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High court bans all water sports in Uttarakhand
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
Aviation minister says to review Air India stake sale plan soon
India will soon review a plan to sell a stake in Air India, Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu said, weeks after the government found no takers for the beleaguered flag
India airline passenger growth slips to slowest in eight months as fares rise
Number of passengers flown last month rose about 17% on-year to 11.9 million. Air passenger traffic in India grew at the slowest pace in eight months in May as rising
Bad luck for tourism follows after the Govt. collapsed in J&K
With the collapse of BJP-PDP Alliance, Mehbooba Mufti quits as the CM of J&K and the state has been declared under Governor Rule making it a worse condition for tourism
Macedonia signs ‘historic’ agreement with Greece to change its name
Since 1991, Athens had objected to its neighbour being called Macedonia because it has its own northern province of the same name. Greece and Macedonia signed a historic preliminary agreement to rename the
Railways plan to carry out major maintenance works on Sundays
Travelling by train over the weekend may get cumbersome as the railways has decided to undertake major maintenance works across all its zones on Sundays. However, if a train gets
Bullet train project extremely essential for India, says Railway Board Chief
He added that the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed corridor has a deadline of December 2022 and said the Railways was hopeful of completing it by then. Calling the bullet train “extremely
Rajnath Singh to travel to Mongolia on June 21
The home minister’s visit is likely to further intensify the bilateral relations in various key areas. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had in 2015 visited Mongolia, first ever visit by an
European Union film fest to travel to 11 Indian cities
Information and Broadcasting Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore inaugurated the European Union Film Festival at Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi. Speaking on the occasion, Rathore said it is a big step
President Ram Nath Kovind to deliver India’s Europe policy in Athens
As President Ram Nath Kovind makes his first trip to countries outside Africa, the Indian government is using the President to deliver an important policy speech in Greece on Monday.
