@ShrivastavAni I took this trip for 2 years of my life, stared eagerly with childlike wonder at this train crossing train via bridge moment every single day
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Apoorv Pandit
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Apoorv Pandit
@apurv
I tweet about music, travel and building digital stuff. Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore to London via @Cambridge_uni . Also https://t.co/fXK8SLDr2A
London/Mumbai Katılım Mayıs 2008
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Between Khar and Bandra …
Mumbai does that ✨
(Have seen it many times but could never take a video .. )
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Feels like @IndiGo6E is instigating passengers to cancel and walk away with a refund with these regular 5-minute schedule tweaks so seats sold cheaper get freed up and resold at higher prices to cover more expensive jet fuel
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@IndiGo6E I have been getting this error for my flight rescheduling on the "plan b" website and cannot proceed. Please help?
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Just discovered a new feature on @IndiGo6E.
Add a 10% discount code and unlock a ₹1,000 price increase. Premium experience !
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I love Claude Code and have fully made the “switch” but the below article best describes all the AI anxiety inducing takes being passed as analysis for clicks.
Rhys@RhysSullivan
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Group tours are the least adventurous, max conformist and uncle form of travel. And on top of that you have the gall to be judgy about another fellow traveller’s conformism. Tweedle dee and tweedle dum 🤷♂️
The ER Doctor@TheERDoctor
Recently travelled with family to Thailand as part of a tour group. At the end of the tour they asked us for suggestions/opinions/feedback. I kid you not the most common feedback was "we wanted more indian food and less Thai food" Me and my wife looked at each other and had the same thought. Why the F these folks ever leave India? In fact one of the nights we were there, wife and I skipped the dinner with the group because it was "Indian again" went out on our own and had some AMAZING Thai street food. When you tour a country, experience their culture, experience their food. If you want dal and chapathi stay in India!
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My wife runs an agency with staff based in India and was looking to do her first employees’ offsite. 10 people in total. It was 20% cheaper to fly everyone to a luxury villa in Thailand than to a resort in the neighbouring state.
Vikas Vij@TheClubJunto
India’s Foreign Tourism in a Freefall Amid Global Travel Boom a. Ministry Report: 12.3% drop in foreign tourist arrivals YoY (Q1-Q3 2025) b. Decline despite 6% weaker ₹ advantage c. Overseas Promotion Budget cut 97% to ₹3 cr FY25 Why is India Giving Up on its Biggest Asset: Foreign Tourist Arrivals: Ministry of Tourism Data a. 6.19 million foreign tourist arrivals (FTA) in 2025 (Jan-Sept) compared to 7.06 million in 2024 (Jan-Sept) – a decline of 12.3% in 2025. b. India’s foreign tourist arrivals peaked in 2019 at 7.67 million (Jan-Sept), and we never recovered that peak post-Covid. Compared to 2019, the decline in 2025 is 19.3%. c. The tourism minister said in Parliament that a decline in Bangladeshi tourists plus other global factors has led to this slump. d. Data is reported for Jan-Sept 2025 because the Ministry has yet to publish Q4 2025 figures. Maximum U.S. tourists (Indian diaspora) visit in December. That figure may show a bigger drop because non-citizens are reluctant to travel out of the US currently due to Trump visa threats. Global Tourism Booms as India Goes Into Decline a. Latest UN World Tourism Barometer data shows that international tourist arrivals grew 5% globally in Jan-Sept 2025, while Asia-Pacific grew 8%. b. Vietnam (smaller than Rajasthan) recorded a 21% increase in foreign tourist arrivals. Ethiopia saw a jump of 18%, South Africa reported 17% growth, and Sri Lanka & Mongolia both enjoyed a rise of 16% in foreign tourists. Brazil, another country very similar to India in profile made a world-record of 45% growth in foreign tourists in 2025. All of these destinations have surpassed 2019 (pre-Covid) levels, while India is down 20% from its 2019 peak. Outbound Tourists from India Contribute to Global Boom a. In the last few years, India’s foreign exchange earnings from international tourism have turned net negative. So, even in this industry we now have a current account deficit (exports minus