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IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

Pahalgam has 18,000 rooms. Not a single one was vacant in July: Tourism Minister Shekhawat

‘We aren’t worried about foreign tourists going to Kashmir. As long as Indians keep going, we are happy,’ Shekhawat said at a meet organised by the Women Journalist Welfare Trust.

Classic idea with funky touch — this hostel start-up has big plans to boost ‘backpacker culture’

Backpacker hostel brand goSTOPS is planning to expand from 2,500 beds in 32 hostels currently, to 10,000 beds in 100 hostels by June 2023, with an eye on Gen-Z travellers.

The reason why airline tickets are costly right now

Fares this summer may be 30% higher than pre-pandemic levels due to high demand, according to Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian.

Mere 29% travellers got refunds from airlines for cancelled plans during 3rd wave, survey says

LocalCircles asked people about their travel plans between January and March this year, and if they were able to get a refund in case they cancelled. This is what it found.

Indian tourists are finally out. But there’s a bigger headache than coronavirus — red tape

Checking into a hotel is easier. Getting past the innumerable checkpoints where you are asked the same set of questions again, and again, is not.

Indian airlines caught unawares by Modi govt decision to resume flights

The short notice makes it harder for airlines to prepare for operations, deploy staff, arrange for protective gear & ensure the virus stays away from flights.

On Camera

Srinagar’s cinemas may have gone dark. Kashmir’s love for films never did

It seemed like J&K's battered past had taken a backseat, even if it was for the four days of the international film festival.

Global funds sour on India stocks as some cut allocation to zero

Weak corporate earnings and the lack of an AI investment theme are prompting global investors to cut India exposure.

‘Society as battlefield’: NATO cites Indian military paper on cognitive warfare. What it says

In a seminal work, former military officers Lt. Gen. D.S. Hooda & Lt. Col. Pavithran Rajan put forth a framework to approach cognitive warfare, called Socio-Technical-Cognitive Battlespace.

The real BRICS story is what China, Russia want & India wishes

India, China and Russia share more contradictions than congruence. Each has a different worldview, as also a different adversary. The rude fact is that BRICS is the most irrelevant of all such groupings.