Singapore announces plans to improve lifestyle of migrant workersSingapore marked International Migrants Day by announcing enhanced healthcare, housing, and recreational schemes for migrant workers, recog...
15 Dec, 2025, 07.46 AM IST
She quit her job, packed a bag, and travelled the world on ₹2,000 a day: Travel writer shares her blueprint for budget-friendly adventuresLydia Swinscoe, a freelance travel writer, quit her desk job in 2009 and has since explored 15 countries on just ₹2,000 a day. With smart h...
13 May, 2025, 11.40 AM IST
Gadkari launches Humsafar Policy to provide a slew of facilities along national highwaysUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari launched the 'Humsafar Policy' on Tuesday, aimed at enhancing essential facilities along India's national high...
08 Oct, 2024, 04.13 PM IST
Omicron-concerned Singapore stops VTL travel for work pass holdersOn Friday, Singapore had announced the tightening of rules for VTL travellers in view of the new variant (Omicron). The S Pass allows mid-l...
04 Dec, 2021, 04.07 PM IST
Singapore extends vaccinated travel lane scheme to 8 more countriesThis expansion is being conducted in a "cautious and step-by-step manner" to help "reclaim and rebuild" Singapore's status as an internatio...
09 Oct, 2021, 04.56 PM IST
Singapore reduces stay-home notice for travellers from higher-risk countries, including IndiaThese travellers will be required to test themselves regularly with self-administered antigen rapid test (ART) kits in addition to the exis...
23 Jun, 2021, 04.31 PM IST
Singapore to bar long-term pass holders, visitors travelling from India due to surge in COVID-19 casesThe decision will also impact people who have prior approval to enter Singapore, said Education Minister Lawrence Wong, co-chair of the mul...
23 Apr, 2021, 11.12 AM IST
'21-day quarantine for travellers from India will help Singapore detect more COVID-19 cases'"A 21-day quarantine backed by specific tests would detect virtually all cases. However, that would impose a significant mental and financi...
22 Apr, 2021, 08.54 AM IST
All travellers to Singapore to undergo mandatory COVID test on arrivalCurrently, travellers who are not Singaporeans or permanent residents and who have a recent travel history to high-risk countries or region...
18 Jan, 2021, 07.27 AM IST
Breathe easy! Researchers develop new breath analyser test for Covid-19 with over 90% accuracyA person would simply have to blow into a mouthpiece connected to a 'high-precision breath sampler'.
22 Oct, 2020, 12.20 PM IST
Phase 1 of new Ayodhya station to be completed by Jun 2021: RailwaysThe design of the railway station temple complete with domes, long "shikhars" and towering pillars has been conceptualised with the temple ...
03 Aug, 2020, 12.06 AM IST
SBI responds to Singapore government initiative with remittance centreRupee remittance was about SGD856 million as end of last year. Thirty-five per cent of the 285,000 construction workers in Singapore are fr...
03 Sep, 2018, 03.23 PM IST
Truckers in for a royal treat from logistics startups like Lobb, Trukky and BlackBuckInter-city logistic startups like Lobb, Trukky and BlackBuck are providing fringe benefits to truckers for inclusive growth of the trucking...
14 Apr, 2016, 03.48 AM IST
Roadhouse Hostels bags angel round from Indian Angel NetworkThe chain has a presence in Goa and Jaipur and will be adding Dharamshala to its list of properties. It was recently acquired by Softbank-b...
24 Feb, 2016, 04.51 PM IST
Startup Zostel offers affordable accommodation facilities to travelersZostel, which hosted over 20,000 backpackers last year, received Rs 5 crore funding from Malaysia-based angel investor Presha Paragash in M...
30 Nov, 2015, 07.51 AM IST
Vedanta Wake Up plans 100 hotels, eyes Rs 50 crore in venture capital fundingVedanta Wake Up provides affordable accommodation to those young backpacking visitors mainly travelling below a budget of Rs 1,600.
30 Apr, 2015, 11.27 AM IST
Backpacker hostel chain Zostel raises Rs 5 crore from angel investmentZostel, a chain of backpacker hostels for young travellers, has raised Rs 5 crore in a first round of funding from Malaysia-based angel inv...
09 May, 2014, 09.57 AM IST