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A lone crane standing in the reservoir of Idukki dam. The introduction of exotic fish varieties and over exploitation of the fish wealth using dynamites in the reservoir have caused depletion of endemic varieties of fish which are its staple food.

Keen to visit the popular film shooting locations in the country, cinema lovers from India and other countries are flocking to Britain, boosting its tourism by 2 billion pounds.

Even a one-day-old baby will have to pay ticket charges if the infant is traveling in a plane. Infants under the age of two years have to pay ten per cent of the applicable fare, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said in the Lok Sabha today.

The annual Kailash Mansarovar yatra, which involves circumambulation of Mount Kailash and Manasarovar Lake in Tibet, will commence on June one. The yatra will be completed in 26 days, of which 13 days would be spent in Tibet, the epicenter of recent anti-China demonstrations.

Bhutan is opening up slowly to the modern world in a fine balance with its traditions and its women are contributing in their own way to make the country one of the most sought-after travel destinations.

Kesang Chedon, a mother of three boys, drives a taxi. It is not that she is the family's sole bread earner. Her husband works in a government factory.

Ninety-six years after Titanic sank, a third-class passenger ticket of the doomed ship which sank on its maiden voyage, today sell for 33,000 pounds at an auction in south west England. The ticket was part of a collection of Lillian Asplund, one of the few survivors of the ship, who as a five-year-old, was on-board Titanic along with her parents and four brothers.

American Airlines canceled more than 900 flights Thursday to fix faulty wiring in hundreds of jets, marking the third straight day of mass groundings as company executives offered profuse apologies and travel vouchers to calm angry customers.

A legislation targeting India and seven other countries which allegedly refuse to take back illegal immigrants convicted of crimes in the United States has been introduced in the House of Representatives.

India becoming a hot spot for tourists from across the world, "responsible tourism" is the new buzz that is floating around.

The Regional Museum of Natural History (RMNH) here has earned the unique distinction of preserving an egg of the extinct Madagascar Elephant bird. "The egg, said to be the biggest in the world, is 13 inches long and 9.5 inches wide," said RMNH director R Ray.