New Year's Eve 2025: Hotel rates rise 10–20% as festive packages get granderNew Year's Eve packages for 2026 are seeing a 10-20% increase in daily rates compared to last year, with hotels offering enhanced experienc...
02 Jan, 2026, 04.24 PM IST
Hotels gear up for busy Independence Day weekendHotels and resorts across India are experiencing high demand for the Independence Day long weekend, with many destinations already signific...
25 Jul, 2025, 09.50 AM IST
Madras HC orders Tamil Nadu govt to publish photos of President, PM in ads of Chess OlympiadThe court also called for strict action to be taken against those involved in the tampering of ads with photos of the President and Prime M...
29 Jul, 2022, 08.23 AM IST
COVID stress continues for Tamil Nadu, Kerala tourism; Karnataka seeing green-shootsThis dip in tourism has forced many tour operators who were earlier on the brink of folding up to down their shutters and move on to other ...
01 Nov, 2020, 02.28 PM IST
Mischief lies in continuing to emotionally manipulate people: Kamal HaasanThe actor-turned-politician called out the PMO for saying the opposition was giving a "mischievous interpretation" to the Prime Minister's ...
21 Jun, 2020, 08.21 PM IST
Chinese helicopters spotted along Sino-India border in Eastern Ladakh: SourcesThe situation in the area remained tensed after the violent clashes between the troops on Tuesday evening, they said.Next day, both sides a...
12 May, 2020, 02.53 PM IST
PM Modi gifts Xi image embossed silk shawl to Chinese premierXi Jinping, in reciprocation, gifted a porcelain memento, which had Modi's image.
12 Oct, 2019, 06.23 PM IST
PM Modi, China President Xi Jinping hold talks on second day of informal summitModi and Xi exchanged views facing the sea front in the luxury Taj resort Fisherman's Cove.
12 Oct, 2019, 12.19 PM IST
PM Modi welcomes Xi in TN's traditional 'veshti'; wins praiseAttired in a striking Tamil traditional 'karai veshti' (dhoti with a border in green), angavastram (a shawl), and a half sleeve white shirt...
11 Oct, 2019, 07.53 PM IST
Xi Jinping arrives in Mamallapuram; Received by PM ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi, who reached Mamallapuram ahead of Xi by a chopper, received the Chinese leader at Arjuna's penance monument.
11 Oct, 2019, 05.31 PM IST
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Chennai to a grand welcomeThe visit comes soon after the recent episode of turbulence in bilateral ties over India's withdrawal of J&K's special status.
11 Oct, 2019, 02.25 PM IST
Mamallapuram summit: Modi, Xi expected to attempt ways to fashion re-balance in tiesThe first informal summit between the two leaders was held in the picturesque Chinese lake city of Wuhan in April 2018.
11 Oct, 2019, 12.50 PM IST
Narendra Modi-Xi Jinping by sea: Four meetings in 24 hoursFour separate meetings together, lasting well over five hours, with the highlight being a tete-a-tete on the manicured lawns of a seaside r...
07 Oct, 2019, 10.37 AM IST
As China flexes muscles, India kicks off military drillThe Him Vijay exercise will be in full throttle when Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit India later this month for the secon...
03 Oct, 2019, 10.30 AM IST
Chennaiites trot the globe, fly abroad for long weekendsPeople used to travel to some nearby getaway spots near Chennai. This trend is changing because hotels and resorts are expensive here.
09 Jul, 2016, 04.18 PM IST
From Maldives to Chennai, message travels in a champagne bottleA message bottle tossed into the sea by Scottish couple on their honeymoon in Maldives washed up on the coast of Mamallapuram, eight months...
01 Feb, 2016, 02.58 PM IST
- Hong Kong co plans India foray
Hong Kong-based multinational company QI on Sunday said it would invest upto $200 million in India in the next five years.
18 Feb, 2007, 02.30 PM IST