Is Tourism Destroying Goa?

Poor governance and mediocre short-sighted politics are destroying the paradise that Goa was as its environment, water table, culture and way of life is drastically threatened by tourism and......

Full Text: President's joint address to both houses of Parliament

Here's the full text of President's Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on the first of Budget Session 2022. IMAGE: A word cloud of President Ram Nath......

FULL TEXT: President's address to Parliament

Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session. Honourable Members, This joint sitting of......

FULL TEXT of PM Modi's I-Day address

Following is the full text of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 73rd Independence Day.  IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation......

Now, a Modi tourist circuit in Gujarat

Tourism in Gujarat stands Modi-fied. A tour operator in Ahmedabad has come up with an idea to start what he calls Modi Tourism (to capitalise on Narendra Modi), taking people to the Modi’s......

Heard of poll tourism? Find out what it is all about

Tour operators  have introduced a novel concept to pep up sales. This time they are offering special ‘poll tourism’ packages to cash in on election fever.  Being the largest......

How IIM-A incubatee is changing bus ticketing

From daily revenue of a mere Rs 5,000-6,000 (Rs 50-60 billion) in 2007 to about Rs 70,000 (Rs 700 billion) now, Ahmedabad-based Mahasagar Travels has come a long way.Its founder Lalit Sukhwani says......

Gujarat plans India's answer to Statue of Liberty

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi announced on Thursdayhis government's plans to build what could arguably be the world's largest statue, of India's 'Iron Man', Vallabhbhai Patel. At 182 metres......