NEW DELHI (AP) — On a quiet road in India’s capital, tucked away on a wide, red-bricked sidewalk, kids set adrift by the country’s COVID-19 lockdown are being tutored. The children, ages 4 to 14, carry book bags more than 2 kilometers (a mile) from their thatched-roof huts on the […]
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Stars, heat and humidity, and the temperament of mercurial elders in one’s family have to align to set the wedding date in India. And the window to get married is anyway limited. At the time India’s coronavirus lockdown began in March, the wedding season was anyway about to close, and […]
From his baronial boardroom in Pune, Adar Poonawalla can look out upon the perfectly manicured turf of India’s biggest stud farm. Over the years, the family’s racehorses have won the Indian Derby 10 times. These days, however, the thoroughbreds gambolling across the paddock beneath his window may be the last […]
GOA, India (AP) — The sun’s golden rays fall on Goa’s smooth, sandy beaches every evening, magical as ever but strangely quiet and lonely. This holiday season, few visitors are enjoying the celebrated sunsets in the Indian party hotspot. The unspoken fear of the coronavirus is sapping Goa’s vibrant beach […]
A Singapore court sentenced an Indian woman to over six years in jail for cheating people of over Rs 3.31 crore or 6 lakh Singapore dollars. Kaveena Jaya Kumar, 42, pleaded guilty for the offence on Monday. Deputy Public Prosecutor Tan Zhi Hao told the court that she had difficulty […]
Introduction and Investment Thesis MakeMyTrip (MMYT) is an online travel agency focused on the Indian market where the company offers a digital platform for customers to purchase tickets or make reservations for a variety of travel-related activities. As an example, the company’s solution allows customers to purchase airline tickets, bus […]
It’s not all about white-sand beaches, palm trees and cocktails. There are adventures to be had in paradise, too. The world’s third largest ocean inspires thrill-seekers, whether you are looking for out-of-this-world scuba diving, combining a beach holiday with a safari, or learning to sail a dhow. Sailing around Lamu […]
Development in Indian Land. A view of US 521 looking north Friday afternoon. The North Carolina state line is in the top of the frame. Herald file photo Indian Land Details are in on the latest plan for Indian Land impact fees. The county planning commission will take a look […]
People lit up the earthen lamps on all the ghats of the river Ganga during Dev Deepawali festival in Varanasi, India. Indranil Aditya | NurPhoto | Getty Images Indian businesses are stocking up more ahead of this year’s big festival season than at any time in the last five years, […]
By Aftab Ahmed and Krishna N. Das JAIPUR/NEW DELHI, India (Reuters) – Indian businesses are stocking up more ahead of this year’s big festival season than at any time in the last five years, expecting people whose earnings were relatively unaffected by the pandemic to spend the money they saved […]