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'63% of travel searches by Indians made during work hours'
With most Indians being travel enthusiasts, a report has found that 63 per cent travellers make holiday related searches at their office, which peaks just after lunch hour, according to a survey. Travel search engine Kayak analysed the travel search data on its platform and found that 63 per cent of travel searches are made during working hours, from 9 am 6 pm, which is regular work hours. The data is based on searches made for economy return flights on Kayak during January 2017 to July 2018 for travel dates during January 2018 - December 2018, compared with the corresponding period in the previous year. During the work day, travel searches reach their peak in the hours during and just after lunch, with a significant 19 per cent of searches being made between 1pm - 3pm when many employees are just returning to the office from their midday lunch breaks, the report said. For searches made during working hours, many of the top destinations Dubai, one of the all-time ...
Delhi Metro to run extra trips for Raksha Bandhan
Delhi Metro will run extra trips on Saturday and Sunday on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, it was announced on Friday.
2020 will be a turning point in our expansion story: MD Noor Mahal
Based in the vicinity of Delhi and Chandigarh, Karnal's culture and heritage rich property, Noor Mahal claims to have aggressive expansion plans that will prove to be a turning point in the company's growth story."The group has aggressive expansion plans, and it aims to expand its footprints in other parts of the country, also in the foreign destinations in the years to come. The year 2020 shall be a turning point for the company's expansion," said Roop Pratap Choudhary, Managing Director, Noor Mahal.A hit destination amongst travelers, Noor Mahal is a luxurious palace hotel dipped in the rich culture and heritage of Indian royalty. Designed by Himmat Singh Ji, the renowned architect from Delhi, and vetted by Nimish Patel, the famous architect from Gujarat in 2010, every nook and corner of the palace is full of intricate details that capture the authentic essence of traditional Moghul and Rajputana styles of architecture."The property reflects rich heritage and culture, and was built .
Get your beach vacation wardrobe ready
Planning a beach vacation? Make sure your wardrobe is perfect for the setting and for your body.
Shimla's Chadwick falls may regain its glory soon
The iconic Chadwick falls in the 'Queen of Hills', a tourist hotspot in the once summer retreat of the British Raj for nearly a century until India's independence, may rise from the depths of the past with the state High Court directing the local civic authorities to restore its pristine glory.
Healthy twist this Raksha Bandhan for your sister
Raksha Bandhan is around the corner and people are busy buying the perfect gifts for their siblings. How about gifting your sister some healthy food options?
International Colour Festival inaugurated in Jharkhand
Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das today inaugurated the five-day International Colour Festival in which artists would depict the state's image in their canvases. Organised by the state Art, Culture and Tourism departments, the Festival would be held till August 27, an official release said. Stating that an artist depicts the social anguish through his paintings, the chief minister urged them to depict the beauty of Jharkhand in their canvas and exhibit them in international festivals. During this festival, artists will travel to tourist spots and paint there, and those paintings will be exhibited on the last day, said Art, Culture and Tourism Minister Amar Kumar Bauri. Art, Culture and Tourism Secretary Manish Ranjan said artists from 24 countries are taking part in the festival. Ukrainian artist Victoria and Italian artist Utam Karmakar presented their paintings to the chief minister, the release said.
Railways to launch Ramayana Yatra Express
The Railways will run a Shri Ramayana Yatra Express from Madurai in Tamil Nadu on November 14 on the Ramayana circuit to cover the major spots related to the Hindu epic, it was announced on Tuesday.
Websites for a perfect travel experience this Rakshabandhan
In today's modern world, Rakshabandhan is all about celebrating the sibling bond.The festival is just around the corner and if you are still not sure what to be gifted to your sibling, let us help you with that. Why not gift them a holiday with you and let that bond grow stronger.With the help of these travel websites pick a place and surprise your sibling and explore the world together:MakeMyTripSurprise your sibling with an e-gift card from MakeMyTrip, MakeMyTrip Rakshabandhan gift vouchers are gifts of travel. Be it a holiday to a dream destination or a surprise vacation to their all-time favorite place, a Rakshabandhan gift card is the best way to surprise your sibling. After all, travelling where your dil wants to go is the only way you can truly live.CleartripLet this Rakhi be a festival of family and not just siblings. For all those travelling to their hometowns to celebrate Rakhi with the families, allow Cleartrip to make your festival little more exciting. With Cleartrip's ...
