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The US travel industry isn't expected to recover to 2019 levels until 2025. Those two additional years will translate into "billions of dollars of lost spending, of lost jobs," says Geoff Freeman, US Travel's chief executive officer. For the first time in history, the US is also running a multiyear travel deficit. The major tourism markets throughout the world have seen a rapid rebound in tourism. In 2022, Spain regained 86% of its pre-pandemic tourist numbers, and this year's arrivals are already up 28% from levels in 2019.According to Atout France, a government tourism body, France is closely behind with year-to-date international visitor numbers being just 3% lower than they were prior to the Covid-19pandemic and their spending at record levels.   On the other hand, the US is lagging behind. The US Travel Association's June 2023 monthly report shows that spending is also slowing while international tourist arrivals are still 26% below pre-pandemic levels.In...

The water entered several shops in the area and people were using buckets to remove water from their shops.    .The water entered several shops in the area and people were using buckets to remove water Thane:   Today, there was a lot of rain in Maharashtra, especially in the districts of Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, and Palghar. In Thane, several sections were flooded, and water even made it onto the grounds of the railroad station. Images depict individuals wading through knee-deep water and autorickshaw drivers trudging over the flooded road while pushing their vehicles. People in the vicinity were using buckets to remove water from their shops after water entered several of them. The India Meteorological Department has since issued a red alert for Mumbai, Raigadh, and Ratnagiri as well as an orange alert for Thane. Since the morning, there have been significant downpours throughout Mumbai and its suburbs as well. According to the daily weather forecast released this morning,...

Asaduddin Owaisi also highlighted the issue of significant bills being passed amidst the chaos, potentially without thorough scrutiny.     Asaduddin Owaisi lamented the loss of parliament's question hour. New Delhi:  On Thursday, Asaduddin Owaisi, the leader of the AIMIM party, spoke about the continuous demonstrations and disturbances in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha and urged a restoration of order. His comments were made when both chambers of Congress were adjourned because to a standoff over the three-month-long unrest in Manipur between the government and the opposition. According to me, the opposition should let the parliament run its business, Mr. Owaisi said to NDTV. He argued that after the opposition's no-confidence vote against the government was accepted the previous day, there should be a return to order.  He questioned the strategy of the opposition, saying, "It's a fair point that now that the motion of no-confidence has been approved, the house should...

In a video message which was addressed to Indian Youth Congress workers, the Congress leader also accused BJP-RSS of dividing India. Rahul Gandhi Rahul Gandhi, the head of the Congress, charged on Thursday that the federal government was ignoring the ongoing violence in Manipur, which has killed more than 150 lives.  On July 29 and 30, MPs from the opposition alliance INDIA are slated to visit Manipur to investigate the situation in the northeastern state, which has been beset by ethnic violence since May 3. The demand for a discussion on the Manipur crisis has caused a deadlock in the Monsoon session of Parliament. The Prime Minister's comment on the matter has been demanded by the Opposition, but the government has reiterated that it is prepared for a debate on the House floor. The Congress leader also charged BJP-RSS with splitting India in a video message. "You have a strong sense of patriotism. Your heart is likewise hurt when the nation suffers or when one of its citizen...

Since the first week of May, the northeastern state has been witnessing ethnic clashes between the Meitis and Kukis.                 The Manipur Students’ Union at a protest against the ongoing violence, in Imphal. (ANI) Over the weekend, a group of MPs from the INDIA bloc of parties will visit the violently divided Manipur, opposition lawmakers told Hindustan Times on Thursday. On Saturday and Sunday, the MPs will be in the northeastern state, according to the leaders.Manipur has been the scene of ethnic skirmishes between the Meitis and Kukis since the first week of May, and the BJP-led state administration has come under scrutiny for failing to put an end to the bloodshed. In response to the ongoing violence and its inaction against the state's N Biren Singh-led administration, the BJP-led central government has also come under fire. Meanwhile, the forthcoming trip to Manipur by Indian lawmakers will occur almost exactly one month to the day af...

The YSR Congress Party, which has nine members in Rajya Sabha and 22 in Lok Sabha, has often supported the government on critical bills.    With the backing of YSR Congress Party, the government can easily get the Delhi bill passed New Delhi:  With Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister JaganMohanReddy's YSRCongress Party opting to support the BJP-led government in parliament on two significant votes, including a no-confidence resolution on Manipur, the Center's bill for the control of services in Delhi is expected to pass both chambers of parliament. The YSR Congress Party, which has 22 members in the LokSabha and nine in the Rajya Sabha, frequently backs the government on important legislation.  The government can easily pass the contentious Delhibill through the Rajya Sabha, where it lacks a majority, with the support of YSRCongress Party members. In order to overturn a Supreme Court ruling that stated the elected government in Delhi, not the Centre, has control over the t...

The Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge accused the Prime Minister of evading his responsibilities towards parliament while actively campaigning in Rajasthan      S Jaishankar slammed the opposition for the protests. (File) New Delhi :  In a cacophony of "INDIA, INDIA" and "Modi, Modi" chants, opposition and government MPs battled in parliament on Thursday, causing External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's speech on the country's foreign policy to be lost in the melee. The chants of "Manipur, Manipur" were used by the opponents to draw attention to the three-month-old ethnic unrest in the northeastern state while attempting to keep things as they were in the upper chamber. The Treasury benches rose in unison, their cries of "Modi, Modi" a fervent endorsement of the Prime Minister, as the slogans resonated throughout the Rajya Sabha hall disputing Mr. Jaishankar's words. Chants of "INDIA, INDIA"—the bra...

PM in Rajasthan: In an all-out attack on the Congress, the PM also accused them of changing their names like fraud companies. PM Modi in Rajasthan On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is now in the election-bound state of Rajasthan, unleashed a scathing attack on the recently formed Opposition, INDIA. He also referred to Congress, one of INDIA's political parties, as a directionless party. On Thursday, while speaking at a political rally, PM Modi also dedicated and laid the cornerstone for a number of construction projects in Sikar. The PM also charged the Congress with changing their names to look like fraudulent businesses in an all-out assault. "The Congress has devolved into an aimless party. Just like the earlier fraud companies, Congress and its sympathizers have changed their names.They changed their name to get rid of the stigma associated with giving in to terrorists.  Their practices resemble those of the nation's adversary...The country is called INDIA...