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AP to organize adventure activities in Kondapalli forest 

The Andhra Pradesh government is planning to organize adventure sports like trekking in the Kondapalli forest area. This was announced by the Irrigation Minister Devineni Umamaheswara Rao while addressing a gathering in connection with ‘Women Confidence Challenge’ organised by the Vijayawada chapter of Youth Hostels Association of India (YHAI) on the hill opposite Siddhartha Arts College. […]

Abu Dhabi records tourist inflation in February

The flow of winter travellers to Abu Dhabi marked the highest hotel occupancy rate in February. According to reports, over 100 hotels in the capital city marked full during February. The Department of Tourism and Culture (DTC), Abu Dhabi revels that the figures excel with Asian countries of India and China with the most number of […]

Baku to host AITF 2018

Azerbaijan International Travel and Tourism Fair (AITF) is all set to begin from 5th April at Baku Expo Centre in Azerbaijan. The 17th version of the three-day expo features all the ingredients a country can offer, in terms of tourism and associated destination marketing. AITF 2018, will be supported strongly by the Azerbaijan Ministry of Culture […]

Kerala promotes Ayurveda at ITB Berlin

The Tourism department of Kerala is promoting the benefits of Ayurveda at ITB Berlin. The aim is to bring more tourists to experience the benefits of Ayurveda, said Kerala Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran in an exclusive interview to Tourism News Live, The department’s stall at the Kerala pavilion in ITB is focusing on Ayurveda. “Ayurveda […]

AI to predict cardiac disease

It was a happy news for cardiac patients, as the new initiative between Microsoft and Apollo Hospital are on its way to create new machine learning Artificial Intelligence algorithms, to forecast patient risk associated with heart disease. “Cardiac disease is amongst India’s leading causes of mortality and morbidity, which is exacting a toll on the […]

Xiaomi to launch Redmi 5

After the much awaited successful launch of Redmi Note 5 and Redmi Note 5 Pro in February, Xiaomi India is all set to launch the new Redmi 5 on March 14. According to reports, the new Redmi 5 tagged as ‘compact powerhouse’ would be the ancestor of the model launched way back in China. Speculations […]

Intel to launch 5G laptops by 2019

American multinational chip manufacturing company Intel is all set to manufacture 5G enabled laptops by the end of 2019. The company also introduced their conceptual model of the future technology, which attracted a large number of audience at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The concept model of the company houses a 5G modem integrated […]

Expedia presents ‘campaign of the year’ accolade to Tourism Ireland

Expedia presented Tourism Ireland with its 2017 ‘campaign of the year’ accolade on the Ireland stand at ITB in Berlin. Last autumn, Tourism Ireland teamed up with Expedia to grow visitor numbers to Dublin during the shoulder and off-season months. The joint campaign ran for six weeks in Britain, the United States and key Mainland […]

Meet the youngest Indian Billionaire

Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder of Paytm, is the youngest Indian billionaire. At the age of 39, he owns $1.7 billion net worth with his innovative idea of digital cashless transaction through mobile app. Paytm gradually gained its reach and popularity, after the Union Ministry’s announcement of demonetisation with Rs 1000 and Rs 500 notes leaving a […]

Apple to cut the price for Mac Book Air

Apple’s all-time personal computing compatible model line-up, MacBook Air would arrive at a cheaper price, according to a report published by the Apple analyst KGI Securities. MacBook Air, the predecessor of MacBook Pro, has a huge fan base across the globe, with its ultra-thin sleek aluminium design, along with the prestigious retina display. The newly […]

Porsche to design passenger Drones

German luxury car manufacturers Porsche is one step ahead of the future, as they plan to build autonomous passenger drones. No doubt as the futuristic modes of transportation would be these drones, that don’t even require pilots to operate between stations. According to a news website Automobilwoche, claims that the company is on its way […]

Dubai Fountain turns pink for Breast Cancer Awareness

Residents and tourists to Downtown Dubai witnessed spectacular shows in ‘pink’ at The Dubai Fountain. Shams Emaar, the corporate social responsibility team of Emaar Properties, decided to turn the colour of all shows, set by Burj Khalifa and The Dubai Mall, to pink, in a gesture to enhance awareness of breast cancer. The initiative is […]

Brand new off-roader from Mahindra

India’s all-time favourite SUV manufacturer Mahindra had launched their brand new off-roader named Roxor exclusively in the United States. Roxor carries the exact DNA of its ancestor Mahindra Thar that made a huge impact on the Indian audience. Thar was the budget SUV of Mahindra that offered 4*4 experience with a well-balanced chassis, unlike Thar […]

French Embassy attacked in Burkina Faso

Terrorist groups had attacked the French Embassy and an army headquarters, located at Ouagadougou, capital city of Burkina Faso in Africa. According to reports over 8 people died on spot, leaving dozens injured. Meanwhile, it was the third attack over Ouagadougou in the past three years, which was conducted by associates of Al-Qaeda. This time, […]

Harley to launch Electric Bikes

American motorcycle manufacturer Harley Davidson and China have collaborated together for the launch of their latest electric version of Harley by 2019. In 2014,  a concept version of the bike had been showcased under the Live Wire electric cruiser project, followed by a small guest appearance in a movie named Avengers: Age of Ultron. “The […]