Category: India Tour

Sarovar Hotels is the latest name in the hospitality industry to come forward and launch a dedicated COVID-19 care centre in Delhi NCR. The hospitality chain recently launched a 60-bed facility at Gurgaon’s Golden Tulip Hotel with 80% of its facilities reserved for the elderly population. The initiative was launched in collaboration with a Gurgaon-based…

Located at a distance of 212km from Kolkata, Shantiniketan is a broad-based name for the area that encompasses the university (Viswa Bharati) and the expanding township (Bolpur).Approaching ShantiniketanLocated to the west of Kolkata, Shantiniketan in Birbhum district, can be reached by road but the train journey is more interesting. You will find…

New Delhi (CNN) — In the southwestern Indian state of Goa, one in every two people tested is positive for Covid-19. That makes it the state with the highest positivity rate nationwide, as the virus rips…

India is hiding its Covid crisis – and the whole world… The Guardian – Ankita Rao • 16hA few years ago, as Narendra Modi came into power, I worked on an investigative report about India hiding its malaria deaths. In traveling from tribal Odisha to the Indian national health ministry in Delhi,…

India is hiding its Covid crisis – and the whole world… The Guardian – Ankita Rao • 7hA few years ago, as Narendra Modi came into power, I worked on an investigative report about India hiding its malaria deaths. In traveling from tribal Odisha to the Indian national health ministry in Delhi,…

You can now explore Mumbai’s iconic Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya from your couch. The 99-year-old museum is making its collections available online amid the pandemic. After 11 long months, Mumbai’s Grade 1 heritage museum had reopened its doors to visitors on February 16. But with the rising number of cases, it has had to…

India’s COVID Crisis is Ravaging an Entire Nation’s… VICE – Dhvani Solani • 4hWe thought we were on the other side of the horror. Turns out, we were just getting into its epicentre. Sushma, a domestic worker who cooks for three houses in the city of Mumbai in western India, was…

Engrossed in the colonial legacy that is as old as three centuries, West Bengal sparks off a spirited reaction from folks who visit it. And with warm winds, shiny summer sun and a cup of cold beverage, residents of West Bengal welcome summer like no other state.Along with shiny summer sun and warmness, Summer also hosts many festivals, and thereby…

With cases increasing day by day in India, state governments have announced several travel restrictions. It’s best to hunker down and stay home, but if you do have to travel, here’s a list of various rules in different states that you should know about.READ: Here’s the List of Countries who have Banned Travellers from IndiaKashmir requires…

Even American actress Gwyneth Paltrow’s recommendation, which was partly responsible for turning the avocado toast into a trending food in the 2010s, could not make me try it because I dislike the earthy buttery taste of the fruit. Finally, it was La Macario Café that changed my perception with The Ultimate Chimichurri Avocado Toast (Rs 360). Probably…

Bangalore, now known as Bengaluru, is the capital city of Karnataka. At an elevation of 900 metres, Bengaluru is the most elevated of all the major Indian cities. It lies on the Deccan Plateau. The multi-religious, cosmopolitan nature of the city is reflected by the large number of religious places that the city has, despite the comparatively small…

India tops 200,000 dead as virus surge breaks health… Associated Press • 39mNEW DELHI (AP) — India crossed a grim milestone Wednesday of 200,000 people lost to the coronavirus as a devastating surge of new infections tears through dense cities and rural areas alike and overwhelms…