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Goa nightclub fire: Owners denied relief, MEA may revoke passports

A Delhi court on Wednesday refused to give any interim protection from arrest to Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, owners of the ill-fated Goa nightclub who fled to Thailand, as their partner was held in......

Indians Fly Out in Record Numbers

Among the top destinations for Indian travellers in 2024, Thailand led with 92.93 per cent visiting for leisure, followed by Singapore (47.34 per cent) and Canada (43.09 per cent). Kindly note the......

Rs 7,500 for up to 500 km: Govt caps airfares amid IndiGo chaos

The government on Saturday capped the airfares in the range of Rs 7,500 to Rs 18,000 depending on the distance amid soaring air ticket prices due to the IndiGo flight disruptions. IMAGE:......

'Thar Desert Will Reach Delhi Soon'

'The natural barrier that is Aravalli, you are demolishing it, then who will stop the desert?''In future, I predict that people will roam around with oxygen cylinders in Delhi because they won't be......

Over 800 IndiGo flights cancelled on day 5 as cancellation chaos persists

Domestic carrier IndiGo cancelled over 800 flights on Saturday, the fifth day of the ongoing crisis, even as the government imposed a cap on airfares and directed the airline to process all refunds......

Tourism ministry wants major tax incentives

Aiming at boosting the tourism sector, the Union tourism ministry will seek major tax incentives for hotels and restaurants, including exemption of service tax and excise duty in the Budget. The......

AAI shoots down tourism ministry's taxi plans

The tourism ministry's proposal to start satellite-monitored taxi services has been rejected by the Airports Authority of India on the grounds that the government should stay off such commercial......

Can India Regain Foreign Tourists This Winter?

'We expect inbound numbers in 2025 to come close to pre-pandemic levels -- if not fully match them -- by early 2026.' Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes.......

Tourism ministry hopes for service tax repeal

The tourism ministry is confident that the 8 per cent service tax on travel agents will be scrapped in the forthcoming Budget. The repeal can lead to a direct reduction of about 8 per cent in the......

Religious Tourism Is A Money Spinner

Religious tourism witnessed 1,439 million tourists in 2022, generating Rs 1.34 trillion in revenue. Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes.IMAGE: A Naga sadhu......

Another name change in Yogi's UP; Mustafabad to be renamed...

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said his government will move a proposal to rename Mustafabad village in Lakhimpur Kheri district as 'Kabirdham', asserting that the change......

Cabinet clears Ahmedabad as 'ideal host' for 2030 CWG

IMAGE: India hosted the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delh. Photograph: B Mathur/Reuters The union cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved India's bid to host the......

Khelo India Brings First-Ever Water Sports to Kashmir

IMAGE: Srinagar’s Dal Lake to host India’s first Khelo Water Sports. Photograph and video: J&K Sports Council/Instagram The first-ever Khelo India Water Sports Festival is all set to reveal......

Khelo Bharat Niti aims at reshaping sporting landscape

The Khelo Bharat Niti is a "guiding document" to formulate plans and schemes for betterment of the country's sporting ecosystem. IMAGE: Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya termed the National......

He's a champion: Kohli's coach backs him to silence critics

IMAGE: Screengrab of Virat Kohli with his childhood coach, Rajkumar Sharma. Virat Kohli's childhood coach, Rajkumar Sharma, remains confident that the star batter will rediscover his form ahead of......