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Psychology says people who travel on high end bikes to check out unexplored places aren't always escaping life – They may be driven by curiosity and personal growth. What this behavior reveals?Psychology says people who travel on high end bikes to check out unexplored places aren't always trying to escape their daily routine. Psyc...- "Signal Shala": Mumbai flyover school offers big lifeline to street childrenA unique school operating from shipping containers in Mumbai provides education to children from marginalised communities. Many of these ch...
- Italian teenagers discover a 1,800-year-old Roman luxury villa hiding beneath their high school gymCurious students in Rome uncovered a stunning 1,800-year-old Roman villa under their school gym. Archaeologists confirmed the find, reveali...
- Norwegian man, who was abandoned by parents in India and grew up in Mumbai slum, reveals the number one lesson he learned: ‘I will never say no…’A Norwegian man named Lasse Lund recounts his childhood spent homeless on the streets of Mumbai. He details surviving as a tourist guide wi...
- Mosquitoes have finally invaded one of the world's last mosquito-free countriesFor the first time in history, Iceland has recorded wild mosquitoes, ending its long-standing status as a mosquito-free haven. A species kn...
- Perched at 1,277 meters, this Bavarian ruin was supposed to be grander than NeuschwansteinKing Ludwig II's ambitious dream to build Falkenstein Castle, a spectacular palace dwarfing Neuschwanstein, was never realized. Despite acq...
- Hidden in Andhra Pradesh's tiger reserve is a rare jewel of nature. It is 9 hours drive from Bengaluru and 6 hours from HyderabadA critical conservation effort is underway in Andhra Pradesh's Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve to study the critically endangered Pe...
- Not a palace or fort. Just 100 km from Jaipur, Anand Mahindra is hypnotised by Rajasthan’s hidden underground marvelIndustrialist Anand Mahindra recommended an ancient stepwell in Rajasthan. This thousand-year-old structure showcases remarkable symmetry a...
- Madhavan makes urgent appeal for Dubai taxi drivers, urges UAE residents and tourists to help out amid Iran-US warActor R. Madhavan has urged UAE residents to support taxi drivers struggling with low earnings amid the ongoing Middle East conflict. Shari...
- How to boost your career with the exploratory and mobile mindset of migrantDecode the migrant mindset and boost your career, says Devashish Chakravarty.
- 16-year-old shark attack survivor reveals what kept her alive after losing a leg in terrifying encounterAnnabelle Carlson, 16, survived a shark attack during a family vacation in Belize when two sharks bit her hands and leg. Using quick thinki...
- We were like sheep to the Pahalgam terrorists waiting at the gate: Survivor recalls how an Armyman saved 40 livesPrasanna Kumar Bhat, a software engineer from Mysuru, shared a gripping account of surviving the April 22 terrorist attack at Pahalgam's Ba...
- From too much salt in fried rice to reciting Kalima: Tourists share how 'miracles' saved their lives from terrorists in PahalgamTourists in Pahalgam recount near-death experiences following a recent terror attack, highlighting how minor alterations in their plans ina...
- Why Prague’s sex workers and drug users are taking tourists to the underworldPragulic, a unique social enterprise in Prague, offers walking tours led by homeless individuals, aiming to break down stereotypes and rais...
- Mumbai's dabbawallas, Goa's poders: The need to protect our daily breadIn Goa, every morning, poders still cycle around, announcing the arrival of fresh bread.
- Foreign travelers may avoid India for quite a whileAs per the Ministry of Tourism, the number of foreign tourist arrivals shrank to 0.21 million in the April-December period of 2020, compare...
- A peep into the past! Private heritage homes in Bengaluru are opening their doors to guided toursA bunch of historians, with help from the present owners of these homes, are organising tours around these houses.
- Looking into the cracked mirrorKatherine Boo's excellent book about the squalor and wretchedness in Bombay has got glowing reviews from one and all.
- Just 1,411 tigers in IndiaOnly 1,411 tigers remain in the wild in India. That is the stark finding of the National Tiger Conservation Authority's estimation report w...
- Corbett has max number of tigersThe new count by National Tiger Conservation Authority, using a change of methodology after Sariska blew the lid over India's shocking fail...
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