Belarus admitted as the 10th member of SCO; Summit adopts document on counter-terrorismAt the SCO Summit, Belarus was admitted as the 10th member. Leaders highlighted SCO's role in international relations and discussed initiat...
04 Jul, 2024, 04.01 PM IST
Hone our healer instinctIndia has seen a dramatic rise in medical tourism, with recent figures revealing that the number of medical tourists to the country rose to...
19 Jul, 2023, 11.14 PM IST
Indian Foreign Minister urges industry to take greater interest in Central AsiaThe suggestions were made by Jaishankar at the first ever India-Central Asia Business Council meeting. “I would like to say that within the...
06 Feb, 2020, 07.39 PM IST
Tourism ministry considers boosting numbers of Chinese touristsThe ministry will be setting up its first office in China in Beijing very soon, besides conducting roadshows in three or four Chinese citie...
28 Jul, 2018, 04.30 PM IST
Maharashtra aims to become top medical tourism destination"Our objective is to provide infrastructure, hospitals and medical facilities in Pune, Nagpur and other centres across the state," she adde...
28 Nov, 2016, 09.00 PM IST
Inquiry instituted into renewal of FCRA licence of Zakir Naik's NGOThe probes being undergoing against Naik for allegedly radicalisation youths and attracting them towards extremism.
05 Sep, 2016, 09.41 PM IST
Congress wants to open sensitive areas for touristsThe underdeveloped and restricted areas in Kargil, could be promoted along with Kargil War Memorial, which is already famous and attracts t...
28 Jun, 2016, 12.54 AM IST
As Centre eases permit conditions, visiting Leh-Ladakh won’t be an uphill climb for foreign touristsSome of Ladakh’s most spectacular spots such as Pangong Tso and Nubra Valley are no longer out of bounds to single foreign travellers.
15 Jun, 2016, 06.59 AM IST
From Uttar Pradesh to Pakistan, a terror-inspired tripIn 2012, he contacted Umar's deputy, Qasim, also a resident of Sambhal but who had migrated to accompany his master.
17 Dec, 2015, 12.19 PM IST
Indian medical tourism industry to touch $8 billion by 2020: Grant ThorntonAccording to a CII - Grant Thornton white paper, cost is a major driver for nearly 80 per cent of medical tourists across the globe.
01 Nov, 2015, 12.18 PM IST
'India ranks among top 3 medical tourism destinations in Asia'India is known for cost-effective medical treatments along with high standards in cardiology, orthopaedics, nephrology, oncology and neuro ...
01 Sep, 2014, 08.37 PM IST
E-visa for tourists to roll out by October; move expected to boost tourismStepping up efforts to boost tourism and attract more foreign tourists, government plans to roll out e-visa system by beginning of tourist ...
21 Aug, 2014, 09.52 PM IST
Guide visitors to a safe, incredible India to boost tourismLast year India attracted 6.8 million tourists. The same year Thailand, , received 148 million and tiny Singapore got 102.5 million tourist...
24 May, 2014, 12.18 PM IST
South Korea to get visa-on-arrival facility from April 15The number of South Korean visitors to the country is expected to increase as the government has extended the visa-on-arrival facility to t...
03 Apr, 2014, 08.16 PM IST
- 2012 saw new campaigns to woo tourists
The tourism industry in 2012 showed some signs of recovery with an increase in the number of visitors flocking the country after a bad seas...
30 Dec, 2012, 11.58 AM IST
- India for concerted efforts to promote tourism in SAARC region
India underlined the need for jointly exploring ways to promote tourism in SAARC countries, whose growth potential have not yet been fully ...
06 Jul, 2012, 05.12 PM IST
- Medical tourism industry to touch Rs 10,800 cr by 2015: Assocham
The inflow of medical tourists in India is also likely to cross 32 lakh by 2015 from the current level of 8.5 lakh, it said.
05 Aug, 2011, 03.09 PM IST