Narendra Modi

A special visa category will be created soon for those who want to travel to the country to avail of AYUSH therapies

Indian government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is coming out with a new tourism policy to strengthen and build capacity of tourism sector in order to provide better services and…

Maldives foreign minister Abdulla Shahid said that India has agreed to resume the 2018 Dec Visa Exemption Agreement between the two countries, under which no visa will be required for…

The union cabinet in India chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the signing of the protocol to amend the agreement between the Swiss Federal Council and the government of…

MakeMyTrip (MMT) has rolled out its digital campaign MyIndiaMyTrips to assist Indian travellers to plan their travel and explore the best of India. In line with Prime Minister Narendra…

Government of India has decided to extend the validity of e-tourist visa validity to five years from the existing one year. This was announced by Prahlad Singh Patel, tourism minister of…

India and the Maldives have decided to launch a passenger-cum-cargo ferry service between Kerala’s Kochi and Male, the capital of Maldives, via Kulhudhuffushi atoll in a bid to…

PM Modi visited Oman at the weekend where he spoke with His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said, in order to enhance bilateral relations between the two countries, with the travel industry a key…

India's first high-speed railway is expected to be operational by 2023, Japan's Prime Minister has said. In a joint press conference in Tokyo with his Indian counterpart Narendra…

The Indian government has approved plans for a series of major railway development projects across the country, worth a total of INR240 billion (US$3.6bn). The Economic Times reports…

India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has revealed that the country's rail network is expanding at a faster rate under his leadership. In a speech to mark India's Independence Day on…

As a part of International Day of Yoga 2016, India Tourism and the High Commission of India recently invited guests to take part in a series of sunrise yoga sessions on the 69th and 72nd…

India will open another consulate in the US to cater to the needs of Indian-Americans living in the Pacific Northwest, India Today reports. According to a joint statement issued…

India has signed an agreement with Japan for the development of its high-speed rail network. The deal was formalised during Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's three-day state visit…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has confirmed that Air India will launch a new flight between London and Ahmedabad, the largest city in his home state of Gujarat. Addressing…

India has signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Colombia that will allow the two countries to cooperate in the field of tourism. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has…

Air India will launch a new direct service connecting New Delhi with San Francisco before the end of the year. The plan was announced during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's…

The Indian government has pledged INR6 billion (US$90.4 million) to boost the tourism industry in the northeast state of Bihar. The funding, which was announced by Prime Minister…

The tourism industry has the potential to become the "backbone of the Indian economy", according to Dr Mahesh Sharma, the country's Minister for Tourism, Culture & Civil Aviation.…

India's government has confirmed that it will allow Chinese tourists to use its new e-visa scheme. Following the recent state visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to China,…

The Indian government has approved the signing of a new tourism agreement with China. India's Ministry of Tourism has confirmed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has rubber-stamped…

India is considering making a bid for the 2024 Olympics, it has been revealed. According to local media reports, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is keen on attracting the world's biggest…

Visitors to the Taj Mahal will now be able to take advantage of a new e-ticketing service. The scheme was launched recently as part of the new Indian government’s drive to modernise…

The Indian government is considering plans for a major new airport in the Greater Noida area, close to Delhi. Dr Mahesh Sharma, India's Minister of Tourism & Culture who also…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has outlined plans to develop the railway network in the country's remote northeast. The Economic Times reported Modi as saying this week that his…

The Indian government has appointed Dr Mahesh Sharma as its new Minister of State for Tourism & Culture. The move follows a major reshuffle of Narendra Modi's cabinet, with former…

India has confirmed plans to offer visa-on-arrival (VoA) services to US citizens. The decision was announced during Indian Prime Minister Nahendra Modi's trip to the US, and will…

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Japan visit, railways is stepping up efforts to concretise the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed rail corridor project amid expectation that a way…

Guwahati airport would soon have three more hangars to park growing number of aircraft operating from there, with government approving swapping of land between the airports authority and…

The Indian government, under new Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will push ahead with the planned electronic visa authorization (e-visa) system, the country's Tourism & Culture…

The new Indian government to come in place from 21 May will boost tourism in the country.  The new Prime Minister Narendra Modi has included Tourism as one of the 5-Ts announced by…