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Editorial: Mindless vacations
Popular holiday spots of Manali and Shimla in Himachal Pradesh were completely unprepared to handle the volume of tourists that the holiday season...
Venice's canals cleaner after lockdown, fish seen again
18 March 2020 10:21 PM ISTWith the coronavirus lockdown leaving the streets of Venice desolate, the major drop in plying of the gondolas and vaporettos (water taxis) has...
Venice tests long-delayed flood barrier months after waters swamped...
10 July 2020 9:07 PM ISTVenice tested its long-delayed flood barriers on Friday, in a public demonstration of the strength of the defences months after rising tidal waters...
Venice deploys flood barrier for first time as storm drives up tide
3 Oct 2020 4:25 PM ISTVenice deployed its long-delayed flood barriers for the first time on Saturday as forecasters warned that storms could combine with high tides to...
Venice's Architecture Biennale focuses on co-existence in post-Covid...
23 May 2021 12:43 PM ISTThe central theme of the 17th edition of Venice's Architecture Biennale, 'How Will We Live Together?' will focus on co-existence in a post-Covid-19...
Cruise ships restart in Venice, protesters decry their risks
5 Jun 2021 8:51 PM ISTThe first cruise ship leaving Venice since the pandemic is set to depart Saturday amid protests by activists demanding that the enormous ships be...
First post-COVID cruise ship leaves Venice amid protest
5 Jun 2021 11:30 PM ISTThe first cruise ship to leave Venice since coronavirus restrictions were eased set sail on Saturday, but some local residents protested over the...
French film on illegal abortion wins top prize in Venice
13 Sept 2021 11:58 AM ISTHAPPENING (L'Evenement), a hard-hitting French drama about illegal abortion in the 1960s, won the Golden Lion award for best film at the Venice...