126 couples in Bengal tie knot at mass wedding
July 1st, 2012 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) A total of 126 couples hailing from underprivileged backgrounds, tied the knot in a mass wedding ceremony here Sunday.Under the aegis of the city-based Vishwa Jagriti ... Read more...
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Mass wedding is national tradition, says UAE minister
June 28th, 2012 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, June 28 (IANS/WAM) Mass wedding is the UAE's national tradition, said Interior Minister General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan.The minister was speaking at a mass wedding ceremony ... Read more...
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38 couples tie the knot at inter-caste mass wedding in Agra
June 10th, 2012 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, June 10 (IANS) A bania (traders' community) groom marrying a dalit girl, a brahmin girl marrying a thakur - the city of love Sunday witnessed a rare mass marriage ... Read more...
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39 couples marry at UAE mass wedding
June 9th, 2012 - 12:49 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, June 8 (IANS/WAM) As many as 39 couples Friday got married at a mass wedding ceremony in Abu Dhabi.The wedding in the Western Region was attended by Sheikh ... Read more...
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Mass nude wedding held in Jamaica
February 20th, 2012 - 9:19 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Kingston, Feb 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A couple dropped out at the last minute leaving only nine couples to strip bare for a mass wedding ceremony in Jamaica. The couples who traveled from ... Read more...
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Abu Dhabi prince attends mass wedding
January 15th, 2012 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Jan 14 (IANS/WAM) Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), attended a mass wedding of 68 bridegrooms.Sheikh Mohammed, ... Read more...
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UAE armed forces holds mass wedding for troopers
December 29th, 2011 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Dec 29 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces has held a mass wedding for 100 troopers.The wedding held earlier this week was attended by Sheikh Hamdan ... Read more...
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Mass wedding held in UAE
December 17th, 2011 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Dec 16 (IANS/WAM) A total 31 couples from different cities of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were married in a mass wedding ceremony held in Abu Dhabi.Hamdan bin ... Read more...
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400 couples wed on 11.11.11 in Kuala Lumpur temple
November 11th, 2011 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Nov 11 (IANS) Four hundred couples tied the nuptial knots at the largest Chinese temple in Kuala Lumpur -- Thean Hou Buddhist temple -- Friday as it was ... Read more...
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350 couples marry in Bolivia
May 10th, 2011 - 7:32 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
La Paz, May 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There was a mass wedding in Bolivia over the weekend. About 350 couples were involved in the Andean wedding ceremony which was held in the country’s ... Read more...
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Cricket mania hits mass wedding ceremony in Udaipur
February 26th, 2011 - 6:51 pm ICT by ANI
Udaipur, Feb.26 (ANI): Cricket fever clearly gripped couples who had gathered for a mass-wedding ceremony in Udaipur earlier this week. Couples went around the holy fire holding cricket bats and balls.The ceremony ... Read more...
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Cricket lovers marry with bats and balls in hand!
February 26th, 2011 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
Udaipur, Feb 26 (IANS) The mass marriage had all the trappings of match-making with a difference. For, the 15 couples did not bat their eyelids when they went round the holy fire, ... Read more...
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Cricket fever hits mass wedding ceremony in Gujarat
February 21st, 2011 - 6:07 pm ICT by ANI
Surat, Feb.21 (ANI): Nearly eighty-two newly married couples cut a huge cake in the shape of a cricket field in Gujarat on Sunday.Couples who got married at a mass wedding event cut ... Read more...
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Pakistan Army helps 45 couples tie the knot
January 26th, 2011 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 26 (IANS) The Pakistan Army has helped 45 poor couples get married at a ceremony held in the restive Swat valley."I have no words to express my joy," said an ... Read more...
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56 Hindu couples marry in Karachi
November 21st, 2010 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Nov 21 (IANS) Amid traditional songs and dances, 56 Hindu couples got married Saturday night at a glittering mass wedding in Karachi organised by the Pakistan-Hindu Council.The couples belonged ... Read more...
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70 disabled Gaza men look towards a new life
November 1st, 2010 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
Gaza, Nov 1 (IANS) Life will perhaps be a lot better for them now. Seventy men, left disabled when Israel launched a military offensive in Gaza in December 2008, have tied the ... Read more...
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1,600 orphan couples marry in Yemen’s biggest mass wedding
October 22nd, 2010 - 7:00 am ICT by IANS
Sanaa, Oct 22 (IANS) Sixteen hundred orphan couples tied the knot Thursday in Yemen's biggest mass wedding, Xinhua reported.The grooms and the brides held separate ceremonies. It was organised by the Orphans ... Read more...
