Women hail free bus rides in state buses starting Monday
Women commuters hailed the West Bengal government’s scheme of allowing women to travel free in state-run buses starting today.
Women commuters hailed the West Bengal government’s scheme of allowing women to travel free in state-run buses starting today.
There are some cities that impress you immediately with their grandeur, and then there are cities that quietly cast a spell upon your soul. Prague belongs to the latter category.
What is the first impression that comes to mind when you think of Taiwan? Everybody thinks of Taiwan as an undisputed leader in the high-technology industry, especially the global semiconductor supply chain.
There are capitals that impress at first glance, and there are capitals that reveal themselves slowly through scent, sound and atmosphere. Palermo, capital of Sicily, belongs to the second kind.
Arriving at Lake Como from Milan is, in itself, a small journey into another world. The train glides past quiet towns and stretches of green, until suddenly the landscape opens up to reveal the lake—serene, expansive, and impossibly elegant.
These days with the UK reeling under the spread of the Omicron variant, the tables have turned, and India seems to be considering curbs on travellers from Britain. The pandemic seems far from over and Europe is set to go back into lockdown. But one thing is certain. Vaccines and visas will become diplomatic ammunition as countries pull rank in a post-Covid world.
For wellness enhanced by the crisp mountain air, head to the Yoga Capital of the world - Rishikesh or explore the rolling tea gardens of Darjeeling, where one can indulge in myriad local experiences.
"We have faith in the earth, faith in religion, faith in our labour and faith in our leaders. We have faith in what the leaders say and when huge advertisements tell us that development has arrived, we begin to wonder," she said.
Tourism plays a big part in the European economic recovery plans, especially in countries like Italy, where it accounted for 13 per cent of the country's gross domestic product before the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic early last year.
VFS Global continues to provide the "Visa At Your Doorstep" service whereby a customer can submit the application, enroll biometrics, and get the passport couriered back to his/her location of choice.
