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Global Panorama Showcase in Kolkata focuses on tourism in eastern India

Global Panorama Showcase in Kolkata focuses on tourism in eastern India

July 29, 2016

The Global Panorama Showcase (GPS) concluded in Kolkata after three days of unique business meetings, knowledge sharing and networking among travel trade professionals of the eastern India.

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Quatre restaurants indiens dans la région parisienne

Quatre restaurants indiens dans la région parisienne

July 29, 2016

Il existe deux grands types de cuisines indiennes : la végétarienne et la non végétarienne. Viande, poissons et œufs sont strictement interdits dans la cuisine végétarienne. Mais certains pratiquent un végétarisme adapté, où seuls quelques poissons et quelques viandes...

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Organ Donors needed in India

Organ Donors needed in India

July 28, 2016

Why organ donation still remains abysmally low in India? Zonal Transplant Coordination Center (ZTCC) predicts, “90% of the people in the waiting list (for organ donation) might die without getting an organ”. On 22nd July, the government of India constituted a committee that c...

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India to set up investment desk to boost tourism infrastructure

India to set up investment desk to boost tourism infrastructure

July 28, 2016

India is setting up a special desk to harness the enormous investment opportunities offered by the tourism sector in India which will be jointly set up by the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) and Invest India.

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Kolkata marks the end of Dubai Cruise Tourism Roadshow

Kolkata marks the end of Dubai Cruise Tourism Roadshow

July 27, 2016

Dubai Cruise Tourism Roadshow concluded its six-city Indian tour in Kolkata today. Aimed at promoting cruising as a new form of holidaying in and exploring both Dubai and the United Arab Emirates region, this event saw participation in high numbers by members of the travel and to...

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LGBTQ travel in India

LGBTQ travel in India

July 27, 2016

In an attempt to reach larger markets and target niches, travel agencies are offering tailor made tours and travel packages that cater to the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Queer(or LGBTQ) community, offering queer friendly establishments

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Slum Kids in New Delhi

Slum Kids in New Delhi

July 27, 2016

Childhood is metaphorically called the time of kingship. But not every child is born with silver spoon. Some are deprived and destitute like the kids living in the slums around India. According to the last data collected by the National Sample Survey Organisation, one-eighth of I...

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Deepika Padukone, Bollywood star et ex-sportive de haut niveau

Deepika Padukone, Bollywood star et ex-sportive de haut niveau

July 27, 2016

L’actrice de 30 ans a diffusé une vidéo de la marque de sport Nike, à laquelle elle prête son image d’Indienne, de femme mais avant tout de sportive. L’interprète du film de Bollywood à succès : Om Shanti Om, - avec une autre grande star indienne, Shahrukh Khan, et q...

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Top technology Indian institutes admitting international students

Top technology Indian institutes admitting international students

July 27, 2016

Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) to conduct a Joint Entrance Examination for international students and boost ranking among global schools.

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New Tribal battalion to fight Maoist Guerrillas in Chhattisgarh

New Tribal battalion to fight Maoist Guerrillas in Chhattisgarh

July 27, 2016

In order to enhance the security situation in Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, in Central India, the Centre (Union Home Ministry) is planning to raise a special battalion, Bastar Battalion, which will be done by recruiting people from the Bastar district only. There-fore, several r...

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Great Indian artist and France lover S.H. Raza passes away at 94

Great Indian artist and France lover S.H. Raza passes away at 94

July 26, 2016

Syed Haider Raza or S.H. Raza, a prominent Indian artist who co-founded the Indian Progressive Artists Movement in the late 1940s to early 1950s, passed away at the age of 94. On 23rd July, he took his last breath in India after having lived in France for over six decades.

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India tourism plans heavy investment to promote tourist circuits

India tourism plans heavy investment to promote tourist circuits

July 26, 2016

The Indian Ministry of Tourism is on a development spree under the regime of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, implementing and sanctioning as many as 25 projects worth INR 20.48 billion (304 million USD) under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme since its launch in January 2015.

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