MakeMyTrip, ASI partner for online ticketing for 116 heritage sites
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) In a bid to promote India as a heritage tourism destination, online travel company MakeMyTrip Ltd. has signed a Memorandum …
Odisha seeks inclusion of two places in iconic tourist sites
Bhubaneswar, July 10 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday requested Union tourism minister Prahalad Singh Patel to include at least two tourist places …
Budget plan to develop 17 iconic tourism sites will help industry
The budget has talked about developing 17 iconic tourism sites, which we are certain will benefit the hospitality sector and all other stakeholders of the …
Appetite for online retail sites among kids grows threefold
Moscow, June 19 (IANS) More children are taking to e-commerce sites for looking at products (and sometimes buying) as new research by cybersecurity firm Kaspersky …
Hundreds of N. Korean public execution sites identified: Report
Seoul, June 11 (IANS) A South Korean NGO said on Tuesday that it had identified hundreds of public execution and state-sanctioned killing sites in North …
Programmer ‘sorry’ for tool to track women in porn sites
San Francisco, June 2 (IANS) An anonymous programmer who claimed to have created a face-recognition technology to track women appearing in porn videos realised the …
Google Search to rank sites by their mobile versions
San Francisco, May 29 (IANS) Google has announced that starting July 1, all new websites would be analysed and ranked on Search on the basis …
Why are JCB memes flooding social networking sites in India
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) After the end of hectic activity surrounding the Lok Sabha elections, Game of Thrones and Avengers Endgame, social media users …
HC stays demolitions near Goa turtle-nesting sites
Panaji, May 6 (IANS) The Panaji Bench of the Bombay High Court on Monday stayed the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority’s (GCZMA) order to demolish …
Glaciers at 21 world heritage sites may vanish by 2100
Washington, May 1 (IANS) Almost half of the world’s heritage glaciers — 21 of the 46 natural world heritage sites where glaciers are found — …
Cameras seized from Likud workers from polling sites
Jerusalem, April 9 (IANS) The Likud Party of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hired hundreds of activists to use hidden cameras to film Arab voters …
Premier Ford sees no reason for multiple overdose-prevention sites
Many residents of Toronto’s Cabbagetown neighborhood are up in arms against multiple overdose-prevention sites and Premier Doug Ford has their back. This week he reiterated …
Court grants Microsoft control of 99 hacking sites
San Francisco, March 28 (IANS) A US court has granted Microsoft control of 99 websites widely associated with an Iranian group that were used to …
Social media sites to axe content in 3 hours
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Social media platforms, including Facebook and Twitter, agreed on Wednesday to process any request from the Election Commission to take …
4 Nigerians held for cheating via matrimonial sites
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Four Nigerian nationals were arrested from Greater Noida for cheating people on matrimonial websites through fake profiles created with photos …
Bangladesh blocks 2,000 sites in online crackdown
Dhaka, Feb 19 (IANS) Bangladesh has blocked nearly 2,000 pornography and gambling websites in an online crackdown ordered by the country’s High Court. “On Monday, …
Roosting sites of waterbirds not always near wetlands: Study (Feb 2 is World Wetlands Day)
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Roosting sites are not always near or in wetlands, as is often speculated for waterbirds. This is true both in …
Paris tourist sites to close amid protest fears
Paris, Dec 7 (IANS) Tourist sites, including the Louvre Museum and the Eiffel Tower, in Paris will be closed over the weekend amid fears of …
Himachal has 21 landslide-prone sites
Shimla, Dec 6 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh has as many as 21 landslide-prone sites, most of them located along national highways, and every year the state …
‘Tech can help avoid destruction of hidden archaeological sites’
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) Even after setting boundaries around prominent heritage sites, buried archaeological foundations in close proximity can still go undetected — something …
US-led coalition attacks Syrian military sites, causing damages
Damascus, Dec 3 (IANS) The US-led coalition fires several missiles on military sites in central Syria on Sunday evening, causing damages only, state-run SANA news …
Macron visits vandalized sites in Paris
Paris, Dec 2 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday visited the Arc de Triomphe and Parisian streets to assess the damage after a group …
Social networking sites operate for profit, need for proper control: Australian cybersecurity expert
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) There is need for proper control of services provided by social networking sites as their nature is to make profits …
Muslims to run out of burial sites in Delhi in a year: Report
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Muslims will find it hard to bury their dead in the national capital in a year from now, since there …
Telecom operators inform DoT of sites to test alternate KYC process
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Telecom service providers have informed the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) about the sites to excercise the Proof of Concept (POC) …
US exempts 3 Iranian n-sites from sanctions
Washington DC, Nov 6 (IANS) The US has exempted three Iranian nuclear sites from sanctions, but warned that they will be under strict scrutiny, the …
Ontario govt. continues funding overdose-prevention sites
Despite the Ontario government not being in favor of continuing to fund overdose-prevention sites, after careful consideration Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott announced continued funding …
Rajnath appeals to Kashmiris not to visit gunfight sites
Srinagar, Oct 23 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday expressed condolences with the families who lost their dear ones in the Kulgam explosion …
Sisodia urges people to preserve Delhi’s historical sites
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday urged the people to engage in “preserving” historical sites around them. His …
Harvard-Google AI model to predict quake aftershock sites
San Francisco, Aug 31 (IANS) The Harvard University has teamed up with Google to develop a machine learning-based model to predict aftershock locations post a …
Saudi Arabia to develop ritual sites in Mecca
Riyadh, Aug 23 (IANS) Saudi Arabia on Thursday announced a comprehensive project to develop the ritual sites in Mecca, the media reported. Mecca Governor Prince …
Israel strikes 12 sites across Gaza
Jerusalem, Aug 9 (IANS) Israel has carried out large-scale airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, targeting “12 terror sites”, a military spokesperson said. Israel struck Hamas …
CBI raids 9 sites in ATM Group’s chit fund case
Kolkata, Aug 3 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday said it has searched nine different places including offices and residences of accused …
SC slams social networking sites for failing to prevent offensive materials
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday raised concern over irresponsible behaviour of search engines and social networking sites like Google, Facebook, …
PC govt. unsure about Ontario’s safe injection, overdose prevention sites
The Ontario government is still having an internal debate over the fate of Ontario safe injection, overdose prevention sites. A decision is expected in the …
Culture Ministry restoring Bengal heritage sites, work likely to end by October
Kolkata, July 20 (IANS) The Union Culture Ministry is carrying out large scale restoration work of heritage buildings and places of art in Kolkata using …
Drew Barrymore is off dating sites
Los Angeles, July 17 (IANS) Actress Drew Barrymore has decided she does not want to use dating applications anymore even though they are “fun”. “I …
Airtel plans to rollout 10,000 new mobile sites in Bengal
Kolkata, July 10 (IANS) Telecom major Bharti Airtel plans to roll out 10,000 new mobile sites across West Bengal in the current fiscal to boost …
Sisodia lauds team visiting UNESCO sites on public transport
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia met a team of 20 individuals who travelled to seven UNESCO sites within 12 …
World Heritage meeting closes with 19 new sites added to list
Manama, July 5 (IANS) The 42nd World Heritage Committee meeting closed on Wednesday in Bahrain’s capital Manama, with 19 new sites inscribed to the World …
Prince William visits sacred sites in Jerusalem
Jerusalem, June 28 (IANS) Prince William on Thursday visited Jerusalem’s most sacred religious sites and his great-grandmother’s grave on the final day of his official …