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Sharjah crown prince attends mass wedding ceremony
September 18th, 2010 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Sharjah, Sep 18 (IANS/WAM) Sharjah Crown Prince Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi has attended a mass wedding ceremony at the Heritage Village in Khor Fakkan town on the eastern ... Read more...
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Hindu girls from Pakistan marry Indians in Gujarat
August 28th, 2010 - 7:51 pm ICT by ANI
By Parish JoshiRajkot (Gujarat), Aug 28 (ANI): Seven Hindu brides from the Meghwar community in Pakistan tied the nuptial knot with Indian grooms, at a mass wedding ceremony in Gujarat's Rajkot city.The ... Read more...
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101 tribal couples tie nuptial knot in Siliguri at mass wedding ceremony
May 24th, 2010 - 11:00 pm ICT by ANI
Terrari (North Bengal), May 24 (ANI): Over a hundred couples belonging to different tribal communities tied the nuptial knot at a mass wedding ceremony in Siliguri this weekend.Guruji Pranimi Trust that ... Read more...
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Community marriages are the flavour of the season
December 15th, 2009 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Dec 15 (IANS) Hindu marriages are becoming costlier each year, causing a great deal of stress and anxiety in middle class families. The only way to alleviate the financial burden is ... Read more...
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22 orphan girls enter wedlock at marriage ceremony in Varanasi
November 21st, 2009 - 10:16 pm ICT by ANI
Varanasi, Nov 21(ANI): It is a moment that every girl waits for with great enthusiasm. And, for the 22 orphan girls in Varanasi, that moment came on Friday when the district administration ... Read more...
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41 Hindu couples tie the knot in Pakistan
November 10th, 2009 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Nov 10 (IANS) Over 40 Hindu couples have got married at a mass wedding here. The event was organised by the Pakistan Hindu Council.
Council patron Ramesh Kumar told The News: "This ... Read more...
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NHRC notice to Madhya Pradesh on virginity test for brides
July 21st, 2009 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Nearly a month after the incident and a week after it hit headlines and created a furore in parliament, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Tuesday said ... Read more...
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NHRC seeks M.P. Government report on virginity test for brides issue
July 21st, 2009 - 6:56 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 21 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo-motu cognizance of a news report under caption "Govt. holds virginity test for MP brides" published in The Hindustan Times ... Read more...
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Two tribal girls backtrack from their virginity tests claim in MP
July 19th, 2009 - 7:18 pm ICT by ANI
Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh), July 19(ANI): Two tribal girls, who had alleged that a virginity test was conducted on them ahead of a mass marriage function on June 30, have now claimed that ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh brides’ virginity tests heat up Rajya Sabha
July 13th, 2009 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The virginity tests conducted on brides before a mass wedding in Madhya Pradesh generated much heat in the Rajya Sabha Monday - not so much ... Read more...
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Virginity tests of brides at mass wedding
July 13th, 2009 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
By Sanjay Sharma
Bhopal, July 13 (IANS) At a mass wedding in Madhya Pradesh just before the ceremony was to begin, a would-be bride developed labour pains, shocking those present. Virginity and pregnancy ... Read more...
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Marriage Bureau dupes thousands in Madhya Pradesh town
February 16th, 2009 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Feb 16 (IANS) Thousands of youth who had come from far off places to Indore in the hope of getting hitched are now making a beeline to the police station to ... Read more...
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Indian cleric leads world Islamic meet prayer
February 1st, 2009 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 1 (IANS) An Indian cleric led the final prayer at the 45th Bishwa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of Muslims that ended here Sunday, seeking divine blessings for global peace ... Read more...
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When pet lovers in Delhi attended mass-wedding of dogs
August 31st, 2008 - 6:17 pm ICT by ANI
By Shatabdi Biswas
New Delhi, Aug.31 (ANI): Many pet lovers were delighted to attend the first of its kind mass wedding of dogs here on Saturday.
The special ceremony was organized here ... Read more...
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When dogs say - ‘I do!’
August 24th, 2008 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Come Aug 30 and the capital will witness a grand wedding affair with grooms and brides exchanging "bow vows" at a mass ceremony for canines. ... Read more...
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Rituals, sweets and mass weddings mark Jayalalitha’s birthday
February 24th, 2008 - 8:06 pm ICT by admin
Chennai, Feb 24 (IANS) Special worships were held in over 100 temples, free food was served to the poor, mass marriages were conducted and AIADMK cadre distributed sweets in Tamil Nadu to ... Read more...
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