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Romania and Bulgaria partially joined Europe’s Schengen ID-check-free travel zone, marking a new step in the two countries’ integration with the European Union

Registrants can now view the status of their submissions on their online accounts, with statuses indicating whether a registration has been selected for filing an H-1B cap petition or not. Applicants’ online accounts will now show one of the following statuses for each registration (that is, for each beneficiary registered), the USCIS said...

Five dead lost their lives in a road accident in Madhya Pradesh's Chitrakoot. Three others were also critically injured in the accident. As per reports, the accident happened when a speeding dumper vehicle rammed into an autorickshaw. The injured have been admitted to a hospital.

Zircon missiles to attack Kyiv since the start of the year, the city's military administration said on Monday. The attacks are among more than 180 Russian missile and drone attacks launched against the Ukrainian capital in the first three months of the year, the administration said in a post on Telegram. The sea-based Zircon missiles have a range of 1,000 km and travel at nine times the speed of sound, Russia says. Military analysts have said the missiles' hypersonic speed could mean greatly reduced reaction time for air defences and a capability to attack large, deep and hardened targets.

alliance, Union home minister Amit Shah and JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy will hold a joint roadshow on Tuesday in Channapatna of Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha constituency. The visit of Shah will also focus on ironing out minor differences between the alliance partners to achieve the goal of winning all the 28 LS seats of the state. The BJP is contesting on 25 Lok Sabha seats while the JDS is contesting on three LS seats. Before the road show, the two leaders are supposed to hold a joint meeting of party officials to increase synergy and coordination.

₹421 crore for the project. In a recent filing with the stock exchange, the hospitality major announced that its Board has granted approval for the development of an Oberoi Luxury Resort, slated to occupy a 52-acre site at Cavelossim Beach in South Goa. Also read: FY25 Outlook: Hotels to see revenue growth of 9-11%, a 3rd straight Year of growth- CareEdge According to project specifications, the luxury resort will feature 90 rooms and suites, targeting both domestic and international travelers, the company disclosed to the exchanges.

NEW DELHI : India's travel and tourism sector is seeing robust growth, propelled by an increasing appetite for frequent and shorter trips, said Laura Houldsworth, Asia Pacific managing director for Booking.com. In a recent interview with Mint, shesaid this surge is not only fueled by expanding spiritual and wedding tourism but also by a strong outbound travel market. "We're expecting Indians to want to travel more frequently and take a lot of shorter trips as well, unlike the one to two trips we saw in the past," Houldsworth said.

Indian Hotels Company , EIH Ltd , Lemon Tree Hotels, Chalet Hotels share price have risen 70%-189% in last one year. The same has been helped by continuing upcycle as Revenue per available room (RevPAR) have improved regularly in the back of rising occupancy and improvement in average room rates (ARR). The outlook remains strong and share prices of EIH, Lemont Tree Indina Hotels, Chalet Hotels rose up to 5.7% on Monday The analysts and experts expect the earnings growth trend to continue.

Brij Hotels plans to have 50 operational boutique hotels in the next five years before considering international expansion, said its co-founder Udit Kumar. The Delhi-based company, which recently secured $4 million (about Rs 33 crore ) in series A funding, currently operates eight properties and aims to add three–four properties in 2024-25. The company plans to seek another round of funding within a year, Kumar told ET.

Austria vetoed Romania and Bulgaria’s admission into the Schengen zone at the end of 2022 but allowed Croatia full accession. Bulgaria and Romania joined the EU in 2007 and Croatia in 2013.

Mansion Global host and Fox News real estate contributor Katrina Campins weighs in on February housing data and the NAR proposing new commission rules.

election officials on Sunday searched the bus in which former Telangana Chief Minister and BRS supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao was traveling during his visit to Suryapet district, about 170 km from Hyderabad. Telangana will vote for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls on May 13 for which the Model Code Conduct (MCC) is currently in place. According to sources in the BRS, Rao was on his way to Suryapet as part of his tour to inspect agricultural fields which are allegedly facing drought-like conditions.

Last summer, a tour through a tomb changed my life. Then it changed back. My wife and I were traveling in Italy with my son’s chorus as they sang in churches around the country.

Solar Eclipse of 2024. It is also referred to as Surya Grahan and a total solar eclipse which happens when the moon moves in front of the Sun and Earth, partially or obscuring the Sun's face. 1) This time, there will be a total solar eclipse that can be seen across North America including the United States, Canada, Mexico, and other countries.

IndiGo has announced new direct flights between Abu Dhabi and north Kerala district Kannur from May 9. Extending its international presence, the airline will operate daily non-stop flights from the coastal city of the southern state to the capital of the United Arab Emirates, the airline said in a release on Friday. Vinay Malhotra, Head of Global Sales, IndiGo said with the addition of these flights, the airline will operate 56 weekly flights to Abu Dhabi from 8 cities in India, promoting travel, trade, and tourism between the two countries. With these new flights to the UAE from Kannur, passengers have more travel options during the upcoming summer vacations, it said.

American Airlines is easing a restriction in its pet policy

INDIA bloc leaders will attend the rally at Delhi's Ramleela ground tomorrow. The rally is being held to protest Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's arrest.

The Gokyo Lakes Trek, Khumbu Valley, Nepal: Compared to the hardships of trekking in most areas of the Himalaya, a trek in the Everest region can be an epicurean delight. As one of the most popular trekking destinations in the world (as well as one of the oldest in the Himalaya), the Khumbu Valley of the Sherpa people in Nepal attracts Himalaya fans from the world over. As a result, trekking in the region means staying at lovely teahouses every night and eating the kind of food that would put most dal-chawal-Maggi trekking menus to shame (think pizza, or roast chicken, or Thai food, even beer!).

Reliance Power shares. After ending at ₹20.40 per share level on 13th March 2024, this Anil Ambani-backed company's stock price has scaled up to ₹28.25 apiece level on NSE, logging nearly 40 percent appreciation in a fortnight. However, Reliance ADAG company's stock has shown a strong upside in the post-COVID rebound.

@trains.of.bharat, is a trainspotter’s delight, with videos of WDG-4Gs and WDS-6s thundering past platforms and the clickety-clack of wheels on tracks. To him, railway staff such as loco pilots and guards, who guide thousands of people to different destinations everyday, “are actually heroes similar to army jawans." Kannan too describes memorable conversations with motormen and invitations to peek into the locomotive’s cabin. “Motormen are very friendly and will happily explain controls and dials.

pilots are resenting the Directorate General of Civil Aviation's (DHCA) decision to defer the implementation of the new rules on pilot duty and rest period, pointing to fatigue-induced safety concerns. The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP), which has more than 5,000 members, has told the aviation regulator this decision endangers and undermines the safety of pilots and passengers. «The latest revision by the DGCA has made the revised regulations a dead letter of the law as it has effectively granted operators discretionary powers in implementing the revised rules,» the FIP wrote in a letter to civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia. «Health and safety of the pilots cannot be prejudiced for the commercial benefit of the operators,» said the letter dated March 28 and reviewed by ET.