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Uber Adds In-app Chat Feature; Connect With Your Driver Without Sharing Your Number!
With Uber's in-app chat feature you can now connect with your driver, for maybe informing them of your exact location; without sharing your number.
IRCTC Extends ‘Book Now, Pay Later’ Feature To Tatkal Tickets; Avail This Feature In 3…
IRCTC had introduced the 'Book Now, Pay Later' feature for general reservations back in May of this year. Now Tatkal users have this convenience extended to them.
8 Fascinating Facts About Jeff Bezos, World’s 2nd Richest Person!
Here are some really fascinating facts about Jeff Bezos, Founder of Amazon.com and who briefly became the World's richest man this week. We bet you don't many of these facts about this mercurial entrepreneur
Indian Railways Brings an Integrated Ticketing Platform; Now 1 Ticket For Train, Metro, Bus, Auto…
Mumbai has been chosen to be the 1st Indian city to test and run integrated ticketing platform. Officials from Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC) and Central and Western Railway officials are devising strategies to make it work in the…
Now, Government Launching its Own Cab-Hailing App Soon To Compete With Uber & Ola!
The Indian Government does not want only 2 cab hailing companies to have a monopoly in the market, so they are now in the process of launching their Own Cab-hailing app to compete with Uber & Ola!
Indian Railways Wants Trains to Run at 600 km/hr & Apple Is Helping Them With it!
Here is how is Apple going to help Indian Railways to achieve train speeds of 600 km/hr?
Indian Rail’s Food Unhygienic, Infested With Rats; Not Fit For Human Consumption (CAG Report)
CAG Report, which will be tabled in the Parliament, has found that food delivered and served by Indian Railways is not fit for human consumption.
Woah! Sports Betting May Finally Become Legal In India; Sports Ministry Exploring Possibilities!
In one of the biggest sports reform ever introduced, India Govt. is right now framing guidelines, which can make sports betting as a legal activity in the country.
If that happens, then approximately Rs 9.6 lakh crore worth of sports…
IRCTC To Launch New App For Air Ticket Bookings; Clarifies No Change In Rule For Tatkal Bookings,…
As per latest reports coming in, Indian Railways will launch a new application, using which passengers can now book air tickets as well.
Rs 7 crore will be spent on creating this app.
In other related news, Indian Railways has…
Taking Ola or Uber? 11 Precautions You MUST Take!
Ola, Uber knows it. Now, we know it too.
The responsibility of our rides with Ola or Uber solely lies with us. Ola and Uber will not take responsibilities and we have accepted these clauses during the registration process.
Don’t…
Weekly Wrap-Up: Snapdeal Flipkart Deal, JioGST, IRCTC, Smartphone Launches & More…
It’s Monday morning and time to do a quick review of the posts published on trak.in last week. If you were offline for any reason this is a great way to catch-up with all the tech buzz from the last week.
Online/Tech/E-Commerce
Google…
Govt Mulling Ride-Sharing on Private Cars To Reduce Congestion; Ola, Uber To Benefit!
App-based cab-hailing services such as Ola and Uber cannot allow private cars for carpooling services in India. They have to acquire a commercial license and only then can a vehicle be put under either uberPool or Ola Share.
However,…
OLA Going International–Will Soon Start Services in Foreign Markets!
India-made and country’s biggest ride-hailing service company OLA will soon start its expansion in the International Market. Currently, Ola operates in over 100 cities in India.
The Bangalore based company has been eyeing…
BMTC Pilots Contactless Cards For Ticket Payments; Full Rollout in Bengaluru Soon
Contactless is the way to go, and this has been proved by the recent changes by organisations to allow users to pay for their transactions using NFC or similar technology. Recently DMRC allowed the use of a smartwatch to make…
Indian Railways To Introduce Cheaper AC Economy Class; Designer Uniforms For All Railway Employees…
In order to make train travel more comfortable, Indian Railways is all set to introduce a new AC class, called as 3 Tier Economy AC Class, the ticket price of which shall be cheaper than AC 3 travel, which is right now the cheapest…
Weekly Wrap-Up: GST Rollout, Rs. 200 Note, Ransomware & More…
It’s Monday morning and time to do a quick review of the posts published on trak.in last week. If you were offline for any reason this is a great way to catch-up with all the tech buzz from the last week.
Online/Tech/E-Commerce
A…
Ola & Uber Reduced Driver Incentives by Nearly 40% in Q1 2017; More Attrition Soon?
A lot of driver partners have begun to leave Ola and Uber because of a drop in incentives and lower than the average cost of a ride. The drop in compensation from last year to now is drastic and the drivers are not happy with that.…
13 Instances Where Uber Screwed Up (A Brief Throwback)
Uber CEO and co-founder Travis Kalanick resigned this week under the pressure from the major investors. Though he will be on the board of directors, his departure throws in some serious questions at the company.
Uber had earlier been…
Now, DMRC Allows Ride Payments Through ‘Watch2Pay’ Smartwatch!
While Delhi Metro Rail Corporation tries to get contactless credit/debit transactions on its platform, an Austrian company has launched its smartwatch in India for making ride payments.
LAKS, an Austrian company, was established in…
Indian Railways’ Pride, Rajdhani & Shatabdi Express, Will Get Facelift Under Project Swarn!
The first Rajdhani Express left New Delhi in 1969 and reached Howrah station in 17 hours and 20 minutes. Compared to other contemporary trains, this train took 40% less time and immediately acquired a celebrity status, all over the…