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Indian airline IndiGo on Sunday said wide-bodied aircraft are an aspiration and talks with manufacturers are ongoing but there is no firm timeline amid difficult market conditions in the Indian market. The budget airline, owned by InterGlobe Aviation, faces fierce competition in the very...

The central government has invited proposals from interested air operators for the international version of its ‘Udan’ (Ude Desk Ka Aam Nagrik) scheme as it seeks to enhance air connectivity from India to select overseas destinations. This is despite the domestic format of the...

A Mumbai court has summoned R Venkataramanan, managing trustee at Tata Trusts and a close-confidante of Ratan Tata, to appear before it in a defamation suit filed by Shapoorji Pallonji Group. He has to appear before the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court, Ballard Pier,...

To further boost its cruise tourism initiatives, Cochin Port Trust has mooted a proposal with the Southern Railways for operating train services hauled by Heritage Steam Loco from the Harbour Terminus. One service can be started from Willingdon Island to Ernakulam and the other...

India has urged Bangladesh to use Kolkata and Haldia ports for transhipment purposes. The initiative can make coastal shipping more cost effective for bilateral trade, thereby shifting cargo from the costly land route, and create an opportunity for Bangladeshi garment exporters to reach European...

Union Civil Aviation Secretary Rajiv Nayan Choubey said the Government is considering various measures to help airlines bring down their cost of operations while also finalising plans for a package for ailing national carrier Air India. “We have been watching the developments closely. The...

The Road Ministry’s attempt to record road accident data in a particular format — comprising 55 fields — has been accepted by the Home Ministry’s Interoperable Criminal Justice System (ICJS). Also, the Home Ministry’s software for recording accident data in such a format is...

In order to quicken evacuation from the ports and reduce the traffic and congestion, the proposed re-modelling of cargo evacuation system at ports by placing the container freight stations or CFS as the fulcrum of the entire planning is an innovative idea which is...

At least four people were killed as five coaches and the engine of the New Farakka Express derailed near Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday morning, Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) of Northern Railway, Satish Kumar, said. The accident took place near Harchandpur at...

The postal department has set a target to more than double its market share in parcel business in next two years, Communications Minister Manoj Sinha said Tuesday. “Approximately, we have 3-4 per cent share in parcel business. Private players offer effective service instantly while...