The Border Security Force (BSF) has lodged a protest with Pakistan Rangers over unprovoked cross-border firing at a forward post in the Arnia sector along the Indo-Pak border, in which a BSF jawan and a woman were injured, officials said on Saturday. The BSF took up the issue with Pakistan […]
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Former Haryana Congress chief Ashok Tanwar to join AAP today
Former Lok Sabha MP Ashok Tanwar is all set to join the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday in Delhi. Tanwar had joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in November 2021. The move of Tanwar is coming on the back of the AAP sweeping the recently held Assembly elections in Punjab. […]
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Bulgaria ranks sixth among ten poorest countries in Europe
Political conflicts, wars, high unemployment: People in Europe are also struggling to survive. An overview of the economically weakest regions is made by “WirtschaftsWoche”. Whether it is Luxembourg, Switzerland or Norway, the focus is often on the wealth of European countries. But there are always two sides to the coin. […]
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India to resume Tourist Visa as as Covid situation eases
India will reopen to tourism from October 15, the government said, after more than a year of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. Foreign nationals will be able to apply for a visa for the first time since March 2020, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government imposed a strict lockdown […]
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Sikkim attracting more tourists due to unpallaraled natural beauty
Sikkim, the second smallest and the least populated state located in North-eastern part of India is a beautiful gem in the lap of nature. Rich in culture and heritage the state nestles plenty of Mountains, Glaciers, Rivers, Caves, National Parks, Hot water springs and Bird Sanctuaries to satiate the appetite of the […]
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Indians want to visit Thailand, says Tourism Authority of Thailand
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) reported last week that Thailand is one of the top three destinations Indians say they want to visit when going abroad. TAT quoted research on Indian travel needs conducted by British travel group, Thomas Cook, in June this year which revealed that of the 4,000 people surveyed, […]
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France submits the baguette for Unesco heritage status
France has chosen the baguette as its candidate for Unesco intangible cultural heritage status, the government said yesterday, seeking recognition for that most quintessential of French symbols While berets and strings of garlic around the neck might be more stereotype than reality these days, long loaves of bread are still […]
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Japan welcomes cherry blossoms with early spring, but Covid-19 limits festivities
An early spring in Japan is drawing cherry blossom fans to Tokyo’s parks. But the government has urged people to limit traditional festivities to prevent a resurgence of Covid-19 infections. EARLY SPRING ARRIVES IN JAPAN The flowers known as “sakura” were in full bloom on Tuesday, almost two weeks earlier […]
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Turkey eyes 25 million foreign visitors in 2021, tourism officials say
Turkey’s tourism sector hopes to bring in 25 million foreign visitors in 2021 as coronavirus vaccines boost hopes of a better year, after a decline in tourist numbers caused by the pandemic. Tourism industry sources say it will take at least two years for the number of arrivals to reach […]
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Most powerful passports 2021 list revealed. India ranks 85
2020 brought travel industry to a halt. While we isolated inside our homes, our passports were also left unused. However, the updated Henley and Partners Passport Index of 2021 has come out with a new ranking of the world’s most powerful passports, and India ranks 85th on the new list. […]
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Australia on high alert after overseas travellers bring new Covid-19 strains
Australia’s health officials said on Saturday they are on high alert after cases of highly transmissible new variants of the coronavirus, discovered in Britain and South Africa, have made it into the country. Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, on Saturday went into a three-day strict lockdown after the discovery of […]
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Saudi Arabia to resume international travel from March 31
Saudi Arabia will lift a ban on international flights from Wednesday March 31, the state news agency SPA said on Friday. The country will allow its citizens to travel abroad and then return from March 31, and will open all air, land and sea ports from the same date, the […]
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UK music festivals call for help to survive until summer
Britain’s music festivals will have to start pulling the plug on events for the second year in succession if they do not get government support to give them the confidence to book acts and contractors, the industry said on Tuesday. Jamie Njoku-Goodwin, chief executive at music industry trade body UK […]
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Pandemic empties blue-hued Moroccan tourist town
When Covid-19 hit Morocco, the mountainous town of Chefchaouen was one of the few that registered no cases. The picturesque town, its facades painted in distinctive hues of blue, shut its small population off from the world, and kept the virus out for months. Now, as the North African nation […]
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Egypt eyes slow return for tourism after revenues dive in 2020
Egypt’s tourism sector is eying a gradual recovery after revenues plunged by nearly 70% to $4 billion in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the tourism minister and travel companies said. The number of tourists visiting Egypt sank to 3.5 million last year from 13.1 million in 2019, Tourism and […]