Monsoon fury: 169 dead as rains batter south India, Maharashtra

The flooding in Kerala, Karnataka and Maharashtra has left people without homes and brought about destruction worth crores. KERALA IMAGE: A view of a flood-affected region in Malappuram district......

How was private entity given mandate to maintain Red Fort, asks Congress

The Congress on Saturday questioned how a private entity was given the mandate to maintain the iconic Red Fort, days after a corporate house signed an agreement with the tourism ministry under its......

Indian monuments: Not mere buildings but a symbol of our culture

The origin of the word "monument" comes from the Greek mnemosynon and the Latin moneo, monere, which means 'to remind', suggesting that monuments allows us to see the past thus helping us visualize......

Once upon a Ganpati in Tilak Nagar

The ‘Chhota don’ Rajan Nikhalje may be down but certainly not out. And the same can be said of the Ganesh pandal once patronised by him, reports Anil Singh. IMAGE: Maharashtra......

Efforts on to woo tourists despite slowdown

The dual impact of global meltdown and Mumbai terror attacks made the tourism ministry go for an image makeover to woo foreign visitors this year. Tourism industry had to face rough weather in the......