Tremors, movie focus attention on controversial dam (Letter from Kerala)
November 27th, 2011 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 27 (IANS) A series of tremors since June and an explosive movie have again focussed attention on a dam in Kerala the state doesn't want but is ... Read more...
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Pakistan Railways headed for disaster (Lead)
August 8th, 2011 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 8 (IANS) Pakistan's once efficient railway network, a relic from the British Raj, is inching towards collapse.The system is suffering from decrepit engines, unsafe rails and dangerous bridges, ... Read more...
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‘Dharampatni’ not about Gandhiji: Harshad Chopra
August 3rd, 2011 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Popular TV actor Harshad Chopra, who plays the lead role in forthcoming show "Dharampatni", admits that his character, Mohan Galla, has "slight inspiration" from ... Read more...
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Narendra Sarila, Mountbatten’s aide and diplomat, passes away
July 8th, 2011 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Narendra Singh Sarila, former aide de camp to Lord Mountbatten, India's last viceroy, and former ambassador to France, died Friday after a prolonged illness at ... 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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Krishna pays homage to Bahadur Shah Zafar
June 21st, 2011 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, June 21 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna paid homage to Bahadur Shah Zafar, India's last Mughal emperor who died here in 1862 after being exiled by the British ... Read more...
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Flags, slogans, songs… all for Anna
June 8th, 2011 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The Indian tricolour was in abundance. So were placards and posters denouncing corruption. Rajghat was overflowing with the elderly and the young. There were ... Read more...
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Government scuttling Lokpal Bill, says Hazare (Lead)
June 8th, 2011 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Gandhian activist Anna Hazare Wednesday accused the government of trying to scuttle the proposed Lokpal Bill aimed at ending corruption in high places.A little over ... Read more...
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Queen’s apology sought for Jallianwala massacre
May 25th, 2011 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 25 (IANS) An Indian-origin Labour Party MP has asked the British monarch to formally apologize for the massacre of Indians at the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar and other ... Read more...
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Don’t divide people into pro, anti-Maoist supporters: Apex court
May 6th, 2011 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday mocked the Chhattisgarh government's contention that the civilians designated as Special Police Officers (SPOs) have historically played a useful role, saying ... Read more...
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Lokpal Bill should build on larger reform process (Comment)
April 20th, 2011 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
The proposed Lokpal Bill, notwithstanding all the drama and protest surrounding it in recent days, is just a piece of a much larger agenda of reform of our existing institutions, infrastructure ... Read more...
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Carnival of beauty, nostalgia and history (IANS Books This Week)
April 14th, 2011 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) The weekend book shelf is a mix of nostalgia, history, drama and good health.1. "Broken Melodies"; Written by Gajra Kottary; Published by Harper-Collins India; ... Read more...
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Tharoor celebrates 21 years of ‘The Great Indian Novel’
March 6th, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) One of the best contemporary retelling of an Indian classical epic, "The Great Indian Novel", a transcreation of Ved Vyasa's Mahabharata by writer-politician Shashi ... Read more...
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Delhiites stamp their love for philately
February 14th, 2011 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Priyanka Sahay and Madhulika Sonkar
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Here's an airmail from Indipex 2011 - the sixth World Philatelic Exhibition, a sprawling seven-day showcase of stamps spanning history, culture ... Read more...
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Gandhi, Akbar among world’s top icons: Time (Lead, Changing dateline)
February 6th, 2011 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Mahatma Gandhi, Mughal emperor Akbar and Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama have been named by Time magazine among the world's top 25 political icons.Mohandas Gandhi, ... Read more...
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Gandhi, Dalai Lama among world’s top icons: Time
February 6th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Feb 6 (IANS) Mahatma Gandhi and the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama were Sunday listed by Time magazine among the world's top 25 political icons.Mohandas Gandhi, as the magazine ... Read more...
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Neurosurgeon Indrajit Roy will be new sheriff of Kolkata
December 24th, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 24 (IANS) Eminent neurosurgeon Indrajit Roy will be the new sheriff of Kolkata, West Bengal government sources said here Friday. Roy will take over from the incumbent noted journalist ... Read more...
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New Indian graphic novel ‘Untouchable’ launched on Apple iPad
November 22nd, 2010 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
New York, Nov 22 (IANS) Liquid Comics, an entertainment company founded by three Indians, has announced the digital iPad release of "Untouchable", an original graphic novel exploring various themes of ... Read more...
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Water issue between Pak-India can assume ‘dangerous proportions’: Pak envoy to UK
November 17th, 2010 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 17 (ANI): India wants to control the flow of water to Pakistan, and this issue between the two nations can assume 'dangerous proportions', Pakistan's envoy to the United Kingdom has ... Read more...
