Here's another reason to visit Indonesia! The Indonesian island of Java is home to a giant chicken-shaped church. The slapstick design of the church was built by a man named Daniel Alamsjah who had vision of a dove with snow-white wings after his nightly prayers. The church initially looked like a dove but after the crown was added to the bird, it began to look like a rooster and is now known as the Chicken Church! 

Amid lush trees and rivers rests Purna Wildlife Sanctuary and Vansda National Park in the South Gujarat region. The sanctuary is named after the Purna&nbsp;river that flows through it.&nbsp;The sanctuary has a thick forest cover of teak and bamboo and the best&nbsp;time to visit it is early winter. Purna&nbsp;is a hotspot for a variety of wildlife species and a sunset safari would be ideal to enjoy all that nature has to offer. If you're lucky, you may even catch the reverberating&nbsp;drum performance of the&nbsp;Dangi tribes.
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Archaeologists in Italy have unveiled an ancient shrine believed to have been dedicated to Romulus, the Roman king who according to legend founded Rome in the 8th century BC.&nbsp;The shrine was discovered beneath the Roman Forum, a rectangular area surrounded by the ruins of various ancient buildings of political significance in the Italian capital. The&nbsp;sarcophagus and a cylindrical block, which possibly served as an altar is&nbsp;believed to be 2,600-year-old.

The Vatican archives of Pope Pius XII are all set to open on the 2nd of March, leaving historians and researchers thrilled as it will give them deeper insights into his life and the World War-II era along with his time during the holocaust. Over 150 people have already signed up to access the archives. The Vatican has been under pressure to make the documents available while Holocaust survivors are still alive.

Delayed services and technical snags on the blue line of the Delhi Metro will be resolved by the end of 2021, according to reports. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation is working to upgrade its&nbsp;signalling system, introducing a concept called&nbsp;&lsquo;virtual signals&rsquo; that will help reduce delays in the network. These signals will also ensure that trains reach the nearest interchange system faster.
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The dates for the Amarnath Yatra for the year 2020 have been announced. The annual pilgrimage will begin on the 23rd of June, according to the shrine board and the registrations for the 42-day yatra will begin from the 1st of April. The pilgrimage will conclude on the 3rd of August.

Beginning 29th March,&nbsp; SpiceJet&nbsp;is adding 20 new flights to its domestic fleet. The move comes with an aim to increase connectivity between smaller cities and larger metros in the country. Some of the new routes include&nbsp;Varanasi-Patna&nbsp;,Amritsar-Patna&nbsp; and Hyderabad-Mangaluru&nbsp;among others.&nbsp;

Platform 65, a train-themed restaurant in Hyderabad is becoming a hotspot for tourists and locals alike! At the multi-cuisine restaurant, the food is served through a mini moveable train.&nbsp;It's located in Kukatpally and even has spots for photo ops like engine art at the entrance. Every table has been named after a different station, divided into various junctions!

To boost last mile connectivity, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has extended its e-rickshaw services to 12 stations. Now, 29 stations have the e-rickshaw facility called Smart E, which was flagged off from Patel Nagar Metro Station. The facility will be available at Qutab Minar, Botanical Garden and Govindpuri stations among others. The GPS enabled e-rickshaws will cost Rs 10 for the first 2 kilometers&nbsp;and Rs 5 for every kilometre after that.

Domestic carrier&nbsp;Vistara gears up to launch its broadband service by March-end after&nbsp;approval by Department of Telecommunications (DoT) last year.&nbsp;As of now, only data services will be offered and voice calls could be introduced later. Passengers onboard will be able to use data to make WhatsApp calls, send messages on Facebook, and even stream Netflix.&nbsp;&nbsp;The in-flight connectivity&nbsp;service has been launched in partnership with Tata group firm Nelco&nbsp;and&nbsp;will be offered on its Dreamliners and Airbus 321 planes.

Consumption of liquor in public places will not be allowed during the famous Goa Carnival float parades, the state government stated on Tuesday.&nbsp;Carnival 2020 celebrations will be held between February 22 and February 25 with the main event in Panaji. The move is a part of the ban on drinking alcohol in public places, which is already in force in Goa. Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar&nbsp;shared that floats making a statement on the Citizenship Amendment Act&nbsp;will not be allowed, emphasising that only those showcasing Goa's culture are welcome.

Come April, Amsterdam will set a ban on its guided 'red-light district tours' with an aim to&nbsp;curb overcrowding in these areas and to&nbsp;ensure a more "reliable working environment for sex workers", according to the Municipality of Amsterdam. According to reports, officials are considering a special separate "erotic center" and are also mulling a ban on cannabis cafes&nbsp;in the city.&nbsp;

Flyers, take note! The Delhi airport expressed a word of caution as it informed passengers to leave from home 10-15 minutes earlier than usual. They explained that a road connecting the airport with Rangpuri on NH8 will be closed for over a year in order to undertake expansion work. Delhi International Airport Limited further stated that to avoid inconvenience for passengers coming into T2 and T3, a special Radisson Bypass Road has been built.

