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New Delhi: The Foreign Tourist Arrivals during the period January-December 2014 were 74.62 lakh with a growth of 7.1%, as compared to the Foreign Tourist Arrivals of 69.68 lakh with a growth of 5.9% during January-December 2013 over the corresponding period of 2012. Foreign Exchange Earnings from tourism in rupee …
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Now passengers can book rail ticket 4 months in advance
New Delhi: Railway Budget presented today in Parliament proposed measures to make Indian Railways prime mover of Indian Economy once again. It seeks resource mobilization for higher investment, decongestion of heavy haul routes and speeding of trains and project delivery, better passenger amenities and safety, and to make railways a …
Read More »Railways to Promote Gandhi Circuit to attract Tourists
New Delhi: To promote tourism in the country, Indian Railways will join this effort through Incredible Rail for Incredible India. Presenting the Railway Budget 2015-16 in Parliament today the Railway Minister Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu said that successful experiment of training of auto-rickshaw and taxi operators as tourist-guides on Konkan …
Read More »65.000 Electronic Travel Authorization issued in 75 days
New Delhi: The Consultative Committee of Members of Parliament attached to the Ministry of Home Affairs discussed the Visa Enabled by Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) and Immigration, Visa, Foreigners Registration and Tracking (IVFRT) project here today. The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh informed the members that the IVFRT is …
Read More »Tourist Visa on Arrival facility in India
New Delhi: India introduced a Tourist Visa-on-Arrival (TVoA) program for which citizens of USA and several other countries are eligible. Visa on Arrival Facility is available for holders of passport of following countries: Australia, Brazil, Cambodia, Cook Islands, Djibouti, Fiji, Finland, Germany, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Laos, Luxembourg, …
Read More »Tourism Minister of Philippines calls on Indian counterpart
New Delhi: A delegation led by the Tourism Minister of Philippines, H.E Mr Ramon R. Jimenez met the Minister of State for Tourism (Independent Charge), Culture (Independent Charge) and Civil Aviation, Dr Mahesh Sharma in New Delhi today. Senior officials of the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India were also …
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Global Indian has become a brand synonymous with excellence & achievement
New Delhi: Following is the text of the External Affairs Minister`s address on Awards Ceremony at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas – 2015: “I welcome you in the midst of our extended family of Indians at this celebration of multifaceted talents of the Indian diaspora. Overseas Indians, who include Non-Resident Indians …
Read More »Existing PIO Card Holders deemed to be OCI Card Holders
New Delhi: The Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) Card notification has been withdrawn with immediate effect and further it has been notified that all existing PIO Card holders will be deemed to be Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) Card holders. Now only one OCI Card with enhanced benefits is in …
Read More »Pravasi Bhartiya Samman Awards presented to 15 Distinguished Persons
New Delhi: The Vice President of India Shri M. Hamid Ansari presented the “Pravasi Bhartiya Samman Awards -2015” to 15 distinguished persons at the Valedictory Session of the ‘Pravasi Bhartiya Divas’ at Gandhinagar, Gujarat today. Addressing on the occasion, he said that today, Overseas Indians are estimated to be around …
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