Bihar: Ayurvedic therapy to woo tourists

Bihar's tourism department is planning to offer an ayurvedic therapy package to woo tourists, both foreign and domestic, to visit historic Buddhist sites and experience health rejuvenation.The......

Nalanda University is reborn with 12 students

The ancient Nalanda University re-started its academic session on Monday in a low-key manner at its newly-established campus at Rajgir.Its formal inauguration is expected later this month by......

Low-profile RSS man Vijay Rupani back at the helm

The 61-year-old steered the party machinery in Gujarat, neutralising the incumbency factor against his government and surviving quota stir by the Patidar community, the bedrock of the party’s......

Indian peace bus arrives in Lahore

A bus carrying 39 Indian passengers arrived in the Pakistani city of Lahore from Amritsar on Tuesday after the two countries opened the first road link between the two sides of Punjab in an effort......

Now, a coconut trail to attract tourists

In a first of its kind venture by any coconut producing country, India is mulling launching a 'Coconut Trail' across various states producing the wonder nut, which would give tourists an insight......

AI's new chief features in record books, has garden named after him

Air India's new chief Ashwani Lohani is a man of many parts. Here are 10 interesting facts about him. Image: Ashwani Lohani to head Air India.     Leadership is not about creating......

Tourism hit by weak rupee, petrol price hike

Chandni Luthra, former vice president of Indian Tourism Development Corporation, feels that the tourism sector has been hit badly by the dollor rupee conversion rate and recent steep hike of Rs......

CII to work on tourism corridor for East

In a bid to boost tourism in the eastern part of the country and promote an integrated Eastern India tourism corridor comprising five states-West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa and......

Ex-India captain Dilip Tirkey files nomination for HI president's post

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Dilip Tirkey/Twitter Former India captain and Olympian Dilip Tirkey on Sunday filed his nomination for the post of Hockey India (HI) president. After submitting his......