Cabinet reshuffle buzz: Soni, Sahay out, Chiranjeevi in

The stage is set now for a major revamp of the Union Council of Ministers on Sunday with the likely induction of at least ten new faces and promotion of some ministers of state, besides a rejig in......

Nalanda: Huan Tsang memorial hall opens

The Xuan Zang (Huan Tsang) memorial hall in Bihar's Nalanda was inaugurated on Monday to mark the strengthening of Indo-China cultural friendship. The holy relics of Huan Tsang, 7th century Chinese......

Ram row: Ambika Soni keeps fingers crossed

Senior congress leader Janardhan Dewedi wrote a letter to the leaders to desist from making any statement on the Ram affidavit issue as the party treated the matter to be closed. But there were......

It's final: Cabinet reshuffle at 11.30 am on Sunday

Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh is all set to carry a major reshuffle in his Cabinet that is scheduled to take place around 11:30 am on Sunday. The reshuffle is likely to see the inclusion of......

India numero uno travel destination

Known for its incredible snake charmers and age-old monuments to the world of tourism, India has emerged as the numero uno travel destinations trailing beauties of Italy, Thailand, Australia and......

Tourism industry got a boost in 2007

With the country racing to meet the Commonwealth Games deadline, the year 2007 saw the tourism industry bargaining tax sops for budget hoteliers and those wishing to double up their homes as......

5 mn foreign tourists visited India in 2007

Around five million foreign tourists had visited India in 2007 which was a big jump from the 3.92 million tourists during the previous year, Union Tourism and Culture Minister Ambika Soni said on......

India may allow visa on arrival by 09

In a bid to promote tourism, India may allow issuance of visa on arrival, sometime in 2009. "We have been working hard for a visa-on-arrival scheme. It could hopefully happen in 2009," Union......