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Interested in an MBA in tourism?

Interested in an MBA in tourism?

Rediff.com18 Sep 2006

The Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management, Gwalior, attached to the ministry of tourism, invites applications for its two-year full-time MBA programme.

10 things tourism sector seeks in Budget

10 things tourism sector seeks in Budget

Rediff.com28 Feb 2013

Better funding assistance & reforms needed for tourism-related development projects.

Interested in an MBA in tourism?

Interested in an MBA in tourism?

Rediff.com16 Aug 2006

The Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management, Gwalior, attached to the ministry of tourism, invites applications for its two-year full-time MBA programme.

PSU stock froth persists: Q4 test for financial endurance

PSU stock froth persists: Q4 test for financial endurance

Rediff.com28 Mar 2024

Shares of public sector enterprises have corrected by up to 22 per cent month-to-date until March 19, 2024. Analysts attribute this steep fall to the valuation exuberance seen after a sharp run in these counters last year and suggest investors remain selective regarding the stocks in this space. "The rally in public sector undertaking (PSU) stocks has been stretched and sharp, although it is somewhat justified by improvements seen in earnings, operations, balance sheets, and overall profitability.

Bengal gets Rs 400 crore to develop Sundarbans tourism

Bengal gets Rs 400 crore to develop Sundarbans tourism

Rediff.com8 Dec 2014

A 20-member delegation of leading industrialists, including Harsh Neotia, Sanjay Budhia, Sanjay Agarwal and Utsav Parekh, are also accompanying her on the trip.

Rajasthan: Cong denies ticket to minister who got notice for indiscipline

Rajasthan: Cong denies ticket to minister who got notice for indiscipline

Rediff.com5 Nov 2023

The Congress on Saturday named 22 more candidates for the Rajasthan assembly polls and denied ticket to Public Health Engineering Department Minister Mahesh Joshi from his Hawa Mahal constituency in Jaipur.

Ram temple guests gifted book on Ayodhya, metal 'diya', Tulsi 'mala'

Ram temple guests gifted book on Ayodhya, metal 'diya', Tulsi 'mala'

Rediff.com22 Jan 2024

The gifts were in a bag that had a striking graphic image of the new temple and of Lord Ram in a very young avatar.

Apologise to Modi, Indians: Maldivian Oppn to Prez

Apologise to Modi, Indians: Maldivian Oppn to Prez

Rediff.com30 Jan 2024

The Maldives Jumhooree Party (JP) leader Qasim Ibrahim called on Maldivian President Mohammed Muizzu to formally apologize to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people of India, Voice of Maldives, a Maldivian digital news outlet, reported.

Medical tourism booms in India

Medical tourism booms in India

Rediff.com7 Feb 2006

Medical tourism has got a shot in the arm with number of overseas patients touching 100,000 mark last year as against 10,000 patients in 2000 thanks to the bouquet of quality healthcare services fraught with cost advantage.\n\n

Alert: MBA in Tourism & Hospitality

Alert: MBA in Tourism & Hospitality

Rediff.com16 Aug 2004

Alert: Tourism & Hospitality MBA course.

Falling rupee a boon for Goa's tourism

Falling rupee a boon for Goa's tourism

Rediff.com23 Aug 2012

The state expects rise in the tourists from Russia, CIS countries, Poland, Scandinavia and Finland.

UP Gets 20% Of Domestic Tourists

UP Gets 20% Of Domestic Tourists

Rediff.com28 Aug 2023

With the surge in tourist footfalls to Varanasi in 2022, it almost rivals the arrivals in Agra and puts it way ahead of Prayagraj and Ayodhya.

Heli-tourism: The next big thing?

Heli-tourism: The next big thing?

Rediff.com13 Jun 2006

Mallya's Four Seasons eyes wine tourism

Mallya's Four Seasons eyes wine tourism

Rediff.com3 Mar 2010

Abay Kewadkar, director, Four Seasons Wines, says there is room for expansion of the facility based on initial consumer feedback to the initiative.

Ripley Review: Mind-Blowing!

Ripley Review: Mind-Blowing!

Rediff.com15 Apr 2024

The show takes its own pace to pick up, but then when you least expect, it grabs you by the throat, notes Aseem Chhabra.

Lee to promote Australian tourism in India

Lee to promote Australian tourism in India

Rediff.com5 Sep 2012

Popular in India for reasons which go beyond cricket, affable pacer Brett Lee has been roped in for promoting Australian tourism in the country.

Amid row, EaseMyTrip cancels all bookings for Maldives

Amid row, EaseMyTrip cancels all bookings for Maldives

Rediff.com8 Jan 2024

There were also posts on social media claiming that some Indians are cancelling their scheduled trip to the Maldives in view of the row.

China Will Never Get Ladakh!

China Will Never Get Ladakh!

Rediff.com31 Oct 2023

'It is flabbergasting to think that this heavenly region has, for decades, been coveted by India's aggressive neighbours,' says Claude Arpi after a recent visit to Ladakh. 'Wanting to use the newly created infrastructure to defend the borders after the clash of 2020 with China and the resulting standoffs, the home ministry is keen to boost border tourism to show that these areas are controlled by India.'

Tourism ministry wins PATA award

Tourism ministry wins PATA award

Rediff.com18 Apr 2005

The Union Ministry of Tourism has bagged the 2005 PATA Grand Award for Heritage for its Ajanta Ellora Conservation and Tourism Development Project.