imports). b. While foreign tourist arrivals are down, India’s outbound tourists to various foreign destinations increased from 23.2 million in 2024 (Jan-Sept) to 24.4 million in 2025 (Jan-Sept). That’s a jump of 5.3% YoY. c. Indian rupee weakened 6% in 2025, giving a direct cost advantage to foreigners (as they can buy more rupees for one dollar now). Yet, foreign tourist arrivals declined, while Indians traveling abroad increased despite an expensive dollar. d. When affluent Indians choose foreign destinations for tourism instead of Indian destinations, the local tourist economy loses, while the foreign tourist economy gains. Causes of Decline in India’s Foreign Tourist Inflow India’s infrastructure has vastly improved – airports, railway stations, direct flights and faster train networks, new highways, digital infrastructure, and hotels, Airbnbs, and other facilities. Then what is going wrong? a. In FY24, government allocated ₹1,692 cr for tourism schemes. This was cut down by half to ₹850 cr in FY25. In both FY24 and FY25, even this allocated amount was utilized (spent) only 50%. Most of it was spent on “Swadesh Darshan” schemes (domestic tourism). b. Overseas Tourism Promotion & Publicity: This budget under “Incredible India” campaign was reduced from ₹100 cr in FY24 to ₹3 cr in FY25. This budget has been successively reduced over the last few years. c. Foreign offices of India’s overseas promotion are closed. Many foreign tour operators have removed India from their travel brochures altogether. A recent EXIM Bank report flagged weak international tourism marketing as a major shortcoming for India. d. Other Asian countries have seized the opportunity with aggressive tourism promotions, competitive pricing, and minimal visa restrictions. India Has a Natural Competitive Advantage Over the World, But Zero Asset Utilization a. Mountains, Beaches, Deserts, Wildlife: Entire towns, districts, and even entire states (like Goa, Kashmir, Northeast states, Kerala, etc.) are a natural paradise on earth. b. Priceless Cultural and Historical Assets: An entire civilization and an ocean is named after India. If the West has Monalisa that attracts millions of tourists, India has vast monuments from Taj to Khajuraho to ancient Cave Paintings to South Indian temples, which are world-beating multi-trillion dollar assets. Tourism is one of the largest MSME-led employment generators in India. According to the tourism ministry, its share of national employment is now 13.34% (double of IT services exports sector). With the right vision and strategy, it could become India’s GDP growth engine. ENDQUOTE “₹3 cr for overseas tourism promotion is a joke and make no mistake, the joke is on us.” – Himanshu Dwivedi, Director of Monkfoot Travels @arabicatrader
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Part 2 of Mr India
cinesthetic.@TheCinesthetic
What "never got made" movie did the world miss out on the most?
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driving on this patch is hell though
Science girl@sciencegirl
Incredible aerial view of the natural scenery along the Lonavala-Mumbai-Pune highway. India
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I hope Putin reciprocated by gifting Problems in General Physics by Iridov.
Narendra Modi@narendramodi
Presented a copy of the Gita in Russian to President Putin. The teachings of the Gita give inspiration to millions across the world. @KremlinRussia_E
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UK politics is top-tier entertainment 😂
Crewkerne Gazette@CrewkerneGaz
Kemi Badenoch launches a devastating full broadside at Rachel Reeves in the wake of the Budget catastrophe.
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What purchase under $500 has significantly improved your life (or made you happier)?
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Amidst all the assembly line music on the charts, so refreshing to see some bold experimentation happening. Also banger video #Rosalia #Berghain youtube.com/watch?v=htQBS2…
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If you look carefully into the eyes of any AI generated woman or man, you will find hollow, expressionless eyes staring back at you. Almost like black holes. Eyes, but without stories. Eyes that aren’t windows to the soul.
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The amount of anti-Indian and antisemitic hate here is getting insane-r by the month. What’s the point of a digital town square that's overrun by hooligans and lunatics. What has it got anything to do with "free speech is the foundation of democracy" @elonmusk @nikitabier
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