UP to wrap up arrangements for Haj pilgrims by Sep 11
September 3rd, 2012 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 3 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government Monday asked officials to complete all arrangements by Sep 11 for the departure of Haj pilgrims from the state.In separate letters written ... Read more...
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I did good films because of Ashok Mehta: Manisha
August 19th, 2012 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 19 (IANS) Manisha Koirala treated late cinematographer Ashok Mehta as her mentor, guide and philosopher and says she did good films because he guided her."I can't explain ... Read more...
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Stuntman plunges to death, actress injured at mall opening (Third Lead)
April 8th, 2012 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, April 7 (IANS) A stuntman rappelling down a 60-foot building plunged to his death as people watched in horror while at the same time another stunt went wrong ... Read more...
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Stuntman plunges to death, actress injured at mall opening (Second Lead)
April 7th, 2012 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, April 7 (IANS) A stuntman rappelling down a 60-foot building plunged to his death as people watched in horror while at the same time another stunt went wrong ... Read more...
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Stuntman killed, actress injured in Greater Noida mall (Lead)
April 7th, 2012 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, April 7 (IANS) A stuntman was killed and Bollywood actress Sayali Bhagat injured in two separate accidents Saturday at a mall in Greater Noida, which was inaugurated only ... Read more...
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Politics delay inauguration of Yamuna Expressway
January 14th, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Jan 14 (IANS) The Jaypee group has postponed the opening of its mega project, the 165-km Yamuna Expressway, which originally was set to be opened on Jan 15, Uttar ... Read more...
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Sharad Pawar slapper gets bail (Lead)
December 19th, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) A Delhi court Monday granted bail to Harvinder Singh who was arrested last month for slapping union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar soon after a public ... Read more...
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Modi to showcase Gujarat in China
October 30th, 2011 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi may not be welcome in the US, but China is ready to roll out the red carpet for him ... Read more...
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First Buddha film from Nepal to pre-empt Bollywood challenges
July 9th, 2011 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, July 9 (IANS) Alarmed by Bollywood training its lenses on the Buddha, an Indian film director of Nepali origin is now making the first Buddha film from the Himalayan ... Read more...
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Goutam Buddha University marks Buddha Purnima
May 18th, 2011 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, MAY 17 (IANS) The Gautam Buddha University here Tuesday marked Buddha Poornima with a seminar focussing on Buddhism in India.The seminar, held in the main hall of the ... Read more...
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Mayawati issues full-page Buddha Purnima ads in 150 dailies
May 17th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 17 (IANS) On the occasion of Buddha Purnima Tuesday, the Uttar Pradesh government has splashed in media Chief Minister Mayawati's achievements in developing Buddhist pilgrimage sites and ... Read more...
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Nepal confers Buddha award on Hiroshima, Nagasaki activists
May 16th, 2011 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 16 (IANS) The twin Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki will be remembered Tuesday, the 2,555th birth anniversary of Gautam Buddha, when Nepal pays tribute to the apostle ... Read more...
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Bhutan to help promote tourism in Bihar
May 6th, 2011 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 6 (IANS) Impressed by Bihar's changing image and development in the last few years, Bhutan is keen to sign a joint pact with the state to promote ... Read more...
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Nepal dismisses Indian state’s ‘claim’ to Buddha birthplace
April 7th, 2011 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, April 7 (IANS) Dismissing reports that the adjoining Indian state of Uttar Pradesh was building a replica of Lumbini, the Nepali city where Gautam Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, ... Read more...
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Buddhist monks in India pray for quake victims
March 13th, 2011 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala/Patna, March 13 (IANS) Buddhist monks and nuns gathered Sunday morning in monasteries in India to pray for those who lost their lives in the devastating earthquake and tsunami ... Read more...
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Amitabh shoots for next AB Corp film ‘Bbuddah - Hoga terra baap!’
March 7th, 2011 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 7 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan Monday started the shoot for his next home production, which has been finally titled "Bbuddah - Hoga Terra Baap", being helmed by ... Read more...
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4 injured as police open fire on agitating farmers
February 21st, 2011 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, Feb 21 (IANS) Four people, including a woman, were injured as police opened fire Monday after a clash with agitating farmers here, an official said.The farmers were staging a sit-in ... Read more...
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Buddha’s home Kapilavastu lies in dire neglect (Lead)
February 17th, 2011 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
By Sharat Pradhan
Kapilavastu (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 17 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government may be trying to project itself as a champion of Buddhism, yet the Buddha's original home Kapilavastu, along the India-Nepal ... Read more...
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Buddha’s home Kapilavastu lies in utter neglect
February 17th, 2011 - 12:02 pm ICT by IANS
By Sharat Pradhan
Kapilavastu (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 17 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government may be trying to project itself as a champion of Buddhism, yet his original home Kapilavastu, in the remotest corner ... Read more...
