Tourists shunning India amid upsurge in sex crimes – surveyApril 1, 2013 - 17:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Foreign tourists are shunning India in the wake of the New Dehli bus rape and murder followed by two attacks on women visitors, Belfast Telegraph said. A survey said the attacks have altered how tourists view India and led to a sharp fall in their numbers, especially of women travellers. The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry said that in the first three months of the year the number of foreigners travelling to India dropped by 25%. The number of women tourists has dropped by 35%. The gang rape of the 23-year-old university student on a bus in the heart of the Indian capital in December shocked a country often inured to such sexual violence. The survey questioned 1,200 tour operators from across India. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Pashinyan travels to Iran to pay tribute to Raisi, others Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has left for the Islamic Republic of Iran on a working visit. Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar. ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. |