Maha Shivaratri is the biggest religious festival in Mauritius, celebrated to honour the Lord Shiva. This year the auspicious festival will be celebrated on March 1.

The United States is home to hundreds of small towns throughout the country, bursting with individual personality and deep-rooted traditions. To help celebrate the local characters who bring these towns to life, Atlas Obscura co-founder and creative director, Dylan Thuras, journeys across America to discover some of the country’s hidden wonders in newly launched GoUSA TV original series Small Town, Big Story.

New Delhi/IBNS: Regular international flights are likely to resume from March 15 after remaining suspended for almost two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, media reports quoting government sources said on Monday.

Kolkata/NITN: If you are looking for a bespoke lunch or dinner with your beloved better half in Kolkata, check out the offers from ITC Royal Bengal and ITC Sonar.

Sharjah/NITN: Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA) has announced the 11th edition of the Sharjah Light Festival, bound to happen from February 9 to 20 across nine sites in the emirate.

Doha: Qatar has affixed India and five other nations to its 'exceptional travel red list'.

Wellington/UNI/Xinhua: The New Zealand border will reopen to anti-COVID-19 vaccinated Kiwis and other current eligible travellers from Australia at 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 27 and to the same groups from the rest of the world on Mar 13.