'FASTag'ging through toll plazas
'FASTag'ging through toll plazas
Saved at least 30 minutes to an hour in the 12 toll plazas to and from Bengaluru
R Dinakaran
R. Dinakaran
dinakaran.rengachary@thehindu.co.in
R. Dinakaran , heads the Internet edition of The Hindu Business Line and writes on technology and social media.
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