Emirates has set a new record with over 1 million Wi-Fi connections made on board its flights in March alone. During the month, 1,037,016 Emirates customers connected to the internet during their flight. The connections were mainly made over mobile devices with over 94 per cent of users connecting with a smartphone –twice as many […]
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Dnata has introduced new airport fee, which provides ground-handling service for airlines operating at Dubai International Airport. Passengers flying out of Dubai International Airport may have to pay extra charges for baggage which require manual handling, reports Gulf News. A new fee has been introduced for manual handling of baggage that do not conform to standard […]
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Cappadocia, the historic land in Turkey attracts more foreign arrivals, attracted by its vibrant natural tourism products. The city is blessed with unique landscape featuring the fairy chimneys, natural rocks and valleys. According to tourism statistics, about 2.5 million tourists have visited Cappadocia on average with 100 per cent hotel occupancy stats. It was a […]
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This Saturday marks Isra’a Wal Mi’raj, a national holiday in the UAE. It’s been officially confirmed that Dubai will be dry from Friday, April 13 at 6pm until Saturday, April 14 at 7pm. UAE bars and restaurants will have a dry day/night during this period, to mark the second holiday of the year. Al Isra’a […]
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The American National Travel and Tourism office announced that they will not discharge the data regarding international arrivals to the country. According to a statement issued by the department of tourism, the matter has been raised as part of a technical glitch. Meanwhile, the US Customs and Border Protection has also raised similar statement, as […]
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Chile is planning to ease visa regulations for Venezuelans fleeing Maduro. In light of the “grave democratic crisis” gripping Venezuela, President Sebastian Pinera said he was creating a so-called visa of “democratic responsibility” which Venezuelan citizens could obtain through the Chilean embassy in Caracas. The move seeks to streamline the process of getting a visa for […]
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The South African low-cost airline, FlySafair bagged the title of Best Airline in Africa and the Indian Ocean in the 2018 TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice awards. The airline is also awarded the Best Economy Class award in the same region. The awards highlight the world’s top carriers based on the quantity and quality of reviews and ratings for […]
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VFS Global is appointed the official body to process the French visa applications for the Algerian citizens at the Consulate General in Algiers, informed France’s ambassador to Algeria, Xavier Driancourt. VFS was chosen through a public tender, which was launched in late 2017 in an attempt to ensure “a better service for visa applicants,” said Driancourt. […]
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Motorola, the American multinational telecommunication company, had launched Polaroid Insta-Share Printer exclusively at the US market. The instant printer is dedicated to print pictures with a press of a single button. The device comes with Insta-Share Printer Moto Mod, that can be docked to a mobile for printing. The compatibility of Moto Mod is made for […]
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American space agency, NASA is about to build experimental supersonic aircraft called the X-plane for a budget of over $247.5 million. The aircraft, in reality, would generate a cruise speed of over 990 mph, which is faster than sound and can fly at an altitude of above 55,000 feet. According to reports released by NASA, […]
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Apr
If you are in Bengaluru and want to try out the suburban trains for a change, this multilingual app is going to help you find everything you need to know about the metro, suburban train systems. RailJini, which will cover aspects pertaining to suburban train travel, was launched earlier this week. The app will give exact […]
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Apr
Apr
A short while after the Ministry of Defense website started leading to an error page and Chinese characters started appearing on it, the websites of Home and Law Ministry have also gone down. The websites of Ministry of Home Affairs (mha.gov.in) and Law Ministry (http://lawmin.gov.in/) went down flashed: “The requested service is temporarily unavailable. Sorry […]
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Apr
Apr
Russian cloud-based messaging service app, Telegram is going to face a legal lawsuit from the Russian state security services. The company is facing charges as it refused to give access to the secret messages of their loyal users to the government. Telegram is rated as the 9th most popular messenger in the world. Over 200 […]
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Apr
When you are India and want to take back some wonderful Khadi sarees, dress materials and artefacts, you don’t have to search for the authentic khadi store anymore. To ease the process, the Minister of State for MSME, Giriraj Singh has launched a mobile phone application for locating 4,000 Khadi stores in the country. “There are more than […]
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Apr
As many as 14 e toilets would be installed across 11 locations in Pune, for which the Municipal Corporation has sanctioned a sum of over Rs 1.99 cr to build the e toilets. The toilets will work as a vending machine in which users can drop coins to make use of the facility. The new […]