India, as the world’s most populous nation, teems with people. By contrast, with the peak season still ahead, Vietnam received 14.4 million foreign tourists in the first 10 months of the year. In comparison to both these popular Southeast Asian destinations, India’s better hotels look expensive partly because of a hefty 18% goods and services tax on luxury hotel bills. …
Director Payal Kapadia's All We Imagine As Light has been selected as the best film of the year by the prestigious Sight and Sound magazine, which also voted Anora, La chimera, Dahomey and Hard Truths amongst its top five. Payal's Cannes Grand Prix winner, voted by the magazine's contributors, is "about love, but one that takes a clear stance against …
Northwest India witnessed a dip in temperatures on Friday after almost a week of heat wave conditions but high humidity led to discomfort as the monsoon continued to play truant in the region. In neighbouring Gurgaon, the maximum temperature was recorded at 39.7 degrees Celsius while Noida in Uttar Pradesh registered a high of 38.2 degrees Celsius. Among other places …
OnJune 22, India’s official tally of COVID-19 cases crossed 30 million and the death toll reached close to the four-lakh mark. ‘Excess deaths’ in many States compared with the pre-pandemic or 2020 levels, put together from the ‘official’ death registration data, are several times the official number of COVID deaths. Variants of concern India has already seen the role of …
After an intense spell of ODI action on either side of the Indian Premier League, many would have thought that all-format regulars would be given a break for the limited overs’ leg of India’s tour of West Indies starting August 3. But seven of the 15 cricketers who boarded a flight on Monday night for the three-match Twenty20 series were …
