The Olympics are just round the corner and you expect the who&#39;s-who of the sporting world to head to Beijing to watch the month-long spectacle as it unfolds.

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Mexican speciality restaurants have never really taken off in India. Now, that may be about to change.
The overcrowded South Extension Part II market in New Delhi is an unlikely destination for a new

Mad about mole?

Armani, Diesel, DKNY, Burberry &mdash; the names spell style, luxury, glamour. Starting out as high-fashion clothing brands, these have, over the years, forayed into a wide range of fashion

In time, fashionably

Amateur photographers can now get very serious very easily as choices in camera gear and accessories keep increasing and prices keep slipping.

Once bitten by the shutter bug

There is always a fascination for what celebrities, or rather characters in movies, carry or wear.

To look like a star

The picturesque lakeside of Aakkulam, at a stone throw away distance from the Thiruvananthapuram international airport, is all set to don a new look.

MICE tourism to take off from a new runway in Kerala

TRAVEL: The tour packages started by IRCTC include rail and road travel, hotel accommodation, meals and sightseeing.

Pilgrims show up on Lalu's radar screen

&nbsp;Nature seems to be the flavour of the season in home knick-knacks. Anupam Poddar's Devi Designs studio has come up with a range of unconventional, yet contemporary nature-inspired products in metal to add some zing to your work-station/side table.

Twigs, leaves and palms

&nbsp;More and more Indians are travelling abroad to play or watch sporting events. And tourism boards are facilitating them with cut-price packages.

Sporting holidays

Anyone who uses a laptop knows that the touchpad, though ingenious, is hardly a good substitute for the standard computer mouse.

At the click of a mouse

This is a vacation that will definitely be straight out of National Geographic.

Tantalising Tanzania

Having concluded an International Convention on Responsible Tourism in Cochin in March this year, the Kerala Tourism Board is now looking to take the concept to other states including Gujarat.

Kerala to rope in SHGs for tourism promotion

&nbsp;Fashionable technology is not a new concept. From colourful mobile phones to mp3 players with accessories, adding bling to gadgets is as much in vogue as the pret-a-porter in your wardrobe.

Something for the eye, and ear too!

In the season of the IPL,Anoothi Vishal says that a fancy at-home dinner is only a phone call away.

Forget pizzas, order in a gourmet dinner

Forget Shimla, visit a few lesser-known but equally rewarding hill stations nearby.

Over hill, under sky

You really have to be a fitness freak to enjoy a 15 minute run on the treadmill.

For your personal gym at home

Global shortages or not, there are always consumers who are more than happy to book these spaces for truly special experiences - at stupendous prices.

Top tables for exclusive evenings

In order to attract more tourists, the Chhattisgarh Tourism Board is setting up 22 motels across the state at an investment of Rs 50 crore.

Chhattisgarh Tourism Board to set up 22 motels

With commissions from domestic airline ticket sales falling victim to lower fares over the past two years, online travel portals like Travelguru, Cleartrip, Yatra and Makemytrip are increasingly exploring non-airline business avenues like hotel bookings, car and bus rentals and holiday package tours to boost revenues.

Travel portals fly to non-airline businesses as air fares drop

If 2006 was the year of the Xbox 360 and 2007 the year of the Nintendo Wii, 2008 promises to be PlayStation 3's turn in the spotlight going by the number of titles, across genres, that are expected to be released on the platform.

All the world`s a game

The Uttarakhand Tourism Department has decided to invite private players to set up a cable car between the hill resort of Mussoorie and Dehra Dun with an investment of Rs 700 crore that will reduce the distance to less than 25 minutes.

Private cos to develop cable car in U`khand

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