Tourism
Terror attack in Pahalgam threatens Kashmir’s to...
April 22, 2025
In spring, the upper meadows of Baisaran in Pahalgam are often filled with the scent of pine and the sound of horses’ hooves ferrying tourists through Kashmir’s postcard-perfect landscape. But this afternoon, the calm was shattered by gunfire. In a brutal ambush, unidenti...
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Arunachal Pradesh hosts National Adventure Racing ...
April 21, 2025
In collaboration with Arunachal Pradesh Tourism, Bengaluru-based outdoor sports and adventure racing company NthAdventure hosted the third edition of the National Adventure Racing Championship to promote tourism in the state’s border regions. In a press statement, Arunachal Pra...
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From street vendors to floating shops: Patuli’s ...
April 20, 2025
When most people think of floating markets in India, their minds drift to the serene waters of Dal Lake in Srinagar, where slender wooden boats glide silently at dawn, selling fresh flowers, vegetables, and traditional crafts. These postcard scenes, steeped in history and local c...
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UNESCO adds 74 new collections to Memory of the Wo...
April 18, 2025
Bringing the total number of entries to 570, the United Nations’ specialised agency United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has made 74 additions to the Memory of the World Register. In a press statement, UNESCO says that these register inc...
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Keran Valley: A journey to Kashmir’s borderland ...
April 12, 2025
Keran, a remote village in the Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, lies about 130 kilometres from Srinagar, along the banks of the Kishanganga River and almost on the Line of Control (LoC), which serves as the de-facto border between India and Pakistan. Once an isolated and he...
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Offbeat destinations to explore in Himachal Prades...
April 10, 2025
According to the Himachal Pradesh ‘Economic Survey’ report for FY 2024-25, the state received 18 million domestic tourists until December 2024, marking the second-highest tourist footfall in over a decade, after the record 19.09 million domestic visitors in 2017. Among the di...
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Lambasingi: Of cool climes & coffee crops
April 7, 2025
The southern region of India, comprising Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana, is renowned for its iconic temples, such as Kerala’s Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple and Tamil Nadu’s Meenakshi temple. It boasts a rich and flavourful cuisine, with staples lik...
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Mountains Beckon: Trekking comes of age in India
April 4, 2025
Mountains in India have long been revered for their spiritual significance, with trails that seem to carry an aura of the divine. For centuries, sacred journeys to places like Vaishno Devi and Kedarnath have attracted millions seeking blessings from higher powers. These paths wer...
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Mandu: Where love became legend
March 31, 2025
For millennia, love stories in India have been revered as the ultimate ideal, something people dream of having or long to experience. To meet this demand, the country has given birth to iconic love stories in films like Veer-Zaara, Mughal-e-Azam, 96 and Shershah, which portrays t...
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Kanhakund: Grand Canyon of Odisha
March 29, 2025
Located in the Kalahandi district of Odisha, about 400 km from the state’s capital Bhubaneswar, Kanhakund is a hidden gem in India’s vast natural landscape, and is often referred to as the ‘Grand Canyon of Odisha’. This stunning geological formation is known for its deep,...
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