What is the Hajj pilgrimage and what does it mean for Muslims?The Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam, and all Muslims are required to undertake it at least once in their lives if they are physica...
26 Jun, 2023, 05.41 PM IST
Shashi Tharoor: Man of words and many independent movesIn fact, the bestseller author, wordsmith, former UN diplomat and social media 'pioneer' with 8.3 million followers has demonstrated he is ...
30 Sep, 2022, 06.12 PM IST
National Tourism Day: Travel with a vengeance in 2022. Explore mindful holidays, self-care trips, caravan drive, and a ride to space (if you are lucky & have the money)Some experts believe the future of tourism belongs to more motorhomes and caravan travel.
25 Jan, 2022, 02.46 PM IST
Guatemala police fire tear gas, disperse US-bound migrant caravanSaying they are desperate to escape poverty, unemployment, gang and drug violence and the aftermath of two devastating hurricanes, the migr...
18 Jan, 2021, 06.53 AM IST
Central American migrants hope US President-elect Joe Biden will support American DreamBiden has promised "a fair and humane immigration system" and pledged to tackle the root causes of poverty and violence that drive Central ...
13 Jan, 2021, 10.41 PM IST
Endless caravan of misery as migrants trudge homeA caravan of misery is winding its way down India’s highways as the exodus of migrant workers from its Covid-scarred cities and industrial ...
12 May, 2020, 10.46 AM IST
Trump bats for merit-based immigration, says he wants people to come into US, but legallyHis statement raised hopes of hundreds of thousands of Indian IT professionals who are the worst sufferers of the current per country quota...
06 Feb, 2019, 05.13 PM IST
Guatemalan boy becomes second child to die in U.S. custody in DecemberThe boy and his father were in CBP custody on Monday when a Border Patrol agent noticed the child showing signs of illness, CBP said in a s...
27 Dec, 2018, 09.40 AM IST
Brothers in Arms: Fidel Castro's ashes reunited with 'Che' GuevaraCubans were observing the fifth of nine days of mourning for Castro following his death on Friday at age 90.
01 Dec, 2016, 04.38 PM IST
Join the Times Passion Palace Food Trail in Madhya Pradesh this AugustParticipants in this edition of Times Passion Trail will get the opportunity to savour some of these exclusive dishes prepared by the keepe...
09 Jul, 2015, 08.07 AM IST
- Journey to China's 'Literally Magical' Yunnan
Yunnan’s attractions are exactly what their names declare them to be, but that doesn’t decrease their wow factor.
01 Dec, 2011, 07.09 AM IST
- The new travel lexicon: Find some terms that capture changing trends & concepts
After the recession and amid fears of another one looming large, the word has broadened its scope to mean holidays with elderly people.
14 Nov, 2011, 09.25 AM IST
- Sarkhej, near Ahmedabad: Accorded to Sufi saint Shaikh Ahmed Khattu
Sarkhej, near Ahmedabad, remains a living necropolis thanks to the continuing reverence accorded to the medieval Sufi saint Shaikh Ahmed Kh...
17 Feb, 2011, 07.59 AM IST
- Sarai Amanat Khan: Mughal era caravan sarai
Sarai Amanat Khan is one example of the Mughals’ foresight when it came to easing travel for merchants and armies.
29 May, 2008, 10.59 AM IST
- Travel guide the journey so far
For almost a generation of outbound tourists in Western India, exotically named packaged tours like European Discovery and Dazzling Dubai w...
16 Sep, 2006, 01.38 AM IST
- On top of the world
At the cusp of the bare Karakorums and the Himalayas, Hugh & Colleen Gantzer were left breathless by the sheer stark beauty of Ladakh.
31 Aug, 2006, 12.00 AM IST
- On top of the world
At the cusp of the bare Karakorums and the Himalayas, Hugh & Colleen Gantzer were left breathless by the sheer stark beauty of Ladakh.
31 Aug, 2006, 12.00 AM IST