Mehdi Hassan: end of golden era of ghazal (Obituary)
June 13th, 2012 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Ghazal maestro Mehdi Hassan first mesmerised connoisseurs with his rendition of "Gulon main rang bhare", step one of a long musical journey that lasted five ... Read more...
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Where India’s last Mughal emperor lies buried
May 29th, 2012 - 11:23 am ICT by IANS
Yangon, May 29 (IANS) India's last Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar, lay buried here for nearly 130 years in a forgotten grave until 1991 when his final resting place was ... Read more...
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86 rogue bikers penalised in Delhi
May 14th, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Delhi traffic police fined 86 bikers, some under the influence of alcohol, for dangerous driving and performing stunts around India Gate Sunday night, an ... Read more...
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Delhiites ignored traffic advisories and suffered: Police
January 24th, 2012 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) A day after the full dress-rehearsal of the Republic Day Parade caused massive jams in the national capital, Delhi Police Tuesday said that Delhiites ... Read more...
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R-Day Parade rehearsal hits traffic
January 23rd, 2012 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The full-dress rehearsal of the Republic Day Parade left thousands of commuters in the capital stranded Monday due to traffic restrictions during peak hours, ... Read more...
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Traffic restrictions for R-day parade rehearsal
January 22nd, 2012 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) The Delhi Traffic Police have placed restrictions on movement of vehicles in the capital Monday in view of the full dress rehearsal for the ... Read more...
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Krishna pays homage at Bahadur Shah Zafar tomb (Lead)
June 21st, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, June 21 (IANS) On a three-day visit to Myanmar to interact with the new civilian government, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna paid homage Monday at the mausoleum of Bahadur ... Read more...
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On death anniversary, Ghalib’s haveli languishes in squalor
February 15th, 2011 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
By Firoz Bakt Ahmad
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Mirza Ghalib, the best-known of the Urdu poets of Delhi during last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar's rule, wrote: "Hum ne mana ke taghaful ... Read more...
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Mughal Emperor Zafar’s descendant to visit Pak Sikh shrines to seek forgiveness
December 6th, 2010 - 6:37 pm ICT by ANI
By Ravinder Singh RobinAttari, Dec.6 (ANI): A descendant of former Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar has said that she will go to Pakistan to seek forgiveness in Sikh shrines there. "My ... Read more...
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Banish power cuts in Taj city: Mughal descendant
July 10th, 2010 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, July 10 (IANS) Yakub Habeebuddin Tucy, the self-proclaimed great grandson of last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, Saturday demanded improvements in Agra's power situation and direct international flights to the Taj ... Read more...
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A coffee table book in aid of Bahadur Shah Zafar’s descendants
January 4th, 2010 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Sultana Begum, the great granddaughter of the last Mughal emperor of India, Bahadur Shah Zafar, has found an unusual saviour - a coffee table book on ... Read more...
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Indians boil over Scottish bid to patent chicken tikka masala (Lead)
August 5th, 2009 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
London/New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) A Pakistani-born British MP's attempt to patent the spicy chicken tikka masala as a dish of Scottish origin has fallen foul of Indian chefs and food experts.
Labour ... Read more...
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Indians get hot over Scottish bid to patent Chicken Tikka Masala
August 5th, 2009 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 5 (IANS) An attempt by a Pakistani-born British MP to patent the Chicken Tikka Masala as a dish of Scottish origin has fallen foul of Indian chefs and food experts.
Labour ... Read more...
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Top Indian chefs warn Scottish MPs to keep their hands off chicken tikka masala rights
August 5th, 2009 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug.5 (ANI): Top Indian chefs have warned Scottish MPs to keep their hands off the rights to chicken tikka masala.Zaeemuddin Ahmad, a chef at Delhi's Karim Hotel, which was ... Read more...
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Mughal emperor’s poverty-stricken descendent to get a job
July 1st, 2009 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) State-run Coal India Ltd (CIL) has decided to offer employment to Madhu, the poverty-stricken fifth generation descendent of India's last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar.
Madhu, 33, is the ... Read more...
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Impoverished Mughal royal descendant gets a helping hand
May 2nd, 2009 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 2 (IANS) The great granddaughter-in-law of the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar Sultana Begum, who now lives in a slum in West Bengal, is a little relieved. She ... Read more...
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Ansari pays homage to Bahadur Shah Zafar
February 7th, 2009 - 5:16 pm ICT by ANI
By Ravi ShankarYangon, Feb 7 (ANI): Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari today visited the mausoleum of the last Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar, and paid homage to the saintly figure who ... Read more...
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‘Bring back remains of Bahadur Shah Zafar’
October 25th, 2008 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) The mortal remains of India's last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar should be brought from Yangon to here, a committee on freedom movement has demanded as it ... Read more...
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Mughal era to Independence - Red Fort stands guard through the ages
August 14th, 2008 - 7:15 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
This is where India's dreams coalesced during the First War of Independence in 1857; 90 years later on Aug 15, 1947, this is where millions gathered to watch first prime ... Read more...
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After ‘Rang Rasiya’, Ketan Mehta plans film on Jhansi Rani
June 11th, 2008 - 8:59 am ICT by IANS
By Devapriyo Bhattacharjee
Mumbai, June 11 (IANS) Filmmaker Ketan Mehta, whose upcoming film "Rang Rasiya" is based on legendary painter Raja Ravi Varma's life, says his next project would be on Rani Laxmibai, ... Read more...
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Let us build an inclusive, caring India: PM
April 18th, 2008 - 10:45 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday called for building an "inclusive and caring" India, which will be a true homage to those who sacrificed their lives to win ... Read more...
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Salman Khurshid’s play fuels demand for Bahadur Shah’s remains
April 12th, 2008 - 6:20 pm ICT by admin
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, April 12 (IANS) Congress party leader Salman Khurshid says he hopes his recently-written play on Mughal history will lead to the return of the remains of India's last ... Read more...
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Mughal descendant moves court against `Jodhaa Akbar’
April 5th, 2008 - 7:28 pm ICT by admin
By Brij Khandelwal
Agra, April 5 (IANS) Yakub Habeebuddin Tucy, the great grandson of the last Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar, has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court against what he ... Read more...
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Congress leader Salman Khurshid turns playwright
February 21st, 2008 - 1:22 pm ICT by admin
By Sharat Pradhan
Lucknow, Feb 21 (IANS) Written by Salman Khurshid and starring Naseeruddin Shah! After two tough stints as president of the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC), Congress leader and former union ... Read more...
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