Honda Activa 6G brings with it multiple goodies in the form of some interesting features and an environment friendlier engine. So, what all has changed on the new model, how is to ride and if it justifies the Rs 8,000 premium over Activa 5G? Pradeep Shah answers these questions in this first ride review.

Royal Enfield Konkan Chase 2020 was a 1200 km ride across the Indian coastline in which over 15 riders rode through the states of Maharashtra, Goa, and Karnataka. We bring you our experience of this epic ride in the first episode in which we show you what all the first 4 days were all about.

Royal Enfield Konkan Chase Ep 02 tells you how our journey of riding along the great Indian coastline continued after Day 4. The last three days of the ride were quite interesting as we visited the Royal Enfield Garage Cafe in Goa and also rode the Interceptor 650 on a beach. Here’s our experience and […]

TVS iQube recently joined the army of electric scooters in India and offers a lot of value for your money. We were in Hosur a couple of days back to test this offering at TVS’ very own test track. Pradeep Shah tells in this review what all the iQube packs in, features on offer and […]

Presently, the numbers of foreign tourist arrivals in India are gradually increasing. That is the reason why Indian government has been stepping forward to reform its immigration policies. To increase the number of foreign tourist arrival in India, the…

UAE has initiated a proposal to make more efficient and faster visa issuing facilities for the citizens of Egypt. Ministry of foreign affairs and international cooperation of UAE has already opened the fifth consular section and visa issuance center…

The high commission of India has said that the candidate can submit their applications for tourist visa without any scheduled dates or E-tokens at the visa camp of Eid from 4th June to 16th June 2016. This one is really a great initiative and the camp…

The United States of America is going to initiate the global entry program very soon.  India is hopefully becoming the part of this program .The Indian politicians,celebrities, business individuals and the officials may get a hassle free entry in…

Indian Students enrolled in the US Universities STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) programs can work for three years under the Optional Practical Training. The New guidelines are active from May 10, 2016, for the international…

The Indian Government is planning to introduce a liberalized visa policy which entitles tourists multiple entries in three months. The Home Ministry held discussions with all the departments on the possibilities of new visa regime. The officials…

Google CEO Sunder Pichai and three other people of Indian origin are in the list of 42 US nationals to be honored with the United States "Great Immigrants: The Pride of America" award. The three other prominent personalities are Hari Sreenivasan,…

Indian Tourism is getting an overwhelming response from travelers all over the world. The number of foreign tourists visiting India increased by many folds, 15 lakh visas were issued between January and May, the decline rate of visa are marginal.Nearly…

The Vietnamese Government has extended visa-free travel by additional year for the travelers from France, Germany, United Kingdom, Spain and Italy. The foreign nationals who visit Vietnam can stay for 15 days. Any passport holder from the countries…

India is riding high on the success of e-tourist visa scheme, after receiving an overwhelming response from the travelers in using the e-visa facility; Indian Government announced the extension of this service to 36 more countries. The proposal has been…

To address skill shortage issues in its technology sector, Israel has planned to relax its visa regime to attract skilled foreign workers into its country. The  software firms warned that skill shortages are jeopardizing the country’s multi-billion…

The Saudi Arabia Government announced new visa fee reforms that will be in effect from October 2nd, 2016. For a period of two months, a resident needs to pay a revised fee of SR200 for exit and re-entry. SR100 will be charged per month till the…

Citing security concerns, the Home Ministry of India puts on hold the proposal sent by Tourism Ministry to provide e-visa facility to the delegates visiting the country for conferences and meetings. According to an  official from Tourism Ministry,…

On Wednesday, a federal high court prevented the President Trump’s led administration from sending back a man of Afghan descent who was attempting to come into the United States with a special permit kept specially for those who have come to the aid…

The nation of India currently tendered a proposal for a worldwide agreement on business facilitation to the departments of the world trade organization.   The completed version of the document is yet to be made available to the general public, though,…

