Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Sunday said the state government is considering constructing a 'Karnataka Mantapa' near a metro station, modelled after Delhi's Bharat Mandapam, to promote tourism. The proposed sites…
The Gujarat government has launched the Vadnagar: Virasat Bhi, Vikas Bhi Reel Competition, inviting citizens, especially youth, to create short videos showcasing the town's historical heritage and modern development. Participants must submit…
India's spending on conservation of centrally protected monuments has declined from a peak of Rs 444 crore in FY24, data tabled in Parliament by culture and tourism minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat shows.…
Kolmanskop, a former diamond mining town in the Namib desert, is now abandoned and slowly being swallowed by sand. The settlement grew rapidly after 1908, when railway worker Zacherias Lewala found diamonds…
The Hindu reports on a traveler's experience where the lack of working toilets on a tourist bus and a rushed stop left her struggling during a three-hour journey to a scenic destination.…
The US State Department has made permanent a visa bond programme that was introduced as a pilot in August 2025. Under the scheme, consular officers can require tourist and business visa applicants…
By late July 2026, Mexico had collected over 1 lakh tonnes of sargassum from its Caribbean coast, already exceeding the 92,783 tonnes removed in all of 2025, the Times of India reports.…
The Khanapur tank in Adilabad will become a mini tank bund and tourism spot at Rs 68 crore under the central Urban Challenge Fund, Deccan Chronicle reports. The project has a 6MW…
Belagavi South MLA Abhay Patil has urged the Union government to transfer unused defence land in Belagavi to the Karnataka government for a proposed IT and Semiconductor Park. He met Defence Minister…
IRCTC reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 330.16 crore for the June quarter, nearly flat from Rs 330.71 crore a year ago. Revenue rose 18.1% year-on-year to Rs 1,369.53 crore, driven…
