The year 2025 marked a decisive turning point for global travel. International tourist arrivals crossed 1.1 billion in the first nine months of the year, growing 5% year-on-year and exceeding pre-pandemic levels, according to UN Tourism. Yet, the most meaningful change was not numerical — it was behavioural.Travellers were no longer simply returning to international…
Russia has maintained its position as India’s primary supplier in November, providing over one-third of all crude oil imports. (AI image) Donald Trump’s sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil – two of Russia’s major crude firms – may result in India’s imports of oil from Moscow dropping – but will this shift be permanent? Analysts expect…
Ayatollah Khamenei funeral NEW DELHI: Bihar governor Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain and Union minister of state for external affairs Pabitra Margherita will attend the funeral ceremony of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on behalf of the Indian government, ANI reported citing Iranian sources.Iran had invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the…
Nature can be surprising, and sometimes a little unsettling, especially when animals behave in ways that seem hard for us to understand. One such example is self-cannibalism, highlighting a behaviour where some species eat parts of their own bodies. It might be a snake swallowing its shed skin or an animal chewing off a badly…
MUMBAI: Bank of Baroda on Friday reported a net profit of Rs 5,055 crore for the quarter ended December 2025, up 4.5% from Rs 4,837 crore a year earlier, helped by a sharp fall in provisions even as margins stayed under pressure.Net interest income (NII) was largely flat at Rs 11,800 crore, compared with Rs…
Arshdeep Singh finished with figures of 2 for 13 from his four overs (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh attributed his impressive showing in the third T20I against South Africa to keeping things simple and making the most of the favourable conditions in Dharamsala.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE…
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee (PTI photo/file) NEW DELHI: The escalating showdown between the West Bengal government and the election commission over the intensive roll revision shows no sign of cooling, with chief minister Mamata Banerjee accusing the poll body of being “run by a political party” in an apparent allusion to the ruling BJP.In…
Humayun Kabir (ANI image) NEW DELHI: The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Monday said that the proposed construction of a mosque modelled on Ayodhya’s Babri Masjid in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district amounts to an offence under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).The organisation has urged the state government to order the registration of an FIR against…
United Airlines will cut more unprofitable flights over the next two quarters as it braces for a prolonged period of elevated jet fuel prices linked to the war involving Iran. However, strong travel demand continues to allow US carriers to raise fares.In a staff memo on Friday, chief executive Scott Kirby said the airline is…
Jake Weatherald is bowled by Ben Stokes during day two of the fourth Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Melbourne Cricket Ground head curator Matt Page admitted he was left in a “state of shock” after witnessing the carnage during the two-day fourth Ashes Test, an outcome that has…