I bow to you, India. The traditional greeting of Namaste would be sounded all throughout the nation of India as the country of Malaysia looks to have a scoop of the tourism industry with a quicker and less expensive permit acquisition program. That comes…

Tourists coming into the country of India using the electronic permit can now stay in the country for up to 60 days, rather than the previous 30 days, and also get additional double entry bonus while tourists coming on the grounds of medical reasons…

After Pakistan planned to reform its tourism industry, it can already see changes. The government recently announced that it will allow citizens of 24 countries to enter Pakistan on a visa-on-arrival basis. These 24 countries include Singapore, South…

Mallika Sherawat has always worked closely with several NGOs for social causes and this time around, the Bollywood actress, has gone a step ahead in helping humanity. The actress worked with Free-A-Girl India and supported the association’s co-founder,…

Israel suffers from a major skilled labor shortage and therefore, announced in 2015, that it will open doors to non-Israeli techies. But the government hasn’t worked in attracting those techies because the country’s embassies are too understaffed…

Qatar is soon planning to start the world famous visa-on-arrival program for 80 countries including India. The news was first reported by a British news agency, who said that visas will be given for 30 days, 60 days, and 90 days and are renewable. Hassan-al-Ibrahim,…

Before matters started getting worse between Russia and the United States, Russians could get the US travel visa within a week. But now, Russians have to wait for a minimum of eight months, making them restless. It is too long to wait for a travel visa…

Thailand Visa-Free TravelPipat Ratchakitprakarn, The Thailand Minister of Tourism and Sports, stated that there was a plan to introduce visa-free travel for tourists of China and India in the next few months of this year. Additionally there will be a…

Acting on the proposal of Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, Tourism Minister Thailand The cabinet resolved for extending the fee waiver on visit visas in respect of visitors of India, China, and other countries. The program has a run beyond October 31 2019 until…

Dr. Datuk Noor Zari Secretary-General Tourism Ministry Malaysia stated that the tourists from India and China were among the top contributors to the tourism sector in the country.Focus on Two NationsAlso, the number of arrivals from India and China is…

The online shoe and clothing retailer's loyalty program offers different customer segments different relevant rewards.

The family restaurant chain uses demographic, behavioral, and purchase data to send targeted offers to its rewards members and grow visit frequency and spend among younger customers.

The online window covering company introduces a program that refers prospects to people, not just a brand.

How the retail pharmacy chain uses customer data to make its marketing messages relevant

The details may be technical, but the concepts are clear when it comes to analyzing seasonal retail data

Creative government workforce approaches come in many forms. Some time ago, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) offered employees an interesting choice to incentivize them to stay. Employees could either telework from home one day per week or receive $1,000. As Jon Lemon, principal industry consultant at SAS told the [...]

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Many of the buzzy applications of AI in healthcare we hear about involve medical IoT, computer vision for radiology or disease prediction. But the fact is, many health institutions that just aren’t there yet with adoption. With limited budgets and dated systems, can public health agencies tap into the power [...]

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January serves as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Awareness Month, culminating in the annual observation of National Freedom Day on February 1. For many, this month presents an opportunity to refocus efforts to slow, and ultimately stop, human trafficking around the globe, but especially here in the United States. The [...]

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Data-driven is a buzzword again. It feels new and shiny but has been around for years. Yet, people still ask what it means to be data-driven. If you wonder why it’s important to be data-driven, you might ask your bookie. Yes, I said your bookie. In thinking about when I [...]

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As we honor Mental Health Month, there are many calls to reduce suffering. Seems reasonable, right? It’s even in California’s Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), where public systems are called to “reduce subjective suffering.” And as we broadly focus more on outcomes in health, measuring suffering (and hopefully its reduction) [...]

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Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Value-Based Payments (VBP), health care’s new magic, “silver bullet” that will solve all our fraud problems. Last month, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a press release entitled, “HHS Proposes Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute Reforms to Support Value-Based and [...]

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