Deepotsav 8.0: Ayodhya sets two world records

Two Guinness World Records -- most people performing 'aarti' simultaneously and the largest display of oil lamps -- were set at the eighth edition of Deepotsav in Ayodhya on Wednesday. IMAGE:......

Modi inaugurates Z-Morh tunnel in J-K

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the strategically important Z-Morh tunnel in the Sonamarg area of Jammu and Kashmir which will make the tourist resort accessible round the year.......

Mt Everest scenic area shut after Tibet earthquake

China has closed for tourists the scenic areas of its side of Mt Everest, also known as Mount Qomolangma, following a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that jolted Dingri County in the Tibet Autonomous......

Modi keeps promises: PM assures Kashmiris on statehood

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asserted that he would keep promises he had made to the people of Jammu and Kashmir, a statement seen as an oblique reference to the demand for restoration of......

Trade issues that India, Saudi Arabia discussed

India and Saudi Arabia on Monday decided to expedite implementation of the $50 billion West Coast refinery project, and identified energy, defence, semiconductor and space as areas for intensified......

India Moves From China to Taiwan For High-Tech Imports

India's overall imports from Taiwan during April-February rose by 34 per cent to $7.5 billion. Kindly note the image has only been published for representational purposes. Photograph: Kim......

Bengal's tea industry seeks a new flavour

The alpona (artwork) on the steep, winding road leading to Makaibari bears testimony to the visit of G20 delegates for the second tourism working group meeting in April last year. Photograph:......

Temple fever grips Indians, lifts travel demand and hotel bookings

Online travel portals are flooded with flight and train bookings, hotels teeming with requests for accommodation, and spiritual merchandise on e-commerce platforms is selling like hotcakes. IMAGE:......

Bawaal Review: Varun-Janhvi Juggle History And Honeymoon

Varun Dhawan finds a sweet spot between an Ayushmann Khurrana role-meets-a Salman Khan role and makes it his own, notes Sukanya Verma. He's full of shit. She's full of smarts. Together, they......

Saudi Arabia opens door to LGBTQ fans for World Cup

'You will be welcome in Saudi Arabia as that respect and welcome is to everyone from all around the world' Photograph: Kind Courtesy FIFA.com  Hammad Albalawi, head of Saudi Arabia's......

Will World Champions India travel to Maldives?

  IMAGE: India Captain Rohit Sharma poses with the ICC T20 World Cup trophy at the BCCI headquarters. Photograph: BCCI The recently-crowned T20 world champion Indian cricket team has been......

China furious over Messi's Hong Kong no show

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......

Why Hardik Plans To Ditch Maldives...

IMAGE: Hardik Pandya, Natasa Stankovic and son Agastya enjoy the bearch in Chennai, May 30, 2021. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Natasa Stankovic/Instagram   Dismayed by Maldivian ministerial......