e-commerce
Just Dial reports 86 per cent jump in PAT for Q3-2014
BENGALURU: Indian search engine and directory services provider Just Dial limited (Just Dial) reported a jump of 86.4 per cent in its PAT for Q3-2014 to Rs 29.75 crore from Rs 15.96 crore in Q3-2013 and 3.8 per cent more than the Rs 28.66 crore in Q2-2014.
The company reported a 25.92 per cent increase in total income to Rs 119.86 crore in Q3-2014 from Rs 95.19 crore in Q3-2013 and 6.39 per cent more than the Rs 112.66 crore in Q2-2014.
Let us look at the other figures reported by Just Dial for Q3-2014
Expense for Q3-2014 at Rs 90.77 crore was 20.24 per cent more than the Rs 75.49 crore in the corresponding quarter of last year and 10.87 per cent more than the Rs 81.87 crore in the immediate trailing quarter.
Employee cost hiked by 27.36 per cent to Rs 59.59 crore in Q3-2014 from Rs 46.79 in Q3-2013 and 3.22 per cent more than the Rs 57.73 crore in Q2-2014. Other expense went up by 9.25 per cent to Rs 26.93 crore in Q3-2014 from Rs 24.65 crore in Q3-2013 and 36.7 per cent more than the Rs 19.7 crore in Q2-2014.
In October 2013, Just Dial received an order from the Government of Karnataka permitting the company to establish an IT/ITES – BPO and Software Development centre at IT/ITES Park at Devanahalli Industrial Area in Bangalore by August 2015. The company has sought certain clarification regarding the order from Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board. During the quarter the company paid and advance of Rs 7.5 crore to KIADB towards the project.
MUMBAI: From flights to tracks, Cleartrip is now trying to keep every journey on the same ticket. Cleartrip, part of Flipkart, has launched train ticket bookings through a partnership with Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation, marking its entry into India’s vast rail travel ecosystem.
The integration allows users to search, book and manage train journeys directly within the app, as the company pushes towards becoming a unified, multi-modal travel platform. The move plugs Cleartrip into one of the world’s largest transportation networks, where over 800 million reserved passengers travel annually, alongside a daily footfall of around 23 million across Indian Railways.
The offering includes bookings across routes nationwide, covering General and Tatkal quotas as per Ministry of Railways guidelines. Users can also access real-time seat availability, fare insights, PNR status tracking, berth preferences and digital payment options within a single interface.
The expansion reflects a broader shift in travel platforms from specialising in a single mode to stitching together end-to-end journeys. For Cleartrip, the bet is not just on scale, but on simplifying a system often seen as complex and fragmented.
Company executives said the focus is on embedding predictive intelligence and personalisation into the booking journey, aiming to make everything from discovery to post-booking support faster and more intuitive.
The train booking feature is currently live on the app, with plans to extend it to the web platform soon, signalling a push towards a seamless cross-platform experience.
In a country where railways move billions each year, the next battleground for travel apps may well be decided not in the skies, but on the tracks.
