Radiant Info Systems-owned BusIndia.com will soon let you book railway tickets. BusIndia founder and CEO Venu Myneni told Medianama that surface transport ministry had supported the facilitation of a deeper connection between IRCTC and the bus ticketing site. Other travel sites also let you book train tickets, but you still need an IRCTC account to complete the transaction. It is not clear if BusIndia will let you book train tickets without an IRCTC account with a deeper connection. On that note it is worth noting that Competition Commission of India is investigaing IRCTC for alleged unfair trade practices while providing online train ticketing and others services. BusIndia currently has 10 lakh registered users and lets you book bus tickets on 17 state owned bus services. It is already in talks to add two more RTCs very soon. Myneni claims that the service will cover 90% of the bus industry in India by the end of May this year. Cabs and hotels: The company will soon add cab booking service so that people can arrange for a pick up at the bus stop. "We're tying up with existing players for taxi bookings and we'll partner with various players as each of them are strong in each market," Myneni says. BusIndia had added hotel booking to its site last year itself, but the category has become the focus point yet again this year with redBus also letting people book hotels. "We talked to the government and said that these are important for passengers. Then we…
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