Old Hyderabad never sleeps for Eid shopping (Letter from Hyderabad)
August 16th, 2012 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 16 (IANS) During Ramadan, shopping for Eid in the walled quarter of Hyderabad does not end with the night. In fact, it picks up at night with the ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Forbidden art: Small band keeping erotic legacy alive (Feature)
March 27th, 2012 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) A small band of artists is exploring taboos of alternative sexuality, erotic love and the body as a medium of extreme expression of anger, passion ... Read more...
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Designers Riimple-Mayyur revive Mughal, Victorian era
March 8th, 2012 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Mother-son designer duo Riimple and Mayyur Girotra have taken inspiration from the Mughal and Victorian eras to create their latest couture collection, which is a ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Lovebirds to flock to Taj on V-Day
February 13th, 2012 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Feb 13 (IANS) Taj Mahal, the 17th century monument to love, is expected to receive some 20,000 tourists on Valentines Day.According to travellers and industry experts, around 12,000-15,000 domestic ... Read more...
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Fiery chinar leaves lend magic to Kashmir (Feature)
November 3rd, 2011 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Nov 3 (IANS) As autumn, the golden yellow season of Kashmir, draws to a close, the majestic chinar trees are at their fiery best. Their crimson coloured leaves - ... 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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Forgetting Ghalib is forgetting history, says writer-diplomat
December 25th, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) It worries and even angers diplomat-writer Pavan K. Varma that Delhi, of all places, has almost completely forgotten Mirza Ghalib, the great poet and ... Read more...
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Delhi is a living museum: PM
September 27th, 2010 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday said the city of Delhi is "a living museum" and it was the responsibility of all to "preserve, protect and study ... Read more...
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A tribute to Mughal era through fashion, food, music
December 15th, 2009 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) It was a journey to the bygone era which had everything --starting from sufiana music to qawwalis, from mushaira to a fashion show topped with a large ... Read more...
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KFW-II kicks off with Ritu Kumar’s collection
September 9th, 2009 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 9 (IANS) The Kolkata Fashion Week-II kicked off in style Wednesday with Brazilian model-turned-actress Gisele Monteiro the star attraction as she showcased famed designer Ritu Kumar's ensemble of Indian and ... Read more...
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Indians boil over Scottish bid to patent chicken tikka masala (Lead)
August 5th, 2009 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
London/New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) A Pakistani-born British MP's attempt to patent the spicy chicken tikka masala as a dish of Scottish origin has fallen foul of Indian chefs and food experts.
Labour ... Read more...
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Indians get hot over Scottish bid to patent Chicken Tikka Masala
August 5th, 2009 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 5 (IANS) An attempt by a Pakistani-born British MP to patent the Chicken Tikka Masala as a dish of Scottish origin has fallen foul of Indian chefs and food experts.
Labour ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Top Indian chefs warn Scottish MPs to keep their hands off chicken tikka masala rights
August 5th, 2009 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug.5 (ANI): Top Indian chefs have warned Scottish MPs to keep their hands off the rights to chicken tikka masala.Zaeemuddin Ahmad, a chef at Delhi's Karim Hotel, which was ... Read more...
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BJP urges Pakistan Govt. to ensure safety of minorities in Taliban areas
May 4th, 2009 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 4 (ANI): An Indian delegation on Monday met Pakistan High Commissioner Shahid Malik over their concerns about the safety of minorities in Taliban-ruled areas of Pakistan.The delegation comprising ... Read more...
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Another Taj Mahal now in Agra
January 4th, 2009 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Jan 4 (IANS) Another Taj Mahal has been set up in Agra. Not for Mumtaz, but for the delegates of a national conference on mental health.A huge replica, made of bamboos, ... Read more...
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Preserving Mughal architecture with American help
July 6th, 2008 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The splendour of Mughal architecture - its mosques, tombs and other structures - is in danger of being lost to neglect and pillage of time but an ... Read more...
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Ire, indifference after closure of ‘objectionable exhibition’
March 7th, 2008 - 5:03 pm ICT by admin
(Lead)
Chennai, March 7 (IANS) Anger and indifference are the two main reactions expressed here Friday following Thursday's closure of an "objectionable exhibition" organised by French journalist and political commentator Francois Gautier at ... Read more...
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