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From April 1, air travel to become expensive; tickets to museum, zoo cheaper

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 31, 2015, 13:35

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had came out with a host of proposals last month to rationalise service tax, which is levied at an effective rate of 12.36 percent.

Amsterdam eyes double-digit growth in Indian tourists in 2015

Last Updated: Monday, March 23, 2015, 20:32

The capital city of the Netherlands is looking at a double-digit growth in the numbers of Indian tourists visiting the city in 2015 as it hardsells itself as a preferred tourist destination.

Prabhu seeks new ideas to take Railways ahead

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 24, 2014, 20:03

Accepting challenges before the national transporter, Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Wednesday sought innovative ideas and futuristic vision to make Railways turnaround.

Anand Mahindra named trustee for London's history museum

Last Updated: Monday, December 15, 2014, 18:35

Mahindra's appointment is for an initial four-year term from January 1, 2015, London's Natural History Museum said in a statement.

Museology a neglected field, says PM

Last Updated: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 14:11

Noting that museology is a neglected field in the country, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said Indian Museum in Kolkata, the oldest in Asia, should come forward to lead a change.

Manmohan Singh, Mamata Banerjee share dais in Kolkata for museum`s bicentenary

Last Updated: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 11:33

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee shared stage in Kolkata on Sunday for the celebration of the Indian Museum`s bicentenary.

Ancient seabird fossil links New Zealand with Antarctica

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 14:29

A fossil of one of the world`s oldest flying seabirds has been found in New Zealand, linking the country to Antarctica when it was still being formed, scientists announced Wednesday.

Looted Iraqi museum hopes to reopen, minus many relics

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 15:52

A decade on from the 2003 US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein and whipped up a tsunami of theft in Baghdad, Iraq`s National Museum is preparing to display its treasures of Mesopotamian culture - even if thousands are missing.

Teesta Setalvad, husband booked for usurping money for Gulberg Society museum

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 13:17

Ahmedabad police has reportedly filed a case against noted social activist Teesta Setalvad, her husband Javed Anand, Zakia Jafri`s son Tanvir Jafri and two others for allegedly usurping Rs 1.51 crore for turning the riot-ravaged Gulberg Society into a museum.

US man arrested for stealing brains, selling them online

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 16:41

A 21-year-old man has been arrested in the US for allegedly stealing brains of dead mental patients from a medical history museum and selling them on an online trading website.

Egypt: 96 artifacts stolen from museum

Last Updated: Thursday, January 2, 2014, 00:22

Egypt`s Ministry of Antiquities has announced that nearly a hundred small artifacts, some dating back to the time of the Pharaohs, have gone missing from a museum in the southernmost city of Aswan.

Metro museum celebrates fifth anniversary

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 10:43

The Delhi Metro museum Tuesday celebrated its fifth anniversary. A touch screen information system was unveiled on the occasion.