The Kashi-Mahakal&nbsp;Express flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra&nbsp;Modi&nbsp;on 16th of February&nbsp;from the Varanasi junction had a unique feature that has got everyone talking. Berth number 64 in B5 coach was turned into a mini temple for Lord Shiva complete with photos&nbsp;to seek blessings for the new project. According to news agency ANI, IRCTC authorities have now&nbsp;clarified that the arrangement was only temporary for the inaugural&nbsp;run and no&nbsp;seat has been reserved or dedicated for this purpose.&nbsp;The Kashi Mahakal Express connects Omkareshwar,&nbsp;Mahakaleshwar&nbsp;and Kashi Vishwanath&nbsp;Jyotirlingas and&nbsp;will start plying regularly from February 20.

Unheard Music and Arts Festival, a melange of art workshops and Indie music, is coming to Dharamshala.&nbsp;The 3-day event will be held from the 7th to the 9th of March, where the festival of Holi will be celebrated on the final day. It has an impressive line-up of artists, From Kalyaani and Arjan D Singh&nbsp;to Mazhab the Band, there's a lot to look forward to. Apart from enticing music, there will be a range of interactive workshops even focusing on mindfulness through art, poetry and dance.

The first-ever&nbsp;PETA Travel Awards were recently announced, celebrating attractions and industry leaders that promote vegan and animal-friendly experiences. Among the many winners was&nbsp;Warner Bros Studio Tour London that bagged the title of the&nbsp;Best Tourist Attraction.&nbsp;Booking.com's new animal welfare policy earned it the award for the Best Travel Booking&nbsp;Company.&nbsp;Located in the heart of Scotland, 100% vegan&nbsp;hotel&nbsp;Saorsa 1875 was recognised as the best luxury hotel. Everything from the food to the wool-free bedding and the cruelty-free toiletries, ensure that you enjoy&nbsp;a&nbsp;lavish hotel experience here without harming animals.&nbsp;

The first electric bus service between Mumbai and Pune was recently inaugurated by&nbsp;Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari. The bus service will run twice daily between the two cities, with a 43-seater&nbsp;capacity.Prasanna Purple Mobility Solutions which has launched the service, shared that they have plans to expand to other cities in Maharashtra.&nbsp;

Bengaluru just opened the 'Museum of Indian Paper Money', which is South India's first currency museum. The museum is owned by the world's biggest collector of Indian paper money, Rezwan Razack. It is located at&nbsp;the Prestige Falcon Towers on Brunton Road and features bank notes dating back to the 1800s!&nbsp; Over 700 artefacts&nbsp;collected over a span of 20 years have been displayed. A specially-controlled environment ensures that the notes do not wither.&nbsp;

In some good news for flyers, travelling to and from Delhi's Terminal 3, you now have the option of having your luggage picked up from your home and transported to the airport for check-in. The initiative is a collaboration between the IGI Airport and Bengaluru-based firm CarterX. passengers arriving at the Delhi IGI Airport can also have their luggage transported to their final destination in Delhi and its neighbouring destinations like NCR, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. The doorstep baggage transfer facility can be booked through CarterX's website or mobile application and the cost will depend on the size, weight and the number of bags.

The annual Venice Carnival opened with the 'flight of the angel', as thousands of people gathered to witness the ceremony at St. Mark's Square. A Venetian woman was dressed in an orange ball gown and she descended down from the bell tower on a cable. Her outfit, with plumes, was meant to resemble a popular local drink called the spritz. Revellers dressed up in elaborate costumes but the festivities were overshadowed by concerns of the coronavirus and global warming. In November last year, floods damaged parts of the city raising many concerns. The carnival this year runs till the 25th of February.

If the sound of galloping hoofs and the sight of racing horses enthralls you, these stunning racecourses around are must-visit spots.&nbsp;
Meydan Racecourse, Dubai The grandstand at this spectacular course can accommodate over 60,000 people. It is the only one with the world's first trackside luxury hotel and it even has an infinity pool.
Flemington Racecourse, Australia Flemington&nbsp;racecourse hosts the world-famous Melbourne cup, Australia's most prestigious horse race.&nbsp;
Laytown Races, Ireland For a few days every year, the beach at Laytown in Ireland transforms into a breathtaking race course. It is the only racing event held on a beach officially.&nbsp;
Cheltenham Racecourse, England At Cheltenham Racecourse in England, watch the thrilling sport against the backdrop of the picturesque Cotswold Hills. It is the home of jump racing.

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