A self-driving test car operated by Uber, met with an accident last night at Arizona in US. According to reports, the Uber SUV collided with a woman, while she was crossing the road. Later due to the severity of the injury, woman died at the hospital. Usually while testing autonomous test vehicles, a safety driver […]
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Aviation, News, Second Headline
Jet Airways’ Trichy-Delhi flight on March 25; IndiGo’s Bangaluru flight soon
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Jet Airways is all set to commence its new service between Trichy- Mumbai – Delhi on March 25 on a daily basis, said airport director K Gunasekaran. A separate commercial space has been allotted to IndiGo, which has plans to commence a service between Trichy and Bangalore. The Jet Airway flight (9W358) would depart at 9 […]
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An IndiGo flight 6e559, heading from Srinagar to Jammu has initiated emergency landing, after finding a fuel leak from one of the engines by the pilot. The shocking highlight of the story is that it is the 6th incident, faced by the company with their Airbus 320 neon fleet. Earlier this week, the Directorate General […]
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If you are planning to go to Legoland tomorrow, wear yellow and you may win a chance of getting a free entry. The first 20 people who turn up tomorrow will be given complimentary access. The offer is part of the International Day of Happiness. The fun and freebies doesn’t stop there. The staff of […]
Middle East, News, Round Up
Ukraine reaches on agreement with Kuwait on simplification of visa regime
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Ukraine and Kuwait have agreed on bilateral simplification of the visa regime during the meeting of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and the Emir of the State of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. “An agreement was reached on simplifying the visa regime on the basis of reciprocity and including Ukraine in the list […]
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The Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) is planning to conduct the 64th Annual Convention at Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) at Srinagar on 27th March. “The primary focus of this cultural extravaganza is to promote tourism in Jammu and Kashmir and reinforce its position on the tourism map as a major draw for travellers,” said […]
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Ahead of the Gudi Padva, the traditional new year of Marathi Hindus, Apple authorised sellers have come upon with an incredible cashback offer worth Rs 10,000. The offer is a joint partnership between Apple India and ICICI Bank. On iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 plus, the offer comes with Rs 8,000 cashback, exclusively from ICICI Bank […]
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The world’s largest all-glass undersea restaurant, 5.8 restaurant in Malaysia has conducted one-hour vinyasa flow class, surrounded by schools of colorful, tropical fish swimming in a liquid azure sky. The yoga enthusiasts under the leadership of instructor Jessica Olie had performed downward dogs and, perhaps, the fish or dolphin pose. The goal of the vinyasa flow class was to “improve […]
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Russian fan can visit the country visa-free for the World Cup this summer. To encourage attendance, organizers have created a special Fan ID pass that will allow foreign soccer fans to visit Russia between June 4 and July 15 without having to apply for a separate tourist visa. Along with access to the stadiums, the card […]
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A magnitude of about 3.0 earthquake was measured in the Richter scale at central Oklahoma in the United States. Any kind of damages or causalities are recorded so far. As per the reports from the US Geological Department, the quake had fluttered with a reach of over 5.5 km, in the north-west of Oklahoma City. […]
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Film tourism in the Philippines is gaining popularity as it creates significant impact in connecting audiences to destinations used as film locations. Realising the potential of film tourism, the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB), an attached agency of the Department of Tourism (DOT), launched Cine Turismo, a new campaign which seeks to promote Philippine destinations through films. […]
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Indians like travelling more with an average 5.6 trips annually, significantly above the global average of 4.2 trips, according to the Global Travel Intention survey report by Visa. The report revealed that trips taken by Indians were largely contributed by business travel at 2.6 trips compared to APAC (1.6 trips) and global (1.4). The GTI study […]
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Vietjet Air, an international low-cost airline from Vietnam, is all about to launch their controversial ‘Bikini Airlines’ in India. Vietjet Air, headed by the CEO ‘Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao’ is the first woman billionaire in Vietnam. The airline’s uniqueness is that the air hostess of the airlines dresses in bikini and swimsuits rather than conventional […]
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The government is planning to give not just a ‘wow’ experience to the travellers, instead it aims at giving a ‘transforming experience’, said Union Minister for State for Tourism K J Alphons while inaugurating the UNWTO Executive Training Programme on Tourism Policy and Strategy at the RGCC Convention Centre, The Leela Raviz Kovalam in Trivandrum. […]
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The online peer to peer cab service, Uber and Ola drivers from Mumbai, New Delhi, Bangalore, Pune and Hyderabad had declared, a national wide infinite strike from Saturday midnight. The drivers collectively have put forward over 6 demands against the corporates. The advertisement from Uber and Ola are misguiding the drivers, as they fail to […]