Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar yesterday said the state has already slashed Value Added Tax on Air Turbine Fuel refuelled in the state from 22 percent to mere 12.5 per cent.
Kerala for the rich? Not in the off-season at least, assures the tourism department.
In a major boost to tourism, India and France, which is one of the top tourist generating markets for the country, on Monday signed an agreement to promote each other's destinations and share market research for the purpose.
A number of countries like Canada, Turkey, Belgium, Italy and Israel have banned flights from the UK as the British government warned that the potent new strain of the virus was "out of control" and imposed a stringent new stay-at-home lockdown from Sunday.
Opener Murali Vijay hit a half-century as India's batsmen survived some intense pressure from Australia's bowlers on the last day to draw the fourth and final Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday.
The founder of the dreaded terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed undergoes regular dialysis at an army hospital in Rawalpindi in Pakistan.
Whatever society may tell you childlessness is not a bad thing. And here are some reasons why.
'Since the bilateral deficit is a reality -- and a worry -- we need to find a way to deal with it,' says Ravi Bhoothalingam.
The government will take up the issue of describing India as a 'unsafe destination' with the World Trade Organization, to prevent a decline in the number of tourists visiting the country after tsunami.
Low cost carrier Air Deccan has launched its Indore-Gwalior-New Delhi flight. Air Deccan will connect Indore from Mumbai and Ahmedabad soon, Captain G R Gopinath, MD, Air Deccan, said.
The Kochi-Muziris Biennale has put Kerala on the art tourism circuit, says Kishore Singh.
Here are the winners of this year's National Geographic Travel Photographer Of The Year.
German Airlines Lufthansa on Friday operated its first direct flight from Hyderabad to Frankfurt, making Hyderabad the network's fifth destination in India.
The ministry of home affairs on Wednesday issued a fresh set of guidelines to let migrant workers, students, tourists and pilgrims stranded in different parts of the country to get back home.
On May 7 this year, they celebrated their 100-year milestone. Mukhtar Ahmad reports
The heritage Darjeeling Himalayan Railways will resume the toy train services from December from Siliguri.
So which do you think are the best beaches in India and why?
An analysis of the National Housing Bank's Residex shows from 2007 to now, almost all tier-II cities have seen their residential property prices appreciate by 45-120 per cent.
Rediff Labs analysed the number of people coming to India under medical visa from different countries.
A move to extend visas on arrival facility to 150 countries and make world heritage sites more tourist friendly has been welcomed.
At a time when the Kashmir valley has been shut down, it is perhaps appropriate that we remember Lal Ded, Kashmir's best known spiritual and literary figure, someone remembered with divine adoration both by Hindus and Muslims in Kashmir. A fascinating excerpt from Sandhya Mulchandani's For The Love Of God: Women Poet Saints Of The Bhakti Movement.
Dubai, Singapore, London are the top overseas markets for Indians
Motherson Sumi, Tata Steel, Jaguar Land Rover will face higher cost.
The strategic Karakoram Highway, which links Kashghar in Xinjiang with Gilgit and Abbottabad through the KhunjerabPass, has been damaged at more than 50 places from Gojal to Besham, leaving hundreds of commuters and over 50 foreign tourists stranded.
Hygiene and cleanliness of trains and stations a must
These trips can be as short as a month to 45 days.
One reason is that airlines have ramped up capacity and expanded their presence in tier-II markets. The first of a three-part series analyses how the aviation industry is an outlier in the midst of an overall economic slowdown.
A guide to where you can't use the selfie stick.
Online travel companies such as Yatra.com are offering a flat 33 per cent off on hotel bookings for a limited period.
It's time you added these places to your bucket list.
Wary of being identified, some said they had been reassured by their friends but were still apprehensive for themselves and their families. Adding to their anxiety was news of protests.
Sanjeev Nayyar offers a roster of things to do to see the India of our dreams.
Several homes, businesses and mosques in the hilly Kandy district have been damaged in anti-Muslim riots.
The famous Kedarnath shrine located in the Himalayan ranges in rain-ravaged Uttarakhand is safe but will remain out of bounds for at least one year, Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna said on Wednesday.
Most of the cities on the list have a lot to explore and the offered accommodation in these areas are economical with highly rated services, according to trivago's 'Best Value City Index 2015'.
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