Foreign exchange earnings from tourism has risen by Rs 551 crore (Rs 5.51 billion) in June as compared to the same period last year, officials said.
'Last time, there was an incumbent and a challenger. This year, the roles have been reversed.' 'The challenger is the incumbent and the ones ruling then are now the challengers.' 'So, the realities have changed and so have the electorate's expectations.'
'In the next three decades up to 2050 there will be three important players at the world level.' 'India, US and China will be playing a very important role globally as the largest economies in the world.' 'These three countries will have to interact with each other much more closely because what they do and what they decide will impact the entire world.'
The number of foreign tourists visiting the country in September this year was 3,17,308 as against 3,30,874 for the same period last year, a decline of 4.1 per cent.
One effective solution is to lower luxury taxes. The tourism ministry has requested the finance ministry and the Planning Commission to work with state governments on this, but no one knows when any results will come, if ever. Another solution is to introduce no-frills, clean and functional budget hotels.
'The valiant upholder of national honour is strangely silent when African envoys are complaining about the insecurity of blacks in 'tolerant' and 'incredible' India,' says Amulya Ganguli.
A string of episodes including the latest removal of Aamir Khan as brand ambassador of the Incredible India campaign point in this direction, say experts
"We will not hesitate to take the strictest measures, including using legal provisions against hoarding and profiteering whether in food, cement or steel," Commerce Minister Kamal Nath said. The minister, who is in Singapore to attend the Incredible India @ 60 event showcasing the growth of a resurgent India, told reporters that though there was the provision of 18G of the Industrial Act, "we don't propose to use it."
Indsoft has launched Lomanika.com, a website that provides access to remotest hotel in India.
Transition sources said Trump is close to selecting 55-year-old Tellis to be the next US envoy to India to replace Richard Verma who was appointed US Ambassador to India by outgoing President Barack Obama in 2015.
"If this (123 Agreement) was to go through, this will be a very big signal... It will enhance US investments into India. Not only US but also other countries like France, Germany... We are very hopeful that this will go through."
With the country racing to meet the Commonwealth Games deadline, the year 2007 saw the tourism industry bargaining tax sops for budget hoteliers and those wishing to double up their homes as 'bed-and-breakfast' inns to cater to the big rush.
India is the world's fastest-expanding major economy after China and recorded a growth of 9.3 per cent in the quarter ended June 30. The country's central bank has projected a GDP growth of 8.5 per cent.
Priyadarshini is a new government scheme that comprises women taxi drivers and guides thorough with foreign languages to drive and show them around.
India has emerged as one of the the hottest global tourist destinations in Asia bagging most of the prizes by prestigious World Travel awards.
According to the 2006 Readers' Travel Awards announced by Condé Nast Traveller UK India is the world's fourth top travel destination.
'...and a bagful of ill-mannered, threatening, creditors.'
The officials said reviewing security cover of celebrities is a routine practice and there is nothing new in it. They also pointed out that the move was aimed at trimming unwanted security cover.
Modi said that only governments and their initiatives will not make a New India.
Congress says the notification required to be issued under the RBI Act for printing new currency has not been issued.
China on Wednesday welcomed India's plans to grant visa-on-arrival facility to Chinese tourists, but did not commit to a reciprocal gesture for Indians visiting the country in large numbers.
India's new high commissioner in Islamabad goes to Pakistan at a time when the country is set to face much internal tumult.
Indians want change and progress. They should be willing to accept tough decisions, says Sanjeev Nayyar.
The message of Incredible India is as clear as it can get. As the portrait of a woman in a yoga posture melts into a still of a temple with damsels dancing before it, the Department of Tourism zeroes in on one of its greatest potential money-spinners
Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com on Priyanka Chopra's appointment as a brand ambassador for India, despite her frankness on intolerant India.
'The Chinese mindset and approach to India is far different from that in Pakistan.' 'This reality makes it possible for us to follow an engagement policy with one, while militating against engagement with the other.'
Tassaduq Hussain has always been reluctant to jump into full-time politics.
It has aircraft utilisation target of 16 hours as against the current 13 hours.
Akito Tachibana, who took charge as managing director at Toyota's India operations from April 2016, talks to Ajay Modi on Delhi diesel car ban and DeMo.
The focus on Swachh Bharat has sharpened with Prime Minister Modi asking ministers to show the outcomes of schemes launched since the NDA government came to power
'Alas, the Congress party offers no suggestions as to how to unscramble the omlette it cooked during 2004-2014 on which the Modi government may have since lavishly spread some tomato ketchup,' says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Or does Priyanka Chopra's love for Assam go beyond that?
Kanika Datta reflects on Indians and our relationship with snaking queues from the license raj to demonetisation.
With actor Aamir Khan joining the intolerance debate, BJP today insisted that some isolated extreme incidents should not be allowed to define India and took a dig at his wife's suggestion to leave India, saying people move out for many reasons, including for saving taxes.
Days after his intolerance remarks, Bollywood star Aamir Khan has said India is "very tolerant" but there are people who spread hatred and appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to rein them in.
It rained investments on India as the Make In India programme, envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a focus on the manufacturing sector, raked in Rs 15,20,000 crore in committed investments.
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