Sathya Sai Baba laid to rest, thousands bid farewell (Lead)
April 27th, 2011 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Puttaparthi (Andhra Pradesh), April 27 (IANS) Thousands bid farewell to Sathya Sai Baba Wednesday as the spiritual leader, who died three days ago, was laid to rest at his ... Read more...
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Beating Retreat martial tunes enthral
January 29th, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Indian military bands enthralled guests with scintillating martial tunes at the Beating Retreat ceremony at Vijay Chowk in central Delhi Saturday evening, bringing to an end the ... Read more...
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Two new Indian tunes at Beating Retreat this year
January 27th, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Two new Indian compositions will Saturday enthrall guests at this year's Beating Retreat ceremony here marking the end of the 62nd Republic Day festivities.To be played ... Read more...
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Parliament observes 9th anniversary of Dec 13 attack
December 13th, 2010 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Cutting across party lines, MPs came together Monday to offer floral tributes and remember the nine people, including eight security personnel, killed in the terror attack ... Read more...
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Military bands enchant at CWG closing ceremony
October 14th, 2010 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Bands from the Indian armed forces captivated the audience with their poignant and lilting music at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Thursday as the curtain was brought down ... Read more...
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Indians raise memorial to fallen Canadian soldiers
October 7th, 2010 - 11:07 am ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Oct 7 (IANS) In a unique inter-faith gesture by the Indo-Canadian community, the Canadian Museum of Hindu Civilization (CMOHC) here has raised a memorial to fallen Canadian peace-keeping soldiers ... Read more...
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Times Square ‘Kiss-In’ To Be Re Enacted
August 14th, 2010 - 8:35 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
New York, Aug 14, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The iconic lip lock between an unidentified sailor and a nurse that took place on August 14, 1945 that was made immortalized by Alfred ... Read more...
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America To Memorialize WW 2 With ‘Kiss-In’
August 14th, 2010 - 7:40 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
August 14, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): American citizens will congregate for a group ‘kiss-in’ in Times Square on Saturday and will be accompanied by buglers nationwide, who will render, ‘Taps’, which ... Read more...
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Times Square to re-enact famous V-J Day kiss
August 14th, 2010 - 4:01 am ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 14 (DPA) The famous kiss between a US sailor and a nurse in Times Square was to be repeated Saturday to mark the 65th anniversary of the end of ... Read more...
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Army chief inaugurates Assam Rifles war memorial (With Image)
July 20th, 2010 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, July 20 (IANS) Chief of Army Staff General V.K. Singh Tuesday inaugurated a war memorial in Meghalaya commemorating 1,088 troopers of Assam Rifles who have made the supreme sacrifice in the ... Read more...
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President attends poignant tribute for Indians killed in Kabul
February 27th, 2010 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) With the headlights of military trucks illuminating the area and President Pratibha Patil looking on solemnly, six tricolour-draped coffins carrying the bodies of the Indians killed ... Read more...
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Beating Retreat brings the curtain down on Republic Day 2010 celebrations
January 29th, 2010 - 9:09 pm ICT by ANI
By Ashok DixitNew Delhi, Jan 29(ANI): Beating Retreat, a centuries old military tradition dating back to the days when troops disengaged from battle at sunset, brought an end to the Republic ... Read more...
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No Beating Retreat this Jan 29
January 29th, 2009 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Beating Retreat, the annual colourful military musical extravaganza, was not held Thursday as the nation mourned the death of former president R. Venkataraman -- this was only ... Read more...
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