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A 16th-century Kashmiri poetess fell in love, but when Akbar sent her love into exile, her songs became Kashmir’s folklore, and a peak in Gurez Valley came to bear her name; meet Habba Khatoon, the 'Nightingale of Kashmir' - The Times of India

The love story of fictional characters Qais Bhatt and Laila in the film Laila Majnu (2018), featuring the song “O Meri Laila”, was an ode not just to the

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

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‘Bhai ye kya design kar diya hai’: Indian traveller says Delhi–Varanasi Vande Bharat Sleeper First AC's inside look ‘will blow your mind’; route, timings and launch date revealed - The Times of India

Soon overnight train journeys in India are going to be as luxury and comfortable as it gets thanks to Vande Bharat Sleeper variants.

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

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“India now has some of the best roads in the world”: Foreign traveller praises India’s road network after 2,500-km journey across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana and more

India’s development is increasingly visible in its expanding road network. It’s a transformation that stands out particularly to foreign visitors who compare the roads they see today with those they experienced during earlier visits.

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

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India’s only confirmed active volcano rises from the Andaman Sea, surrounded by black lava slopes and deep-blue water; travellers can view the remote volcanic island by boat, but landing is restricted

Imagine sailing across the deep blue waters of the Andaman Sea, with the dark rugged slopes of a volcanic island rising in the distance. As your boat circles the coastline, you might be lucky enough to spot a plume of smoke rising from its crater, as the

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

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One man collected it all: Inside Hyderabad’s Salar Jung Museum, one of India’s largest single-collector museums, including the Veiled Rebecca and mysterious musical clock

Imagine an art collection so precious and so rare that a museum can be built around it. Well, it happened with the massive art collection of Nawab Mir Yousuf Ali Khan, popularly known as Salar Jung III.

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

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Anand Mahindra revisits Rishikesh memories, “I just hope that, amid all the changes, it holds on to its soul”; calls this restaurant ‘practically my canteen’ during filmmaking days

Recently, ace industrialist Anand Mahindra shared his old memories that brought Rishikesh in Uttrakhand into the spotlight for a more personal reason. In his #Sundaywanderer post on X on October 18, 2026, he revisited memories of his filmmaking days in th

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

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A cyclone wiped out Dhanushkodi in 1964 destroying its railway line and homes; six decades later, visitors travel to the ghost town to see abandoned ruins where the Bay of Bengal meets the Indian Ocean

Among the world's ghost towns, Dhanushkodi holds a special place on that list. This is the ghost town where myths meet reality and the town's history remains intact in its ruins.

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

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This ancient forest has trees that have survived for thousands of years; where visitors can walk among some of Earth's oldest living organisms and what makes these ecosystems so resilient

There are places where history is preserved in stone, and then there are places where history is still growing. High in the White Mountains of eastern California, on a landscape of pale limestone, exposed rock and seemingly endless sky, some of the world&

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

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At 64, retired Delhi judge Poonam A Bamba joined her 66-year-old husband on a trek she had never planned; over 10 days, she walked more than 65 km to Everest Base Camp without special training

Extraordinary stories are made with extraordinary efforts! Proving age is just a number is Poona A Bamba, a 64-year-old retired Delhi judge, who joined her husband on an unplanned Everest Base camp trek recently.

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

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Every winter since 1989, builders in Jukkasjarvi in Swedish Lapland have cut ice from the frozen Torne River to rebuild the Icehotel, where guests sleep on ice beds at temperatures below freezing

Have you wondered what it would be like to live in an igloo? Well this hotel in Sweden is not a traditional igloo but it is made entirely out of natural ice and you get to sleep on ice beds.

