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Ajaypal Singh Banga – President of the World Bank

He was born Ajaypal Singh Banga in Khadki, in what was then Bombay State, the son of an army lieutenant-general whose postings moved the family across a young, restless India. He studied in Shimla, then Hyderabad, before economics at St. Stephen’s College

August 14, 2026

Hotels·India·Top Stories

Atmantan, Mulshi: Where the Hills Do the Healing

Atmantan sits on a crystal hill in the Sahyadris, forty-two acres of green folded into the hills above Mulshi Lake, close enough to Pune to reach in under two hours, far enough to feel like another world entirely. The name itself is

August 14, 2026

Hotels·India·Top Stories

Gogunda Palace: Rajasthan’s Best-Kept Royal Secret

Long before it was a hotel, Gogunda Palace was a van durgh, a forest fort built in the sixteenth century in the Aravalli hills between Udaipur and Kumbhalgarh. This was where Maharana Udai Singh II once took refuge, where Maharana Pratap was

August 14, 2026

Festivals·Sri Lanka·Top Stories

Kandy Esala Perahera – 18-28 August 2026

Two ancient rituals once walked separate paths in Sri Lanka. One, older still, was the Esala, an offering to the gods for rain, fertility, and good harvest, born in the dry heat of the third century BC. The other began in the

August 14, 2026

Bhutan·Festivals·Top Stories

Thimphu Tshechu – 21-23 September 2026

Centuries ago, Guru Rinpoche, revered as the Second Buddha, crossed into Bhutan and wove Buddhism into its mountains through sacred dance, subduing evil spirits and blessing the land with his teachings. In the 1670s, Gyalse Tenzin Rabgye, the fourth Desi of Bhutan,

August 14, 2026

Festivals·India·Top Stories

Ganesh Chaturthi – 14 September 2026

Long ago, as the story goes, Goddess Parvati shaped a boy from turmeric paste and breathed him into being, setting him at her door as a guardian while she bathed. When Shiva returned and found his path blocked by a stranger, a

August 14, 2026

Festivals·India·Top Stories

Janmashtami – 4 September 2026

More than five thousand years ago, in a prison cell in Mathura, the sky itself seemed to conspire with fate. Thunder rolled, rain fell in sheets, and the Yamuna swelled as if straining toward the child about to be born. At the

August 14, 2026

India·The Jungle·Top Stories

Ladakh To Launch India’s First High-Altitude Wildlife Safari

Ladakh is preparing to launch India’s first high-altitude wildlife safari, following approval from Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena for guided jeep safaris on snow leopard and birdwatching trails across the region. Modelled on safari operations at Kaziranga and Ranthambore, the initiative will

August 11, 2026

Hotels·India·The Jungle·Top Stories

Taj Opens New Wildlife Retreat Near Tadoba

Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) has opened Taj Tadoba Resort & Spa, Nagpur, a new luxury wildlife retreat located near Maharashtra’s renowned Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve. Set across 17 acres of natural landscape, the resort features 35 private villas designed to blend with

August 11, 2026

Aviation·India·Top Stories

India Adds 11 New Entry Points For E-Visa Holders

India has expanded its e-visa entry network with the addition of 11 international ports, bringing the total number of points where e-visa holders can enter the country to 88. The newly added locations include nine land ports and two airports, Bhopal and

August 11, 2026

Ajaypal Singh Banga – President of the World Bank

Atmantan, Mulshi: Where the Hills Do the Healing

Gogunda Palace: Rajasthan’s Best-Kept Royal Secret

Kandy Esala Perahera – 18-28 August 2026

Thimphu Tshechu – 21-23 September 2026

Ganesh Chaturthi – 14 September 2026

Janmashtami – 4 September 2026

Ladakh To Launch India’s First High-Altitude Wildlife Safari

Taj Opens New Wildlife Retreat Near Tadoba

India Adds 11 New Entry Points For E-Visa Holders

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