Railways says goodbye to flexi-fares

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Isro spy case: Justice served but scars remain In late 1994, two Isro scientists in Thiruvananthapuram, including Nambi Narayanan, two Maldivian women and two businessmen from Bengaluru were falsely arrested by Kerala Police on charges of spying. Read the story of his fight for justice. Volvo shows off self-driving, electric truck with no cab Sweden's Volvo, on September 12, presented a new self-driving electric truck which it said should help respond to the boom in ecommerce and a shortage of freight drivers. Patanjali will now start milking the dairy sector Patanjali has announced its entry into the dairy products segment, with cow milk, curd, buttermilk and cheese. Yoga guru Baba Ramdev's company expects the category to generate around Rs 1,000 crore revenue by 2020. Here's a happy farm story from a small Jammu village Led by strong and rapidly growing industry demand, a small group of farmers are earning as much as Rs 3 lakh per acre by cultivating herbs. This figure can be put in true perspective when you consider wheat and rice farming doesn't pay more than Rs 30,000 per acre. Are Indians turning their backs on the new iPhones? Apple unveiled three new iPhones on Wednesday, including its biggest and most expensive model yet, as the company seeks to widen the product's appeal amid slowing sales. Railways says goodbye to flexi-fares, here's why you should be happy There's good news in offing for rail passengers. The national transporter is set to scrap the flexi-fare — called dynamic pricing — plan on 40 trains, representing nearly a third of the total number of premium trains covered by the scheme, as it drove away passengers by making rail fares costlier than airline tickets. Volkswagen to end iconic 'Beetle' cars in 2019 Volkswagen announced it would end production of its iconic "Beetle" cars in 2019 after adding a pair of final editions of the insect-inspired vehicles, on September 13. Humboldt Penguins to make Ahmedabad their home Come June 2019 and Amdavadis will have unique visitors in the form of six Humboldt Penguins that will be housed at the Ahmedabad Science City. Afghanistan's Charlie Chaplin says he aims to make people smile, forget grief Afghanistan's Charlie Chaplin says he has witnessed suicide attacks, explosions and threats from hardline Islamic militant groups, but is determined to waddle and bumble to fulfill the primary goal of his life. Antilia gets festive-ready! Ambanis, SRK, Kapoor sisters celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi Mukesh and Nita Ambani hosted a grand party to celebrate the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi at their Mumbai residence, Antilia.

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