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NRI Ravi Verma Shooting For Documentary In Bihar With Hollywood Crew
January 20th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Ravi Verma, a California based film maker who is the CEO of the Telecommunication software and services in the Silicon Valley and is the biggest ERP or the Entrepreneur Resource ... Read more...
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5,000 initiated into Tibetan Buddhism at Bodh Gaya
December 29th, 2010 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
Bodh Gaya, Dec 29 (IANS) More than 5,000 people from across the globe sought refuge in the compassionate light of Gautam Buddha in a six-hour initiation ceremony conducted by one of ... Read more...
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University teacher’s wife found dead on campus
December 14th, 2010 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, Dec 14 (IANS) The wife of a teacher was Tuesday found murdered at their home on the Gautam Buddha University campus here, police said.Nagendra Singh, assistant professor in the bio-physics ... Read more...
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Humanity is going down the drain: Lushin Dubey
December 4th, 2010 - 9:53 am ICT by IANS
By Rishabh P. Nair
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) After entertaining theatre lovers with "Life of Gautam Buddha" and "Muskaan", actor-director Lushin Dubey has returned to stage with her new play "Ji Saab'Ji" ... Read more...
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Buddhist monks offer prayers for world peace on Tripitaka festival
December 3rd, 2010 - 9:34 pm ICT by ANI
Bodhgaya (Bihar), Dec.3 (ANI): Buddhist Monks from 54 countries gathered at the Mahabodhi Mahavihara temple located in Bihar's Bodhgaya district to offer prayers for world peace on the occasion of the Tripitaka ... Read more...
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Classical dancers showcase best of ‘guru-shishya’ tradition
October 3rd, 2010 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Classical dancers in traditional finery moved in perfect harmony, showcasing India's ancient guru-shishya parampara at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony Sunday.
Musicians playing sitars, which were lit ... Read more...
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In Ayodhya, a temple that is open to all faiths
September 25th, 2010 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
By Asit Srivastava
Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 25 (IANS) Idols of Lord Rama, Gautam Buddha, Lord Mahavir, an image of Makkah-Madina, a picture of Prophet Zarathustra...No matter which faith you belong to, chances ... Read more...
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Governor stays away from Agra
August 29th, 2010 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Aug 29 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Governor B.L. Joshi Sunday called off his visit to Agra, one of the districts affected by an agitation launched by farmers demanding higher compensation for their ... Read more...
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Samajwadi Party workers protest against Yamuna Expressway
August 27th, 2010 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 26 (IANS) A large number of Samajwadi Party workers Thursday hit the streets in parts of Uttar Pradesh demanding scrapping of the multi-crore Yamuna Expressway project, party officials said here.
While ... Read more...
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Land acquisition key issue, Rahul says ahead of PM meet
August 25th, 2010 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25(IANS) Ahead of a meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the farmers' agitation in Uttar Pradesh over higher compensation for their land acquired for the Yamuna Expressway, ... Read more...
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High alert as farmers along Yamuna Expressway begin shutdown
August 25th, 2010 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
Agra, Aug 25 (IANS) Farmers demanding higher compensation for their land acquired for the Yamuna Expressway in Uttar Pradesh began a daylong shutdown in Mathura, Agra and Aligarh districts Wednesday, threatening ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh farmers call shutdown Aug 25
August 23rd, 2010 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Aug 23 (IANS) Farmers in Uttar Pradesh agitating for higher compensation for their lands acquired for the Yamuna Expressway have called for a statewide shutdown Aug 25 while the Rashtriya ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi visits agitating farmers, assures help (Lead)
August 22nd, 2010 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 21 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Saturday assured farmers demanding higher compensation for their land acquired for the Yamuna Expressway in Uttar Pradesh that he will ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi in Aligarh, surprises Mayawati, farmers
August 21st, 2010 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Aligarh, Aug 21 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Saturday took both the Mayawati government and Aligarh farmers by surprise when he reached Tappal village, the epicentre of peasants' protest demanding ... Read more...
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Protesting farmers invite Tikait to lead agitation
August 19th, 2010 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 19 (IANS) Farmers in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh, Mathura and Agra districts Thursday invited Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) chief Mahendra Singh Tikait to lead their protest to demand enhanced compensation for ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh farmers refuse to relent, crisis continues (Roundup)
August 18th, 2010 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow/Aligarh/Agra, Aug 18 (IANS) The epicentre of the farmers' agitation in Tappal town of Aligarh district continued to remain tense Wednesday as the protesters unanimously rejected the enhanced compensation offered by the ... Read more...
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