Feasting, fervour mark Onam in Delhi
August 29th, 2012 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Spruced up homes, colourful floral designs and delicacies on the platter - the Malayali community in the national capital celebrated Onam with feasting and fervour ... Read more...
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50,000 Palestinians attend UAE’s iftar programme
August 20th, 2012 - 1:00 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Aug 19 (IANS/WAM) Over 50,000 poor Palestinians participated in iftar programmes organised by the UAE's Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Charity Foundation in the West Bank.Thousands of Palestinian families ... Read more...
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Police prevent novel anti-stray dogs protest in Srinagar
July 11th, 2012 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 11 (IANS) A novel protest by a Jammu and Kashmir legislator against the menace of stray dogs was prevented by police in Srinagar city Wednesday.Engineer Rashid, a legislator ... Read more...
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Bhopal’s love affair with jeeps (Feature)
October 10th, 2011 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Oct 10 (IANS) Bhopal has some of the world's oldest and finest jeeps. And these rare vehicles are not just showpieces in courtyards but actually ply on ... Read more...
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Kerala Tourism unveils ‘virtual’ pookalam
September 9th, 2011 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 8 (IANS) Kerala Tourism has unveiled a virtual "pookalam" (floral carpet used as a Onam decoration) with 600 video clips of the state and its attractions.The virtual 'pookalam' ... Read more...
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Factsheet: Timeline of the Ayodhya Dispute
May 9th, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Babri mosque dates back nearly 500 years when it was built in Ayodhya by Mir Baqi, a commander of first Mughal emperor Babur, ... Read more...
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Guruvayur temple saw 198 weddings in a single day (Feature With Image)
September 21st, 2010 - 10:06 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
Guruvayur (Kerala), Sep 21 (IANS) The imposing facade of the ancient shrine in Kerala that rises like a timeless edifice in the early morning mist is rooted in the legends ... Read more...
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Crime scene where Mary Queen of Scots’ husband was killed to be unearthed
August 14th, 2010 - 3:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 14 (ANI): For the first time in centuries, archaeologists are all set to unearth the scene where the second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots was murdered in one of ... Read more...
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Romans slaughtered prostitutes’ babies in England
June 27th, 2010 - 10:07 am ICT by IANS
London, June 27 (IANS) A farmer's field near an ancient Roman villa excavated in Buckinghamshire has yielded a long-buried secret - it was a graveyard for prostitutes' babies slaughtered by the Romans.
The ... Read more...
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Jorasanko Thakurbari - where every corner tells Tagore story (Feature)
May 8th, 2010 - 11:52 am ICT by IANS
By Aparajita Gupta
Kolkata, May 8 (IANS) A leisurely walk down the spacious balconies of 6, Dwarkanath Tagore Lane transports one to the time of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore with every brick and ... Read more...
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Opryland Hotel Evacuated Due To Flooding
May 4th, 2010 - 9:18 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
May 4, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): All the guests of the renowned Opryland hotel in Nashville were withdrawn from it to a close at hand high school as a result of ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Legendary king’s ‘coronation’ breaths life into Hampi ruins
January 28th, 2010 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
By Fakir Balaji
Hampi (Karnataka), Jan 28 (IANS) The ruins of Hampi, the capital city of the mighty Vijayanagara empire for over 300 years in medieval India, have turned into a beehive ... Read more...
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India takes cue from France in sustainable architecture
January 9th, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Courtyards, shaded porticos, built-in gardens, water and solar harvesting and narrow streets - India is taking cues on sustainability and eco-friendliness in architecture from France, considered a ... Read more...
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US President Barack Obama tours the Forbidden City
November 17th, 2009 - 10:00 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Beijing, Nov 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The US President is on an official tour in China and he took time out, to play a common tourist. He visited the ‘Forbidden City’ and ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Marriott Courtyard opens in Gurgaon, group in expansion mode
November 6th, 2009 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Global hospitality major Marriott International has opened one of its flagship hotels -- Courtyard -- in Gurgaon, near here, and said it was planning an expansion spree ... Read more...
