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LGBT Tourism Grows in India

November 2011. A wedding is being held on the grounds adjoining the Devi Garh Hotel in Udaipur, Rajasthan. A small group of onlookers watches in fascination as the couple circumambulates the sacred fire seven times, while a Hindu priest chants mantras. Why are they so intrigued? Because both those marrying are clad in smart sherwanis. Both [...]

May 13, 2013 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: India

Goa’s Elvis Goes Rocks Seychelles International Carnival 2013

Panaji, Feb 23: Famous Goan singer Elvis Goes rocked at the Carnival International de Victoria 2013 in Seychelles held recently. Rocking the Seychellois crowds with Konkani Music, Elvis Goes made thousands of people from all over the world that converged at Victoria to sing and dance to Goan music at its best at the Carnival festivities.

February 25, 2013 · admin · Comments Closed
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India Planning to Boost Faith Tourism

NEW DELHI, India – Multicultural India is planning to pitch faith tourism by developing more religious tourist circuits to attract foreign footfalls and encourage greater domestic traveling that has seen double digit growth in recent years benefiting the local economy.

January 7, 2013 · admin · Comments Closed
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India and Pakistan Activate New Travel Visa Agreement

BY AGHA IQRAR HAROON, ETN US CORRESPONDENT IN PAKISTAN | December, 2012 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Pakistan and India put into operation a new visa agreement on Friday when Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik and his Indian counterpart Sushil Kumar Shinde, operationalized the new regime, said a press statement issued by state-owned Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation [...]

December 17, 2012 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: India, Pakistan

Kashmir Waiting for Tourists to Return

Two years ago, the old city in Srinagar was the sort of place police would only venture into wearing body armour. A stronghold for violent separatists agitating for an independent Kashmir, it was at the centre of uprisings that left more than 100 people dead, buried along with dreams of peace in the mountainous north-Indian [...]

August 17, 2012 · admin · Comments Closed
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Power Blackout for a Quarter of a Billion People

NEW DELHI: A massive power cut blacked out northern India Monday, leaving more than 300 million people without power, shutting down water plants and stranding hundreds of trains in the worst outage in a decade. Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said the entire northern grid collapsed for six hours shortly after 2:00 am (2030 GMT Sunday), causing [...]

August 1, 2012 · admin · Comments Closed
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Indian Court Bans All Tourist Activities in Tiger Reserves

Following the Supreme Court ban, the Department of Forests has stopped all tourism activities in the core areas of tiger reserves in Bandipur, Nagarahole, Anshi-Dandeli, Biligiri Ranganathaswamy Temple (BRT) and Bhadra wildlife ranges. The department’s order is valid till August 22, when the matter will come up for further hearing in the Supreme Court.

July 26, 2012 · admin · Comments Closed
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At Least 103 Dead in Indian Ferry Disaster

BURABURI, India – At least 103 people are dead after a passenger ferry capsized and sank in a remote part of northeastern India, according to local officials. The ferry sank Monday evening as it sailed along the Brahmaputra River in Assam, the state’s home commissioner Jishnu Barua said.

May 2, 2012 · admin · Comments Closed
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Lord Venkateswara of Tirumala – Tirumala Temple Draws MoreTourists than any Other Spot in India

CHENNAI, India – Lord Venkateswara of Tirumala attracts more domestic tourists than any other spot in the country — scenic, religious or otherwise. According to statistics for 2010 released by the Union tourism ministry, Andhra Pradesh has gained the position of the most visited destination in the country recording 155.8 million domestic tourists thanks to [...]

July 22, 2011 · admin · Comments Closed
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India Eyeing Growing Gay Tourism Market

New Delhi, India – Having visited countries they find safe and fun, foreign gay travelers are increasingly touring India to get an experience of this varied and beautiful travel destination, thanks to niche travel agencies and a mindset change.

July 18, 2011 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: India