Elderly care startup Kites Senior Care raises Rs 45 crore in funding from Ranjan PaiThe funds will be used to deepen its presence in cities like Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, while also facilitating expansion into three ad...
14 Mar, 2024, 11.00 AM IST
Startup bets on kitesurf to blow away shipping pollutionIn Arcachon Bay in southwest France, the startup Beyond The Sea tested a blue inflatable kite sail the size of a small studio to pull a spe...
09 Jul, 2023, 09.40 AM IST
International Kite Festival inaugurated in Gujarat; 68 countries to participate"Under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi, the kite of development of Gujarat has been crossing new heights for two consecutive decades,...
08 Jan, 2023, 02.02 PM IST
Giant kites that drag cargo ships across oceans go on trialThe kites are being developed by Airseas and its main aim is to cut fuel emissions.
17 Dec, 2021, 09.17 AM IST
NGT imposes interim nationwide ban on manja for flying kitesA bench headed by NGT Chairperson Swatanter Kumar passed the order after noting that 'manja', string coated with glass and metal powder and...
14 Dec, 2016, 04.31 PM IST
Gujarat CM inaugurates International Kite Festival 2016Besides the main kite festival, state tourism department has also simultaneously organised the festival in other cities including Botad, Po...
10 Jan, 2016, 04.57 PM IST
MoS textile Santosh Gangwar seeks ban on import of Chinese 'manjha' to save Bareilly kite string industryGangwar has also raised safety concerns, claiming that the Chinese kite string is not electric shock proof and can cut through the body.
02 Jul, 2014, 10.11 AM IST
Lok Sabha poll campaign goes to the skiesAdopting new means to campaign and reach out to voters, political parties are now ordering for kites wearing their party colours and bearin...
06 May, 2014, 10.49 AM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Kite industry is flying high in Gujarat with turnover crossing over Rs 700-crGujarat additional chief secretary industries Maheshwar Sahu credited Modi with the way he turned around the industry.
29 Apr, 2014, 07.51 AM IST
Sky’s the limit for pro kite flyers nowIncome for kite-flyers has spiked 600% in the past three years, as even charity organisations, politicians and local personalities create a...
15 Jan, 2014, 07.38 PM IST
Salman Khan joins Modi for kite flying festival, says may the best man be PMBollywood actor Salman Khan when asked whether he supports Modi to be the PM, he said, "May the best man win. It is in god's hands."
14 Jan, 2014, 04.12 PM IST
Gujarat's kite industry now worth Rs 500 crore: Narendra ModiInternational Kite Festival in Gujarat kicked off on Sunday, with kites of all colours and sizes dotting the skyline of Ahmedabad.
13 Jan, 2014, 10.25 AM IST
Narendra Modi inaugurates International Kite Festival in GujaratGujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the three-day International Kite Festival (IKF) 2014 at the Sabarmati riverfront her...
12 Jan, 2014, 05.02 PM IST
Pakistan kite makers seek revival of Basant festivalA ban was imposed on Basant, the kite flying festival that heralds the arrival of spring, seven years ago after several people, including c...
27 Jan, 2013, 03.10 PM IST
Gujarat keen to emerge as medical tourist destinationMitra also said that states hotel industry is growing by leaps and bounds and has the potential to accommodate global tourist.
03 Jan, 2013, 05.19 PM IST
- Bollywood film 'Kites' rises abroad, falls at home
Bollywood film "Kites" started strongly at the box office in India, raising hopes of the industry's first, badly needed blockbuster of the ...
25 May, 2010, 03.04 PM IST
- Anil Ambani co in record deal for film rights
Anil Ambani’s entertainment company, Big Pictures, has reportedly picked up the marketing and distribution rights for producer Rakesh Rosha...
06 Feb, 2009, 09.39 AM IST