Partially confirmed train ticket: Can you travel on a ticket with 2 confirmed and 2 waiting list passengers?Starting May 1, 2025, Indian Railways will enforce stricter rules regarding waitlisted passengers. Those with unconfirmed tickets won't be ...
14 May, 2025, 02.18 PM IST
No place to seat in crowded train? Passenger creates hammock-like setup using ropes between berths as solution; Check video hereA viral video showing a passenger in India creating a makeshift seat using rope between train berths highlights the ongoing issue of overcr...
05 Nov, 2024, 08.32 PM IST
Should we curb our travel enthusiasm?During the 2020 pandemic, environmental rejuvenation was observed as human activities ceased. However, post-vaccine economic recovery overl...
03 Aug, 2024, 12.41 AM IST
Ashamed to see commuters travelling like cattle in Mumbai trains: High CourtA division bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Amit Borkar said it will hold the top officials of both the Central and Western...
27 Jun, 2024, 08.14 AM IST
Airport lounge access through cards getting tougher: Factors you must know to avoid last-minute shockAirport lounge access: Airport lounges are a very popular feature among travellers in India. However due to rush of passengers in airport l...
07 May, 2024, 11.36 AM IST
700 inmates get job in hotel industry, 1200 more to get employed soon: Tihar prisons chiefReplying to a question over jail reforms during his tenure in Tihar, Director General (prisons) Sanjay Baniwal said, "We have started skill...
16 Apr, 2024, 04.30 PM IST
Alabama is building the most expensive prison in US history at a cost of $1 billionAlabama's Elmore County has approved the construction of a $1.08 billion, 4,000-bed prison, making it the most expensive prison in US histo...
16 Oct, 2023, 04.01 PM IST
Airlines, spread your wings farther airfieldThe suggestion by civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia that Indian airlines increase their international offerings to improve profi...
26 May, 2023, 12.10 AM IST
View: Yeh headline angrezi main nahi hai, aap ko koi dikkat to nahin?Advertising in India broke out of its English language bubble in the confident, liberalised ’90s, redefining and reaching out to target seg...
26 Sep, 2021, 12.48 PM IST
Government issues SOP for partial reopening of schools for classes 9 to 12 from September 21Students of class 9th to 12th shall be permitted to visit their school on voluntary basis for taking guidance from their teachers. This wil...
08 Sep, 2020, 08.39 PM IST
View: Provide fiscal stimulus, by all means. But keep it time boundA 'fiscal stimulus' is mostly a double-edged sword. GoI essentially has two ways of funding its spending: through taxes, or by issuing new ...
14 Oct, 2017, 10.03 AM IST
Mumbai: A city brought to its knees by the burden of its successDrastic and rapid measures may be needed to rescue four key business hubs in Mumbai that are suffering the consequences of unchecked expans...
08 Oct, 2017, 02.21 PM IST
Random Hacks of Kindness: Kids turn hackers and makers; use technology to solve real-world problemsRandom Hacks of Kindness (RHoK), the global community of hackers and makers that build socially-conscious technology, is working with child...
03 Feb, 2017, 06.38 PM IST
TiEcon 2015: The kumbh mela of startup world to focus on talent hunt & spotlighting new areasThe conference will spotlight companies that are trying to be inclusive in their hiring strategies and have anchored it around the theme of...
11 Oct, 2015, 07.51 AM IST
Smart transportation for Smart CitiesThe share of public transport in large Indian cities actually declined from some 70 per cent in 1994 to almost 40 per cent in 2007.
02 Sep, 2015, 02.46 PM IST
- Punjab lure labourers from UP, Bihar
Overcrowded trains arriving from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh (UP) may be eyesores in most parts of India, but in Punjab, they can’t have them e...
15 May, 2009, 03.37 AM IST
'e-ticketing costs can be cut further'The Bird Group plans to expand its base in aviation, hospitality, education and BPO services.
29 Sep, 2007, 01.00 AM IST