Child on moving bike escapes miraculously, parents thrown off
A family of three had a miraculous escape as their two-wheeler raced for more than 200 metres with just the toddler on the busy Tumkuru road here after the parents got thrown off when the motorcycle dashed against another. The incident took place on Sunday but a video of it recorded on a dash-cam of another vehicle has now gone viral. The video shows the couple speeding on a bike, with the child in front, and ramming into another two-wheeler. The couple are then seen thrown off the bike due to the impact of the collision, even as the toddler continued to remain seated on the moving vehicle. The motorcycle kept moving ahead for about 200 to 300 metres amid ongoing traffic which included a truck before hitting a median and coming to a stop. The toddler fell on the median and escaped unhurt as there was grass on it, they added. The couple suffered minor injuries and were undergoing treatment at a hospital nearby, officials said. The rider of the other two-wheeler too suffered injuries ...
'New gen designers get appreciation, knowledge via digital platforms'
Parsi designer Ashdeen Z. Lilaowala, who has launched his first flagship store named after his eponymous brand Ashdeen, feels designers get a lot of appreciation and knowledge through digital platforms.
5 platforms that facilitate seamless shopping for budget customers
With an ever-rising overflow of shopping options to choose from, which get more colorful, enticing and stylish by the day; shoppers on a budget are often unable to buy even half of the things on their bucket-list and instead resort to picking only the must-haves for a pocket-friendly experience.They either compromise on quality for quantity or vice versa.While the dynamic and evolving consumer market of today may not seem as smooth for an economical purchasing spree, here are some super-exciting platforms which are committed to facilitating a qualitative and seamless shopping experience for budget shoppers:EazyDinerFor those whose day is made only after a bite of mouth-watering delicacies, sizzling snacks or a few glasses of beer with their family and friends, EazyDiner offers instant restaurant reservations across 3,600 plus restaurants across India and Dubai. One can choose from an undeniably invigorating range of leading restaurants across cuisines in all major Indian ...
Glass industry existed in 9th century Iraq: Study
The palace-city of Samarra in Iraq, capital of the former Abbasid Caliphate, was home to an advanced industry of glass production and trade in the ninth century, a study has found. Located in Iraq about 125 kilometres north of Baghdad, Samarra was the Abbasid capital from 836-892 AD. Noted for its abundance of decorative architectural glass, the city represents an important source of archaeological information on early Islamic art and architecture. However, details of the production of Samarra's glass artefacts, as well as their role in the city's economy, have been elusive. Researchers including those from Universite d'Orleans in France and The British Museum in the UK examined 265 Samarra glass artefacts housed in museum collections in Germany and England, including bowls, lamps, bottles, decorative and architectural glasses, and more. Trace elements in the glass, identified using mass-spectrometric analysis, offered clues to the geographic origin of the raw materials used in the ...
Maithili art on 9 coaches of Sampark Kranti Exp
The Bihar Sampark Kranti Express would arrive in Delhi on August 23 with nine coaches painted with Mithila art.The coaches would be attached at the Samastipur Division of the East Central Railway.The superfast train runs Darbhanga, Bihar to the national capital.The coaches painted with Mithila art or Madhubani would beautify the trains. Recently, the famous Madhubani paintings also adorned the walls of its namesake railway station.Darbhanga is the heartland of the Maithili language and art.
Raids against adulteration on shops at several places in Pb
Continuing its drive against adulteration of milk-items, teams of the food safety and dairy development department raided dairy shops at several places in the state. An official spokesman said that in a raid at a dairy in village Khokh in Patiala, eight quintals of spurious milk, 12 quintal cheese and 130 kg cream were seized. Similarly, in another raid at a shop in village Sangatpur Bhonki, 90 kg chese, 1,400 kg milk and other items were seized. In Tarn Taran a vehicle carrying about 300 kg of spurious 'Khoya Burfi', milk cake, Ladoo, was intercepted at Jandiala Road and the items were seized. Raids were also conducted at shops in Ropar, Jalandhar, Ferozepur and Fazilka. Samples of milks products were taken and they would be sent to labs for testing, the spokesman said.
