Business Correspondent

In the backdrop of the coming grand consecration ceremony of Ram mandir, the ride-hailing platform Uber launched its electric auto rickshaw service in Ayodhya, operating under the Uber Auto category, in the presence of CM Yogi Adityanath. Uber announced the launch of its UberGo, an economical car service, and Uber Intercity operations in Ayodhya. These services target to cater to inter-city travel requirements, connecting the holy city with various famous destinations within Uttar Pradesh. Prabhjeet Singh, President of Uber India and South Asia, emphasized, "With this expansion, we are not only providing enhanced mobility options for tourists and pilgrims but…

The team of Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi has developed a solution named 'Work4Food' to provide fair compensation for food delivery agents and reduce the platform costs, officials said on Tuesday.  The proposed solution was recently presented at the prestigious International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence. The idea was developed by Abhijjnan Chakraborty, a professor at the computer science and engineering department of IIT-Delhi, PhD Scholar Anjali and Sayan Ranu and Amitabha Bagchi, professors at the same department. As per the statement of the officials, the gig economy model has been a driving force in the food-delivery…

Air India Express on 9th of Jan revealed its latest sale on domestic flights across major channels for bookings made until January 11 2024 and for travel till September 30. The Air India Express 'Time to Travel Sale' has fares beginning from ₹1,799. There are fabulous deals on flight routes such as Kolkata-Bagdogra, Delhi-Jaipur, Bengaluru-Kochi, Delhi-Gwalior and Bengaluru-Chennai, with additional discounted sale fares across its network. Under the NeuPass rewards programme, the members who have subscription with Highflyer and Jetsetter badges, will receive priority services under Xpress Ahead as complimentary.  Additionally, the members of the Tata NeuPass Rewards Programme can…

IndiGo to charge extra fees for passengers desiring for wide legroom in the front row of its aircraft just days after reducing fuel charges. As per the fees mentioned for various services on the airline's website, choosing a window or aisle seat in the front row of an A321 aircraft which has 232 seats will charge Rs 2,000, while the amount is Rs 1,500 if it is the middle seat. The amount is same for these seats in an A321 plane that has 222 seats and in an A320 aircraft consisting of 186 seats. And the same charge is applied…

Meta-owned WhatsApp is in line to introduce  a new feature which will allow users to share music audio during a video call on Android.  As per the WABetaInfo, the ability to listen to video and music audio together is now available to some beta testers. "Specifically, when someone in the call shares their screen, audio they play on their device will also be shared with other people in the call. It's important to note that this feature also works in individual calls, allowing users to enjoy a synchronised audio experience even in one-on-one video conversations," the report noted. Additionally, users…