AirAsia has launched its ‘FlyAhead’ service in India, allowing passengers to switch to an earlier flight by paying Rs 500-1,500 at the airport counter. “Guests who reach the airport six hours or more prior to their scheduled flight departure, can opt for the FlyAhead service at the AirAsia Airport Counter. Change fees, which are typically […]
Trident, a prominent manufacturer of bedsheets, bathrobes, comforters (razai) and paper products in India, is offering a discount of 40% to all its shareholders on all items purchased from its website. To qualify for the 40% discount, the customers/shareholders have to add items worth Rs 5,000 to their cart, upon which they’ll get a discount […]
HDFC, one of India’s oldest housing finance companies, said it has slashed the interest rate on its home loans to 6.7% for those with qualifying credit scores. The rate of 6.7% is one of the lowest interest rates charged by any bank or housing finance companies in India at present. The closest competition is with […]
SpiceJet, India’s fastest-growing airline, said it will offer a discount of up to 30% on its base fares to registered healthcare professionals, including doctors, nurses and paramedics. Base fare excludes items like airport usage charges, taxes and so on. The offer is applicable for bookings and travel until 30 September, 2021. “To avail the benefits […]
India has a whopping 77.17 gigawatt of renewalble power generation capacity either under implementation or in the process of being allocated for implementation, according to data from the ministry of new and renewable energy, Government of India. This is equal to about 83% of India’s total renewable energy capacity of 93 GW in place as […]
Hero MotoCorp, the country’s largest two-wheeler maker, is offering a discount of Rs 5,100 on all its scooters till Mar 12 as long as the purchase is made in the name of a woman. Given that Hero’s scooters typically range from around Rs 64,000 to Rs 75,000 on road, this translates to a discount of […]
Samsung has announced discounts of around 20-40% on its storage devices, including SSDs, NVMe drives, Micro SD cards and pen drives. The discounts are offered as part of Flipkart Big Billion Days and Amazon Great Indian Festival, which start tomorrow. External SSDs On the external storage drive front, it is offering discounts on both its […]
Vodafone Idea lost a whopping 63.53 lakh (6.35 million) subscribers in March — one of the highest ever monthly shrinkage of its user base. March 2020 also saw Bharti Airtel lose 12.62 lakh subscribers. During the month, Reliance Jio added 46.88 lakh users, which is comparatively lower than the numbers that the company had been […]
State-owned telecom operator BSNL has unveiled a new promotional offer under which it will give unlimited data to landline and DSL customers willing to upgrade to its fiber-to-the-home service Bharat Fiber in Kerala. The plan, called CS340, entitles the user to unlimited data at 1 Mbps for 1 year on payment of Rs 1,200 (Rs […]
Royal Enfield, the country’s biggest maker of premium motorcycles, is unlikely to offer last minute, stock-clearance discounts as part of the BS-VI transition, given that strong festival sales helped clear out much of its inventory. According to company officials, the festival sales this year have been so strong that they have effectively cleared out any […]
Reliance Retail, which runs chains such as Reliance Digital and Jio Store, said it will offer 15% cashback on its full range of electronic goods as a part of its Diwali sale. Electronic accessories, such as headphones, will also get an additional discount of 10%, taking the total benefit to 25%. The offers are available […]
Westway Electronics, one of the oldest TV manufacturers in India dating back to the 80s, has announced discounts for its new RCA branded LED televisions in India. Under the Diwali discount scheme, the company is offering a 32 inch HD ready TV for Rs 8,999, a 43 inch FHD Smart TV at Rs 17,999, a […]
Low-cost carrier SpiceJet announced four new daily flights connecting Kerala capital Thiruvananthapuram with Male and Chennai, and announced promotional fares on the routes. Under the promotional scheme, the 12:30 PM Thiruvananthapuram-Male flight is priced at Rs 5,539 and the return flight, starting at 2:45 PM, is priced at Rs 7,091. Similarly, the flight to Chennai, […]
Some of the popular television channels owned by major broadcasters like Star India, Zee Entertainment and TV18 have seen their prices reduced on a temporary basis as the broadcasting regulator puts the final touches on a new law aimed at bringing down individual channel prices and curbing anti-competitive practices. The cuts come barely a week […]
Reliance Jio has upped the ante in its fight for domination of the Indian telecom market, reducing the price of its cheapest ‘semi-smartphone’ to just Rs 699 for the current Diwali season. Unlike its earlier offer of Rs 500 for the JioPhone, the Diwali offer comes without the need to exchange any old phone. Moreover, […]
A day after announcing international flight tickets starting at Rs 3,999, SpiceJet has announced a similar sale for the domestic market, with fares starting at Rs 1,299, including all levies. The four-day sale launched today will be open till midnight, August 30th, 2019. The travel period covered in this sale is till 31st March, 2020 […]
SpiceJet, India’s most aggressive low-cost airline, has announced cheap tickets for international flights from Aug 30 to Mar 31. The all-inclusive one-way fares include Rs. 3999 for popular destinations such as Colombo from Chennai and Dhaka from Kolkata and Guwahati. Tickets from Kochi to Male are available for Rs 4299, Bangkok-Kolkata for Rs 4699, Dubai-Mumbai […]
India has missed its solar power target by a whopping 58% in the year gone by, according to the latest numbers from the ministry of renewable energy or MNRE. India was supposed to add about 16,000 megawatt (16 gigawatt) of fresh solar power generation capacity in the year ended March 2019. However, it added only […]
India’s most aggressive low-cost airline SpiceJet announced new flights connecting Hyderabad to Colombo, Chennai with Patna and Surat, as well as six new flights under the UDAN scheme. It has introduced direct flights on the Hyderabad-Colombo-Hyderabad route with effect from April 15. SpiceJet is the first Indian budget carrier to service the route and will […]
Bharti Airtel said it has opened pre-booking for Samsung Galaxy S10+ and S10 on its online store. The S10 will be available for a total cost of Rs 81,000, including a downpayment of Rs 9,099, plus 24 equal monthly installments of Rs 2,999. In comparison, Amazon is selling it at Rs 77,850, divided into equal […]