CII to work on tourism corridor for East

CII to work on tourism corridor for East

Rediff.com15 May 2009

The study found out that in terms of tourism budget, Jharkhand ranks the highest with Rs 160 crore, compared to West Bengal's Rs 31 crore (Rs 310 million), Orissa Rs 44 crore (Rs 440 million), Bihar Rs 25 crore and Chattisgarh Rs 50 crore (Rs 500 million).

India to shore up cruise tourism

India to shore up cruise tourism

Rediff.com9 Feb 2006

Tourism hit by weak rupee, petrol price hike

Tourism hit by weak rupee, petrol price hike

Rediff.com31 May 2012

If the present state of affairs continues, the tourism industry is likely to lose business worth Rs 10-20 crore per week.

Brand USA pitches America as tourism hub

Brand USA pitches America as tourism hub

Rediff.com14 Sep 2014

During the mission, Brand USA announced the launch of the 'USA Discovery Program' for the Indian travel trade.

New forex earner: medical tourism!

New forex earner: medical tourism!

Rediff.com1 Feb 2005

Medical tourism is likely to be the next major foreign exchange earner for India as an increasing number of patients, unwilling to accept long queues in Europe or high costs in the US, are travelling to the country to undergo surgery, according to a

Bihar told to boost tourism

Bihar told to boost tourism

Rediff.com19 Feb 2004

Tourism Minister Jagmohan on Thursday asked the Bihar government to improve infrastructure facilities at important Buddhist sites to attract pilgrim tourists to the state.

Mutual funds knock RBI door for hike in foreign investment limits

Mutual funds knock RBI door for hike in foreign investment limits

Rediff.com9 Feb 2024

Several mutual funds (MFs) have recently approached the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as they renew efforts to increase their overseas investment limit. In June 2022, the capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) permitted MFs to invest in foreign stocks within the aggregate mandated limit of $7 billion after a correction in stocks. One of the proposals shared with the RBI is to link MFs' foreign investment limit to the country's foreign exchange reserves.

TMC 'looted' central funds through 'fake job cards': Modi

TMC 'looted' central funds through 'fake job cards': Modi

Rediff.com9 Mar 2024

Giving a clarion call to defeat the Mamata Banerjee-led party in West Bengal, the prime minister while addressing a mega rally in Siliguri said, "The road to oust the corrupt TMC government from West Bengal will open from the Lok Sabha polls."

SC nod to resumption of tourism in tiger reserves

SC nod to resumption of tourism in tiger reserves

Rediff.com16 Oct 2012

With the Centre formally notifying fresh guidelines on tiger conservation, the Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the decks for resumption of tourism activities in the areas reserved for the wild cat.

China furious over Messi's Hong Kong no show

China furious over Messi's Hong Kong no show

Rediff.com8 Feb 2024

Some mainland fans travelled 12 hours from Xinjiang to Hong Kong to see Messi, the Global Times wrote, with the disappointment of the government and fans "entirely understandable. The impact of this incident has far exceeded the realm of sports."

'First Congress Candidate To Get Vote From A Thackeray'

'First Congress Candidate To Get Vote From A Thackeray'

Rediff.com9 May 2024

While the responses of the candidates were predictable, depending on which side they belonged to, an interesting point slipped through when Rahul Shewale cited the Dharavi Redevelopment Project as a scheme that would add to Mumbai's importance. No big infrastructural project in Mumbai, he said, could be successful without the Centre's nod.

Kashmir: Vote For Hope After A Long Decade

Kashmir: Vote For Hope After A Long Decade

Rediff.com13 May 2024

It's just not a date. It's just not about selecting a candidate. It's not about helping some candidate win. It's about expressing emotion, after ten years, that could reach out in India and beyond it, notes Sheela Bhatt.

Tourism fetches Rs 3.22 trillion foreign exchange in 3 years

Tourism fetches Rs 3.22 trillion foreign exchange in 3 years

Rediff.com27 Apr 2015

India earned over Rs 3.22 lakh crore (Rs 3.22 trillion) worth of foreign exchange through tourism.

Tourism sector to get infrastructure status soon

Tourism sector to get infrastructure status soon

Rediff.com20 Apr 2009

The government will soon give infrastructure status to the tourism sector, enabling hotels to get cheaper loans for new projects, said a senior government official.

N India floods: Religious tourism eroding ecological heritage

N India floods: Religious tourism eroding ecological heritage

Rediff.com19 Jun 2013

Disaster in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh can be blamed on myopic industrialisation, urbanisation and tourism policies.

Will Indo-Pak thaw boost tourism?

Will Indo-Pak thaw boost tourism?

Rediff.com25 Apr 2005

State-of-the-art Ayodhya airport set for takeoff, Modi to open on Saturday

State-of-the-art Ayodhya airport set for takeoff, Modi to open on Saturday

Rediff.com29 Dec 2023

The main road that leads from Sitapur Road side to the airport has been decked up with several posters carrying images of Prime Minister Modi, and a welcome message.

Budget: e-Visas at 9 airports to encourage tourism

Budget: e-Visas at 9 airports to encourage tourism

Rediff.com10 Jul 2014

Finance Minister presented the Budget in Parliament on Thursday.

Eco-tourism hub around Tehri dam

Eco-tourism hub around Tehri dam

Rediff.com20 Feb 2009

The Uttarakhand government has decided to set up an international eco-tourism hub around the 42 sq km area of the 2,400-Mw Tehri dam reservoir.

Snowfall, rain hit normal life in Himachal; 720 roads blocked

Snowfall, rain hit normal life in Himachal; 720 roads blocked

Rediff.com2 Feb 2024

As many as 720 roads, including four national highways, in Himachal Pradesh are blocked following snow while 2,243 transformers are disrupted.