Three-millennia-old bronze tablet is battle chariot linchpin
July 4th, 2010 - 5:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 4 (ANI): A 3,200-year-old round bronze tablet with a carved face of a woman, found at the El-ahwat excavation site near Katzir in central Israel, has been identified as a ... Read more...
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ONGC to help preserve Ahom monuments
July 1st, 2010 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) State-run oil explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corporation has signed a deal with the Archaeological Survey of India to preserve medieval Ahom dynasty monuments in Assam.
A press ... Read more...
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ONGC inks MoU with ASI to conserve Ahom Kings’ Monuments in Sibasagar
July 1st, 2010 - 4:31 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 1 (ANI): As part of its structured CSR initiatives, ONGC has signed an MoU with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on 29th June in New Delhi to preserve ... Read more...
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Puri sees bath festival
June 26th, 2010 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Puri, June 26 (IANS) The annual bath festival of the three deities at the temple town of Puri took place Saturday with thousands witnessing the event.
The deities of Lord Jagannath, his elder ... Read more...
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Dame Julie Andrews’ fans demand refund after O2 gig
May 10th, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 10 (ANI): Call it a major setback for the septuagenarian singer-actress but some fans of Dame Julie Andrews are demanding a refund after her much-awaited musical show at London O2 ... Read more...
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Lawsuit seeks reforms in Puri temple practices
March 27th, 2010 - 12:54 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 26 (IANS) Cuttack based NGO Utkal Vidyarthi Abhijan Friday filed a public interest lawsuit (PIL) in the Orissa High Court seeking reforms in the functioning of the Puri temple.
"We have ... Read more...
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Nepal’s ‘Living Goddess’ faces acid test
March 15th, 2010 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, March 15 (IANS) One of the many thousands of students appearing for Nepal's tough school-leaving examinations is Chanira Bajracharya, who is also worshipped in Kathmandu's neighbouring Lalitpur city as Kumari, the ... Read more...
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Shoddy script spoils ‘Maathi Yosi’ (Tamil Movie Review)
March 14th, 2010 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
By Aravindan D.I.
Film: "Maathi Yosi"; Cast: Harish, Alex, Gopal, Visak, Shammu; Director: Nandha Periyasamy; Producer: P.S. Sekar Reddy; Music Director: Guru Kalyan; Rating: Ratings: **"Maathi Yosi" means "think differently". Hence, one expects ... Read more...
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Malaysian Hindus to hold floating chariot festival
February 26th, 2010 - 11:52 am ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 26 (IANS) The annual Masi Magam Theppa Thiruvila (floating chariot) festival will be held Sunday at the Sri Singamuga Kaliamman temple in Teluk Bahang.
The annual festival is celebrated to ... Read more...
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King Tut had a clubfoot & he died from malaria had
February 17th, 2010 - 9:23 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Cairo, Feb 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Latest forensic research indicates that King Tut had a clubfoot and due to this shortcoming, he had lots of difficulty in walking, and had to take ... Read more...
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Truths About Tutankhamun: Club Foot And Other Disorders
February 17th, 2010 - 9:10 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Feb 17, (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to latest researches, Tutankhamun, one of the most celebrated pharaohs, had died of malaria and also sported a club foot. The genetic researches proved the ... Read more...
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1.7 million throng Hindu shrine in Malaysia
February 1st, 2010 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 1 (IANS) Over 1.7 million Hindu devotees Monday thronged Lord Subramaniam's temple at the Batu Caves near the national capital to celebrate the annual Thaipusam festival.
Crowds of devotees and ... Read more...
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Fardeen becomes a ‘Dulha’ again!
January 4th, 2010 - 2:18 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
In a bid to promote his latest release Fardeen Khan donned the dulha look and almost took the saat pheras with his co-star Ishitta Sharrma. The wedding premise however was not ... Read more...
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Cinderella cake in Bangalore
December 25th, 2009 - 4:25 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Dec 25 (ANI): At an exhibition in Bangalore, a huge cake, which is a replica of the Cinderella Castle in the famous Magic Kingdom theme park in US, has become a ... Read more...
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Bollywood Actress Shilpa Shetty All Set To Marry Industrialist Raj Kundra
November 22nd, 2009 - 7:31 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Mumbai, Nov.22, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty is all set to tie the knot with her longtime boyfriend Raj Kundra in a private ceremony on Sunday, in the town ... Read more...
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Raj Kundra leaves on chariot to marry Shilpa
November 22nd, 2009 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Khandala (Maharashtra), Nov 22 (IANS) London-based businessman Raj Kundra left in a chariot Sunday evening to marry his actress fiancee Shilpa Shetty here in this Maharashtra hill station.
Kundra left Amrit Villa, ... Read more...
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Raj Kundra plans to ride on chariot to marry Shilpa
November 6th, 2009 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, Nov 6 (IANS) Instead of the traditional horse bringing the groom to Shilpa Shetty's doorsteps, Raj Kundra has decided to ride an elaborate chariot.It will set the ... Read more...
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The Real Inside Story On Shilpa’s Wedding Plans
November 6th, 2009 - 11:56 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
By Subhash K JhaInstead of the traditional ghoda bringing the dulha to Shilpa Shetty's doorsteps Raj Kundra has decided to ride into his beghum's baraat on an elaborate chariot.That just about ... Read more...
