Tribal groups voice their demands through dance
August 9th, 2011 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Scores of people from different tribal groups gathered here on International Day of Indigenous People Tuesday to protest government apathy and put forward a charter ... Read more...
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Celebrities design bras for breast cancer charity’s auction
February 6th, 2011 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 06 (ANI): More than 40 celebrities and designers have come forward to design bras for a breast cancer charity.Joanna Lumley, Helen Lederer and Claudia Winkleman are among them who have ... Read more...
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Land of Krishna protests ban on peacock feather trade
July 4th, 2010 - 11:36 am ICT by IANS
By Brij Khandelwal
Vrindavan, July 4 (IANS) The national bird needs to be protected, but there is a flip side to the proposed ban on the domestic trade of peacock feathers.Just ask ... Read more...
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Cottage industry workers protest ban on use of peacock feathers in Agra
June 30th, 2010 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
Agra (Uttar Pradesh), June 30 (ANI): Cottage industry workers in Uttar Pradesh's Agra city raised slogans against the Central Government, thereby protesting the proposed ban on the use of peacock feathers ... Read more...
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Romanian ’shoe architect’ makes heels to help women grow 12 inches!
May 7th, 2010 - 2:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 7 (ANI): A Romanian "shoe architect" has created towering heels that promise to help increase the wearer's height by 12 inches.Mihai Albu's shoes are twice the height of the highest ... Read more...
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Men ‘more predictable than women’
November 18th, 2009 - 3:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 18 (ANI): Men have more pronounced personalities than women, according to a new study.Whether it is being loud or quiet, males are more likely to find their defining characteristics ... Read more...
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Nag Nathiya festival draws large number of devotees to Varanasi
October 25th, 2009 - 9:48 pm ICT by ANI
Varanasi, Oct. 25 (ANI): The banks of the River Ganga in Varanasi recently turned into a sea of humanity on the occasion of 'Nag Nathaiya' meaning dance on the hood of a ... Read more...
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Bollywood stars take attention away from clothes: Varun Bahl
October 15th, 2009 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 15 (IANS) He didn't have any Bollywood star walking the ramp for him. Still, designer Varun Bahl managed a jam-packed show at the ongoing HDIL India Couture Week here. ... Read more...
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Three peacock poachers arrested in Uttar Pradesh
June 14th, 2009 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 14 (IANS) Three men have been arrested for killing peacocks in Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli district Sunday, police said.
The three men - Badlu, Ansar and Beni - were arrested in ... Read more...
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Dita Von Teeses seductive strip-teases in martini glass
February 19th, 2009 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, February 19 (ANI): Dita Von Teese lived up to her reputation of the temptress when she stunned audiences with her strip-tease performances around a statuesque martini glass.The Burlesque Queen first ... Read more...
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Rang Rasiya: Delhi’s tryst with Raja Ravi Varma’s colours
January 16th, 2009 - 11:21 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The soon-to-be-released movie, "Rang Rasiya", on the life and works of Indian art icon Raja Ravi Varma by Ketan Mehta, has brought the focus back on figurative ... Read more...
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Tibetan robes in great demand in Varanasi
December 11th, 2008 - 7:02 pm ICT by ANI
By Girish Debey
Varanasi, Dec 11 (ANI) Varanasi, famous for silk, is fast emerging as a market for the traditional Tibetan robes.
Tibetan robes made of brocket cloth and peacock feather has been ... Read more...
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Malaysia, India once lifted trade ban for a dance
August 9th, 2008 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 9 (IANS) Memories of the time when the Malaysian and Indian governments lifted a ban on trade of peacock feathers, just for 24 hours, to facilitate a dance performance ... Read more...
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Nepal’s richest man to start slumming
June 10th, 2008 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, June 10 (IANS) Once regarded as the richest and most powerful man in Nepal, deposed king Gyanendra will start slumming from Thursday, when his deadline to vacate the royal ... Read more...
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Male peacocks feathers fail to impress females: Study
March 27th, 2008 - 12:03 pm ICT by admin
Washington , Mar 27 (ANI): For years, people have thought that the male peacocks beautiful plume is mainly to attract females during the mating season. Now however, a new study has ... Read more...
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Rajasthan’s Mor village - home to 1,500 peacocks
February 20th, 2008 - 11:04 am ICT by admin
Mor (Rajasthan), Feb 20 (IANS) This is a village that lives up to its name, in every which way. Mor, in India's desert state of Rajasthan, has 1,500 peacocks living in harmony ... Read more...
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