Tourist
- Mumbai
Mumbai cab driver held for charging tourist Rs 18k for 400-metre ride
Mumbai: A 50-year-old taxi driver has been arrested for allegedly charging a US tourist a whopping Rs 18,000 in what may have been the most expensive 400-metre ride through the Mumbai traffic,…
- India
‘Asia’s cleanest village’ in Meghalaya to be closed to tourists on Sundays
Shillong: Mawlynnong in Meghalaya’s East Khasi district, widely known as Asia’s cleanest village, will remain closed to single-day tourists on Sundays from now on, as the local authorities decided to suspend all…
- Middle East
Three French tourists drown after boat capsizes in Oman
Dubai: Three French tourists drowned in Oman after the boat they were in capsized in waters off the sultanate’s capital city of Muscat, police said on Tuesday, January, 27. The Royal Oman…
- Bangalore
In guise of security check, Korean tourist molested at Bengaluru airport
Police on Thursday, January 22, arrested a ground staff member for allegedly sexually harassing a South Korean national at Terminal 2 in Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport in the guise of a security…
- India
Tourist bus overturns in Thiruvananthapuram, 17 injured
Thiruvananthapuram: At least 17 persons, including students, suffered injuries after a tourist bus overturned near here on Saturday, January 17, police said. According to police, the injured include teachers and students of…
- Kashmir
Cold conditions intensify in Kashmir; fringes of several water bodies freeze
Srinagar: Several places, including Srinagar, experienced the coldest night of the season as cold conditions tightened grip in Kashmir with a significant fall in the minimum temperature in most parts, officials said…
- Kashmir
Fresh snowfall ushers in New Year at Kashmir tourist hotspots
Srinagar: Kashmir rang in the New Year amid fresh snowfall at popular tourist resorts and higher reaches of the valley, with the meteorological department forecasting an improvement in weather later in the…
- India
Uttar Pradesh tops domestic tourism, fourth among foreigners
Lucknow: Extensive renovation of religious, cultural and historical sites, along with the development of modern tourism infrastructure, have posited Uttar Pradesh as the most popular destination for domestic tourism and in fourth…
- Hyderabad
Tourists duped out of Rs 12k over Salar Jung museum tickets, police recover money
Hyderabad: A tourist from Delhi, along with two of his friends from Hyderabad, was duped out of Rs 12,000 after they booked tickets to the Salar Jung museum from a fraudulent website.…
- News
Fireworks banned at nightbclubs, hotels, other tourist establishments in North Goa
Panaji: Days after a fire at a nightclub in North Goa claimed 25 lives, the district administration has issued an order prohibiting the use of fireworks, sparklers and pyrotechnics inside tourist establishments.…
- Offbeat
Gujarati tourist group dine and dash to avoid Rs 10K bill; caught in traffic
A group of tourists from Gujarat pulled the classic dine and dash move in Rajasthan, while on vacation. They left the restaurant without paying a hefty bill of Rs 10,900, but in…
- World
Thieves steal crown jewels in 4 minutes from Louvre Museum
Paris: In a minutes-long strike Sunday inside the world’s most-visited museum, thieves rode a basket lift to the Louvre, forced a window into the Galerie d’Apollon — while tourists pressed shoulder-to-shoulder in…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra to be among Asia’s top tourist destinations by 2030
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Tourism Minister K Durgesh on Monday said the state aims to be positioned among Asia’s most attractive tourist destinations by 2030. Durgesh will participate in the National Mission, chaired…
- World
Earthquake in Afghanistan’s east wipes out homes, generations and livelihoods
Jalalabad: Ahmad Khan Safi had a good life in Afghanistan. The farmer raised livestock in the Dewagal Valley of Kunar Province, and people travelled from across the country to visit the area.…
- World
US, Bangladesh, UK top list for tourist arrivals in India in last 5 years: Govt
New Delhi: The US, Bangladesh, the UK, Australia and Canada were the top five source countries for Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India in the last five years, according to data shared…
