Tamil Nadu trip planning itinerary: Know the costs, where to stay, places to visit and moreIf, instead of foreign holidays, you prefer to travel within India, here’s a series to help you plan the best vacations in each of the 28 s...
01 Apr, 2024, 06.30 AM IST
'Temples are not tourist spots': HC asks authorities to restrict entry of 'Non-Hindus' into templesThe Madras High Court has directed Tamil Nadu's Hindu religious department to restrict non-Hindu entry beyond temple flagpoles statewide. J...
31 Jan, 2024, 11.57 AM IST
India showcases its ancient culture and heritage through immersive technologies at G20Who VR™, a Bangalore-based startup is showcasing Indian heritage through immersive technologies like virtual reality (VR), augmented realit...
05 Jun, 2023, 05.17 PM IST
India's G20 presidency set to start from today, 100 monuments to be illuminatedOn the occasion, 100 monuments including UNESCO world heritage sites bearing the G-20 logo will be illuminated for seven days from December...
01 Dec, 2022, 08.41 AM IST
La la lockdown: Sale of musical instruments hits a high note amid pandemicLast year, when Indians hunkered down at home during the lockdown, some bought ukuleles to bring a few strains of music into their secluded...
28 Mar, 2021, 09.29 AM IST
National icons, yoga and ‘sanskaar’ in the Indian toy storyThe Department of Promotion of Industry and Trade will hold its first multi-ministry consultation on the scheme on Wednesday. The tentative...
15 Sep, 2020, 09.45 AM IST
New itineraries: Four key tourism trends that shatter some mythsThe tourism landscape is seeing interesting changes, here are four trends that are at the shattering myths.
29 Sep, 2019, 09.17 AM IST
Proposal to include cancer in Jan Arogya Yojana under study: Union MinisterThe Centre is providing three types of cancer treatment at present under a different scheme, and is studying the proposal to include the de...
07 Sep, 2019, 05.40 PM IST
SpiceJet starts direct flight between Kolkata and Lilabari under UDAN schemeThe unserved market of Lilabari, located in the Lakhimpur district of Assam, was awarded to SpiceJet under the second phase of Ude Desh Ka ...
26 Dec, 2018, 10.25 PM IST
Travel Buzz: Tamil Nadu to soon get its tourism appThe Tourism Department wants the apps to be attractive, efficient and take minimum time for downloading using latest technology.
09 Jun, 2016, 05.08 AM IST
'Proposals approved for 12 states under national libraries mission'"The proposals of 12 states have been approved and fund released to three of them," Culture and Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma said in a wr...
21 Dec, 2015, 04.48 PM IST
Railway Budget 2013: Full text of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's speechBansal, on Tuesday, presented his maiden Railway Budget in the Lok Sabha announcing a slew of measures to improve passenger experience and ...
26 Feb, 2013, 03.04 PM IST
- Better marketing, improved infra to boost religious tourism: Report
The government should take steps like special marketing strategy, developing tourism circuits and scrutinising religious trusts to boost re...
16 Apr, 2012, 04.41 PM IST
- Huge potential for Indian property developers in the Gulf
Together with Qatari partners, foreigners can invest in all sectors except banking, insurance, commercial agencies and real estate. NRIs ke...
11 Nov, 2009, 10.51 PM IST
- TN to tap health tourism
The Tamil Nadu tourism department is initiating steps to promote the ‘illness to wellness concept’ by dove-tailing tourism with healthcare,...
01 Sep, 2006, 02.55 AM IST
- Budget '06: Full text
Twenty months ago, when I presented the first Budget of the UPA Government, I asked Honourable Members - and the people of this country - t...
28 Feb, 2006, 01.29 PM IST