New tourism minister to foreigners: Eat beef in your country, then visit India
Union Tourism Minister Alphons Kannanthanam suggested foreigners to eat beef in their own countries and then come to India.
Sep 08, 2017, 07:12 AM IST
Foreign tourists with e-visa to get free SIM cards containing Rs 50 talk time, 50 Mb data
These SIMs, which will be provided by BSNL, will have Rs 50 talk time and 50 Mb internet data at free of cost.
Feb 16, 2017, 00:01 AM IST
Demonetisation of Rs 500, Rs 1,000 notes: A simple guide for NRIs, foreign tourists
If you have Specified banknotes in India, you may authorise in writing enabling another person in India to deposit the notes into your bank account.
Nov 09, 2016, 13:35 PM IST
'No skirts' for tourists: Kejriwal hits back, says women had greater freedom in Vedic times than in Modi's rule
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has taken strong exception to Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma's controversial statement suggesting foreign tourists not to wear short skirts at night while roaming in small towns.
Aug 29, 2016, 13:21 PM IST
Foreigners should not wear skirts and roam alone at night: Tourism minister
Union tourism and culture minister Mahesh Sharma apparently stirred a controversy on Sunday as he suggested foreign tourists visiting India to avoid wearing skirts during their stay in the country.
Aug 29, 2016, 09:02 AM IST
Cambodia says visitors to Angkor temples must dress properly
Visitors who dress immodestly will not be allowed to enter Cambodia's famed Angkor temple complex, the agency that oversees the site said on Tuesday.
Jul 07, 2016, 16:10 PM IST
'Taj Mahotsava for foreign tourists or a tamasha for the locals?'
The Taj Mahotsava, an annual 10-day cultural extravaganza, ostensibly organised to attract foreign tourists, has been reduced to a local "mela-tamasha" (fun fair) and has in no way helped promote tourism in the city, industry stakeholders say.
Feb 19, 2016, 10:52 AM IST
Foreign tourists wounded in attack at Egyptian Red Sea resort
Two assailants armed with a gun, a knife and a suicide belt attacked a hotel in the Egyptian Red Sea resort town of Hurghada on Friday.
Jan 09, 2016, 02:35 AM IST
Toy train derails on Kalka-Shimla track; 2 foreigners killed
A narrow gauge chartered toy train running on the Kalka-Shimla railway track derailed on Saturday afternoon.
Sep 12, 2015, 15:11 PM IST
5.89 lakh foreign tourists visit India in August
India has witnessed a growth of 2.3 percent in foreign tourist arrivals that rose to 5.89 lakh in August, contributing Rs.10,471 crore in foreign exchange earnings to the exchequer, official data showed.
Sep 10, 2015, 22:51 PM IST
