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Indian real estate firm plans new five-star chain

Leading Indian real estate firm Sobha group is planning a new chain of five star hotels across India, Middle East and Africa under the brand name Sobha Hotels.4:01 PM on May 07

Nearly 1 mn tourists visited Chandigarh in 2007

Chandigarh - the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana - had nearly one million tourists visiting in 2007.9:31 PM on May 05

Deccan teams up with Periyar Tiger Reserve

India's low cost airline Deccan has decided to promote eco-tourism in the Periyar Tiger Reserve in Thekkady, Kerala in an attempt to help preserve its tiger population and biodiversity.6:01 PM on May 05

Tourism projects a bane for local community: report

Tourism development projects propagated as eco-friendly and employment generating adversely affect the local community's rights, livelihood and access to resources, says a report prepared by 150 civil society groups.6:00 PM on May 03

Heat takes toll on tourism in Agra

With the temperature here hovering around 45 degrees Celsius, the heat has been taking a toll on the tourists visiting the Taj Mahal and other historical monuments - several have been reported falling sick or fainting from heat stroke.5:30 PM on May 02

Goa choking on its tourist success, says trade

Goa's infrastructure is beginning to crumble under the load of visitors, says the tourism industry that has called for an immediate upgrade of facilities.12:00 PM on May 02

Baby born on Himachal's deadly Rohtang pass

A Nepalese woman gave birth to a baby girl in a cave along the snow-covered and inhospitable Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pradesh in what officials said Thursday was the first instance of its kind.2:02 PM on May 01

More Indians visit South Africa, many mean business

Indian tourism to South Africa continues to grow, with an unprecedented 32.6 percent increase in the third quarter of 2007, but China is fast catching up, say the latest reports of South African Tourism (SAT).11:00 AM on May 01

India, Iran turn to cultural diplomacy

A day after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ended his six-hour whistle-stop visit here, India and Iran Wednesday turned to cultural diplomacy, the two countries deciding to expand travel and popular contacts between their peoples.9:00 PM on April 30

Gorkha Janmukti Morcha activists to launch fast

Leaders and activists of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), which is demanding a separate statehood for Darjeeling Hills, decided to go on a fast for an indefinite period from May 1 in Darjeeling district of West Bengal.8:32 PM on April 30

'Tourists should not visit Darjeeling this summer'

Tourists should not visit Darjeeling - the popular hill station of West Bengal - this summer due to unrest, the state's Urban Development and Municipal Affairs Minister Ashok Bhattacharya said here Wednesday.7:02 PM on April 30

Rajasthan court awards life sentence for British scribe's rapist

A fast track court here Wednesday awarded life imprisonment to a guest house owner for raping a British freelance journalist last December.3:30 PM on April 30

Maoist blow up government building in Jharkhand

Maoist guerrillas Tuesday blew up a building of the Jharkhand tourism department under construction in the religious tourist hub of Giridih district, the police said.3:01 PM on April 29

Welfare fund for ageing artistes mooted

The central government is exploring the possibility of setting up a fund for the welfare of ageing folk and performing artistes in the country.9:30 PM on April 25

British couple wants to renovate Orwell's Bihar house

A British couple has offered to renovate the ancestral Bihar house of George Orwell - the legendary author of cult classics like 'Animal Farm' and '1984' - and develop it as a tourist attraction.11:02 AM on April 25