Ayodhya And India's New Tryst With Destiny

If Saudi Arabia, with just two Muslim holy sites of Mecca and Medina, can create a huge tourism-based ecosystem beyond oil, Ayodhya is sure to become the world's hottest religious tourism site in......

Modi unveils Mahatma's statue at site of world's first N-attack

The Gandhian ideals of peace and harmony reverberate globally and give strength to millions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday as he unveiled a bust of Mahatma Gandhi in Hiroshima in......

Omicron: Concerns mount as South African Covid rate doubles

South Africa's new cases of coronavirus doubled in a day, mounting pressure on the government to review the limitations on public gatherings for unvaccinated people. IMAGE: A nurse prepares a dose......

Omicron scare: Botswana woman traced to Army-run college in MP's Jabalpur

Madhya Pradesh health authorities on Monday managed to trace a 34-year-old woman from Botswana, a country in southern Africa where Omicron variant of coronavirus has been detected, in Jabalpur, a......

Coronavirus impact: Saudi move to halt pilgrimages to hit Indian carriers

Over 50 per cent of all traffic to Jeddah consists pilgrims headed to Mecca and Medina. Saudi Arabia’s decision to halt religious tours to the kingdom to contain the spread of coronavirus......

How to build a business in the Himalayas

The Alams saw the magical spot while on a drive to the hills.A few years later they set up home and a small hand woven shawl business, hiring local weavers, using local wool and natural colours......

Kolkatans be ready, soon a ropeway will make your travel easier

'To curb pollution and counter global warming, one has to think of alternative transportation system' 'Once implemented, Curvo can act efficiently as air ambulances' 'It is safe, fast, pollution......

World's powerful, costliest and cheapest passports!

Planning to travel abroad? The nationality of your passport has a big impact on your travel plans. Image: 75 per cent of people surveyed said visa free entry to countries make a passport powerful.......

Will Om Puri, Ila Arun make it to the Oscars?

Rediff.com's Arthur J Pais reports from the Toronto International Film Festival. Do you know who you really are? The way the angry woman asks the question in the movie West Is West and the way her......

Holidaying with Bollywood stars

Come summer and most of us itch to pack our bags and head out of town/country to enjoy a much-deserved vacation.  Regardless of what season, movie stars get to travel a lot more frequently......

Buzz: BCCI sponsors not concerned over Ganguly endorsing rival

IMAGE: BCCI president Sourav Ganguly. Photograph: ANI BCCI president Sourav Ganguly endorsing fantasy gaming platform My11Circle does not concern its direct rivals and the board's official......

Ex-New Zealand pacer O'Brien fears for wife's life

'The big bit for me is my wife has a lung condition where if she gets any sort of chest infection it can take time off her life.' IMAGE: Former Zealand pacer Iain O'Brien, who now lives with his......

India shorten practice match citing 'heatwave' in England

IMAGE: India players at a practice session on Tuesday. Photograph: Kind courtesy, BCCI/Twitter India's four-day practice match against county side Essex was reduced to three days due to the......

Allan Lamb: 'Kohli looks absolutely brilliant'

'If he carries on playing and if he stays fit, he will go past Tendulkar.' IMAGE: Virat Kohli has the potential to break Sachin Tendulkar's batting records, feels Allan Lamb. Photograph: Cameron......