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Paschimbanga Divas revives debate over Bengal's birth, identity and historical memoryWest Bengal's June 20, marking its partition-era birth, has become a potent political symbol. The BJP government's official observance of P...- Trump's birthright citizenship ban could sideline major athletes from the World CupThe US policy of birthright citizenship, which lets athletes like Folarin Balogun play for the States, is now being challenged in the Supre...
- African solo traveller left in tears after India trip, shares 5 life lessons from civilization once among world’s richest: 'Soul of this place...'A 21-year-old African solo traveller’s viral video has struck a chord online after he shared deeply personal reflections on India’s colonia...
- Reports again raise spectre of 'demolition' of Patna's Sultan Palace, spark outcryThe Bihar Cabinet has greenlit plans for a luxurious five-star heritage hotel at the Sultan Palace, a remarkable edifice constructed in 192...
- Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurates Kaziranga Heritage resortKaziranga Heritage Hospitality has officially opened its doors in the breathtaking Kaziranga National Park. This remarkable establishment i...
- India's 'approvals economy': Why businesses need fewer permissions and more trustIndia’s shift to e-files has improved efficiency, but a deep-rooted ‘approvals economy’ still slows business. Experts call for self-certifi...
- Beside Vasco da Gama’s tomb, 500 years later: A story of neglected opportunities to lure foreign touristsIndia’s tourism sector needs a fresh and dynamic approach. Leveraging colonial legacies and historical sites could attract more foreign vis...
- What’s in a name? How exonyms and endonyms shape culinary identitiesThe term “Goanese,” once used to describe people from Goa, has become a controversial exonym with derogatory connotations due to its histor...
- Thanksgiving 2023: Maine disavows ties to a holiday with "complicated history"Maine denies any connection to the event, despite historical evidence pointing to the state as the possible site of the First Thanksgiving....
- Tata's Indian Hotels Company expands reach with new unit in KolkataIn a recent announcement, Tata group's Indian Hotels Company revealed the inauguration of Taj Taal Kutir in Kolkata. Situated in close prox...
- Vietnam to extend e-visa validity to 90 daysVietnam’s parliament has approved the extension of electronic visas for inbound visitors, which will be increased from 30 days to 90 days. ...
- Sardar Patel: The man behind Ek BharatEk Bharat Shreshtha Bharat is an emotion wherein different cultural units access varied geographies, coalesce and interact with each other,...
- Projecting history in new lightThe controversy over redesign of Jallianwala Bagh has centred on the murals added to the previously starkly bare passage. But there has als...
- India's first Labour Movement museum to come up in KeralaThe museum will feature a huge repository of documents and exhibits that shaped the labour movements across the continents and impacted Ala...
- Demolishing statues to renaming roads, here's Bangaluru's politics of uncomfortable historyMark Cubbon was the longest-serving commissioner of the erstwhile Mysore State and arguably the most-remembered British administrator in Be...
- ‘The idea of telling a story through monuments seems largely alien to ASI’s thinking’Catherine B Asher spoke to Indrajit Hazra about how tourism can be used to preserve the past, the need for a ‘strong, and rational, well-fu...
- Kerala Tourism Development Corporation launches AyurbodhaUnder the initiative, the traveller can stay at any of the KTDC resorts in Kerala and learn about the ancient medicinal stream of Ayurveda.
- French aid sought for developing tourism in PuducherryP Rajavelu wanted France to strengthen international cooperation in various aspects of tourism activities in Puducherry, a former French co...
- Maharashtra loses many bat coloniesSeveral bat colonies in the state have ceased to exist due to development, renovation in old structures or by pest control.
- 'Mexican visa in a day for Indians'In India recently to promote the country, Mexican tourism minister Gloria Guevara spoke to Ranjeni A Singh about the various initiatives li...
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