‘Bring Shimla’s last heritage train back on track’ (Letter from Shimla) (With Image)
August 12th, 2012 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 12 (IANS) Heritage lovers hope the railways will keep its promise of bringing Shimla's last heritage train - a deluxe rail motor car that has been stabled as ... Read more...
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Myanmar foreign trade to grow by 30 percent
February 13th, 2012 - 7:03 am ICT by IANS
Yangon, Feb 13 (IANS) Myanmar's foreign trade will grow by more than 30 percent to $16.1 billion in the 2011-12 fiscal year, the commerce ministry said. It was $12 billion ... Read more...
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A book on Indian maharajas and their cars
April 28th, 2011 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) A glimpse into the life of former Indian maharajas and the magnificent limousines they drove can be had in a new book that was launched ... Read more...
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Zoom through royal cars and real business (IANS Books This Week)
April 28th, 2011 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) This week's booty on the bookshelf is serious and informative. If there is a book on the cars of kings, then there is another ... Read more...
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Online campaign to canonise Goan origin priest
September 16th, 2010 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar
Panaji, Sep 16 (IANS) Back then, when the world travelled on horseback instead of motor cars, and hawks were used to take messages across, the canonisation of Catholic saints was ... Read more...
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Public cold to MP salary hike proposal
August 18th, 2010 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The proposal for a 300 percent salary hike for MPs is unsurprisingly unpopular among the public, who have seen their personal budgets shrinking as the inflation index ... Read more...
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Rusting car to auction for 200,000 pounds
April 21st, 2010 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 21 (IANS) A classic Aston Martin, which has been rusting in a barn for the last 20 years and now looks like a wreck, is expected to auction for a ... Read more...
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Cars and two wheelers to cost more in Karnataka
March 5th, 2010 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 5 (IANS) Cars and two-wheelers will cost more in Karnataka from April 1 as the budget for the coming financial year proposes to increase the motor vehicle taxes by one ... Read more...
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