Author: Pulastya Kanetkar

India has received 6.19 million foreign tourists last year, as compared to 1.52 million in 2021, the Tourism Ministry said on Friday. Citing data from the Bureau of Immigration, the Tourism Ministry said it was a sign of revival after the COVID-19 pandemic, before which there were 10.93 million foreign tourist arrivals in 2019 in the South Asian country. The ministry said the federal government is taking initiatives to give a boost to tourism to increase foreign tourist arrivals, including financial assistance to local governments for the development of tourism-related infrastructure to enrich the experience for visitors. The ministry has…

Mumbai News Live Updates: Pawar’s reaction came after he met with Kapil Sibal, Digvijaya Singh, and other opposition leaders in New Delhi Mumbai-  NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Friday said Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification as a Lok Sabha MP has dented the Indian democracy and that it was high time all like-minded parties unite in solidarity to fight for the rights of democracy. His reaction came after Pawar met with Kapil Sibal, Digvijaya Singh, and other opposition leaders in New Delhi. Gandhi’s disqualification came a day after being convicted in a defamation case and sentenced to two years in jail over his…

Indian scientists carrying out genome sequencing tests have identified the new Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16 as the main cause for the ongoing rise in Covid cases in the city and state. MUMBAI: Indian scientists carrying out genome sequencing tests have identified the new Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16 as the main cause for the ongoing rise in Covid cases in the city and state.Dr Rahul Pandit, senior intensivist from H N Reliance Hospital, said there is no cause for panic despite the slight increase in cases. “Three years into the pandemic, we know that senior citizens and people with chronic conditions are at high risk…

NEW DELHI — India’s top opposition leader and fierce critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was expelled from Parliament Friday, a day after a court convicted him of defamation and sentenced him to two years in prison for mocking the surname Modi in an election speech. The actions against Rahul Gandhi, the great-grandson of India’s first prime minister, were widely condemned by opponents of Modi as the latest assaults against democracy and free speech by a ruling government seeking to crush dissent. Removing Gandhi from politics delivered a major blow to the opposition party he led ahead of next year’s national elections.…

Over the past 30 years, the Romanian political elite has not particularly hidden that there is an idea of ​​​​the absorption of Moldova by Romania, and this goal is gradually being realized in different ways. Suffice it to say that in today’s Moldova, almost all the first persons of the Moldovan state have a passport of a neighboring country: from President Maia Sandu, to Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu, and other top political officials (branch ministers, heads of law enforcement agencies and the Prosecutor General’s Office, deputies of the parliamentary majority from the party “Action and Solidarity”). Apparently, Moldovan territory is becoming…

“This is an initial figure and is 100% true. Soon there will be many revelations. This has never happened before in the country’s history,” he tweeted in Hindi. Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday said he is confident that “deals and transactions worth ₹ 2000 crore” have been done so far, in six months, to get the Shiv Sena party name and symbol. 40 MLAs who defected from the party last year, amid huge chaos that resulted in a regime change, were given ₹ 50 crore each, he said. “This is an initial figure and is 100% true. Soon there…

On Sunday, Telangana Police detained YS Sharmila for allegedly making inappropriate remarks against the Mahabubabad MLA and BRS leader Shankar Naik. YSRTP Chief YS Sharmila on Sunday said that Telangana is the Afghanistan of India and KCR is its Taliban. While talking to mediapersons in Mahbubabad, Sharmila said, “He (Telangana CM KCR) is a dictator, he is a tyrant, there is no Indian Constitution in Telangana, there is only KCR’s Constitution. Telangana is the Afghanistan of India and KCR is its Taliban.” On Sunday, Telangana Police detained YS Sharmila for allegedly making inappropriate remarks against the Mahabubabad MLA and BRS…

The country’s largest information technology services exporter is also looking to hire startup employees who have lost their jobs, its chief Human Resources officer Milind Lakkad said. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is not considering any layoffs as it believes in grooming talent for longer careers once it hires an employee, a top official has said. The country’s largest information technology services exporter is also looking to hire startup employees who have lost their jobs, its chief Human Resources officer Milind Lakkad told PTI in an interview. The comments have come amid IT companies, including big tech giants, the world over…

Days after prohibitory orders were imposed in Palamu after a clash erupted between two communities, the authorities restored internet services and allowed markets to reopen. The internet services were restored and markets will be allowed to reopen from 6 pm today in Jharkhand’s Palamu district days after a clash erupted between two groups belonging to different communities, injuring several people, including cops. The clash broke out on Wednesday between two groups over erecting a welcome gate for the Shivratri festival in Palamu. Following the incident, the district administration imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 CrPC. Schools, shops and offices also…

The millionaire visits Slovakia for the first time in their lives at the invitation of prominent politicians. What the Geissens didn’t expect: Everywhere they go, they are already eagerly awaited. Getting to know the country and its people, going out for a nice meal and relaxing a bit – that’s how “Die Geissens” (new episodes every Monday, 8:15 p.m., on RTL II) imagined their stay in Slovakia. The adventures of the millionaire family are also broadcast there, but Carmen Geiss believes: “No one will know us there.” For their part, the Geissens do not know Slovakia either. Davina Geiss makes no secret of…