Cabo Verde, which has a population of about 5.5 lakh, was competing in the World Cup for the first time. Its campaign ended with a 3-2 defeat to Argentina in the Round of 32.
Ladakh government's spokesperson said that the accused drivers were ‘found violating provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act’. This is the first major crackdown by the Union Territory.
Consulates and embassies are more sceptical of Indian applicants than they used to be. Too many Indians apply for tourist visas while their true intention is to emigrate.
Among the host of guidelines were directions to maintain fire safety, law and order, food safety laws, and the need for a structured inspection and enforcement mechanism.
It’s time we stop flexing our tourism potential and start building a genuine tourism culture. One that goes beyond the platitudinous slogan of atithi devo bhava.
Tourists are reportedly stuck in kilometres-long jams on roads leading to Shimla and Manali. Some X users joked that they spent more time in traffic than sightseeing.
The tourist visa—a bureaucratic inconvenience for the privileged class—has become a marker of credibility for aspirational travellers. And everyone wants the money shot for Instagram.
According to Nepal investigators, guides secretly fed baking soda to induce severe illness among foreigners, causing gastrointestinal distress mimicking altitude sickness.
The operating ideology that accessibility is unqualified good and that no peak should be beyond reach turns the mountains into something to be consumed rather than reckoned with.
A champion of cross-border diplomacy, the former Army Chief brought together Indian and Pakistani military leaders to celebrate their shared alma mater.
India’s transmission system failed to absorb more than 8 billion kilowatt-hours of power in April to June, when 63 billion actually reached the system.
Maritime security agreement opens avenues for joint development of naval ships and design, greater use of Indian shipbuilding and repair facilities by Japan.
Forty years ago this week, ‘Khalistan Commando Force’ assassins were closing in on Gen Vaidya. So callous was the security of the just-retired Army chief that he was given a solitary police gunman
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