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

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A 16th-century Kashmiri poetess fell in love, but when Akbar sent her love into exile, her songs became Kashmir’s folklore, and a peak in Gurez Valley came to bear her name; meet Habba Khatoon, the 'Nightingale of Kashmir'

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ram Kishore (@ramkishore.1)

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‘Bhai ye kya design kar diya hai’: Indian traveller says Delhi–Varanasi Vande Bharat Sleeper First AC's inside look ‘will blow your mind’; route, timings and launch date revealed

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Akshay Malhotra (@journeyswithak)

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

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At 64, retired Delhi judge Poonam A Bamba joined her 66-year-old husband on a trek she had never planned; over 10 days, she walked more than 65 km to Everest Base Camp without special training - The Times of India

Extraordinary stories are made with extraordinary efforts!

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

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Every winter since 1989, builders in Jukkasjarvi in Swedish Lapland have cut ice from the frozen Torne River to rebuild the Icehotel, where guests sleep on ice beds at temperatures below freezing - The Times of India

Have you wondered what it would be like to live in an igloo?

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

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A 16th-century Kashmiri poetess fell in love, but when Akbar sent her love into exile, her songs became Kashmir’s folklore, and a peak in Gurez Valley came to bear her name; meet Habba Khatoon, the 'Nightingale of Kashmir' - The Times of India

The love story of fictional characters Qais Bhatt and Laila in the film Laila Majnu (2018), featuring the song “O Meri Laila”, was an ode not just to the

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

‘Bhai ye kya design kar diya hai’: Indian traveller says Delhi–Varanasi Vande Bharat Sleeper First AC's inside look ‘will blow your mind’; route, timings and launch date revealed - The Times of India

Soon overnight train journeys in India are going to be as luxury and comfortable as it gets thanks to Vande Bharat Sleeper variants.

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

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‘As a tourist, it was scary to see...’: Indian traveller’s Paris holiday takes an unexpected turn amid protests; 143-year-old historic Limoges Town Hall burned; should you cancel a Paris holiday?

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Akalya Krishnasamy| Coffee.Lifestyle.Food. (@brewedbyakalya)

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

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“India now has some of the best roads in the world”: Foreign traveller praises India’s road network after 2,500-km journey across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana and more

India’s development is increasingly visible in its expanding road network. It’s a transformation that stands out particularly to foreign visitors who compare the roads they see today with those they experienced during earlier visits.

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

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India’s only confirmed active volcano rises from the Andaman Sea, surrounded by black lava slopes and deep-blue water; travellers can view the remote volcanic island by boat, but landing is restricted

Imagine sailing across the deep blue waters of the Andaman Sea, with the dark rugged slopes of a volcanic island rising in the distance. As your boat circles the coastline, you might be lucky enough to spot a plume of smoke rising from its crater, as the

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

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One man collected it all: Inside Hyderabad’s Salar Jung Museum, one of India’s largest single-collector museums, including the Veiled Rebecca and mysterious musical clock

Imagine an art collection so precious and so rare that a museum can be built around it. Well, it happened with the massive art collection of Nawab Mir Yousuf Ali Khan, popularly known as Salar Jung III.

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

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Anand Mahindra revisits Rishikesh memories, “I just hope that, amid all the changes, it holds on to its soul”; calls this restaurant ‘practically my canteen’ during filmmaking days

Recently, ace industrialist Anand Mahindra shared his old memories that brought Rishikesh in Uttrakhand into the spotlight for a more personal reason. In his #Sundaywanderer post on X on October 18, 2026, he revisited memories of his filmmaking days in th

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

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A cyclone wiped out Dhanushkodi in 1964 destroying its railway line and homes; six decades later, visitors travel to the ghost town to see abandoned ruins where the Bay of Bengal meets the Indian Ocean

Among the world's ghost towns, Dhanushkodi holds a special place on that list. This is the ghost town where myths meet reality and the town's history remains intact in its ruins.

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

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This ancient forest has trees that have survived for thousands of years; where visitors can walk among some of Earth's oldest living organisms and what makes these ecosystems so resilient

There are places where history is preserved in stone, and then there are places where history is still growing. High in the White Mountains of eastern California, on a landscape of pale limestone, exposed rock and seemingly endless sky, some of the world&

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

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At 64, retired Delhi judge Poonam A Bamba joined her 66-year-old husband on a trek she had never planned; over 10 days, she walked more than 65 km to Everest Base Camp without special training

Extraordinary stories are made with extraordinary efforts! Proving age is just a number is Poona A Bamba, a 64-year-old retired Delhi judge, who joined her husband on an unplanned Everest Base camp trek recently.