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Shilpa-Raj wedding fixed
November 5th, 2009 - 3:02 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Shilpa Shetty's wedding date is fixed. She will be marrying Raj Kundra at her friend Kiran Bawa's Khandala bungalow on November 22.It will be a Punjabi style wedding with Raj coming ... Read more...
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God Jagannath Rath Yatra draws hundreds of devotees in the Capital
October 24th, 2009 - 9:05 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 24(ANI): Large number of devotees participated in the annual Rath Yatra of God Jagannatha, as it was taken out by International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) with full enthusiasm ... Read more...
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Priests perform traditional Hindu fire ritual in Himachal Pradesh
October 20th, 2009 - 10:03 pm ICT by ANI
Kullu (Himachal Pradesh), Oct 20(ANI): In tune with an ancient Hindu tradition, priests in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu region on Tuesday commenced the Ashwamedha Yagna, the fire ritual as narrated in Ramayana and ... Read more...
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Devaru Kotta Thangi music launch
October 16th, 2009 - 1:23 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Director Om Saiprakash's Devaru Kotta Thangi had its music launch recently. The event was organized in a different way by the director. The music CD was brought in a chariot and kept ... Read more...
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Weeklong Dussehra festivities end in Himachal
October 5th, 2009 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
Kullu, Oct 5 (IANS) The weeklong Kullu Dussehra festivities, unique to this Himachal Pradesh town, concluded Monday as 214 deities brought here for the celebrations started their journey back to the various ... Read more...
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Weeklong Dussehra festivities begin in Himachal
September 28th, 2009 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kullu, Sep 28 (IANS) The weeklong Kullu Dussehra festivities started in this Himachal Pradesh town Monday.
Kullu Dussehra is a centuries-old festival with a difference as celebrations begin here on 'Vijaya Dashami' when ... Read more...
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Hindus in Malaysia mark Ganesh Chaturthi
August 24th, 2009 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 24 (IANS) Hindu temples all over Malaysia Sunday saw huge crowds of devotees celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi.
Devotees made offerings of food like "modakam" (rice dumplings), fruits and sugarcane to the ... Read more...
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World’s first farmers may have sped around in two-wheeled carts pulled by camels
June 28th, 2009 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 28 (ANI): A new analysis of carts that date back to 6,000 to 5,000 years ago, has indicated that some of the world's first farmers may have sped around in ... Read more...
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Woman power pulls Orissa’s chariots of gods
June 26th, 2009 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
By Byomakesh Biswal
Baripada (Orissa), June 26 (IANS) It's a tug of equality. For women in the small town of Baripada that has come alive during the Jagannath rath yatra, pulling the chariot ... Read more...
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Million devotees brave scorching heat for Puri chariot festival (Lead) (With Image)
June 24th, 2009 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Puri, June 24 (IANS) Nearly one million devotees, braving the scorching heat, gathered in Puri town of Orissa to join the annual 11-day "rath yatra" (chariot festival) of Lord Jagannath, which began ... Read more...
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Rath Yatra begins in Puri
June 24th, 2009 - 12:36 pm ICT by ANI
Puri (Orissa) June 24 (ANI): The world famous weeklong Rath yatra of Lord Jagannath started this morning in Puri in Orissa.The thousand-year-old annual chariot festival is one of the world's largest surviving ... Read more...
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Brisk business anticipated ahead of Puri Jagannath Yatra
June 23rd, 2009 - 8:50 pm ICT by ANI
By Sarada LahangirPuri, June 23 (ANI): Ahead of the world famous Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra or, chariot festival, which witnesses convergence of innumerous devotees from all around, local shopkeepers here anticipate a ... Read more...
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Hundreds of Muslims to attend Lord Jagannath Yatra in Ahmedabad
June 21st, 2009 - 10:48 pm ICT by ANI
Ahmedabad, June 21 (ANI): Hundreds of Muslims will mark their presence on the occasion of scheduled Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra or, chariot procession to be carried out here on Wednesday (June 24) ... Read more...
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Ahmedabad Jagannath chariots to have surveillance cameras
June 18th, 2009 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, June 18 (IANS) The annual Rath Yatra here next week will have extraordinary security arrangements including micro surveillance cameras on Lord Jagannath's chariot.
The mammoth wooden chariot will have at least 50 ... Read more...
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66 special trains for Puri Rath Yatra
June 16th, 2009 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 16 (IANS) Indian Railways Tuesday announced it would run 66 special trains for the famous Rath Yatra (chariot festival) of Lord Jagannath, beginning at Orissa's Puri June 24.
The special trains ... Read more...
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Mamata announces special trains for Ajmer Sharif, Puri
June 14th, 2009 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Howrah (West Bengal), June 14 (IANS) The Indian Railways will run 66 pairs of special trains carrying pilgrims to Puri in Orissa for the June 24 Rathyatra festival, railways minister Mamata Banerjee ... Read more...
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Preparations begin for Orissa’s annual chariot festival
April 28th, 2009 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 28 (IANS) Preparations for the annual 'Ratha Yatra' or the chariot festival of the famed Jagannath temple in Orissa's Puri town is underway, with carpenters and priests performing several rituals ... Read more...
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