The share of India’s Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in world’s International Tourist Arrivals during 2016 was 0.71%, whereas the share of India’s International Tourist Arrivals (which includes Foreign Tourist Arrivals and the arrival of Non-Resident Nationals) in world’s International Tourist Arrivals during 2016 was 1.18%. This information was given by K. J. Alphons, Union Minister of […]
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India-Japan-US Trilateral meet discusses maritime security, call for inclusive Indo-Pacific region
India, Japan, and the United States held the 9th Trilateral Meeting at Joint Secretary/Director General/Assistant Secretary level in New Delhi on 4 April 2018 to hold consultations on regional and global issues of mutual interest. In a press note, the Ministry of External Affairs of India said: In accordance with the directions received from their […]
Buddhist Sri Lankan Minister denied entry into a Hindu Temple?
It may come as a rude shock to Indians that now, even a senior raking minister from Sri Lanka, that too a Buddhist, has been denied entry into Hindu the 11th Century Lingaraja (Shiva) Hindu Temple in Bhubaneswar. The Sri Lankan Minister of Buddhist Affairs, Gamini Jayawickrama Perera, was denied the entry and he told Press, […]
Sushma Swaraj to pay an official visit to Azerbaijan
The External Affairs Minister of India, Sushma Swaraj will pay an official visit to Azerbaijan from 04 to 06 April 2018 at the invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, ElmarMammadyarov. She will represent India at the Mid-Term Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). During the visit, EAM will hold […]
Kamya Punjabi remembers Pratyusha Banerjee
Pratyusha Banerjee, the feisty Anandi of Balika Vadhu, one of the biggest names in the television industry, committed suicide two years back but her friend Kamya Punjabi still misses her. She reminded the world of her friend Pratyusha Banerjee when she wrote (translated in English for better understanding): Two years and no trail as yet! Don’t […]
Not getting pregnant? Try Fertility Yoga from Yale!
Greenwich Hospital in Connecticut, affiliated with Yale University and Yale Medicine, is offering Fertility Yoga classes. If you are trying to conceive, this class will help prepare the entire endocrine and reproductive systems to be working as effectively as possible; an announcement claims; and adds: The yoga and meditation are part of the fertility treatment. […]
Do stretch marks bother you? Let Kavita Kaushik tell you how to carry them in style!
Kavita Kaushik wrote our minds when she discussed the hushed and hidden topic of stretch marks. Stretch marks can appear to anyone at any time. But unlike men, women are told to undergo everything to obtain that flawless look which marketing wizards of cosmetic companies shove down our society. But whatever we may do, some marks, […]
Oklahoma County Commissioners meeting to open with Hindu prayer on May 2
Board of County Commissioners of Oklahoma County, founded 1890, will start its day in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma, USA) on May two with Hindu invocation, containing verses from world’s oldest existing scripture. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed will deliver the invocation from ancient Sanskrit scriptures before the Board. After Sanskrit delivery, he then will read the […]
Hard Rock apologizes and removes Hindu Pizza after Hindu protest
Hindu Pizza is gone. Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Punta Cana (Dominican Republic), which had a Hindu Pizza on its menu containing “chicken tikka masala with yogurt, cilantro and mint”, has removed the so-called Hindu pizza and apologized to the protesting Hindus. Anmarí Pérez, Customer Care Manager of Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta […]
Saudi Arabia on tourist catching, calls itself ‘A Muslim Destination’
Saudi Arabia can be explored by many! The Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage, the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah and the Saudi Arabian Airlines (SAUDIA) today co-signed an agreement of integration and partnership to support the initiative of Saudi Arabia: A Muslim Destination, a commission’s initiative within the National Transformational Program. Patronized by […]