Poet Vajpayee remembered at Bhutan lit fest
Bhutan's annual literary retreat kicked off on Wednesday evening at an informal event where festival directors paid glowing tributes to former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee by remembering his tryst with the world of words.
MakeMyTrip inks pact with Indonesian tourism ministry
Online travel firm MakeMyTrip today said it has signed an agreement with Indonesian tourism ministry to promote the Southeast Asian country as a preferred destination in India. Under the partnership, MakeMyTrip and Indonesian tourism ministry will run campaigns across the online travel firm's platforms to endorse tourism to Bali, Jakarta and other regions, the company said in a statement. "We greatly look forward to working with the Ministry of Tourism of Republic of Indonesia to build the tourism momentum in the region," MakeMyTrip Co-Founder and CEO-India Rajesh Magow said. The company will be providing enhanced travel offerings to encourage travellers to explore Indonesia, he added. "Footfall of Indian travellers holidaying in Indonesia has skyrocketed in the last couple of years. The Ministry is taking additional steps in order to get the incremental growth from India," Deputy Minister of Tourism Marketing, Republic of Indonesia, Nia Niscaya said. India continues to be one of the .
India among top 10 destinations for Chinese travellers in Asia
India ranks among the top 10 popular destinations for Chinese travellers in Asia, especially for social media-influenced millennials, according to a report. As per the India Tourism Statistics 2017, the country had welcomed over 2 lakh Chinese tourists in 2017. In India, Mumbai (69 per cent) and Delhi (51 per cent) emerged as the top visited cities, as per the Hotels.com Chinese International Travel Monitor 2018. For this report, Hotels.com engaged market research firm Ipsos to conduct interviews during May 2018 with 3,047 Chinese residents, aged 18-58 years, who had travelled overseas in the past 12 months. It said, star-struck by global pop-culture, film and television (62 per cent) are now the main sources of inspiration for Chinese millennial travellers, it said. Out of the 59 per cent of Chinese travellers who expressed interest in visiting the timeless monument of love, Taj Mahal, when they visit India - 38 per cent said the desire to do so because of it being a ...
International water colour festival to be held in Ranchi from tomorrow
The international water colour festival, starting tomorrow here, aims to bring local artists in touch with the international art and promote the rich art and culture of Jharkhand. Organised by Department of Tourism, Art-Culture, Sports & Youth Affairs, the art festival will be held at Audrey House. 56 internationally renowned artists -- from as many as 24 countries and 25 Indian states -- will participate in the five-day festival, the organisers said in a statement. "We conceptualized this festival to not just showcase the art and culture of Jharkhand but also to present the state as an emerging global art and culture destination. "The entire festival has been designed to give local artists and students a taste of International art," Manish Ranjan, Secretary, Tourism, Art-Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs, said. During the festival, the visiting artists will interact with school students and local artists on various themes including "nature" and "modern/abstract". While the list ..
Khaled Hosseini's new book a tribute to Alan Kurdi
Bestselling writer Khaled Hosseini's new book "Sea Prayer" is a tribute to Alan Kurdi, the three-year-old Syrian boy whose body washed upon the beach in Turkey in September 2015, and will release on August 30. The Afghan-born American novelist was impelled to write "Sea Prayer" by the haunting image of young Alan. Written in the form of a letter, "Sea Prayer" is a father's reflection as he watches over his sleeping son, on the dangerous journey across the sea that lies before them. It is also an account of their life in Homs, Syria, before the war, and of that city's swift transformation from a home into a deadly war zone. Originally produced in collaboration with UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, "Sea Prayer" was first released as a Guardian virtual film on September 1, 2017. Published by Bloomsbury, "Sea Prayer" has illustrations by Dan Williams. "We are living in the midst of a displacement crisis of enormous proportions. 'Sea Prayer' is an attempt to pay tribute to the millions of ...