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President to inaugurate “International Buddhist Conclave 2018” tomorrow
The President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind will inaugurate the “International Buddhist Conclave (IBC), 2018” in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi tomorrow. The Minister of State (Independent charge), Shri K.J. Alphons
Japan to assist railway safety in India
Japan will offer railway safety technology to India, where fatal train accidents are frequent. Each year India has nearly 100 train accidents, which are blamed on dilapidated railway facilities and poor
Mughalsarai railway station officially renamed Deen Dayal Uphadyay Junction
Mughalsarai Junction on Sunday was officially renamed as Deen Dayal Uphadyay Junction with BJP president Amit Shah, Railway Minister Piyush Goel and UP CM Yogi Adityanath flagging off a passenger
Cholada Siddhivarn appointed as the new director of TAT Mumbai
Cholada Siddhivarn has been appointed as director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand in Mumbai. She and her team in Mumbai will cover western and southern India as well as
India, Nepal to set up a joint forum to promote tourism
Indo-Nepal Tourism Forum to be set up for mutual consultation and promotion of tourism, said India’s Tourism Minister. Ramayana and Buddhist circuits to be promoted through common branding by India
Government has no plan to completely exit Air India, says Jayant Sinha
The government remains committed to the disinvestment of Air India but has no plan to exit the national carrier altogether, Union minister Jayant Sinha said recently. The proposed stake sale
Over 1.6 lakh people visited India for cruise tourism in 2017-18
More than 1.6 lakh people visited India for cruise tourism in 2017 -18 Tourism Minister K J Alphons told Parliament recently. In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, the minister said a task force on cruise tourism was
Govt to roll out DigiYatra offering for air passengers soon
The facility will use digital technology to enhance air passenger experience all the way from ticket booking to airport entry check, security check and aircraft boarding. Having worked on the
ASI unearths hidden underground chamber in Red Fort
A hidden underground chamber has been recently uncovered by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) personnel in Red Fort. The ASI personnel stumbled upon this chamber when they were in
DGCA to regulate air traffic controllers
With global aviation watchdog ICAO giving low score to India after safety oversight audit, the government has decided to entrust the regulation of air traffic controllers with the DGCA. With
