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Statistics Austria said on Wednesday that a total of 59.95 million overnight stays were recorded from May to August this year, 1.6 per cent above the pre-pandemic level in 2019, Xinhua news agency.As of August, the central European country, known for its alpine landscapes and classical art scene, has registered 113.6 million overnight stays, surging 12.2 per cent year-on-year.However, Statistics Austria said the country’s tourism businesses slightly fell by 1.8 per cent year-on-year in August due to inflation, labour shortage, and the storms and floods that affected the country’s western and southern parts.–IANSksk

Stating that Indians made over one in 10 visa applications worldwide, the Mission said it has already surpassed the total number of cases processed in 2022 and is processing almost 20 per cent more applications than in pre-pandemic 2019.“Our partnership with India is one of the United States’ most important bilateral relationships, and in fact one of the most important relationships in the world,” US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti said. “The ties between our people are stronger than ever, and we will continue our record-setting volume of visa work in the coming months to give as many Indian applicants…

The next time a crime is committed in Lucknow, cops will not waste time in finding which CCTVs are active because they can rely on private CCTV cameras too.Deputy commissioner of police, central zone, Aparna Rajat Kaushik, said that “Operation Trinetra aims to cover the entire city with cameras to increase security.”As of now, we have covered as many as 9,459 locations, she said, adding that “In addition to 238 CCTV cameras under the Integrated Traffic Management System (ITMS) in the city, as many as 22,209 cameras installed by business persons or private individuals in their shops and homes have…

Speaking to media persons about the possible postponement of Panchayat and urban bodies’ elections in J&K, Omar told reporters that the BJP was in no mood to conduct these polls in the state because they know that people will punish them through votes.A similar statement was made yesterday by former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and president of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mehbooba Mufti.The criticism against the BJP by the NC and the PDP was evoked after media reports indicated that the security forces had conveyed to the Centre that Pakistan’s ISI was planning to carry out target killings of…

As per the recommendations from the Raj Bhavan, the city police personnel will be removed from all the floors of the residential section and the office section of the Governor’s House. Instead the personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) as the Governor’s own protection force will manage the security there, Raj Bhavan insiders said.The city police personnel will only manage the security at the main entrance gates and the building adjacent gardens. However, till the time this report was filed there was no reaction from the city police headquarter in the matter. There was no reaction from the…

From ‘Star Trek’ to ‘Abbott Elementary’ and ‘Wednesday’ every studio, network and streamer has priority film and TV projects that they hope to fast-track back into development or production.Had the strike lasted a few weeks longer, the 2023-24 broadcast season would have become even more dependent on unscripted shows and programmes imported from streaming platforms and overseas markets, as reported by Variety.The second season of ‘House of the Dragon’ is targeting a summer 2024 premiere, and looking ahead to a yet-to-be-ordered third season of the ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel.While audiences will be able to return to Westeros next year, they…

The company rolled out the feature called ‘Browse with Bing” which is only open to those with Plus and Enterprise subscriptions for now, but it will roll out “to all users soon”. “ChatGPT can now browse the internet to provide you with current and authoritative information, complete with direct links to sources. It is no longer limited to data before September 2021,” OpenAI wrote on X on Wednesday.”Browsing is available to Plus and Enterprise users today, and we’ll expand to all users soon. To enable, choose Browse with Bing in the selector under GPT-4,” it added. Microsoft’s Bing Chat on…

The TVS Apache RTE (Racing Throttle Electric) will be seen in action with eight hand-picked riders astride the 200cc bikes in a separate category called TVS E Invitation Race.These e-bikes will feature in two practice and qualifying practice sessions of 12 minutes apiece to decide the grid for the four-lap race slated for Sunday.The weekend programme also features races in the National Championship Pro-Stock Open (301-400cc and 165cc), Novice (Stock 165cc), and Girls (Stock 165cc) classes besides the Petronas TVS One-Make Championship (301-400cc Open and Girls) and Idemitsu Honda India Talent Cup (NSF 250R).In all, 18 races are scheduled for…

Hangzhou, Sep 28 (IANS) India’s Aditi Ashok struggled with her putter initially but managed to come back and finish the first round in the Women’s Individual Golf competition in the tied second (T2) at the Asian Games on Thursday.Playing at the West Lake International Golf Course, Aditi shot a five-under 67 and was sharing the second spot with four players as Japan’s Saki Baba shot a superb seven-under 65 to grab the early lead.”I started really good but I couldn’t really hole anything. Then I knocked that one really close on 18 and that helped. When you’re not holing putts…

New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) The iPhone Pro Max series has always been a dream for millions of Indians to own and flaunt it in their circles, and a high price point only justifies what comes with a super-premium smartphone that continues to stay at the very top. The new iPhone 15 Pro Max has just elevated premium smartphone experience with several industry-first features.With trade-in, no-cost EMIs and instant savings at Apple Store Online, its own branded retails stores or at authorised resellers, an iPhone 15 Pro Max can actually land in your hands, featuring a strong and lightweight titanium…