Baba Siddique wasn’t good man, had links with Dawood: Arrested shooter of Lawrence Bishnoi gang

Baba Siddique wasn’t good man, had links with Dawood: Arrested shooter of Lawrence Bishnoi gang

Police personnel seen at the incident site near Nirmal Nagar where Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Baba Siddiqui was shot, at Bandra East, in Mumbai. FIle. | Photo Credit: ANI NCP leader Baba Siddique, who was killed in Mumbai recently, was not a good man and had connections with India’s most-wanted criminal Dawood Ibrahim, a … Read more

Great Indian Bustard: A whisky brand aims to save the critically-endangered bird

Great Indian Bustard: A whisky brand aims to save the critically-endangered bird

The Great Indian Bustard | Photo Credit: Special arrangement At Jaisalmer, the skyline is pinned in place by the sand dunes of Sam on one side and the ethereal silhouette of the Sonar Qila on the other. Between the two, they define the spirit of this desert outpost, forged by the sword in a thousand … Read more

Tapping the potential of villages in a push for rural tourist destinations

Tapping the potential of villages in a push for rural tourist destinations

A cottage at Maachli in Sindhudurg. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Mattur is a village in Karnataka where residents speak only in Sanskrit. Maachli in Maharashtra is an agrarian homestay surrounded by coconut, betel, and banana plantations. The Bishnoi village in Rajasthan has frequent visits from the endangered Great Indian Bustard. These are destinations … Read more