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Kochi's Cochin International Airport becomes the first in Kerala to enable overseas pet travel — a milestone for families relocating with their animals.
A Banaras travel guide for 2024 — where to stay, what to eat, how to navigate the ghats, and what the city actually feels like at dawn and at dusk.
Ayodhya rolls out an all-women fleet of pink electric autos ahead of the Pran Pratishtha — a small but meaningful shift in how the city moves.
Beyond beaches: the India–Maldives diplomatic row threatens the healthcare lifeline 98% of Maldivians rely on for medical treatment in India.
Air India launches daily direct Bhuj–Mumbai flights from March 2024 — connecting Gujarat's historic Kutch region to the country's commercial capital.
Ahmedabad's Winter Wonderland returns for a second edition, December 16–17 — Christmas markets, family activities and brand pop-ups at SBR.
Indonesia may soon join Malaysia and Thailand in offering visa-free entry to Indian passport holders, as Jakarta courts "quality tourists" from South Asia.
Chef Vikas Khanna shares the centuries-old recipe behind Ajmer Sharif Dargah's 4,800 kg meethe chawal — a glimpse into India's oldest community kitchen.
Zomaland Delhi 2023 brings Jay Sean and Juggy D to NSIC Grounds — Zomato's fourth-edition food and music festival, all weekend long.
The Sundernagar–Kiratpur four-lane cuts the Delhi to Manali drive to ten hours — and quietly redraws the map for Himachal road-trippers.
The 12th Bangalore Literature Festival brings 250+ writers — including Perumal Murugan, Sudha Murty and Abraham Verghese — to a single, free weekend.
Uttar Pradesh is turning the Bundelkhand Expressway into India's first solar-powered highway, with 550 MW of solar plants alongside its 1,700 hectares.
Delhi Is Cooking takes over NSIC Grounds, Okhla, October 27–28 — 50+ food stalls, Abish Mathew hosting, Coca-Cola pouring, and a stacked music lineup.
A brand-new island rises off Iwoto in late 2023 — Japan's landscape gains a 100-metre-wide piece of fresh volcanic land after a phreatomagmatic eruption.
IndiGo and Qantas extend their codeshare to Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane — making it easier for Indian travellers to fly to Australia.
Varanasi's Dev Deepawali turns the ghats of the Ganges into a sea of a million diyas — the most arresting Indian festival you can witness in November.
Vistara becomes the first Indian airline to roll out in-flight Wi-Fi for Club Vistara members — WhatsApp and iMessage at 35,000 feet.
Fifteen Indian festivals to attend before the year closes — from the Rann Utsav in Kutch to Hornbill in Nagaland, a calendar of music, colour and feasting.
New Indian Railways luggage rules quietly capped what you can carry — 40 kg in sleeper, 70 in 2A, 50 in 3A — and here's what happens if you exceed.
The US Embassy in Delhi opens 2.5 lakh visa interview slots — but a technical glitch quietly locks Indian applicants out of 2023 appointments.
Kerala wins the Global Responsible Tourism Award for the second year running — recognised for putting women-led local enterprises at the centre of its tourism story.
Thailand opens 30-day visa-free entry to Indian tourists from November 10, 2023 — saving roughly ₹5,100 per traveller and removing a major friction point.
Stage timings, weather forecast, and a comedy lineup featuring Tommy Tiernan and Deirdre O'Kane — your survival guide to All Together Now in Ireland.
Darbhanga, Prayagraj, Kolhapur, Hubli — the regional airports nobody was watching are suddenly handling hundreds of thousands of passengers a year.
Hidden near Wular Lake in Kashmir sits a tiny village called Bangladesh — 300 people, one improbable name, and a story you won't find in the guidebooks.
A slow week in Gokarna — temples, cliffside walks between five beaches, sunset chai, and why this Karnataka village is a quieter, kinder Goa.
IRCTC launches the Uttar Darshan Bharat Gaurav special train — an 11-day spiritual journey across Ayodhya, Prayagraj, Varanasi and Vaishno Devi, from ₹20,850.
Belgrade scientists invent "liquid trees" — algae-filled photobioreactors that absorb CO₂ like a 10-tree grove and fit in a city park.
Vistara opens direct Mumbai–Mauritius flights, five times a week — its first African destination and a quietly significant move into long-haul leisure.
Toll taxes on India's highways and expressways climb 3.5–7% from April 1, 2023 — what it costs now to drive from one city to another.
The Bhakra–Nangal train has carried passengers between Punjab and Himachal for free for seven decades — a vintage diesel ride paid for by the dam it serves.
Expedia's new ChatGPT plugin lets you plan a trip end-to-end inside the AI chat — a look at what travel planning starts to feel like when it's conversational.
A history-and-architecture guide to the Qutub Minar — its sultans, its iron pillar, its 800-year-old courtyards, and what's worth slowing down to look at.
A walking guide to ISKCON Bengaluru — temple architecture, darshan timings, the prasadam queue, and the festivals worth planning a visit around.
A detailed itinerary for the Kedarkantha winter trek — six days at 12,500 feet for under ₹5,000, with notes on gear, fitness, and what the summit looks like.
Bhutan from India for under ₹25,000 — entry routes via Phuentsholing, where to stay in Thimphu and Paro, and an honest look at what the SDF actually buys you.
A first-timer's guide to paragliding in Bir Billing — getting there, choosing a pilot, how the flight actually feels, and where to land afterward.