After months of lockdown and strict border restrictions, UAE has created an air bubble with India and opened its doors to Indian tourists. This guide tells you everything you need to know before heading to the airport so that you have a smooth and safe journey. Before Travel 1. To travel from India to UAE, […]
There is something much more precious than petro dollars that Indians and Pakistanis living in UAE can send back home. It’s tolerance. The two nationalities form the biggest chunk of population in the Emirates. They enjoy the fruit of multi-culturalism and pluralism, but sadly their countries have moved far from these ideals. UAE has eternalized […]
Uttar Pradesh’s plans for ‘immunity in the air’ sees green goal in sight as chief minister, Yogi Adityanath, announces near-completion of 175 herbal roads in the state. Over 38,000 medicinal and Ayurvedic plants from 30 or so species, including the likes of Peepal, Neem, Tulsi, Giloy, Ashwagandha, Mentha, Lemon Grass, Bhringraj, Mui, Aonla, Brahmi, Tulsi, […]
The Indian Air Force conducted a full dress rehearsal today, including a fly past by its aircraft, at its Hindon base in Ghaziabad for the 88th Indian Air Force Day on October 8. The Tejas LCA, Jaguar, Mig-29, Mig-21 and Sukhoi-30 aircraft were part of the rehearsal, besides the newly inducted Rafale fighter jet, an […]
Netflix has partially released its much-awaited series on four Indian tycoons facing fraud allegations after a state court lifted an injunction over the weekend, a lawyer representing Netflix said on Monday. The “Bad Boy Billionaires: India” documentary series about liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya, Subrata Roy of the Sahara group, IT executive Ramalinga Raju and jeweller […]
The dirty picture is playing on Indian TV news for weeks. Bollywood is the latest big bad villain for the nation that is regularly served easy targets by the government and TV anchors to vent its outrage on. On the face of it the TV coverage of the supposed drug use in Bollywood appears plain […]
The 32 survivors out of 49 charged with the alleged pre-planning of the destruction of Babri mosque in the December of 1992 – an incident that left 3,000 dead and changed India’s political landscape forever – were acquitted by a court in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, in a case that has been riding the sands […]
The personal net worth of Indian big-wig Mukesh Ambani rose by 73 per cent to Rs 6.58 trillion, earning him the title ‘Asia’s richest’ for the ninth consecutive year on Tuesday. Ambani, 63, who heads the prolific Reliance Industries, one of India’s top-leading firms, is also among the top five wealthiest at a global level, […]
The Virgin Hyperloop, a concept that has sparked interest and anticipation since its reveal, is now on its way to scaling its futuristic advancements in India. The UAE-backed loop is now in-works to establish a speedy route from Kempegowda International Airport to Bengaluru – the country’s buzzing tech hub. The designs, mapping a high-tech system […]
Monday saw a sum of recoveries in India peak and climb past the 5 million landmark, with recovered cases outpacing active ones by more than 5 times. “India’s steady trend of posting high level of daily recoveries continues”, remarked the Indian Ministry of Health, alluding the feat to its ‘enhanced medical infrastructure, implementation of Standard […]
Sri Lanka has shipped back to Britain container-loads of waste that the government said was brought into the island in violation of international laws governing the shipping of hazardous material. The 21 containers — holding up to 260 tonnes of rubbish — first arrived by ship in the capital Colombo’s main port between September 2017 […]
