 11.55 AM IST
Bombay high court directs railways to raise height of platforms by March 31, 2015The high court said that the safety of 70 lakh commuters was involved. It set a March 31, 2015 deadline for raising the height to 920mm.
03 Jul, 2014, 12.47 PM IST
Modernising & revamping Railways on top of infrastructure agenda: President Pranab MukherjeeThe govt is planning to launch a Diamond Quadrilateral project of high speed trains and a network of freight corridors with specialised agr...
10 Jun, 2014, 04.37 AM IST
Railways explores option to levy safety surcharge on ticketsRailways is mulling levying safety surcharge on train tickets to generate funds for construction of road over or under bridges at level cro...
15 Dec, 2013, 01.16 PM IST
Rail Budget 2012 will keep in mind needs of common man: Dinesh TrivediSet to present his maiden budget in parliament, Railway Minister said it would keep in my mind the needs of the common man and the country.
14 Mar, 2012, 01.06 PM IST
Railway Budget 2012: Dinesh Trivedi may levy cess to fund railway safetyThose travelling in AC coaches may have to contend with an additional levy in the name of safety surcharge as Trivedi tries to garner funds.
14 Mar, 2012, 08.45 AM IST
Railway Budget 2012: Expect allocation for railways to go up by 50%On the expenditure side, analysts are anticipating that the total capex outlay for the railway could be well above the Rs 60,000-65,000 cro...
13 Mar, 2012, 07.09 PM IST
8% Rly fare hike likelyNEW DELHI: Railway Budget is expected to club a bunch of bold decisions like an 8-10 per cent passenger fare hike and marginal freight corr...
18 Feb, 2002, 01.14 AM IST