India markets election tourism: forget the Taj Mahal what about a Modi rally?
But with election fever hitting India, a few of them are prepared to forgo some of that - and the elephant ride - to meet an election candidate or attend a political rally.The world's biggest democracy, with about 900 million voters, is set to decide in April-May whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi gets a second term following his thumping victory in 2014, and that gives the Indian tourism industry a different way to market the country.
The packages were first tested during the 2012 state elections in the Western state of Gujarat and have now mushroomed nationwide. Events and rallies headlined by India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the head of his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, Amit Shah, and the opposition Congress party's Priyanka Gandhi Vadra have generated a lot of interest, Sharma said.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Three rescued alive after more than 60 hours under collapsed Indian buildingNEW DELHI: Indian emergency workers on Friday (Mar 22) rescued three people trapped under the debris of a building that collapsed on ...
Read more »
Jail, cane, for Indian national in rioting case which involved more than 50 menSINGAPORE - An Indian national was slapped with a stiff jail sentence for his role in a riot which saw more than 50 foreigners using makeshift weapons to cause serious injuries.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »
Malaysian carrying live human embryos detained at Indian airportMumbai—A Malaysian national has been detained at the Mumbai International Airport after it was discovered that he was carrying live human embryos in
Read more »
Indian girl, 12, 'raped and killed' by brothers, uncleTwo brothers have been arrested in India for allegedly raping their 12-year-old sister who was later beheaded with a sickle, police said Wednesday. India has a grim record of sexual assaults on minors with more than 36,000 cases reported in 2016, according to latest available government data. A UN
Read more »
New exhibition sheds light on Indian Muslim heritageSINGAPORE - In 1952, the town of Kadayanallur in Tamil Nadu, India, was gripped by a prolonged drought. And due to the high taxes on cottage industries imposed by the British, Madam Asial Beevi and Mr O.M. Abdul Kader, along with their two sons, lived in extreme poverty.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »
Netizens outraged after public notice bears text in North Indian language instead of TamilSeveral netizens are expressing outrage after one Singaporean from the country's Indian community highlighted that a public notice circulating in the
Read more »
Indian state open for talks with Uber rival Ola over banThe southern Indian state of Karnataka kept the door open on Saturday to talks with local ride-hailing service Ola to avoid a ban that could help ...
Read more »
Body of Indian student killed in New Zealand attack returns homeThe body of an Indian student killed in the Christchurch mosque attacks was returned Monday to her grieving family in Kochi, where relatives remembered a bright young woman dedicated to her studies. Ansi Alibava, 25, was the first of at least five Indians shot dead by a white supremacist in New Zealand
Read more »
Team to trek miles through jungle to reach lone Indian voterNEW DELHI (AFP) - A nearly 20-strong team will trek through some of India's remotest terrain to reach a single voter and collect her ballot in the country's mammoth elections, an official said on Monday (March 18).. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »
Indian tycoon Ambani pays debt after court threatened jailMUMBAI: Indian tycoon Anil Ambani has settled a multi-million debt with Sweden's Ericsson, the company said on Monday (Mar 18), after judges ...
Read more »