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Flipkart has decided to jump into the lucrative, high-margin niche of online travel, and more specifically, air tickets. In their first salvo, they have announced a major partnership with MakeMyTrip, wherein their backend would be used to…

The IRCTC app to book eTickets is now live, which includes Tatkal tickets. This will now save time for all passengers, as they can now simply load money into the app, and pay via a single click. Passengers can load their IRCTC wallet…

The software was named as ‘Counter’, which subverted the railways' reservation system. The ticketing agents used the software to illegally book Tatkal tickets. Basically, ‘Counter’ software bypassed IRCTC captcha and bank OTPs requirements,…

Named as iPay, IRCTC payment gateway is currently being tested, and as per persons familiar with developments, it will be launched in the next 4-8 weeks. Indian Rail wants to end dependency on 3rd party payment gateways, as their charges…

4 days back, we had reported Uber & Ola's massive strike, which is India's biggest so far and whose epicentre was Mumbai. In the last 4 days, we witnessed minimal impact in cities outside Mumbai, as Uber and Ola management tried hard to…

Commuters can directly book an OLA cab on Rail Connect the IRCTC app and through IRCTC website. The OLA-IRCTC feature will offer all the OLA services on the IRCTC platform like options for Ola Micro, Ola Mini, Ola Auto and Ola Share.…

Starting today, Ola and Uber's drivers have announced an indefinite strike against their respective app-based cab companies. The drivers who own their own vehicles are alleging that Uber and Ola are partial towards the drivers who have…

Now, in one of the biggest push for electric vehicles, Govt has ordered that all Govt. officials in New Delhi will have to use only electric vehicles from now on. This is certainly one major reform, which can trigger the adoption of…

India’s first heli-taxi service has been successfully launched in Bengaluru, which drastically reduces travel time for commuters. Meanwhile, Delhi Govt. is embracing eCars in a massive way; as they aim to replace all Govt. vehicles with…

The Hyperloop system which will connect India's financial capital to Maharashtra's leading manufacturing and IT hub will also provide connectivity to the new Navi Mumbai International Airport. And all this will be accomplished by the year…

Google's new update brings detailed search results for hotels that include the tariff and room photos. These results can be filtered based on dates and prices right there on the search pages.

UDAN or Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik was an innovative aviation scheme announced in 2016, and officially launched last year. The main purpose of Udan was to connect rural hinterland with main cities using air-travel as a means and to utilise…

Airlines have considered the option to introduce in-flight connectivity following a TRAI order to permit in-flight voice and data connectivity. The move would help airlines to add value to their services for travellers on domestic and…

We have seen a rise in food delivery startups for trains. While there are incumbent players like Travelkhana, there is a surge of new entrants like RailRestro, ZoopIndia along with IRCTC’s own food delivery entity, Food on Track. Passengers…

After Civil Aviation Minister expressed his disappointment on the flat Rs 3000 air tickets cancellation charges, they have been reduced & will be variable.

Since there are no clear guidelines on GST on toll & parking fees, cab aggregators are apparently taking advantage of it by charging GST on toll & parking.

Uber ride pass offers 2 options with different fares. These offers are meant to encourage people to ride more in Uber & may not be available for heavy users

Uber has acknowledged the problems faced by ride-hailing services & is rolling out new features for its users in India to tackle these problems head-on.

Delhi’s smog and pollution has made the city a gas chamber, and there was no option left, but to again implement the dreaded oddeven days to curb pollution.

Indian Railways has decided to use technology & AI, along with last 13 years of data to predict whether a waitlisted ticket can be confirmed or not.