India To Launch Vande Sadharan Train, Images Leaked Online
After Vande Bharat, the Indian Railways Ministry has come up with India's first budget-friendly, alternative "Vande Sadharan" train. Yet to officially flag off, the Vande Sadharan trains will be a good alternative for budget-conscious passengers. As per the leaked information, similar to Vande Bharat, the train will have modern facilities, 24 coaches, AC-Non/AC, along with bio-vacuum toilets, charging points, automatic doors and others. The… read-more
Tags: Vande Sadharana, Vande Bharat, Indian Railways, Automobiles, National
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2023 Hyundai i20 Facelift Launched In India, Check Prices
Hyundai India Motors has finally launched the highly-anticipated i20 facelift in the country. The price starts at Rs 6.99 lakh (ex-showroom) and goes as high as Rs 11.01 lakh (ex-showroom). The premium hatchback receives a host of revisions both on exterior and interior. The feature list has also been updated. In terms of design, the 2023 i20 facelift features a revised parametric grille section, LED headlamps, LED DRLs.
Tags: INDIAN MARKET, Automobiles, i20 Facelift, Cars, Hyundai
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Range Rover Added In Car Lists Of Neeraj Chopra
Olympian Neeraj Chopra has added a Ranger Rover, to his SUV Collectio of cars. Taking to Instagram, the athlete and Olympic Gold Medalist announced his second Range Rover purchase worth crores, which recently started its booking. Notably, the other cars which Neeraj has are: Ford Mustang, Mahindra Thar, Toyota Fortuner, Mahindra XUV700, Range Rover sports and others. Notably, Ranger Rover Velar are yet to be available completely in market.… read-more
Tags: Neeraj Chopra, Olympic, Range Rover, Automobiles, Cars
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Paytm FASTag User Charged Rs 9 Crores For Using NHAI Toll Plaza
In a bizarre incident, a man was charged Rs 9 crore for using the NHAI's (National Highway Authority Of India) toll plaza in Haryana. The vehicle owner shared the incident under the name, 'gsratta" at the TeamBHP forum. He said, "he was blacklisted by Paytm, citing insufficient balance in his FASTag account as the reason. On inquiring about the ban, he discovered that he had been charged Rs 9 crore."
Tags: Automobiles, FASTag Technology, Paytm User, Bizzare
Courtesy: Zee News India
Tesla Coming To India, Representatives Likely To Meet Indian Officials
World's largest automobile company, owned by Elon Musk Tesla is making plans to hold a crucial meeting in India. As per sources, the company is scheduled to meet Indian government officials in Delhi and discuss to source materials for electric vehicles in India. Usually, the components for the electric vehicles of Tesla are taken from China, however, the plans look different this time. However, no official announcement has been made.
Tags: Electric Vehicles, Indian government, INDIAN MARKET, Tesla, Automobiles
Courtesy: Hindustan Times Auto
Flights To Small Cities Will Be Expensive Soon
In a drawback for travellers, flights to II-tier cities are soon going to be expensive. As per sources, Civil Aviation decided to hike fares, amid the recent announcement of a hike in small airport charges. Notably, the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation increased the landing and parking charges at smaller airports in India by 30%, whereas user development fees by four times. The hike in rates will be applicable soon.
Tags: Flights, Automobiles, Indian Flights, Expensive Fairs, Airports
Courtesy: Times Now News
Indian Air Force Keeps Watch On Pakistani Airlines Landed In India
The Indian Air Force was closely monitoring a Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 777 jetliner which crossed into the Indian airspace last week. The inspection started after it failed to land at Lahore airport because of heavy rain in the region. The Pakistani International Airlines (PIA) flight PK-248, had taken off from Muscat for Lahore, but it had to abort its landing because of poor weather conditions.
Tags: Indian Air force, Automobiles, weather conditions, Pakistan Airlines
Courtesy: NDTV
Engine Shortage Leads To Cancellation Of Go First Flights
Go First Airlines have informed the DGCA that the flights will remain cancelled on May 3, 4 since more than half of its fleet is grounded. The cancellations are triggered by recurrent issues such as delays in supply of engines by Pratt & Whitney. Kaushik Khona said the airline has grounded 28 planes, more than half of its fleet, due to non-supply of engines by P&W, resulting in crunch.
Tags: go first airline, Travel, Automobiles, Engine Shortage, flights cancelled
Courtesy: The Free Press Journal
Banned Bike Taxis To Run On Delhi Roads Soon Again: Kailash Gahlot
In a relief to bike taxis, the Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said that the law department has cleared the aggregator policy, which will help bike taxis like Ola, Uber moto and Rapido to ply on roads again. Recently, bike taxi services were stopped in Delhi, resulting in massive protests and unemployment to bike taxi drivers. Adopted in couple of months, new policy will allow electric bikes in Delhi.
Tags: Bike Taxis, Rapido, Bikers, Kailash Gahlot, Automobiles
Courtesy: Auto Economics
TSRTC Launches Sleeper AC Buses With Wi-Fi Connectivity
The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) launched the updated new sleeper AC buses, on March 27. The new buses are equipped with Wi-Fi, CCTV Cameras and other facilities into the matter. P Ajay Kumar, the Transport Minister of Telangana, officially launched the buses, which would initially operate to destinations like Bengaluru, Hubbali, Visakhapatnam, Tirupati and Chennai. Approved by the… read-more
Tags: Hyderabad, Telangana Transport, CCTV cameras, P Ajay Kumar, Automobiles
Courtesy: The Economic Times