Lara Dutta takes people around the world in 20 minutes
September 1st, 2012 - 2:36 am ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Sep 1 (IANS) The idea of travelling around the world in just 20 minutes could be implausible for many of us, but not Lara Dutta. The actress took people ... Read more...
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Venice Film Festival opens with Mira Nair film
August 30th, 2012 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Venice, Aug 30 (IANS) The 69th Venice Film Festival opened Wednesday with Indian director Mira Nair's political thriller that explores life changes of a young Pakistani man rising through ... Read more...
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Depression, anxiety affects every society: Study
July 24th, 2012 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, July 24 (IANS) Researchers have found that depression and anxiety affects every society and country in the world, debunking old theories that only Westerners get depressed.The findings come from ... Read more...
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Happy that independent music has resurfaced: Raghu Dixit
June 20th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Raghu Dixit, lead vocalist of popular band The Raghu Dixit Project, is delighted to see re-emergence of independent music."The Indian music scene has undergone a ... Read more...
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1,500 kids to be trained in life-skills by AoL
May 30th, 2012 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 30 (IANS) About 1,500 children from India, Singapore, Malyasia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will flock to the Art of Living (AoL) Foundation campus here Thursday to participate ... Read more...
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Abu Dhabi varsity to promote multicultural harmony
May 30th, 2012 - 1:21 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabhi, May 29 (IANS/WAM) Students from Abu Dhabi University and 16 countries will give traditional performances Thursday as part of the annual Global Day celebrations.The performances will feature traditional ... Read more...
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IPL is changing the face of world cricket: Pollock
May 7th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Former South African fast bowler and captain Shaun Pollock feels the Indian Premier League (IPL) has done a world of good for the game ... Read more...
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Indian feminists should talk to village counterparts: Mrinal Pande
February 21st, 2012 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Notions of womanhood have changed in urban India with power moms at the workplace and women storming into male bastions, but these women must open ... Read more...
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US scholar keen on Shakespearean theatre in India
January 24th, 2012 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) James Shapiro, the author of "1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare" and "Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare", wants to tour India and ... Read more...
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On Christmas, Delhi feels one
December 25th, 2011 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Church bell chimes and midnight masses with special prayers heralded Christmas celebrations in the national capital Sunday.Christian homes were decorated with Christmas trees and lights ... Read more...
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Global children performing arts fest begins in Delhi
December 8th, 2011 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Over 10,000 children from 100 schools across India and over 800 from 25 countries will present their traditional performing arts to raise awareness of the ... Read more...
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Footballers’ association demands Blatter’s resignation on racism comments
November 17th, 2011 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 17 (IANS) FIFA president Sepp Blatter's suggestions that there is no racism in football has come under heavy fire from all quarters with the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) ... Read more...
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Jovovich wants to travel with daughter
November 14th, 2011 - 9:16 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 14 (IANS) Actress Milla Jovovich wants to go travelling with her four-year-old daughter Ever Garbo when she will grow up.The 35-year-old thinks that it is important for her ... Read more...
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Cultures have to coexist for dialogue: French dance guru
November 4th, 2011 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Forget fusion, cultures have to coexist separately to facilitate dialogue between different traditions, says French contemporary concept dance maestro and Bharatanatyam fan Jerome Bel."Fusion is ... Read more...
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Butter chicken, aloo gobhi on Ferrari team’s platter
October 29th, 2011 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Dal makhani, butter chicken, aloo gobhi, pakoras... The Ferrari team from Italy is living the soul of India at the Hilton Eros in the capital, ... Read more...
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Indian language literature goes to Frankfurt Book Fair
October 10th, 2011 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) In a first showcase of Indian indigenous writing, a literary panorama featuring works by over 30 language writers will be on display at the Frankfurt ... Read more...
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We packed the ego and made a song: Band member A.R. Rahman
September 10th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 10 (IANS) It felt good to pack the ego and simply be a band member, says music maestro A.R. Rahman who has once again put Indian culture ... Read more...
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Preity Zinta to be honoured at Venice Film Festival
September 3rd, 2011 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Actress Preity Zinta will be honoured at the Venice Film Festival for bringing cultural harmony through her work.The actress will be awarded the "World Diamond ... Read more...
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New Bollywood hybrid music coming: Canadian composer
August 13th, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Aug 13 (IANS) The fusion of Bollywood and Canadian music is set to create a new genre of music, according to famous Indo-Canadian music producer Vikas Kohli whose concert ... Read more...
