Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala’s award-winning ‘Responsible Tourism’ (RT) initiatives has been hailed by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), which described them as a model for other destinations to replicate. The world’s foremost international tourism organisation also called for the development of closer ties between Kerala Tourism and UNWTO, emphasising theContinue Reading
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Fr Puthenpura calls for greater media visibility for the ChurchContinue Reading
NEW DELHI: A Bill in the Lok Sabha seeks to put a limit on the number of guests to be invited and dishes to be served in weddings to check “show of wealth” and wants those spending above Rs 5 lakh to contribute towards marriages of poor girls. If aContinue Reading
CHENNAI: In 2008, Odisha’s Kandhamal district witnessed the worst communal violence in its history. Many thought conversion was the main reason. But what led to the so-called conversion? K P Sasi’s 90-minute-long documentary “Voices from the Ruins: Kandhamal in search of justice” looks at the history of communal violence inContinue Reading
Some 300 philosophers from all over India attended the February 11-14 meetContinue Reading
Almost 90 years later, a piece of history has been found. Widely believed by many to be ‘missing’ for years, this historical item had claimed the life of Assistant Police Superintendent John Saunders during the British rule. The .32mm Colt automatic pistol belongs to Bhagat Singh and it was putContinue Reading
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) achieved a major milestone last night (Feb. 14) with a successful record-setting launch of 104 satellites on a single rocket. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) blasted off from India’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 10:58 p.m. EST (0358 GMT on Feb. 15) withContinue Reading