Love the sea? Want to live that Robinson Crusoe life, stuck on an island: except you prefer to be surrounded by luxury? Try Helengeli, an island in the Maldives known for its healthy corals, giant sea turtles and reef sharks. All of which make this a scenic destination for diving…
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Members of the ‘Jeeper Girls of Trivandrum’ | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT There is excitement in Dr. Awungshi Philamazan’s words as she talks about how she completed level one of a course for offroaders. The proud owner of a Force Gurkha, a four-wheel drive, she says she has been driving…
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New age sport: Players take part during 4th Khelo India Winter games at ski resort in Gulmarg February 21. | Photo Credit: Nissar Ahmad Buoyed by its successful record of hosting four national winter games, Kashmir’s snow-capped town of Gulmarg is vying to become the venue for international events such…
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While metro Phase 2A and Phase 2B are expected to be completed in two years, work on Phase 3 will start soon. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR Providing a further boost to urban mobility in Bengaluru, which is plagued by traffic issues, the State government on Thursday approved Phase…
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Among respondents, 42% had experienced baggage delay or lost baggage at least once. | Photo Credit: NeoPhoto In the last two years, every one in two flyers in India had experienced damaged baggage at least once, as per a survey by LocalCircles. In the same period, every two in five…
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On March 1, Maldives came a tad closer to India with the launch of Manta Air’s direct commercial flight from Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International airport to Dhaalu airport in the pristine island nation. It was welcomed by the Indian High Commission’s first secretary Kiran Khatri among other officials. Though this comes at a time…
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Gang rape: Sleuths from the Crime Investigation Department inspect the spot where a 45-year-old Spanish woman was allegedly gang-raped, in Dumka district of Jharkhand. On March 1, a woman tourist from Spain camping with her husband was allegedly gang raped in Dumka district, Jharkhand, while travelling to Nepal from West…
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In the quaint village of Turtuk, one of the northernmost villages in India deep in the Himalayas, close to the Line of Control between India and Pakistan , surrounded by strangers- turned-friends, I celebrated my 22nd birthday. Freezing toes, a cake made of halwa and a night filled with Kishore…
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Kashmir was once known for its spirituality — and not for Pakistani militants and infiltrators as in the 90s. It was fertile ground for spiritual movements, be it the Buddhist, Shaivite and Sufi Islamic traditions, during the medieval ages. They knitted the secular culture called Kashmiriyat that preached brotherhood and…
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Kaji nemu at a local market in Assam | Photo Credit: Irin Kashyap If you thought the love language of an Assamese is a cup of good tea, you have probably not dined enough with them. No, it is not the alu pitika (Assamese mash potato) or the famed fish…