With business in mind, African students seek education in India (With image)
March 15th, 2012 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Ludhiana, March 15 (IANS) Dulce Vania from Mozambique is studying for a management degree in India and is also a budding entrepreneur - she exports human hair to her homeland."I ... Read more...
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The disappearing ponds of Kashmir
March 13th, 2012 - 11:08 am ICT by IANS
Shopian (Srinagar), March 13 (IANS) Thirty years ago, Avend village in the south Kashmir district of Shopian was also called "Talaab Gaam" because of dozens of fresh water ponds surrounding ... Read more...
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Odisha’s health workers fight maternal deaths (Feature)
March 12th, 2012 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
Balasore (Odisha), March 12 (IANS) The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) may have made a dent in many backward regions of India, but here in this coastal district of Odisha ... Read more...
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In house of memories, meet the nowhere women (Feature) (March 8 is International Women’s Day)
March 8th, 2012 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Bordered by barbed wires and huge iron gates, a dilapidated amphitheatre in old Delhi's Kabir Basti is home to over 30 mentally ill women who ... Read more...
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‘For women, toilets more important than mobiles’ (March 8 is International Women’s Day)
March 7th, 2012 - 11:47 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 7 (IANS) For a woman, a toilet is more important than a mobile phone, but men don't understand that, feels Anita Narre. She is the 20-year-old tribal whose ... Read more...
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Holi no longer ‘holy’: Changing colours of the festival (Feature)
March 6th, 2012 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, March 6 (IANS) Unlike many other festivals, Holi, according to pandits and learned scholars of the Braj area "is the time for gay abandon, for dropping the artificial barriers, ... Read more...
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Leaping with joy: celebrating 4 birthdays at once
February 29th, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Being born on Feb 29 is tricky business. It means that one born on this day, can officially celebrate a birthday only once in four ... Read more...
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When we stood with pickaxes in Vadodara (10 years of Gujarat riots)
February 26th, 2012 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Ten years ago, a madness, a maelstrom of sorts hit Gujarat. Hundreds died in its wake. Innocent lives lost, sacrificed on the altar of man's cruelty to man. I was there ... Read more...
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Performance art may be slogan of future
February 25th, 2012 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) India is now using performance art as a revivalist and critiquing device, a tool of social intervention. It was introduced in the country's art space ... Read more...
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Hundreds of Falaks go unnoticed at Delhi’s shelter homes
February 22nd, 2012 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) A dilapidated red-stone building in the bylanes of Kashmere Gate in old Delhi is home to hundreds of girls -- some lost, some abused by ... Read more...
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An India-US link in Bharatanatyam’s journey
February 22nd, 2012 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) The kinship was quaint, spanning two continents and cultures. And yet American percussionist and Carnatic musician Douglas M. Knight jr. is one of the most ... Read more...
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A septuagenarian gives voice to art of mimicry
February 21st, 2012 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 21 (IANS) For some mimicry is an art, for others just imitation, but for Subhendu Biswas it is a science. The septuagenarian - who says everything about him ... Read more...
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Kashmiri woman’s 15-year wait for husband
February 19th, 2012 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Keran (Jammu and Kashmir), Feb 19 (IANS) Whenever a postman enters this village in Kupwara district of Kashmir, Jameela Rayees cannot stop herself from rushing to the door in anticipation. ... Read more...
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Adding self-reliance to conservation, with jams and jellies
February 13th, 2012 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 13 (IANS) Mrinali Moshahary had never imagined that her bottles of papaya jelly would be an instant hit among those visiting the North East Agri-Fair 2012 in the ... Read more...
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Working for change in UP: A lot can be done (Comment, With Image)
February 9th, 2012 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
This isn't a work of fiction, nor is it constructed to bash politicians or start a revolution, especially at a time when this sprawling state is going to the polls. It's ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh mosques double up as primary schools (With Image)
February 7th, 2012 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 7 (IANS) Amid the mushrooming convent schools, mosques still continue to be popular centres of learning at least up to the primary class level in Uttar ... Read more...
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Nagpur man aims to unite lonely elders (With images)
February 6th, 2012 - 10:44 am ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Feb 6 (IANS) Advocating the need for companionship in the autumn of life, a Nagpur octogenarian has taken up the task of mooting live-in relationships for senior citizens who ... Read more...
