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UP restaurant offers free chole bhature for cancelling Maldives trip

A restaurant chain in Noida and Ghaziabad is giving away a dish of their 'special chole bhature' for free to anyone who has booked a vacation to Lakshadweep or cancelled their visit to the Maldives

PM Modi to arrive in Kerala for 2 day on Jan 16, after Lakshadweep Visit

Two weeks after his visit to Lakshadweep and Kerala, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be returning to the southern state for two days on January 16. Modi is scheduled to arrive at Kochi on January 16 and will hold a roadshow in the port city on that day, according to the BJP's state unit. On the next day, January 17, he will travel to Guruvayur in Thrissur district to attend the wedding of actor-cum-politician Suresh Gopi's daughter, it said. The PM would then return to Kochi where he will attend a party meeting of around 6,000 in-charges of 'shakti kendras', which comprise two-three booth-level areas. Modi would also be taking part in programmes related to Central government projects and then would return to Delhi by evening, the BJP's state unit said. Earlier this month, the PM inaugurated and laid the foundation for various projects worth Rs 1,150 crore in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep. Thereafter, he had attended a women's convention organised by the BJP in Thrissur.

India-Maldives row: Alliance Air starts additional flights to Lakshadweep

Amid the ongoing India-Maldives row, Alliance Air the only airline that operates to Lakshadweep has started additional flights

Lakshadweep's 'one-stop' tourism guide website launched by Thrillophilia

Lakshadweep tourism: Rajasthan-based travel platform Thrillophilia has announced a dedicated online platform for Lakshadweep for all travel-related information

SpiceJet to soon start flights to Lakshadweep, Ayodhya, says Ajay Singh

SpiceJet will soon launch flights to Lakshadweep as well as to Ayodhya, its chief Ajay Singh said on Wednesday and emphasised the latest fund infusion will help the airline become more stronger. Addressing the shareholders at the company's annual general meeting, Singh also said it will deploy a large chunk of the funds worth Rs 2,250 crore to grow the airline. As on January 7, SpiceJet had 39 aircraft in operations while 26 were on the ground, as per data available on fleet tracking website Planespotter. Singh told shareholders on Wednesday that the airline has exclusive rights under the government's regional connectivity scheme for Lakshadweep, and will soon launch its air services to the union territory. The airline chief's mention about the Lakshadweep flights also comes amid the ongoing diplomatic row between India and the Maldives. Derogatory comments were made by some deputy ministers of the Maldives against India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he visited Lakshadwee

SpiceJet plans to launch flights to Lakshadweep and Ayodhya soon

Lakshadweep has one operational airport on Agatti Island, 90 minutes away from Kochi. All domestic flights to the island are routed through Kochi

TMS Ep604: Lakshadweep tourism, AI City, markets, Sheikh Hasina

How can Lakshadweep trump Maldives? What will be the significance of India's first AI city? Is geopolitics the unknown risk for the markets? Who is Sheikh Hasina? All answers here

Airport to new resorts, Lakshadweep tourism is in for an upgrade: Details

Lakshadweep tourism: Some of the key infrastructure development projects lined up in Lakshadweep include an airport upgrade, resorts, and improved utility services among others

Lakshadweep plans tourism expansion amid row over remarks against PM Modi

According to officials in the Union Territory, several proposals have been sent to the Union government to harness the latent tourism potential in the island cluster

Highlights: Indians' boycott will hit us hard, says ex-Maldives minister

Lakshadweep row highlights: Catch all the highlights on India-Maldives spat

Lakshadweep Trip: Top 8 places to visit in Lakshadweep for your vacation

If you are planning to visit Lakshadweep to enjoy your holiday, here are the top 8 places you can visit in the Lakshadweep region

Maldives president courts investors in China as ties with India sag

Muizzu said his government was keen to explore partnerships under Belt and Road, including the expansion of the country's central airport and commercial port

As India-Maldives row heats up, all you need to know about Lakshadweep

The Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India's smallest, is spread over an area of 32 sq km and consists of 36 islands and coral reefs in the Laccadive Sea

Diplomatic row leads Maldivian storm spread to travel, trade, celebland

As #BoycottMaldives trended, a travel technology firm decided to indefinitely suspend all flight bookings to the island nation. Meanwhile, searches for Lakshadweep shot up manyfold

'Boycott will hit hard as over 200,000 Indians visit Maldives yearly'

Over 2 lakh Indians visited Maldives annually in the last three years, the highest from any country post-COVID 19 pandemic, according to the official data amid calls from several quarters to boycott the island nation as a travel destination following a diplomatic row between the two nations. According to the Maldives Tourism Ministry statistics, over 17 lakh tourists visited the island nation in 2023, out of which more than 2,09,198 visitors were Indians followed by Russians (2,09,146) and China (1,87,118). The number of Indian visitors was more than 2.4 lakh in 2022 while over 2.11 lakh Indians flew to the Maldives in 2021. The Maldives was also one of the few countries open for international tourists during the pandemic and nearly 63,000 Indians visited that country during that period. In 2018, India was the fifth-largest source of tourist arrivals in the Maldives with 90,474 visitors. In 2019, India reached the second spot with 1.66 lakh Indians visiting that country. However,

Lakshadweep Trip: Here's a complete guide for first-timers to the Island

After the controversy between India and Maldives, Indians are moving to their own vacation spot, i.e., Lakshadweep. Here's how you can plan your trip to Lakshadweep

MakeMyTrip launches 'Beaches of India' campaign after India-Maldives row

The online travel platform reported a 3,400 per cent increase in searches for Lakshadweep after PM Modi's visit last week

EaseMyTrip suspends flight bookings to Maldives over tourism row with India

Maldivian ministers mocked PM Modi's visit to Lakshadweep, stating that India could not compete in terms of tourism

Maldives Foreign Minister calls remarks against PM Modi 'unacceptable'

In a post shared on X, Zameer stated, "The recent remarks against foreign leaders and our close neighbours are unacceptable and do not reflect the official position of the Government of Maldives"

'Strongly condemn derogatory, racist remarks on PM Modi': Ex-Maldivian VP

The condemnation by the former vice-premier comes amid mounting anger over a Maldivian deputy minister's post, making a mocking reference to Prime Minister Modi's recent visit to Lakshadweep