Christmas 2023- Why do we say “Merry Christmas” not “Happy Christmas”?Everyone has always questioned why it's not a “Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year” when we sing “We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happ...
25 Dec, 2023, 10.06 AM IST
Christmas 2023: 'Merry Christmas' vs 'Happy Christmas'. What is the difference?Christmas, celebrated globally on December 25th, commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, uniting millions in joy. It fosters reflection, gr...
23 Dec, 2023, 06.38 PM IST
World's biggest Dickens festival takes over Dutch cityIn Deventer, the Netherlands, an annual event turns back the clock to the Victorian era in a grand celebration known as the Deventer Dicken...
15 Dec, 2023, 05.32 PM IST
How did Charles Dickens ‘reinvent’ Christmas as it’s known today?The present-day Christmas celebration is famously attributed to Charles Dickens, who associated Christmas with generosity and various virtu...
23 Dec, 2022, 10.32 PM IST
Why Q1 GDP figures tell us to be cautiously optimistic about the futureAccording to government authorities, India was the cusp of a revival like no other — ‘We had everything before us.’ To critics, however, no...
31 Aug, 2022, 11.00 PM IST
Wheeling between the lines: Lit up for the occasionThe idea of a library on wheels, though not new, is ripe for revisiting. At a time when we lament that the libraries no longer attract new ...
23 Apr, 2022, 11.00 PM IST
Live it up in the USA with online boat parade, Christmas carols on radioWelcome to the virtual world of events from across the globe this Christmas and New Year's.
24 Dec, 2020, 10.16 AM IST
Coronavirus shuts many UK theaters but online the show goes onIn this pandemic year, the Old Vic's seasonal production of Charles Dickens' classic is being livestreamed nightly until Dec. 24, with tick...
16 Dec, 2020, 02.20 PM IST
Why December 26 is celebrated as 'Boxing Day' in Commonwealth nationsIn the UK, Boxing Day is a bank holiday.
26 Dec, 2018, 12.36 PM IST
Traveller’s diary: Attend Abu Dhabi's Food Festival, Comic Con in New DelhiDelhi Comic Con Cosplay Contest will take place in NSIC Ground Okhla, Delhi.
29 Nov, 2018, 07.24 AM IST
California dreaming: Discovering the magic of Christmas away from the consumerismComforting mulled drinks, fireplace conversations, love and laughter, Christmas truly belongs to everybody, believers and non-believers ali...
23 Dec, 2017, 12.54 PM IST
E-books are passe, cell-phone novels await future bookwormsIn today's digital age books are begun to be read on Kindle & desktop computers, the cell phone novel can be delivered on a chapter-by-chap...
16 Feb, 2016, 06.09 PM IST
Travellers diary: Events in food, sport, music and dance to experience around the worldET-Travel offers you events in Food, Sport, Music and Dance to experience around the world.
30 May, 2013, 02.53 AM IST
- Why India's tourist season begins in October every year
This is the time of the year when it's not too cold in India with winter still weeks away. It's not too hot either.
19 Oct, 2011, 04.44 AM IST
- Canada tour: Carry your overseas medical insurance
Travelling to Canada, getting overseas medical insurance is a good idea but if due to some bad luck you need to avail of their excellent he...
28 Jul, 2011, 07.44 AM IST
- A Dickensian Christmas
Thanks to belt-tightening, true Christian spirit is fashionable again.
25 Dec, 2008, 12.12 AM IST
- Hip Bath
The Romans piped the water from hot-springs into a huge public bath, which became so popular that they named the beautiful city: Bath.
13 Dec, 2007, 12.00 AM IST