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Masala, mehndi, masti at Toronto’s desi festival
August 12th, 2011 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Aug 12 (IANS) Masala! Mehndi! Masti!, the largest South Asian music, cultural and cuisine festival in Canada will stage an adult play "Dirty Pakistani Lingerie" as well as Rabindra ... Read more...
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We will never accept Srikrishna report on Telangana: Andhra MP
July 9th, 2011 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Congress's Madhu Goud Yaskhi, who is among the MPs who have tendered their resignations to press for a separate Telangana state, said Friday that ... Read more...
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Once taboo, tattoos now the new fashion statement
May 7th, 2011 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 7 (IANS) When Lokesh Varma, the son of an affluent army family in New Delhi, announced he wanted to forswear his MBA degree and his job with ... Read more...
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People in different cultures ‘make different assumption about people around them’
April 12th, 2011 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 12 (ANI): A study has suggested that people in different cultures make different assumptions about the people around them.The researchers studied the brain waves of people with Caucasian and Asian ... Read more...
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Taking education to the next level of human reformation
March 23rd, 2011 - 4:15 pm ICT by ANI
By Stanzin AngmoLadakh, Mar 23 (ANI): "Educational refugees" is a term, which aptly describes scores of Ladakhi students pursuing higher education, far away from home in places and cities unfamiliar to them. ... Read more...
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Australia’s New South Wales has most racial tensions
February 23rd, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 23 (IANS) Australia's New South Wales state has most racial tensions while the state of Victoria recorded one of the lowest levels, a study released Wednesday said.The state reported the ... Read more...
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Oz Liberal party divided over Bernardi’s “Islam is problem, not Muslims” claims
February 20th, 2011 - 3:27 pm ICT by ANI
Canberra, Feb 20 (ANI): The Liberal party of Australia appears to be divided after Tony Abbott rejected Parliamentary Secretary Cory Bernardi's claims that "Islam is the problem, not Muslims".Bernardi stirred a ... Read more...
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Americans respond faster to those with high social status: Study
February 17th, 2011 - 5:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 17 (ANI): Past research has shown that people respond faster to their own faces than to the faces of others, suggesting we have a different and privileged system for processing ... Read more...
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Failed multiculturalism behind rise of Muslim radicalisation in Britain: Cameron
February 5th, 2011 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 5 (ANI): British Prime Minister David Cameron would reportedly criticise "state multiculturalism" in his first speech on radicalisation and would emphasise on the need of a stronger national identity ... Read more...
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Female consumer choices in denim driven by national cultures
January 30th, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 30 (ANI): A study on the blue-jean preferences has revealed that female consumer choices depend on their national cultures.The study, conducted on Canada and China, showed that Canadian women choose ... Read more...
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Zardari urges UN to promote religious harmony across the globe
January 19th, 2011 - 6:52 pm ICT by ANI
Abu Dhabi, Jan 19(ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has made an impassioned plea to the United Nations to work out special plans for promoting cultural and religious harmony across the globe.In ... Read more...
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South Korean cyclist on peace mission reaches Bodhgaya
December 25th, 2010 - 8:13 pm ICT by ANI
Bodhgaya (Bihar), Dec 25 (ANI): A South Korean cyclist, who is on a world tour to spread the message of 'World Peace', arrived here on Saturday.Wangse, the South Korean cyclist started his ... Read more...
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Tripura capital Agartala hosts northeast students national integration program
December 8th, 2010 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
Agartala, Dec.8 (ANI): Over 1500 students from eight northeastern states recently took part in a three-day-long Northeastern Students National Integration Movement program.They also participated in a peace march in the city ... Read more...
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National Integration Camp begins in Imphal
November 30th, 2010 - 10:41 pm ICT by ANI
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Camp began here on Tuesday with 150 people participating from Nagaland,
Tripura, Bihar and Manipur.The camp is organised by ... Read more...
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Culture diplomacy: Delhi set for 10-day global arts fest
November 26th, 2010 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) The capital is primed for a slot on the global cultural tourism map as it opens its doors to unique performances, fusion projects and artists from 18 ... Read more...
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Indian football gets its first theme song
November 11th, 2010 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 11 (IANS) Indian football's first theme music video was launched here Thursday and will be used during the charity match between East Bengal All Star and Bayern Munich F.C ... Read more...
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