Canada’s new all-electric train-plane hybrid travels faster than a jet
Imagine travelling in a train that’s three times faster than the famed Bullet Train. A Canadian startup recently unveiled the FluxJet, a hybrid between an...
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Flight service from Agartala to Bangladesh’s Chittagong soon
Agartala, Aug 23 (IANS)Â Passenger flights would start between Agartala and Bangladesh’s Chittagong to further boost trade and economy links between India’s northeast region and the...
British Airways to cancel around 10,000 Heathrow flights
London, Aug 23 (IANS)Â British Airways said that it will axe around 10,000 short-haul flights to and from London’s Heathrow Airport between October 2022 and March...
Finland tightens visa rules for Russian tourists
Helsinki, Aug 17 (IANS)Â Finland will issue fewer tourist visas to Russians from September as a result of Moscow’s continued invasion of Ukraine. “We will limit...
Frankfurt Airport sees 5mn passengers for 1st time since Covid
Berlin, Aug 11 (IANS)Â Frankfurt Airport, Germany’s main air transport hub, saw more than 5 million passengers in one month for the first time since the...
Vietjet expands India footprint, announcing 11 additional direct routes to key Indian cities from September 2022
• Vietnamese carrier will soon operate on 17 routes in India from Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai, and New Delhi • Announces special promotional tickets with...
Cambodia expects 1 million foreign tourists in 2022
Phnom Penh, July 14 (IANS)Â Cambodia is expected to attract one million international tourists in 2022, much higher than 200,000 in 2021, Tourism Minister Thong Khon...
Int’l arrivals to Vietnam hike in Jan-June
Vietnam received nearly 602,000 international arrivals in the first six months of this year, a seven-fold increase from the same period last year, thanks to...
THE COMPLEX OF SHAH-I-ZINDA
Shah-i-Zinda Necropolis (also spelled Shah-i-Zinde, Shakh-i Zinda, Shahi-Zinda, Shohizinda, Shah-i Zindeh, Shah Zindeh, Shah-i Zindah), a remarkable complex of medieval Samarkand mausoleums and other cult...
Bibi-Khanym is the most grandiose mosque in Central Asia
One of the greatest and magnificent mosque all over the Islamic World as well as the biggest mosque in Central Asia, this great complex which...
Vietjet opens four new routes to Vietnam, offering its passengers the most flight capacity between India and Vietnam
(Mumbai, June 22, 2022) – Vietjet has officially launched four more services linking top destinations of India and Vietnamincluding Mumbai – Ho Chi Minh City/Hanoi...
First India-Nepal Bharat Gaurav tourist train flagged off from Delhi
The inaugural Bharat Gaurav tourist train connecting destinations associated with the Ramayana Circuit in India and Nepal was flagged off from the Safdarjung railway station...
Uzbekistan lifts all coronavirus-related restrictions upon entry into the Republic
According to the decision of the Special Republican Commission, from June 10, 2022, temporary coronavirus-related restrictions for citizens of Uzbekistan and foreign countries entering Uzbekistan...
The President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon paid an official visit to Uzbekistan
On June 2, at the invitation of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon arrived...
Modi-Deuba hold bilateral talks in Lumbini
Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and his Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks in Lumbini, where the latter is on a day-long...
Boris Johnson visits Sabarmati Ashram, tries his hand at spinning on ‘Charkha’
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrived in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on Thursday morning, commencing his two-day visit to India. He started by first visiting Mahatma Gandhi’s...
First-ever international film festival begins in Manipur
The first edition of the ‘Eikhoigi Imphal International Film Festival’ began on Saturday at the Palace Auditorium of Manipur State Film Development Society (MSFDS), manifesting...
Indians top as Canada admits 108,000 new immigrants in 1st quarter
Canada, which plans to admit a record 432,000 new immigrants in 2022, is on target to hit this mark as the country welcomed 108,000 newcomers...
India, Turkmenistan sign MoU related to financial intelligence
India and Turkmenistan on Saturday signed a memorandum of understanding on the issue of financial intelligence even as the two sides discussed TAPI pipeline for...
High commissioners, Ambassadors & representatives from 27 countries make visit to SDMC’s awe-aspiring Bharat Darshan Park
New Delhi, March 17: High commissioners, Ambassadors & representatives from 27 countries today made a visit to South Delhi Municipal Corporation’s awe-aspiring Bharat Darshan Park....
Vietnam to resume int’l tourism from March 15
Hanoi, Feb 17 (IANS)Â The Vietnamese government has agreed to reopen the country’s borders for international tourism starting from March 15. On Wednesday, Deputy Prime Minister...