Twitter abuzz over Gilani’s conviction
April 26th, 2012 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 26 (IANS) Microblogging site Twitter was abuzz soon after Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani was convicted Thursday by the Supreme Court. A tweet said: "We need ... Read more...
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End dynasties in politics: Medha Patkar
February 9th, 2012 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 9 (IANS) Noted activist Medha Patkar Thursday called for a 'one family one elected representative' cap in Indian politics, saying the trend of dynastic rules was dangerous for ... Read more...
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French team unearths Maurya dynasty wall in Bangladesh
March 1st, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
Dhaka, Mar 1 (ANI): A French excavation team dug out a wall belonging to the Maurya dynasty at Mahasthangarh archaeological site in Bogra recently.It also found a huge number of Northern Black ... Read more...
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Cabbage field at Bangladesh’s Buddhist temple site
February 17th, 2011 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 17 (IANS) A cabbage field has replaced a Buddhist temple at an archaeological site built around 1,500 years ago during the rule of the Pala dynasty in northwestern Bangladesh, a ... Read more...
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Ruins of “Wooden” Great Wall discovered in NE China
February 4th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Feb 4 (ANI): Archaeologists have discovered ruins of the "Wooden" Great Wall in Northeast China, establishing new facts that the landmark wall of China was not made only of stone and ... Read more...
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Berlusconi’s daughter Italy’s next prime minister?
January 30th, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 30 (IANS) Italy faces the possibility of a dynastic succession as supports grows for the millionaire daughter of Silvio Berlusconi to replace the beleaguered prime minister, a media report said ... Read more...
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Nepal’s Hindus ready for new battle over Pashupatinath
January 29th, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Jan 29 (IANS) A staunch Hindu activist who fought three legal battles to safeguard the rights of Pashupatinath, Nepal's holiest Hindu shrine, has struck a new legal blow, opposing ... Read more...
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Confessions of a publisher who never visits Jaipur lit fest (Comment)
January 26th, 2011 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
By Shobit Arya
If you think the headline of this article is an oxymoron or that I am a soiled-kurta-clad, beedi-smoking glum publisher in his 60s who hardly ventures out of his dark ... Read more...
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Rumer Willis models for Badgley Mischka ad campaign
January 13th, 2011 - 8:35 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Jan 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Rumer Willis has modeled for the brand Badgley Mischka.The 22-year-old is the eldest daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore. Stars like Carrie Underwood, Eva Longoria ... Read more...
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Conquer Raigad Fort - in five minutes! (With images)
January 9th, 2011 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
By Quaid Najmi
Mumbai, Jan 9 (IANS) It was a symbol of Maratha pride, the capital of Chhatrapati Shivaji's kingdom and vision of a Hindavi Swaraj (Hindu rule). The majestic Raigad Fort, which ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Indian forts relive glorious past in documentary (Feature With Images)
December 22nd, 2010 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
By Jaideep Sarin
Chandigarh, Dec 22 (IANS) They have withstood the onslaught of marching armies, they have been like trophies for rulers, and several well known forts in India are now reliving their ... Read more...
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240,000 prehistoric artefacts found in China
November 29th, 2010 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 29 (IANS) Archaeologists in China have unearthed over 240,000 prehistoric relics near the Three Gorges Reservoir in Hubei province, officials said Monday.Since 1992, archaeologists have excavated 1,087 archaeological sites scattered ... Read more...
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More than 240,000 cultural relics unearthed in China
November 29th, 2010 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 29 (ANI): Archaeologists have unearthed more than 240,000 cultural relics near the Three Gorges Reservoir in China.The Three Gorges Reservoir is on the upper middle-reaches of the Yangtze, China's ... Read more...
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Remains of 1300 years old ancient temples found near Bhopal
October 16th, 2010 - 6:38 pm ICT by ANI
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0By Ram Chand SahuBhopal, Oct.16 (ANI): Scientists of the Archaeological
Department have found out the remains of 1300 year old ancient temples at
Ashapuri village near Bhopal.Ashapuri village is ... Read more...
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5000 stone statues older than Terracotta warriors discovered in Hunan
August 19th, 2010 - 6:04 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 19 (ANI): Archaeologists have discovered a large group of ancient stone statues at the worship site of Guizai Mountain near Hunan province.According to People's Daily Online, these statues are ... Read more...
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All set for World Tamil Conference
June 22nd, 2010 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Coimbatore, June 22 (IANS) More than 5,000 people from India and abroad, including a large number of scholars, will take part in the first five-day World Classical Tamil Conference starting here ... Read more...
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Selvaraghavan To Direct Period Film Starring Raana
May 27th, 2010 - 7:57 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
May 27, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Director Selvaraghavan seems to be highly smitten by the period films as he is planning to start his next project on the same line.Actor Raana of ... Read more...
