Considering private operators for railway operations: Railway Board member

At an event organised by Centre for Transportation Research and Management, Railway Board member (Traffic) Girish Pillai said that senior officials are now currently discussing the matter. Read more »

E-tailers should be asked to furnish certificates about FDI policy compliance, CAIT writes to Prabhu

The government last month announced changes to FDI policy for the e-commerce sector, which would put an end to a barrage of discounts and cashback offers by online platforms. Read more »

Spicejet to begin freight services on Guwahati-Hong Kong route from Saturday

The first flight is scheduled to take off on January 19 from Guwahatis Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi international airport carrying a consignment of fresh fruits and vegetables, the airline said. Read more »

GoAir to start Kannur-Muscat flights from Feb 28

The Wadia group-run airline, which commenced international operations last October, will fly non-stop to the Omanese capital thrice a week from Kannur, the airline said in a statement Friday. Read more »

Theatre on demand service Vkaao sees jump of over 100% in screenings in 2018

The service was started by PVR in January 2017 and later in November, BMS entered in to a partnership to run the service together. Read more »

Hyundai makes first move in India’s electric car battle with Rs 7,000 cr cheque for Tamil Nadu

The investment also includes an exclusive electric vehicle incentive package for the company Read more »

Suzuki will launch electric vehicles starting 2020

The Suzuki Motors chief said that the company is presently road testing fifty electric vehicles in India to develop the right product for the market. Read more »

Sikkim hotels boycott Goibibo and MakeMyTrip

Other hotel associations in India have alleged that Go-MMT charges exorbitant commissions, has unfair accounting practices and offers unauthorised and further discounting of prices set by hoteliers. Read more »

For IndiGo, no evenings in Paris, no nights in London

The management is reviewing whether the no-frills model would garner enough demand in a market. Read more »

Samara Capital-Amazon’s joint bid to acquire supermarket chain More gets CCI nod

The revised DIPP norms may make it difficult for Amazon to strengthen the relationship between its India marketplace. Read more »