Mumbai: Shares in Thomas Cook (India) Ltd rose as much as 16 per cent in early trade on Thursday, a day after its UK-based parent Thomas Cook Group Plc said it will look to sell its stake in the Indian travel operator. Shares in the company rose their maximum daily limit of 20 per cent on Wednesday after the announcement. India's Mercury Travels, Cox & Kings, Chinese firm HNA and...
11:13 AM, Feb 09, 2012
Washington: The US has issued a travel alert, warning its citizens about the risks in travelling to Pakistan in view of recent developments and tension in US-Pak ties following the NATO raid that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. Replacing its previous travel warning dated April 8, 2011, the State Department yesterday asked its citizens to avoid protests and large gatherings which are happening in Pakistan after the November 26 cross-border fire....
11:06 AM, Feb 03, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan's Supreme Court on Monday further eased tension in the country's worst crisis in civilian-military ties since a 1999 coup by lifting a travel ban on a former envoy to Washington, who angered the generals after the emergence of a murky memo. Husain Haqqani was barred from leaving the country in December by the Supreme Court, which is investigating the memo that sought US help in reining in Pakistan's...
01:58 AM, Jan 31, 2012
Mumbai: Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces on Monday said several hotels from its portfolio have been rated as best in Asia and the world in the TripAdvisor Traveler's Choice Awards 2012. Not only does Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur steal the show as being the best hotel in Asia and ranking 16th in the world, it also ranks second for the best service in the country, Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces...
10:53 PM, Jan 30, 2012
Mumbai: Habitual rooftop passengers on suburban local trains, get ready for the shock of your lives, quite literally. Western Railway (WR) is in the process of completing the long-pending project of switching over to a 25,000-volt alternating current (AC) from the present 1,500-volt direct current (DC) by February 5. This means that power of extremely high-voltage will be flowing through the overhead cables that supply electricity to the trains. If...
01:04 PM, Jan 30, 2012
If you have any interest at all in travelling - buy this book. If you don't have any interest in travel - but have a few hours to kill on a bus or plane or metro - buy this book. It's a lot better than any Chetan Bhagat novel you've ever read, a lot more value for money. And it's got that "thing" which for me separates a good book...
06:52 PM, Jan 24, 2012
Mumbai: At a time when the rich tapestry of family ties are slowly disintegrating, here comes a heart-warming and yet a heart-stopping tale of a five-year-old. The little girl ran away from home and undertook a solitary train journey across six railway stations from Mulund to Vidyavihar, just so she could see her grandmother. Selvia Muttu Thevar, a resident of Indira Nagar, Mulund (W), came back home from her kindergarten...
02:12 PM, Jan 19, 2012
Ramallah: Israel has stripped Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of VIP status and given him a watered-down travel permit that is valid for just two months, Palestinian officials charged on Sunday. The officials said that Abbas complained about the permit at an internal meeting of his Fatah Party last week. In a speech, Abbas said the new permit, similar to those required for Palestinian labourers entering Israel, was a reflection of...
10:24 AM, Jan 16, 2012
Mumbai: It can only be described as bizarre. A man in his early forties became the latest victim of rooftop train travel after he sustained severe burns due to electrocution on Thursday around 5.40 pm at Dahisar. Train services got delayed and the unidentified man was admitted to Bhagwati Hospital at MHB Colony, Borivli (West) at about 6.10 pm. A few hours later, things took an extraordinary turn. At around...
05:50 PM, Jan 13, 2012
Mumbai: Vampire fiction may be all the rage, but the true bloodsuckers that emerge after twilight are far less charismatic, and far more relentless. No one will testify to this truth more fiercely than the 46 passengers who were pitted against a relentless army of bedbugs when they boarded the AC 2-tier compartment of the Netravati Express - from Thiruvananthapuram to Mumbai - on Sunday. And then the nightmare began....
12:03 PM, Jan 10, 2012
A travelogue according to me is the most difficult to write. How can one capture images, beauty, and memories in a book? How much would it take to conjure every detail on the trips that you have made and the people you have met? I always marvel at the skill of writers who accomplish writing a travelogue to the smallest details. I started reading, 'Hot Tea Across India' on a...
07:09 PM, Jan 03, 2012
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday ordered registration of FIR against former IPS officer Kiran Bedi for allegedly cheating and misappropriating funds in collusion with foreign companies and other foundations. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Amit Bansal directed the crime branch of Delhi Police to register the case against the key Team Anna member on a complaint by Delhi-based lawyer Devinder Singh Chauhan, who has alleged that she has "looted"...
04:46 PM, Nov 26, 2011
Kolkata: There are people who showcase hope even in moments of great despair. A group of physically challenged men and women travel miles and have refused to be restricted by their disabilities. Having traveled to 20 states, 10,000 km on the road, they have several thousand kilometres more to go. They are travellers beyond barriers. 33-year old Nishant was fresh out of college when he met with an accident that...
09:34 AM, Nov 23, 2011
New Delhi: In a surprising war of words, Kiran Bedi hit back at social activist and fellow Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal for his remarks over the inflated travel bills issue involving her. Kiran Bedi on Saturday said he would not have made such a comment if he had comprehended the issue fully. "The only problem is that he didn't understand the issue fully. If he had more understanding of...
11:18 AM, Nov 12, 2011
Indore: Key member of Team Anna, Kiran Bedi, who is embroiled in a controversy related to over-charging host organisers for her air-travels, has agreed to return the excess amount to the local group 'Abhyas Mandal'. 'Abhyas Mandal' president Shivaji Mohite told, "We received an email from Bedi today saying that she would return the excess amount she had charged for air fare of her Indore visit." The former IPS officer...
12:04 AM, Oct 31, 2011
New Delhi: After five countries, including Australia had asked its citizens to avoid travelling to India, the Central Government has stepped in, after the Tourism Ministry asked the Ministry of External Affairs (MoEA) to take up the issue. Raising the travel advisory issue with Australia, Minister of External Affairs SM Krishna has asked his Australian counterpart Kevin Rudd to withdraw the advisory and noted that the language could cause panic...
11:34 AM, Oct 26, 2011
New Delhi: The controversy over Team Anna member Kiran Bedi over allegations of inflated travel bills continued on Tuesday. A day after she ordered her travel agent, Anil Bal to return the excess recorded, he quit her NGO in protest. However, her fellow member Arvind Kejriwal said that the government was targetting all Team Anna members unfairly. The travel agent resigned from India Vision Foundation protesting allegations that he inflated...
09:30 PM, Oct 25, 2011
New Delhi: Travel agent and trustee of India Vision Foundation, Anil Bal, on Tuesday resigned from the NGO following the controversy over Team Anna member Kiran Bedi showing inflated travel expense. He termed the move to return the money incurred through such travel by Bedi as bizarre. Bal asserted that he had no transaction with parties for whom Bedi's travels were taken, adding that he dealt only with India Vision...
05:02 PM, Oct 25, 2011
New Delhi: The Government has decided to protest after five countries - The US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand - have issued advisories against travel to India during the festive season for security reasons. The Government has protested saying such advisories are done to defame India. Minister of State for Tourism Subodh Kant Sahay said the matter will be taken up with appropriate authorities. The ostensible reason for the...
09:13 AM, Oct 25, 2011
Washington: The US has issued a travel alert to its citizens in India, warning them of possible terror attacks in the country during the holiday season. "Recent Indian government advisories and local media report increased indications that terrorists are planning attacks in India," the State Department said in a statement on Tuesday. "US citizens travelling or residing in India are always urged to maintain a heightened situational awareness and a...
12:01 PM, Oct 19, 2011