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57 ancient tombs found in Egypt
May 24th, 2010 - 7:08 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, May 24 (IANS) 57 ancient tombs, most of which hold an ornately painted wooden sarcophagus with a mummy inside, have been unearthed in Egypt, the country's Supreme Council of Antiquities has ... Read more...
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Vietnam’s stelae declared Unesco World Heritage Site
March 11th, 2010 - 6:08 am ICT by IANS
Hanoi, March 11 (IANS) The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) has declared the 82 stelae of the Temple of Literature in Vietnam as a World Heritage Site, Prensa Latina reported.
The ... Read more...
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Egyptian queen was offered bread and beer during her funeral 4,000 years ago
March 6th, 2010 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 6 (ANI): A translation of the hieroglyphics engraved on white stone in the tomb of a 4,000-year-old Egyptian queen has suggested that she was offered a loaf of bread and ... Read more...
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Archaeologists find burial chamber of 4,000-year-old Egyptian queen
March 4th, 2010 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 4 (ANI): French archaeologists working at Saqqara in Egypt have unearthed the burial chamber of a 4,000-year-old queen.Badly destroyed, the 33-by 16-foot burial chamber belonged to Queen Behenu, wife of ... Read more...
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Morocco minaret collapse toll rises to 41 (Second Lead)
February 20th, 2010 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Rabat (Morocco), Feb 20 (DPA) The toll in the collapse of a minaret in northern Morocco rose to 41 Saturday, with the number of injured put at 75, Moroccan news agency MAP ... Read more...
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Great Wall ruins discovered in northeast China’s Jilin Province
December 14th, 2009 - 3:35 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, December 14 (ANI): Chinese archaeologists have discovered 11 possible sections of ruins of the Great Wall of Qin (221 B.C. and 206 B.C.) and Han (202 B.C. and 220 A.D.) ... Read more...
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China makes its presence felt in Goa
November 21st, 2009 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 21 (IANS) After Chinese goods taking over the Indian market, a Chinese film will open 40th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) here Monday.
"Wheat", directed by ... Read more...
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Iranians in south India cast their votes
June 12th, 2009 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 12 (IANS) Iranians settled in Hyderabad, Bangalore and Mysore cities Friday cast their votes in the presidential elections at the Iranian consulate here.
About 5,000 Iranians living in these three south ... Read more...
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Archaeologists unearth two tonnes of ancient coins in China
June 11th, 2009 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 11 (ANI: Archaeologists have unearthed more than two tonnes of ancient coins dating back to as early as the Tang Dynasty (618-907) on a playground of a primary ... Read more...
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Egypt’s pyramids point towards city of Sun God
April 1st, 2009 - 2:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 1 (ANI): A new study has suggested that some of Egypt's most magnificent pyramids were deliberately designed to follow a pattern of invisible diagonal lines, which would point towards Heliopolis, ... Read more...
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Nomadic settlements discovered in western Iran
March 19th, 2009 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 19 (ANI): An archaeological team has discovered architectural remains and earthenware dating back to Parthian and Sasanian dynasties in western Iran.The findings are part of the first season of ... Read more...
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Antiquities dealer caught smuggling Egyptian artefacts
January 16th, 2009 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, Jan 16 (DPA) A Lebanese antiquities dealer was arrested in Bulgaria after being charged with smuggling stolen ancient Egyptian artefacts, Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) has said."Ali Abu Taam was ... Read more...
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One-fifth of Chinas Great Wall in Inner Mongolia gone
December 31st, 2008 - 2:37 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 31 (ANI): An archaeologist has said that about a fifth of the Great Wall built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) has disappeared in north Chinas Inner Mongolia Autonomous ... Read more...
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Despite defeat, Aussies still the best: Shane Warne
November 14th, 2008 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 14 (IANS) Spin legend Shane Warne says Australia is still the best cricketing side in the world - despite the 2-0 drubbing in the India - but questions the quality ... Read more...
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Excavations in Vietnam shed light on Stone and Bronze Age
October 5th, 2008 - 11:29 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 5 (ANI): Excavations at two regions in Vietnam have revealed findings from the Stone Age and Bronze age, which includes tombs and artifacts. Following excavation work at the Dong ... Read more...
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China to republish ancient books
September 23rd, 2008 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 23 (Xinhua) China's National Library will republish 556 ancient books as part of an ongoing effort to preserve traditional Chinese culture and promote academic research. The books, mostly from the ... Read more...
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Nepal’s palace holds key to nation’s history
June 1st, 2008 - 2:36 pm ICT by admin
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, June 1 (IANS) Not just gems, rare artefacts and archaeological treasures from all over the world, Nepal's palace under siege also contains priceless old documents that can throw light ... Read more...
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Chennai Super Kings unveil logo for IPL
February 18th, 2008 - 6:28 pm ICT by admin
Chennai, Feb 18 (IANS) India Cements, one of the eight franchisees of the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament, Monday formally unveiled the name and logo of its team, the Chennai Super ... Read more...
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