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Chennai: SRM institute of hotel management was awarded the best educational institution for tourism and hospitality by the Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation in the state tourism awards, 2023 on World Tourism Day at Kalaivanar Arangam in Triplicane by the minister of tourism V Ramachandran, along with Gingee K S Masthan, the minister for minorities welfare and non-resident tamils welfare and...

One of India’s renowned royal trains and a prestigious project of the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation, the Deccan Odyssey Luxury Tourist Train, has emerged from a major post-pandemic refurbishment, ready to embark on its renewed journey. This revitalization project inaugurated on September 21 by assembly speaker Rahul Narvekar, tourism minister Girish Mahajan, and school education and...

NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Saba Karim has weighed in on the debate surrounding KL Rahul's place in the India playing XI, expressing his belief that the 31-year-old star batter should maintain his role as the team's first choice wicketkeeper-batsman. KL Rahul is the part of the India squad for the upcoming ICC ODI World Cup, starting October 5. India will kick off their campaign in the mega event...

KOLKATA: Arijit Dey, a Kolkata based civil engineer, has achieved a rare feat after he made it to the summit of Mount Manaslu (8,163 meter) -- the eighth highest mountain in the world without a Sherpa on Sunday evening. On Tuesday, Dey claimed that he made it to the summit without supplemental oxygen. Dey is also the first climber from Bengal to have made it to the “true summit” of Mount Manaslu...

THANE: Two armed robbers, including an externed criminal, were arrested after they sneaked inside a bar to steal cash, said the police on Thursday.A case was registered against Nagendra Maurya (30) and Manoj Gupta (23), under the relevant sections of the IPC. The duo, armed with a knife, entered the bar from its kitchen and stole Rs 4,000. The staff alerted the police, who rushed to the spot and caught...

NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan captain and member of the cricket board's technical committee, Mohammad Hafeez, has made a fervent plea for unwavering support and a boost in confidence for skipper Babar Azam in the lead-up to the forthcoming World Cup in India. Addressing the media on Saturday, Hafeez addressed concerns regarding Babar's captaincy and stressed the importance of a collective effort."It is not...

MUMBAI: Built in the stands behind the long-on boundary, at the spot where MS Dhoni hit the 2011 World Cup-winning six, the victory memorial at the Wankhede Stadium was inaugurated by Dhoni himself on Friday. The Mumbai Cricket Association built the memorial to commemorate India's second World Cup triumph.India beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in the final on April 2, 2011.Batting first, Sri Lanka posted...

The past few years have shown us how precarious life can be. Post-pandemic people have become more aware of their health.“But it's not sufficient to just get tests done and then Google 'out of range' values and start self medication,” warns Dr. Bela Sharma, Additional Director of Internal Medicine at Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram.As we age, our immune system and ability to heal...

MUMBAI: Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s famous 2011 World Cup-winning six, etched in the memory of all Indian cricket fans, is set to find its permanent place in the Wankhede Stadium.At a meeting of its Apex Council on Monday, the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) decided to make a ‘memorial’ at the spot in the stands behind long-on, where the ball fell after Dhoni hit Sri Lankan pacer Nuwan Kulasekara for...

CHENNAI: Real estate developer Urbanrise, an Alliance Group Company, on Friday announced that it would develop two million square feet of luxury high-rise apartment community at Mahindra World City (MWC) in Chennai and earmarked an investment of Rs 700 crore for the purpose. Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd (MLDL), the real estate and infrastructure development business of the Mahindra Group, has...