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Taj Mahal: India monument 'not a Hindu temple'
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#TajMahal India's government has rejected claims by a group of lawyers that the Taj Mahal monument was a Hindu temple.
Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma said the government had not found any evidence to support the claim. Read more...
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India 'man-eating' tiger shot dead after attacking guard
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#Wildlife #Tiger Forest workers say a tiger who killed and ate a farmer a few days ago has been shot dead after attacking a forest guard in southern India.
The tiger was killed when it caught hold of the guard who was tying a buffalo calf as a bait to a tree in the Bandipur forest range, officials said. Read more...
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Chennai unchained: can India's first cycle cafe make bikes cool again?
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#Cycling The ?Detroit of India? doesn?t have a single urban bike lane, its planners are obsessed with widening roads and even the poorest people want a car for status. But cycling activists are finding new strength in numbers Read more...
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Taj Mahal: India's top court orders crematorium to move
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India's Supreme Court has ordered the removal of a wood-burning crematorium near the #TajMahal to protect the famous monument to love from pollution.
The court acted after a judge warned the crematorium's smoke could damage the 17th Century marble mausoleum. Read more...
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A One Trillion Dollar Hidden Treasure Chamber is Discovered at India's Sree Padmanabhaswam Temple
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What has not been acknowledged by the Indian Court is the existence of a hidden inner chamber beyond Vault B. This chamber is historical told to have thick walls made of solid #gold and it is where the mystery really exists, and could contain the largest undiscovered treasure find in the history of the world. In an inventory list from August 2014, Vault A contained 2,000 pounds of gold coins, dating to around 2000 B.C. Read more...
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Paris Attacks: Air India, Jet Airways flights to continue in France despite emergency
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#FlightsToIndia Flights and trains will continue into France, even as the country is shaken by a series of terrorist attacks last night. #JetAirways and AirIndia said their flights to Paris will operate as per schedule. Both carriers operate one daily flight on their own from Mumbai and Delhi respectively. Read more...
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India plans 2 percent flight tax to fund regional air travel boost
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#FlightsToIndia India plans to impose a 2 percent levy on most domestic and international airline tickets, the government said on Friday, raising funds to improve regional air travel infrastructure as part of a long-awaited proposal to get more Indians flying. Read more...
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India is counting its butterflies for the first time since Independence
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#Wildlife India finally has its first comprehensive catalogue of butterflies since 1947. Peter Smetacek, a scientist at the Butterfly Research Centre at Bhimtal, spent years putting together a synoptic list of the 1,318 species found across the country. The exercise is not only to document the variety of butterflies in India, but to help save India’s rivers. Read more...
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Konark Temple: stories in stone celebrate miracle of the sun
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For many visitors, this is as good as it gets, but just half an hour away by road is the spectacular #Konark #Temple and this is the real reason I’ve come to Puri. “Here the language of stone surpasses the language of man,” wrote 1913 Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. Read more...
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India's Mysterious Glowing Forests
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#Wildlife During monsoon season, the rain-drenched jungles of the Western Ghats can give off an eerie glow, allowing a rare glimpse into one of nature’s spectacular eccentricities. Read more...
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Travel on First or Business Class between Delhi and San Francisco and get Domestic Executive Class ticket FREE.
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#FlightsToIndia Any passenger, who travels on Air India’s non-stop flight AI 173 & AI 174 between Delhi and San Francisco either One Way (OW) or Return Trip (RT) in First or Business Class, between 2nd December 2015 and 31st January 2016, will be entitled for one Executive class One Way (1 Flight Coupon) or one Return Ticket (2 flight coupons) on Air India’s domestic network respectively. Read more...
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Jet Airways offers up to 30 per cent discount on international flights
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#FlightsToIndia Select destinations under the offer include Abu Dhabi, Amman, Amsterdam, Athens, Basra, Beirut, Belgrade, Cairo, Casablanca, Dallas, Fort Worth, Dublin, Dusseldorf, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Geneva, Istanbul, Johannesburg, Khartoum, Lagos, Larnaca, Los Angeles, CA, Madrid, Manchester, Manchester, Milan, Minsk, Moscow, Munich, Nairobi, New York, Rome, San Francisco, Sydney, Washington DC, Dulles and Zurich. Read more...
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Thirsty India leopard gets head stuck in pot
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#Wildlife #Rajasthan A male leopard spent five hours with its head stuck in a metal pot. Local people told reporters that the animal appeared to have been foraging for water, and then got its head stuck inside the vessel. The confused and frightened animal wandered around the village as residents took pictures and videos. Wildlife officials eventually tranquilised the leopard and used a saw to remove the pot from its head. Read more...
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Air India to have nonstop Delhi-San Francisco flight from December 2
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#FlightsToIndia An AI statement said: "San Francisco will become Air India's fourth destination in the United States. Air India operates daily non-stop flights to New York (JFK), Newark (EWR) and Chicago (ORD)." The new flight will make travel seamless for the large Indian community in the valley. Read more...
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Japan tourist at Taj Mahal 'dies after fall'
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A Japanese tourist has died after allegedly slipping down the stairs at India's #TajMahal monument.