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Australian CWG delegate on Cinderella hunt
October 13th, 2010 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) A pair of 200-year-old embroidered Mughal slippers belonging to an Indian "princess" has set an Australian delegate to the Commonwealth Games on a Cinderella hunt in India. ... Read more...
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Commonwealth Games is more nostalgia, less sports
September 28th, 2010 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) If anything, the Commonwealth Games provide a lingering aroma of the British empire that in these modern times only evokes nostalgia and little else of ... Read more...
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Nepal’s first PM was a fighter for India’s freedom (Feature)
August 14th, 2010 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Aug 14 (IANS) When Manisha Koirala visited a little-known museum in Kathmandu recently, it created a hype because she is a popular Bollywood star. However, few know that the ... Read more...
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Meghrajsinh Jhala, progressive ruler of former princely state, dead
August 2nd, 2010 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
Dhrangadhra (Gujarat), Aug 2 (IANS) Meghrajsinh Jhala, the erstwhile ruler of the Dhrangadhra Halvad state of Gujarat, described as one of the most progressive figures of his time, died Sunday night of ... Read more...
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New culture pact adds excitement to Indo-British ties
July 29th, 2010 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) India and Britain Thursday inked a cultural pact at the end of the two-day visit of British Prime Minister David Cameron, which will further increase academic ... Read more...
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Cameron to offer India direct say in drawing up Britain’s new immigration policy
July 28th, 2010 - 12:33 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Jul 28 (ANI): Prime Minister David Cameron, who is on a two-day visit to India leading the largest official delegation to the subcontinent since the end of the British Raj, ... Read more...
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Read about gods, philosophy, Indian ethos and a curse (IANS Books This Week)
July 15th, 2010 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The book case is crowded with contrasts this weekend with serious treatises vying for attention with works of fiction.
1. "The Little Book of Hindu Deities: From ... Read more...
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After Delhi talks, Rajapaksa heads to Shimla
June 7th, 2010 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) After wrapping up official talks in New Delhi, Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa will Thursday head to the cooler climes of Shimla, an unusual destination for ... Read more...
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Britain rejects India’s demand for return of the Koh-i-Noor diamond
June 3rd, 2010 - 3:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 3 (ANI): The British High Commission has summarily rejected India's demand for the return of the fabled Koh-i-Noor diamond, which they had seized during the British Raj, by ludicrously claiming ... Read more...
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India to join global campaign to retrieve captured heritage treasures
June 1st, 2010 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
London/New Delhi, June 1 (ANI): Indian authorities have announced they will try to recover and retrieve thousands of allegedly looted objects held in Western museums.The head of the Archaeological Survey of ... Read more...
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US-India ties will remain clouded by Pakistan (IANS Book Review)
May 29th, 2010 - 11:36 am ICT by IANS
By M.R. Narayan Swamy
Book: "The South Asia Story"; Author: Harold A. Gould; Sage Publications, Price: Rs.295; Pages: 136When the affable Chester Bowles was named ambassador to India in 1951, it was seen ... Read more...
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A serious look at communal intolerance in India (IANS Book Review)
May 28th, 2010 - 11:36 am ICT by IANS
By M.R. Narayan Swamy
Book: "Decoding Intolerance"; Author: Prateep K. Lahiri; Publisher: Roli Books; Pages: 276, Price: Rs.395Why do communal riots keep occurring in India? Are they spontaneous? Or do they expose ... Read more...
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Indian road show woos Canadian tourists
May 21st, 2010 - 10:44 am ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, May 21 (IANS) India Thursday made a strong pitch to woo tourists from Canada, with Tourism Secretary Sujit Banerjee and Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) delegates luring visitors with ... Read more...
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At least six die, scores injured and trapped in Kolkata’s Park Street fire
March 23rd, 2010 - 7:23 pm ICT by BNO News
By Michael van Poppel
KOLKATA, INDIA (THAINDIAN NEWS) -- Up to six people were killed and scores were feared trapped and injured in a massive blaze at a multi-storey building in ... Read more...
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Chinese by nationality, Indian by heart in New Delhi
February 15th, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by ANI
By Damanjeet KohliNew Delhi, Feb.15 (ANI): While people in China marked the Lunar New Year with cheer and much enthusiasm on Sunday, ethnic Chinese living in New Delhi did not. The reason ... Read more...
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Present day South Asian woes legacy of British Raj: Pak UK envoy
February 13th, 2010 - 5:04 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb.13 (ANI): Criticizing Britain for the colonization of India and Pakistan, Pakistan High Commissioner to Britain Wajid Shamsul Hasan has blamed English rule for various problems confronting the region at present.Speaking ... Read more...
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