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From fear to footfalls: Kashmir tourism's slow return after Pahalgam

The dastardly Pahalgam attack in Jammu and Kashmir on April 22 not only pierced through the heart of humanity but also cast a grim shadow on tourism in the Valley and impacted the sector at large.......

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......

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......

Sonia Gandhi will look into matter: Govt on Nehru document return

Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Sunday urged former Congress president Sonia Gandhi to return the correspondence and documents of the first prime minister......

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:......

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......

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......

Why tourism ministry wants tour operators to learn Mandarin

The tourism ministry has decided to impart Mandarin training to members of Indian Association of Tour OperatorsIn a bid to attract Chinese travellers, one of the major tourism spenders, the tourism......

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......

How India Plays Cricket

In India, cricket games are part of our geographical landscape like the Ganga or the Himalayas or the Western Ghats or Kanyakumari. Millions of games unfold across India at any time of day. Travel......

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......