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Every winter since 1989, builders in Jukkasjarvi in Swedish Lapland have cut ice from the frozen Torne River to rebuild the Icehotel, where guests sleep on ice beds at temperatures below freezing

Have you wondered what it would be like to live in an igloo? Well this hotel in Sweden is not a traditional igloo but it is made entirely out of natural ice and you get to sleep on ice beds.

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

‘Bhai ye kya design kar diya hai’: Indian traveller says Delhi–Varanasi Vande Bharat Sleeper First AC's inside look ‘will blow your mind’; route, timings and launch date revealed

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Akshay Malhotra (@journeyswithak)

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

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This ancient forest has trees that have survived for thousands of years; where visitors can walk among some of Earth's oldest living organisms and what makes these ecosystems so resilient - The Times of India

There are places where history is preserved in stone, and then there are places where history is still growing.

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

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At 64, retired Delhi judge Poonam A Bamba joined her 66-year-old husband on a trek she had never planned; over 10 days, she walked more than 65 km to Everest Base Camp without special training - The Times of India

Extraordinary stories are made with extraordinary efforts!

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Every winter since 1989, builders in Jukkasjarvi in Swedish Lapland have cut ice from the frozen Torne River to rebuild the Icehotel, where guests sleep on ice beds at temperatures below freezing - The Times of India

Have you wondered what it would be like to live in an igloo?

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

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‘Bhai ye kya design kar diya hai’: Indian traveller says Delhi–Varanasi Vande Bharat Sleeper First AC's inside look ‘will blow your mind’; route, timings and launch date revealed - The Times of India

Soon overnight train journeys in India are going to be as luxury and comfortable as it gets thanks to Vande Bharat Sleeper variants.

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

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‘As a tourist, it was scary to see...’: Indian traveller’s Paris holiday takes an unexpected turn amid protests; 143-year-old historic Limoges Town Hall burned; should you cancel a Paris holiday?

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Akalya Krishnasamy| Coffee.Lifestyle.Food. (@brewedbyakalya)

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

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“India now has some of the best roads in the world”: Foreign traveller praises India’s road network after 2,500-km journey across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana and more

India’s development is increasingly visible in its expanding road network. It’s a transformation that stands out particularly to foreign visitors who compare the roads they see today with those they experienced during earlier visits.

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

India’s only confirmed active volcano rises from the Andaman Sea, surrounded by black lava slopes and deep-blue water; travellers can view the remote volcanic island by boat, but landing is restricted

Imagine sailing across the deep blue waters of the Andaman Sea, with the dark rugged slopes of a volcanic island rising in the distance. As your boat circles the coastline, you might be lucky enough to spot a plume of smoke rising from its crater, as the

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

One man collected it all: Inside Hyderabad’s Salar Jung Museum, one of India’s largest single-collector museums, including the Veiled Rebecca and mysterious musical clock

Imagine an art collection so precious and so rare that a museum can be built around it. Well, it happened with the massive art collection of Nawab Mir Yousuf Ali Khan, popularly known as Salar Jung III.

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Anand Mahindra revisits Rishikesh memories, “I just hope that, amid all the changes, it holds on to its soul”; calls this restaurant ‘practically my canteen’ during filmmaking days

Recently, ace industrialist Anand Mahindra shared his old memories that brought Rishikesh in Uttrakhand into the spotlight for a more personal reason. In his #Sundaywanderer post on X on October 18, 2026, he revisited memories of his filmmaking days in th

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

A cyclone wiped out Dhanushkodi in 1964 destroying its railway line and homes; six decades later, visitors travel to the ghost town to see abandoned ruins where the Bay of Bengal meets the Indian Ocean

Among the world's ghost towns, Dhanushkodi holds a special place on that list. This is the ghost town where myths meet reality and the town's history remains intact in its ruins.

