Egypt brings new fusion culture package to India (With Image)
January 31st, 2012 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The recent political turmoil in Egypt is scripting a new culture of fusion and hope, the country's envoy said at the opening of the ... Read more...
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Delhi arts fest to kick off with ode to Tagore
October 30th, 2011 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) The 15-day Delhi International Arts Festival will open at the 16th century Purana Quila here Monday with a tribute to Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore by ... Read more...
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Digital age theatre: US, India cast rehearse via Skype
August 8th, 2011 - 10:41 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Call it a cross-cultural play of the digital world. A US-based theatre group is using internet telephony software Skype to rehearse and communicate with its ... Read more...
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Goa’s Education Minister detained at Mumbai airport
April 2nd, 2011 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Apr 2 (ANI): Goa's Education Minister Atanasio Monserrate has been detained at the Mumbai airport for carrying foreign currency above permitted limits.According to reports, the customs officials detained Monserrate last night ... Read more...
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Rahat thanks Malik for support during detention
February 20th, 2011 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 20 (IANS) Beleaguered singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan telephoned Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik from India Sunday and "thanked him for providing help during the legal troubles over the past ... Read more...
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Rahat, manager fined Rs.1.5 each
February 20th, 2011 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and his manager Maroof Ali were Sunday fined Rs.1.5 million ($33,000) each for carrying undeclared foreign currency while trying to leave ... Read more...
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Pakistani singer Rahat Ali Khan, manager fined Rs. 15 lakh
February 20th, 2011 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 20 (ANI): Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and his manager Maroof have been fine Rs. 15 lakh in connection with the recovery of undeclared foreign currency from them ... Read more...
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Rahat’s detention upsets some, others tightlipped
February 15th, 2011 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
By Dibyojyoti Baksi
Mumbai, Feb 15 (IANS) The manic headlines on Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's detention in Delhi on the charge of carrying undisclosed foreign currency have upset some in ... Read more...
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Rahat Fateh Ali Khan freed, not allowed to leave India (Night Lead)
February 14th, 2011 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) With Pakistan cranking up diplomatic pressure, Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, who was detained at the Delhi airport on charges of carrying undisclosed foreign currency, was ... Read more...
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Rahat Fateh Ali Khan freed
February 14th, 2011 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) A day after he was detained at the Delhi airport on charges of carrying undisclosed foreign currency, Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was released Monday after ... Read more...
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Rahat’s interrogation continues, Pakistan seeks his release (Second Lead)
February 14th, 2011 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Islamabad, Feb 14 (IANS) A day after he was detained at the Delhi airport on charges of carrying undisclosed foreign currency, Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Monday continued to be ... Read more...
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Rahat Fateh Ali Khan arrested, to be produced in court (Lead)
February 14th, 2011 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was arrested by India's Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Monday, a day after he was detained at the international airport here ... Read more...
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Investigators still quizzing Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
February 14th, 2011 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was being questioned by India's Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) for the second day Monday, a day after he was ... Read more...
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Pakistan seeks release of Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
February 14th, 2011 - 4:23 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 14 (IANS) Pakistan has initiated hectic efforts to secure the release of famous singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan detained at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport on charges of carrying ... Read more...
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Pakistan concerned over Rahat Fateh Ali Khan’s detention in India (Lead, superseding earlier story)
February 14th, 2011 - 1:19 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad/New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik Sunday directed the country's envoy in India to extend consular support to singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, who was detained at New ... Read more...
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Tagore’s notes to echo in restored 450-year-old Goa chapel
January 18th, 2011 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 18 (IANS) Temple bells and compositions by India's legendary creative genius Rabindranath Tagore will echo within the walls of a beautifully restored 450-year-old chapel -- a Christian place of worship ... Read more...
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Proud to perform before Obama: Shillong Chamber Choir
November 9th, 2010 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Performing at the presidential state banquet before US President Barack Obama and Michelle was "awesome" and "indeed a proud moment", say members of the Shillong Chamber ... Read more...
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Bedspreads, paintings… Michelle can’t stop buying Indian crafts (Second Lead)
November 8th, 2010 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) US First lady Michelle Obama shopped for a slice of India Monday, almost running out of money as she splurged on bedspreads, paintings and curios as ... Read more...
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Shillong choir tuning up for Obama’s welcome
November 7th, 2010 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Set to perform at US President Barack Obama's reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan Monday, the Shillong Chamber Choir, which grabbed the gold at the World Choir Olympics ... Read more...
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Chakri To Entertain Telugu Community In the USA
August 19th, 2010 - 8:30 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 19, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Tollywood music director Chakri is ready to entertain the Telugu audience in the USA during his tour to the country, informed the composer at a press meet ... Read more...
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Indian dance enthrals Trinidad and Tobago
October 17th, 2009 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
By Paras Ramoutar
Port-of-Spain, Oct 17 (IANS) An Indian dance show mesmerised thousands of people at an event held in Trinidad and Tobago's capital to mark Diwali.Mumbai's Rangpuhar dance troupe, which has artistes ... Read more...
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Tomb mural depicts how traditional Chinese medication was practiced 1,000 yrs ago
April 16th, 2009 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, April 16 (ANI): Archaeological have found a mural unearthed from an ancient tomb in the northwestern Chinese province of Shaanxi, which depicts how traditional Chinese medication was practiced 1,000 ... Read more...
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Pakistani theatre troupe wins hearts for performing Bullah in Kerala
December 27th, 2008 - 8:55 pm ICT by ANI
By Juhan Samuel
Thrissur (Kerala), Dec.27 (ANI): Far away from the tensions brewing between India and Pakistans political circles, people in Thrissur district applauded the famed theatre group of Pakistan which performed ... Read more...
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Thai Ramayana lights up desert sky
February 29th, 2008 - 9:47 am ICT by admin
By Shalini Pant
Beawar (Rajasthan), Feb 29 (IANS) The festival of lights is months away but it felt like Diwali in this small, dusty Rajasthan town when thousands of lamps lit up a ... Read more...
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