Eyewitness Sagar Singh told BBC Hindi that the tourist fell while taking a selfie at the Taj Mahal's Royal Gate.
Police said he lost consciousness immediately after the fall and succumbed to head injuries in hospital.
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Air India to ground 'fat' cabin crew
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#FlightsToIndia India's national carrier Air India is set to ground 125 "overweight" cabin crew members.
An Air India official told the BBC that the order had been made on the basis of a document issued by the civil aviation authority last year.
The airline had warned 600 of its crew to "shape up" last year, but 125 had not managed to maintain the required weight, the official said. Read more...
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Step Into the Enchanting World of India?s Step-Wells
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Deep below ground, India hides some of its most stunning architectural masterpieces: step-wells.
Victoria Lautman first encountered these ancient water stores three decades ago and in recent years has visited and documented more than 100, each unique in design and engineering. Read more...
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India’s Massive Kumbh Mela Festival Bans Selfies to Keep People Moving
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#KumbhMela Potentially dangerous bottlenecks form behind pilgrims stopping to take pictures of themselves. One of India’s largest Hindu festivals has set up “no-selfie zones,” in an effort to manage the immense crowds that are expected to attend over the course of this month. Read more...
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Hyderabad, India: on the trail of the White Mughals
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Hyderabad in southern India is home to resorted monuments and palace hotels. Ahead of his new BBC documentary, William Dalrymple tells of his love affair with the city Read more...
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Taj Mahal chandelier crash investigation ordered
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The Indian authorities have ordered an inquiry into why a chandelier hanging at the entrance of the country's most famous monument, the #TajMahal, crashed to the ground earlier this week.
Eye-witnesses say an employee was cleaning the two-metre high chandelier when it came down on Wednesday.
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India reveals world’s first 100 percent solar-powered airport
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Cochin, a city in the South Indian state of Kerala announced that its international airport will now run completely on solar power from 46,150 panels laid across 45 acres.
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Indian tourist visas: e-visa scheme extended to British travellers
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#GetIndianVisa From August 15, Britons will be one of 113 nationalities who will be able to apply for India's “e-Tourist visa”, making the process of obtaining correct entry documents cheaper and quicker.
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Mysore tops 10 cleanest cities in India list, Delhi fares poorly at 398
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New Delhi: Mysore has topped the Swachh Bharat rankings among 476 cities in the country with three more places from Karnataka figuring in the top 10. Read more...
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India: Travel & Tourism
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#FlightsToIndia NEW DELHI: Passengers on international flights from and to India will soon be able to pay for merchandise or refreshments on board in rupees, as the government is considering a proposal to allow carriers flying into the country to bring in the local currency.
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The Elephant Festival of Jaipur, Rajasthan.
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@Wildlife The extraordinary painted elephants of India – in pictures
The Elephant Festival takes over the city of Jaipur every year. The animals are draped with jewellery and given majestic multicolour makeovers (complete with pedicures), before doing a procession through the streets. Later they race, play elephant polo and take part in a human v animal tug-of-war.
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India: Travel & Tourism
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#FlightsToIndia Enjoy up to 30% off in Premiere and Economy on flights across India. The offer is valid on one way journey only. Child discount is not permitted. Tickets From Rs 1,499. The Jet Airways offer is applicable for bookings made between July 8 and July 13, 2015, for travel between July 20, 2015 and October 15, 2015. Read more...
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India: Travel & Tourism
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#FlightsToIndia Mumbai: Budget carrier GoAir today announced the launch of its special one-way fares starting from Rs 999 for travel from 27 January to 14 April 2016 and from Rs 1,299 for travel from 1 July to 30 September 2015. These fares can be availed by customers to go to their destinations across GoAir?s network. The offer fare tickets can be booked from 26 to 30 June 2015. GoAir Customer Care
Call: 092 - 2322 - 2111/020 - 2566 - 2111
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Indian railways - Exchange your train ticket & fly to your destination instead.
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#IndianRailways Unable to travel in a train because your waitlist ticket could not be confirmed? Do not cancel your trip as now you have the option to fly to your destination at a competitive fare. Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has tied up with GoAir and SpiceJet airlines for the benefit of such rail passengers to book their air tickets on IRCTC site. "The passenger try for air ticket through www.air.irctc.co.in for a sector in which the flight and seats are available.
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India: Travel & Tourism
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#FlightsToIndia AirAsia India ‘Big Sale’ offer: Fly in India for Rs 799; Sidney, Melbourne airfare slashed to Rs 5,739
AirAsia India 'Big Sale' offer: AirAsia India on Monday announced 'Big Sale' offering domestic air tickets at Rs 799 for flights from Bengaluru to Goa, Kochi, Pune, New Delhi and many more destinations. Read more...
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India: Travel & Tourism
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#Wildlife Monsoon Floods Kill 10 Endangered Lions - at least 10 of the country's 523 lions killed — the last members of the subspecies left anywhere in the wild — as well as prey animals, including more than 80 spotted deer and 1,670 Asian antelope called blue bulls, according to a report submitted over the weekend to the federal environment ministry in New Delhi. Read more...
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