The Sealdah-New Delhi ‘Duronto’ express – India’s first point-to-point, non-stop train – has been flagged off from the Sealdah station in Kolkata.

Kerala's status as a paradise for honeymooners has received a shot in the arm with the lead characters of Star Plus' television soap Bidaai on a honeymoon jaunt in God's Own Country.

After taking a series of hits, with the economic meltdown and the Mumbai terror attacks, the Ministry of Tourism will now offer complimentary offers to its tourists and hopes to do better in 2009.