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What swine flu? We have bigger problems, say Delhi’s poor
August 14th, 2009 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Swine flu doesn't scare them. For the capital's slum dwellers, who perennially fight flu, the new contagious virus is just another disease.
"What swine flu? We face greater ... Read more...
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Archaeologists to unlock mystery behind world’s oldest submerged town
June 8th, 2009 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 8 (ANI): An archeological team, using digital equipment, is all set to unlock the mystery behind the ancient Greek town of Pavlopetri, thought to be the oldest submerged town in ... Read more...
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Submerged city from Homer’s age to yield its secrets
May 13th, 2009 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 13 (IANS) Archaelogists are set to extract closely guarded secrets of the world's oldest submerged city. The ancient town of Pavlopetri lies in three to four metres of water just ... Read more...
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Archaeologists to reveal secrets of world’s oldest submerged town in Greece
May 13th, 2009 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 13 (ANI): With the help of equipment that could revolutionize underwater archaeology, archaeologists will try to uncover the secrets of Pavlopetri in Greece, which is the world's oldest submerged town. ... Read more...
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Major portion of inscriptions on 650-yr-old Spanish fortress deciphered
April 6th, 2009 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 6 (ANI): Scientists have deciphered a major portion of the inscriptions on the 650-year-old Alhambra fortress-palace in Granada, Spain.Visitors to the Alhambra have for centuries been mystified by the Arabic ... Read more...
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Archaeologists try to uncover daily life of 2,000-year-old ancient Chinese capital
January 30th, 2009 - 4:23 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 30 (ANI): A team of archaeologists is trying to uncover the details of city life as it was 2,000 years ago in the ancient Chinese capital of Changan.As ... Read more...
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Goddess Chamunda revered as Jodhpur’s guardian deity
September 30th, 2008 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Sep 30 (IANS) The presiding deity of the Chamunda Mata temple in Rajasthan's Jodhpur town is worshipped by people who believe the goddess is their protector and can fulfil all their ... Read more...
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Agra’s heritage being bulldozed to dust
August 12th, 2008 - 11:12 am ICT by IANS
By Brij Khandelwal
Agra, Aug 12 (IANS) The city of the Taj Mahal is home to the crumbling mansions of erstwhile royalty where dozens of families still live cheek by jowl. They are ... Read more...
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Normal rain derails life in Chandigarh
August 5th, 2008 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 5 (IANS) The rain was normal, but as it turned streets into rivulets here, the claim of the municipal authorities of being prepared for the monsoon turned out to be ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
New British mission building in Colombo
May 5th, 2008 - 9:09 pm ICT by admin
Colombo, May 5 (IANS) The Sri Lankan capital Monday got a new British High Commission building. "It gives me great pleasure to open the new building," the Duke of Gloucester said at ... Read more...
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Maoist fear forces no frills marriages in Gaya
April 23rd, 2008 - 3:20 pm ICT by admin
Gaya, Apr 23 (ANI): The fear of Maoists in Gaya is forcing the locals to perform marriages, without any ostentation, in the courtyards of temples by merely exchanging garlands.
One practice has ... Read more...
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Braj temples, streets revel in Holi celebrations
March 22nd, 2008 - 7:55 pm ICT by admin
Mathura (Uttar Pradesh), March 22 (IANS) From courtyards of temples in Vrindavan, Mathura and Goverdhan, Holi revelries Saturday spilled over to the lanes and bylanes of the Braj Mandal - an area ... Read more...
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Rajasthan’s Mor village - home to 1,500 peacocks
February 20th, 2008 - 11:04 am ICT by admin
Mor (Rajasthan), Feb 20 (IANS) This is a village that lives up to its name, in every which way. Mor, in India's desert state of Rajasthan, has 1,500 peacocks living in harmony ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Creator of Chandigarh’s Rock Garden happy about its popularity
November 14th, 2007 - 2:26 am ICT by admin
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