Banks are doing brisk business despite selling the yellow metal products at 10-12 per cent above the prices prevailing in the local market.

Break the cardinal rule and travel during peak season—only during festivals. You can savour the best of local culture at discounted rates.

Here is take on people, places and products doing the rounds these days.

Home to 16 tribes, animistic beliefs, lush green hills and pristine rivers, Nagaland is a fascinating land that time has forgotten.

The world can wait. But the music won’t. Don’t miss these music festivals this year.

Finance Minister P. Chidambaram’s populist scheme will not make much difference to farmers in the suicide-prone districts of Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. The day the FM announced the Budget, six farmer suicides were reported. Thirty-four farmer suicides were reported in the 10 days following the Budget. T.V. Mahalingam finds out why the waiver is a \"giant hoax\".   Loan waiver will not benefit most farmers: Left'Money for farmers will end up in party coffers'Full coverage: Budget 2008