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India’s business travel industry booming

July 20, 2016

While the near term economic prospects of India see steady improvement, the double figure growth of the business travel spending in India remains pretty healthy to take the country ahead as a world leader in business travel industry in the coming years.

Indian girl raped again by same men after three ye...

July 20, 2016

The protestors in the streets of Rohtak, Haryana (North India) are filled with rage after a girl was raped again by the same five men who raped her in 2013 and are out on bail since then.

Fat tax introduced in Kerala

July 19, 2016

In an attempt to counter the rising incidence of obesity and many other lifestyle diseases, the Kerala government has decided to impose a 14.5 pc tax on junk food and drinks sold in the state.

WTM London 2016 announces India as its Premier Par...

July 19, 2016

World Travel Market (WTM), the annual global travel trade event held in London declared India Tourism as its Premier Partner for its upcoming November edition providing the country a perfect platform to showcase its diverse tourism products.

Another Indian Film at Locarno’s prestigious cin...

July 19, 2016

Lagan-famed director Asutosh Gowarikar is all set to travel with his recent film ‘Mohenjo Daro’ to Switzerland for the 69th Locarno international film festival (3 – 13 August).

Stolen traffic lights batteries lead to increased ...

July 18, 2016

The increased traffic jams and road accidents in the Indian capital New Delhi can also be blamed on the traffic signals batteries theft, according to the local police.

40th Edition of UNESCO World Heritage Session

July 18, 2016

India celebrates three new UNESCO World Heritage Sites in its list - Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara in Bihar, Complexe du Capitole in Chandigarh, a group nomination of Le Corbusier’s work and Khangchendzonga National Park, Sikkim

Elite clubs of Kolkata

July 18, 2016

Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, an eastern state in India, once known as Calcutta, has a lively club culture that traces its roots to the colonial era. Raj era (what the colonial era is referred to as locally) clubs in Kolkata remain as preferred spaces for leisure, import...

Tepantar’s tribal theatre village in West Bengal

July 18, 2016

While the tribal campus theatre Tepantar in the small village Satkahania in West Bengal (East India) have literally turned the world into a stage, there is a lot more to learn from them apart from the exceptional display of rural tradition and folk art.

Pellet Guns: A lethal way to control protesters in...

July 16, 2016

People in India’s Himalayan region of Kashmir turned to streets protesting against the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen (a militant organisation in Kashmir) commander Burhan Wani along with his two associates, in a joint operation by Indian army and State police. The encounter took...