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Cops turn entertainers in Bollywood (Feature)
January 29th, 2012 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) A policeman's role in Bollywood earlier meant playing second fiddle, but not any more. With "Dabangg" and "Singham", the doors have opened up for ... Read more...
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Winter rain: Splashing romance on Bollywood songs
January 24th, 2012 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Be it "Kaatey nahin kat te" or "Zoobie doobie", there has always been something sensual and seductive about Bollywood songs shot in the rain. ... Read more...
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A glimpse of historic Cellular Jail in Mumbai
January 24th, 2012 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 24 (IANS) Soon a replica of the world-famous Cellular Jail in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, along with some original fittings and articles, will be seen in Mumbai ... Read more...
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A key Bihar lesson - don’t forget the private tuition!
January 22nd, 2012 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 22 (IANS) Shakuntla Sinha knows where to cut corners to keep the house running with her husband's Rs.15,000 salary. The couple maintain a strict, austere lifestyle and rarely ... Read more...
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Delhi’s pottery market survives amid posh malls (With Images)
January 17th, 2012 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The colourful and fragile products on sale are an eerie reminder of the precarious nature of their makers' existence. An eye-catching pottery market, an oasis ... Read more...
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Punjabi filmmakers want to tell realistic stories
January 16th, 2012 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The Punjabi film industry is churning out 40-45 films a year and getting recognition too, but it feels the need to make real life ... Read more...
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Working 24X7 to see light at the end of Rohtang tunnel
January 15th, 2012 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
Manali (Himachal Pradesh), Jan 15 (IANS) Working deep below a mountain of snow in Arctic-like conditions, a team of dedicated men, including experts from Germany and Austria, are focussed ... Read more...
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Coronation park: Monument to capital’s civic neglect
January 10th, 2012 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) It was to have been ready in time to commemorate the centenary of Delhi becoming the capital, but the historic coronation park, which once held ... Read more...
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A requiem for dead at Himachal’s cemeteries (With Image)
January 10th, 2012 - 1:08 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 10 (IANS) At Oakover cemetery, the oldest British era cemetery in this erstwhile summer capital of British India that was opened in 1828, 17 out of the 20-odd ... Read more...
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These Africans take Indian development ideas home
January 9th, 2012 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) On a socio-economic train voyage of India, Isaac Abeiku Otoo, a youth leader from Ghana, realised what one could do with just Rs.1,000 ($20). Inspired ... Read more...
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Dubai-born Kashmiri brings ‘change’ to her village (With Images)
January 8th, 2012 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 8 (IANS) Moved by the plight of her remote village in Jammu and Kashmir state, a Kashmiri woman born and brought up in Dubai relinquished what could have ... Read more...
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Indian lessons for Kenyan bead weavers (With Image)
January 8th, 2012 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) The chill still hangs heavy in the air - misting the brick and mortar facade of Dilli Haat in the capital. It is ... Read more...
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Train to real India: On road to entrepreneurship
January 8th, 2012 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) One train, 450 youngsters, 15 days, 7,000 km and 13 stops. Overwhelming as the journey sounds, it proved life-changing for those who undertook it, exploring ... Read more...
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Once again, nursery admissions no child’s play for parents (With Images)
January 6th, 2012 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) It's that time of the year when thousands of anxious parents stand in serpentine queues outside popular schools in Delhi, just to pick up a ... Read more...
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What Guinness? My job is to run: 100-year-old Fauja Singh (Interview) (With images)
January 4th, 2012 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 4 (IANS) His marathons at the ripe old age of 100 may not have been recognised by Guinness World Records on technical grounds, but Punjab-born British citizen ... Read more...
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Little Bengal in a Mumbai school (With Images)
January 2nd, 2012 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 2 (IANS) It is a celebration of West Bengal! From traditional handicrafts to dresses to dances to cuisine -- it's a veritable tour de force through the ... Read more...
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Wanderlust: On the road to self-discovery
January 2nd, 2012 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) It's 10 a.m. and an eatery at the New Delhi Railway Station is bursting at seams with travellers. Nishant Sinha, 23, is slurping his morning ... Read more...
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From palaces to people: Urdu mushaira reaches out
January 1st, 2012 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Dispelling fears of its demise, the 'mushaira' (Urdu poetry recital) has made a comeback in Delhi, symbolically completing a journey from the durbars of the ... Read more...
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