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

This ancient forest has trees that have survived for thousands of years; where visitors can walk among some of Earth's oldest living organisms and what makes these ecosystems so resilient

There are places where history is preserved in stone, and then there are places where history is still growing. High in the White Mountains of eastern California, on a landscape of pale limestone, exposed rock and seemingly endless sky, some of the world&

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

At 64, retired Delhi judge Poonam A Bamba joined her 66-year-old husband on a trek she had never planned; over 10 days, she walked more than 65 km to Everest Base Camp without special training

Extraordinary stories are made with extraordinary efforts! Proving age is just a number is Poona A Bamba, a 64-year-old retired Delhi judge, who joined her husband on an unplanned Everest Base camp trek recently.

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Every winter since 1989, builders in Jukkasjarvi in Swedish Lapland have cut ice from the frozen Torne River to rebuild the Icehotel, where guests sleep on ice beds at temperatures below freezing

Have you wondered what it would be like to live in an igloo? Well this hotel in Sweden is not a traditional igloo but it is made entirely out of natural ice and you get to sleep on ice beds.

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

A cyclone wiped out Dhanushkodi in 1964 destroying its railway line and homes; six decades later, visitors travel to the ghost town to see abandoned ruins where the Bay of Bengal meets the Indian Ocean - The Times of India

Among the world's ghost towns, Dhanushkodi holds a special place on that list.

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

This ancient forest has trees that have survived for thousands of years; where visitors can walk among some of Earth's oldest living organisms and what makes these ecosystems so resilient - The Times of India

There are places where history is preserved in stone, and then there are places where history is still growing.

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

At 64, retired Delhi judge Poonam A Bamba joined her 66-year-old husband on a trek she had never planned; over 10 days, she walked more than 65 km to Everest Base Camp without special training - The Times of India

Extraordinary stories are made with extraordinary efforts!

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Every winter since 1989, builders in Jukkasjarvi in Swedish Lapland have cut ice from the frozen Torne River to rebuild the Icehotel, where guests sleep on ice beds at temperatures below freezing - The Times of India

Have you wondered what it would be like to live in an igloo?

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

‘As a tourist, it was scary to see...’: Indian traveller’s Paris holiday takes an unexpected turn amid protests; 143-year-old historic Limoges Town Hall burned; should you cancel a Paris holiday?

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Akalya Krishnasamy| Coffee.Lifestyle.Food. (@brewedbyakalya)

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

“India now has some of the best roads in the world”: Foreign traveller praises India’s road network after 2,500-km journey across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana and more

India’s development is increasingly visible in its expanding road network. It’s a transformation that stands out particularly to foreign visitors who compare the roads they see today with those they experienced during earlier visits.

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

India’s only confirmed active volcano rises from the Andaman Sea, surrounded by black lava slopes and deep-blue water; travellers can view the remote volcanic island by boat, but landing is restricted

Imagine sailing across the deep blue waters of the Andaman Sea, with the dark rugged slopes of a volcanic island rising in the distance. As your boat circles the coastline, you might be lucky enough to spot a plume of smoke rising from its crater, as the

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

One man collected it all: Inside Hyderabad’s Salar Jung Museum, one of India’s largest single-collector museums, including the Veiled Rebecca and mysterious musical clock

Imagine an art collection so precious and so rare that a museum can be built around it. Well, it happened with the massive art collection of Nawab Mir Yousuf Ali Khan, popularly known as Salar Jung III.

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Anand Mahindra revisits Rishikesh memories, “I just hope that, amid all the changes, it holds on to its soul”; calls this restaurant ‘practically my canteen’ during filmmaking days

Recently, ace industrialist Anand Mahindra shared his old memories that brought Rishikesh in Uttrakhand into the spotlight for a more personal reason. In his #Sundaywanderer post on X on October 18, 2026, he revisited memories of his filmmaking days in th

Oct 30, 2026 Read more →