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Mumbai’s Victorian Gothic and Art Deco buildings get UNESCO’s world heritage tag
Mumbai’s Art Deco buildings — believed to be the world’s second largest collection after Miami — were added on Saturday to UNESCO’s World Heritage List alongside the city’s better-known Victorian
Railways steps in after UNESCO warns Darjeeling toy train off track
The ‘toy train’ and stations of Darjeeling were declared World Heritage sites two decades ago, then a first for India. Alterations, destruction of some structures, disposing of heritage railway material
Railways, Odisha plan to run luxury train soon
The Indian Railways and the Odisha government are planning to jointly introduce a luxury train like ‘Palace on Wheels’ in the state to attract high-end and foreign tourists. A discussion
Amarnath Yatra suspended due to bad weather
The third batch of over 2,876 pilgrims had left Bhagwati Nagar base camp in a fleet of 90 vehicles under tight security at today morning. However, they will now have
Jet Airways plans to buy 75 more Boeing 737 MAX planes
Jet Airways said that it has entered into an agreement with Boeing to purchase 75 more 737 MAX aircraft. With the latest move, the full service carrier could buy up
Air India to increase frequency of Delhi-Tel Aviv flight
Air India’s direct thrice a week flight service to Israel began this year on March 22, twenty-five years after India and Israel established diplomatic relations. Air India is set to
Govt facing no stress in acquiring land for bullet train project: Piyush Goyal
“Environmental and social impact studies either have been completed or are near completion. I personally don’t see any stress in getting the land (for the project),” Piyush Goyal told reporters
A better deal is needed for adventure tourism post HC’s ban on water sports
In an order which is likely to have far-reaching implications for Uttarakhand’s adventure tourism sector, the high court has banned all water sports, paragliding and white river rafting in the
Soon, book your Indian Railways train tickets with IRCTC payment aggregator – iPay
Soon, passengers or users while booking their train tickets through the official website of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) or IRCTC’s Rail Connect app, won’t need any third
Bullet train land protest in Gujarat
Farmers from Surat district on Thursday approached Gujarat High Court against a preliminary notification issued by the state government for acquisition of land for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail project. The
