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Costa Serena crew rescues five castaways in Arabian Sea
December 29, 2023
The Costa Serena crew has saved a group of shipwrecked fishermen in difficulty who were sighted while the ship was sailing the Arabian Sea off the west coast of India. According to a press statement by the cruise operator, on December 25, during her planned navigation passage fro...
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Taali to trash transgender taboo
October 20, 2022
Gauri Sawant hit the national headlines in 2017 when her life and struggles were portrayed in an advertisement by pain balm brand Vicks, made by Procter & Gamble. In the film, Gauri’s adopted daughter Gayatri narrates the story of her mother’s life and how adoption change...
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Cordelia Cruises back in homeport of Mumbai
September 30, 2022
After having successfully completed sailings along the East Coast of India, Cordelia Cruises has returned to its homeport of Mumbai on September 29, 2022. Now as the Monsoon season is over and the calm has returned to the Arabian Sea, Cordelia Cruises will resume its numerous sai...
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Over 20,000 turn up for The Drinks Festival in Mumbai
September 27, 2022
Mumbai witnessed its largest curated drinking experience, ‘The Drink’s Festival’, that was attended by over 20,000 persons and organised by Things2do. According to a press release, the organiser, Things2do, is designed to be the content destination platform that offers exci...
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Handcrafting the idols of Lord Ganesha during Ganesh Chaturthi
August 29, 2022
India is a country where every other day is a celebration and people love to dwell in the joy of festivities. With Ganesh Chaturthi, also called Vinayak Chaturthi fast approaching, the attention has turned to western India where the festival is widely celebrated, especiall...
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Re-imagining the plebian through art
February 10, 2022
“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life,” renowned Spanish painter Pablo Picasso once said. Perhaps inspired by his words, Shanthi Kasiviswanathan, a visual artist and photographer based in Mumbai, created art and sculpture drawn from everyday life and surrou...
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Induction of e-bus in DTC: Remedy or political stunt
January 25, 2022
The DTC and Delhi Integrated Multi-modal Transit System (DIMTS) jointly own about 6,900 buses in the city responsible for providing inland transport to the commuters. These and other forms of transport are often blamed for the seemingly uncontrollable air pollution that has been ...
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Pandemic chokes bookstores, but books survive
January 18, 2021
The little nooks and crannies in bookshops had long been the abode of bookworms until the stores were shut suddenly due to the onset of Covid-19 pandemic. While booklovers tried to do with digital alternatives for their reading, bookstore owners had little choice but to sit out t...
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Web series that rose to unscaled heights in 2020
December 31, 2020
While everyone was locked inside homes and the theatres shut, OTT dominated the screens this year. The entertainment industry churned out brilliant web-series with intricately woven and multi-layered plots that hooked the audience for the entire lockdown. The dramatic hooks and e...
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Growing appetite for cafes with a cause in India
December 28, 2020
These cafés not only serve delicious food, but also seek to stir up one’s conscience. These have been focal points to create awareness, support social causes and fight social stigma.
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Curtailed Christmas in times of Covid
December 25, 2020
Oliver Cromwell remains a controversial figure for curtailing the Christmas celebrations. The Lord Protector and his Puritan supporters declared Christmas illegal until 1660. COVID-19 has brought Christmas to a similar fate this year.
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There is nothing to celebrate on this World Tourism Day 2020: Jurgen Bailom, CEO Jalesh Cruises
September 27, 2020
As we are celebrating world tourism day, how seriously is the tourism industry in India threatened by the pandemic and do you see a meaningful revival in foreseeable future? On the occasion of World Tourism Day 2020, the travel and tourism industry knows that there is nothing to ...
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