In a bid to boost tourist footfalls, tourism authorities in Goa are keen to use 'camaios', typically large, spacious buses used during the Portuguese era for public transport, for sight-seeing tours, an official said on Thursday.


Goa pins hopes on nostalgic Portuguese-era buses to boost tourism


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The West Bengal government is considering a proposal to revamp and run Kolkata trams on a public-private-partnership (PPP) mode to attract tourists, state Tourism Minister Gautam Deb said here on Thursday.


Bengal considering proposal to revamp trams


DMDK's decision not a setback for us: DMK

Police were deployed in large numbers to prevent any untoward incidents in major places

TN bandh: Shops, hotels down shutters,  DMK's Stalin arrested

Business Standard

The Maharashtra PWD is learnt to have approved L&Ts bid to construct phase one of the ambitious Chhatrapati Shivaji memorial -- at a cost that is much higher than the estimate for the entire project.


Bid for Shivaji statue points to huge cost escalation


Management guru MB Athreya has said that India needs to prepare a pool of future leaders, who are ready to scale greater heights in a fiercely competitive global economy that faces challenges of climate change, rising inequality and terrorism.


'India needs to prepare a pool of future leaders'


Investments through Participatory Notes or P-Notes route in the Indian stock markets touched Rs 178,437 crore at the end of March 2017, the market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) said on Thursday.


Investments via P-Notes stood at Rs 1.78 lakh crore at March-end


The rich legacy of India textiles and handicrafts is set to foray into the global market at an international trade event to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in June that will showcase products from "Fibre to Fashion".


Government to hold first B2B event to promote Indian textiles, handicrafts


The UN Postal Administration (UNPA) is issuing a set of stamps showing 10 yoga asanas (poses) to commemorate the International Day of Yoga on June 21 in New York.


UN to issue 10 stamps of 'asanas' on International Yoga Day


The West Bengal Heritage Commission on Tuesday said it has no role in resolving the hurdle of presence of heritage buildings along the long delayed East-West Metro.


Bengal Heritage Commission not looking into East-West Metro hurdle


Contrary to popular opinion, agriculture can be a hugely profitable venture provided one has the right knowledge, says an agriculturist from Kerala.


Agriculture can be very profitable, says new book


Modi

The PM will on Monday inaugurate a Rs 500-cr hospital made by diamond industrialists of Surat

Watch: Modi welcomed with road show in Surat

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In today's digital world, how does one transform a marketing organisation from "art" to "art and science"? By creating a culture that thrives and adds value through data and analytics -- the analysis of this data, says the author of a seminal book on the subject.


Analytics the way forward for transforming a marketing organisation: Author Adele Sweetwood 



Analytics the way forward for a marketing organisation: Author Adele Sweetwood 


A 10-day 'Aajeevika Mela' organised to promote exhibition and sale of products produced by self-help groups (SHGs) from different parts of the country was inaugurated here on Friday.


Exhibition on products produced by self-help groups begins


From the mouth-watering delicacies to the enchanting dance forms and primitive arts and handicrafts kept alive by tribal artisans, people in New Delhi will enjoy the rich tradition and culture of Odisha.


A glimpse of Odia culture at Odisha Parba 2017 in New Delhi


The 20th Century Indian Art auction of 2017 will be held in Mumbai on April 24, the DAG Modern announced on Wednesday.


20th Century Indian Art auction in Mumbai on April 24


Tourism minister Manohar Ajgaonkar said that Lamanis, members of a nomadic tribe mostly hailing from Karnataka, should be banned from Goa because they besmirch the reputation of Goa and don't fit in the coastal state's culture.


Need to ban Lamanis from Goa: Tourism minister


Seventy-five years after it was set up to manage the currency of Nizams, the State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH) on Saturday became part of history with its merger with the State Bank of India (SBI).


State Bank of Hyderabad slides into history


Aimed at helping Bengali speakers discover new information quickly, Google on Wednesday announced the introduction of Knowledge Graph in the Bengali language on Google Search.


Google rolls out Knowledge Graph in Bengali language


Ivanka Trump, the daughter of US President Donald Trump, is all set to share her rules for success in an upcoming business book.


Ivanka Trump spells the rules for success in upcoming book


Christies, one of the worlds leading players in the art business, set new records at its "Dubai March auctions of modern and contemporary Middle Eastern art and important watches," which fetched a whooping $13,437,688 dollars.

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