Tourism

Oct 24, 2018 12:10
BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Tourism is going all out to promote the Men’s Hockey World Cup 2018 in the city by officially launching tour packages titled ‘Odisha by day, Hockey by Night’ for visitors and fans coming from all parts of the world, Times of India reports.
Oct 17, 2018 13:10
TOKYO: The Shinzo Abe-led Japanese government is all set to launch an electronic system for tourist visa applications to achieve its target of attracting 60 million foreign visitors every year by 2030, government sources told Japan Times.
Oct 09, 2018 13:10
MUMBAI: Indian Sports Fan (ISF), the country’s largest community of sports followers, has been named as the Global Fan Associate by the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) for the ongoing Asian Games 2018, IANS reports. This is a massive boost for ISF, which has 71,000 followers on Twitter and has made a name for itself recently in countries such as the UK and New Zealand.
Oct 08, 2018 14:10
MUMBAI: The Chinese Wrestling Association (CWA) has reached out to its Indian counterpart, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) to invite Hindi film superstar Aamir Khan for the Senior Asian Wrestling Championships in February 2019 in China, The Tribune reports.
Oct 06, 2018 13:10
NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in New Delhi on Friday signed a unique ‘Twining Agreement’ with the government of Moscow for cooperation in various fields such as sport till 2021.
Sep 26, 2018 12:09
DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has declared that it has received more than 2.5 million applications for 800,000 tickets for the World Cup 2019 matches in England and Wales through their Cricket Family Ballot and Public Ballot rounds.   However, it has made more than 50,000 tickets available for fans as part of its General Sale from 27 September on a first-come-first-serve basis.
Sep 24, 2018 14:09
TOKYO: World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont believes that the Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan will be “a very special and game-changing Rugby World Cup” as the one year to go milestone was marked with a series of celebrations across the host nation.
Sep 24, 2018 14:09
LONDON: Premier League club Arsenal have announced its second phase of redevelopment at the Emirates stadium that will begin next summer.  The stadium’s Executive Box Level North will cater to its main debenture holders in the form of a private members' club called The Avenell Club, which has been named after the iconic road on which the club’s former home, Highbury Stadium was located.
Sep 24, 2018 12:09
BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government will begin promoting its pet project, the Men’s Hockey World Cup which is nearly two months away on a larger scale not just in different parts of India but beyond national shores as well, IANS reports.  
Sep 22, 2018 13:09
NEW DELHI: The World Women’s Boxing Championships is set to take place in the capital city from 15-25 November this year with India being the host nation of the marquee event for the first time in 12 years, Press Trust of India reports. An official of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) said that all teams need to assemble in New Delhi on 13 November and the deadline for registrations is 5 October.