Celebrities promote Lakshadweep post-Modi visit; slam Maldivian ministers

Indian cine stars such as Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and Shraddha Kapoor along with other prominent personalities on Sunday appealed to fans to "explore Indian islands" and coastal destinations,......

On Bose's birthday Modi names 21 Andaman islands after PVC awardees

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday virtually unveiled the model of a proposed memorial dedicated to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, to be set up in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and said it will......

Cyclone 'Sitrang' likely to be formed by October 24

A low-pressure area over the north Andaman sea that on Saturday intensified into a depression, around 1,460 km south-southeast of Sagar Island in West Bengal, is expected to take the shape of a......

Nicobar to lose 8.5 lakh rainforest trees for mega project

The Union environment ministry's expert appraisal committee has given its nod for the development of a strategically-crucial, multi-component mega project in the Great Nicobar Island which will......

Rail budget a competent job: Manmohan Singh

The 2009/10 Railways Budget is a competent job, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday. The Railway Budget speech underscored the Congress party-led government's focus on......

Why tourism in India fails to boom

Reading a recent news report that Thailand's Phuket island alone received 2.44 million tourists in the first half of 2007, about the number India used to receive in a full year until not too long......

Indian hotels with unique designs

There are times when you don't want to step out of your hotel room. And in such situations you feel helpless if your room is boring. Our verdict: always step into a hotel room which boasts of a......

Want to beat the Mumbai heat? Go to Lonavala

Want to give the oppressive summer heat the skip? Want to holiday in the hills? Want to go somewhere nice and peaceful? How will you choose the right travel destination? How can you make your......

Kaala Paani Review: Slow-Paced 'Thriller'

The earnestness of the actors keep Kaala Paani from drowning, observes Deepa Gahlot. Kaala Paani makes all the right au courant noises, particularly significant after the COVID pandemic. Set in......

Parineeti Chopra's Amazing Australian holiday

Stars go for the loveliest holidays. Aashka Goradia and her husband Brent Goble went to the Andaman islands. Priyanka Chopra had a fun holiday in Prague. Sanya Malhotra took us to Europe. Aamir......

Aashka-Brent's amazing Andaman holiday

Stars go for the loveliest holidays. Hina Khan went on a holiday to Dubai. Malaika Arora Khan had a lovely holiday in the Maldives. Celina Jaitly visited Shanghai, Beijing, Sanya with her family.......

Peeya's tsunami experience!

After finishing shooting for an English film, Truck Of Dreams, actress Peeya Rai Choudhury went off with a group of friends to holiday in the Andamans on December 18.On December 26, when the......