Australia has terminated its employer-sponsored 457 visa programme, which is highly used by Indians. The authorities further replaced it with a new stringent programme that requires higher English-language proficiency and job skills. The visa programme 457 allowed companies to hire foreign workers for up to four years in skilled jobs in which there was a shortage […]
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Malabar Group’s much-awaited gift for Trivandrum, the capital city of Kerala, Mall of Travancore was inaugurated officially by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at 3 pm today. “It’s my delight to inaugurate a Mall from Malabar Group. The Mall’s eco-friendly practices and construction is similar to that of the Haritha Keralam initiative,” said Kerala Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan after […]
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Amager Bakke, popularly known as ‘Copenhill’ is a hybrid waste to energy plant located at Amager in Denmark. Officially opening for tourists in October 2018, the architectural marvel is built with a cost of $670 million. The main attraction of Copenhill is its ski slope, which is a 278 ft artificial climbing wall dedicated to adventure […]
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As part of promoting South Asian cuisine and culture, a first-ever National Samosa Week is about to be held in Britain’s Leicester city. Coordinated by Leicester Curry Awards (an annual gala dinner celebration), the five-day event is about to start on 9th April. “There’s a national food event for everything, from burgers to beer, so […]
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A low danger avalanche warning has been issued by the Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE), across various hilly regions in Jammu and Kashmir. All tourist in the valley is advised to take safety measures, considering the weather condition. According to an official statement from Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment, the following regions are under […]
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The online peer to peer cab service, Uber and Ola drivers from Mumbai have called off their strike after 3 days. The issue has been resolved after a team of leaders from Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, met the company officials on Thursday. According to reports, Uber noted down the concerns of the drivers and promised a […]
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According to World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), travel & tourism in 2017 in India supported 41 million jobs and is expected to rise to 43 million in 2018, and a further 53 million in 2028. India will add around 10 million jobs in the travel and tourism sector by 2028 said the WTTC report. India […]
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One in five of all new jobs created globally in 2017 are attributable to Travel & Tourism: WTTC study
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WTTC’s annual Economic Impact Research shows that Travel & Tourism was responsible for the creation of 7 million new jobs worldwide. The report also shows that 2017 was a bumper year for the global Travel & Tourism sector, which grew at 4.6 per cent, 50 per cent faster than the global economy as a whole […]
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The Centre has decided to develop three railway stations in Kerala as world-class railway stations, informed Union Minister of State for Tourism and Information Technology, Alphons KJ has said. The minister has announced the decision through his Facebook page today. Kottayam, Palakkad and Kozhikode railway stations will be raised to world-class standard, said the minister. […]
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BrahMos, the supersonic cruise missile of India, has been successfully tested from Rajasthan’s Pokhran test range earlier today. “The precision strike weapon with Indian-made seeker flew in its designated trajectory, and hit the target with pinpoint accuracy,” tweeted Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Defence Minister. The incredible supersonic missile travels three times the speed of sound, with […]
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Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen, at last, withdraws the state emergency that has been on-going for the past 45 days. The situation went worse from 5th February after the Supreme Court of Maldives made a statement against the ruling government. According to the President’s office. “Though there still exists a diminished threat to national security, because the nation […]
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France will be hit by by severe travel disruption as hundreds of trains and planes are set to be cancelled in France and scores of schools closed as unions go on strike. Public service workers, air traffic controllers and rail staff in France are on a major strike. Public service workers in France have long […]
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China’s Shanghai is about to open an architectural marvel named as Sheshan Shimao quarry hotel, constructed inside an abandoned quarry. Around 80 metres of the structure is buried deep inside the water, which includes rooms and floors under water. The hotel described as ‘fight against gravity’ is a collaboration between Chinese engineers and British designing […]
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Amrutha Kashinath and Shubra Acharya have entered their name in the ‘Limca Book of Records’ by covering 3,825 km in just 5 days. Starting their journey from ‘Kanyakumari’ to ‘Leh in Jammu Kashmir’, the duo maintained consistency to reach within the shortest time period of 129 hours with their motorcycles. Before starting their trip, both […]
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A three-day International Yoga Fest, a curtain raiser for International Day of Yoga (IDY) 2018 was inaugurated by the Minister of State (IC) for Development of North Eastern Region, MoS for PMO, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Dept. of Atomic Energy and Space Dr. Jitendra Singh at Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi. “Yoga helps […]