At least 1,100 postcards with a small message and tagline 'Badbu Gujarat Ki (stink of Gujarat)' were sent on Tuesday to state tourism's brand ambassador and Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan by Dalits as part of a campaign to highlight "atrocities" against them in the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Nepal on Tuesday banned an Indian couple from mountain climbing in the country for 10 years after they tried to fake a successful ascent of Mount Everest with digitally altered photographs, officials said.
The stall is located on one of the platforms of the Vadnagar Railway station.
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'Although India has a lot more to offer in terms of tourism other than the Taj, yet there is nothing compared to the Taj Mahal.'
A year after the holy Buddhist city of Bodh Gaya in Bihar was rocked by serial bomb blasts, the city is gearing up for the three-day International Buddhist Conclave in which 300 scholars, historians and Buddhists from across the world will participate. The conclave will be held in September, officials said on Saturday.
Uttarakhand Additional Secretary (Home) J P Joshi, who is accused of raping a 29-year-old woman on the pretext of providing her a job, was suspended on Thursday.
With 20 lakh tulips of 46 varieties in its lap, Asia's largest Tulip garden overlooking the world famous Dal Lake in Srinagar was on Saturday thrown open to visitors, marking the beginning of new tourism season in the valley.
Taxi drivers were demanding withdrawal of notification making it mandatory to install speed governors.
Tourism to Corbett and Almora could be particularly hit as a result of the fire, which has destroyed 2,200 hectares of forest.
You may be mistaken if you think this is Holland! This is Srinagar's beautiful tulip garden, the largest in Asia.
Nepal on Monday wrapped up week-long rescue operations in the Himalayas after rescuing about 300 people stranded in one of the worst snowstorms that killed 40 hikers, including four Indians.
The chief minister invoked the legacy of former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, by sending a strong message of peace and reconciliation to both India and Pakistan.
Estimates of decline in arrivals vary from 30-50 per cent. Rouble fell to 80 against the dollar on Tuesday, but settled around 72 against the dollar its steepest fall in sixteen years.
An FIR has also been lodged against boat operator in Sonpur Police Station.
Over 14,000 policemen were deployed across the city for the security of Adityanath.
'How better can we depict the Mughal heritage?'
The Goa government on Wednesday said it was monitoring the situation on the beaches in the wake of strike by lifeguards which entered its second day, even as 361 lifeguards were arrested after they took out a protest march defying prohibitory orders.
On May 7 this year, they celebrated their 100-year milestone. Mukhtar Ahmad reports
Amphibian buses have a capacity to carry 32 persons and cost Rs 2 cr. Amphibian Tours plans to introduce six such buses for tourists over a year
The proposal is divided into multiple phases and for the first phase the Union Ministry of Tourism sanctioned Rs 5 cr.
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Indian tours have seen an upswing partly because Nepal packages have been cancelled after the recent earthquake
Organising the logistics for a festival that attracts nearly 500,000 devotees is not easy.
Ranjita Ganesan and Nikita Puri chronicle the journey of Abhishek Poddar, one of India's leading art patrons.
Every year, for thousands of years, the Sonepur Mela, transforms a small rural town in north Bihar into a giant fair.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed said that more should be done for protection of the world famous Dal Lake, a major tourist attraction in the heart of Srinagar.
The Siang is a dramatic river that flows through a beautiful land. Rafting on it is a rare pleasure the state offers tourists, says Ajai Shukla.
Chartered flights may increase 34% from last year as more Russian tourists come calling.
The sun is out. The flood waters have receded. Keralites have spent crores in quickly cleaning up the state and making it visitor ready. Go to Kerala folks!
High drama was witnessed on Friday at the Delhi Commission of Women as controversial Law Minister Somnath Bharti on Friday failed to appear before it in the case relating to the midnight raid against an alleged drug and prostitution ring and instead attended a kite flying festival.
Apart from its sight-seeing grandeurs, the city boasts a unique shopping and gastronomical experience.
'What is surprising is the scale and spontaneity of the mobilisation and the social profile of the mobilisation.' 'Not just the youth, but women, children and families are part of this now.' 'This is completely unprecedented.'
'Nobody is killing you in Kerala because you are Hindu unlike in North India where Muslims have been killed only because they are Muslims and were carrying some meat.'
'There are some castes that grab power, then pass on the benefits to those who belong to their own caste.'
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