Mind power can create billionaires: Vayalar Ravi
July 15th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 15 (IANS) Giving a thumbs up to the concept of mind power creating billionaires, Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi suggested Sunday that industrial enterprises should also ... Read more...
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Is there a ‘God spot’ in the brain?
April 20th, 2012 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 20 (IANS) Scientists have long speculated on a 'God spot,' a distinct area of the human brain responsible for spirituality, but actually multiple areas of the organ may ... Read more...
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Bal Thackeray roars at massive election rally
February 12th, 2012 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Thane, Feb 12 (IANS) Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray, who is 86, addressed a massive rally for the Feb 16 civic polls in Mumbai's adjoining Thane city, where he ... Read more...
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Art, drama and poetry meet on Karmapa’s creative canvas (With Image)
December 28th, 2011 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) When Ogyen Trinley Dorje is not busy managing his 900-year-old religious order, the 17th Karmapa likes to do more human and colourful things - ... Read more...
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‘Bhagvad Gita’ faces ‘extremist’ branding, legal ban in Russia
December 17th, 2011 - 7:05 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 17 (IANS) Bhagvad Gita, one of the most sacred Hindu religious texts, is facing a legal ban and the prospect of being branded as "an extremist" literature ... Read more...
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Thousands hit the roads as Durga Puja begins in Bengal
October 2nd, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 2 (IANS) Thousands of people decked in their best walked the streets of Kolkata shoulder to shoulder, visiting one marquee after another, as the Durga Puja festivities got ... Read more...
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‘Wicked Bible’ stating ‘Thou shalt commit adultery’ to be displayed in UK
January 17th, 2011 - 6:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 17 (ANI): A rare copy of the 'Wicked Bible', which shocked readers with the phrase 'Thou shalt commit adultery', is to go on public display for the first time.The notorious ... Read more...
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Bangalore to host first global Sanskrit book fair
September 20th, 2010 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 20 (IANS) The first World Sanskrit Book Fair will be held here in January next year.
Scholars in the ancient Indian language from around 20 countries will interact with their Indian ... Read more...
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President Patil ends visit to China
May 31st, 2010 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
Shanghai, May 31 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil left China on Monday afternoon after a five day visit that officials said has given fresh impetus to Sino-Indian ties. Patil was given a ... Read more...
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President Patil arrives in Shanghai
May 29th, 2010 - 7:21 pm ICT by ANI
By Praful Kumar SinghShanghai, May 29(ANI): Visiting Indian President Pratibha Devisingh Patil who is on a six day visit to China, reached Shanghai on Saturday afternoon.President Patil will address the Indian community ... Read more...
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An Indian-style Buddhist temple gifted to ’sister civilisation’ China (Lead)
May 29th, 2010 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
By Kavita Bajeli-Datt
Luoyang, May 29 (IANS) Wearing yellow robes and chanting mantras, dozens of Buddhist monks received President Pratibha Patil who dedicated a grand Indian-style temple to China as a "gift ... Read more...
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President Patil gifts China Indian-style Buddhist temple
May 29th, 2010 - 3:52 pm ICT by ANI
By Praful Kumar SinghLuoyang, May 29 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil, who is on a six day visit to China, today dedicated the Indian-style Buddhist temple in the White Horse Temple complex ... Read more...
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President Patil dedicates Indian-style Buddhist temple to China
May 29th, 2010 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
By Kavita Bajeli-Datt
Luoyang (China), May 29 (IANS) Visiting Indian President Pratibha Patil Saturday dedicated a Buddhist temple, built with Indian assistance, to the Chinese people.The structure is adjacent to the White ... Read more...
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Indian president meets Chinese premier
May 27th, 2010 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
By Kavita Bajeli-Datt
Beijing, May 27 (IANS) Indian President Pratibha Patil was Thursday extended a warm welcome here by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, who called her visit one of "great significance" at ... Read more...
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President leaves on six-day trip to China
May 26th, 2010 - 11:10 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Wednesday left for Beijing on a six-day state visit to China during which she will meet President Hu Jintao, inaugurate an Indian-style Buddhist ... Read more...
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President Patil heads for China Wednesday, business to top agenda
May 24th, 2010 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil leaves on a six-day state visit to China Wednesday, during which she will also visit the Shanghai World Expo where the Indian pavilion ... Read more...
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57 ancient tombs found in Egypt
May 24th, 2010 - 7:08 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, May 24 (IANS) 57 ancient tombs, most of which hold an ornately painted wooden sarcophagus with a mummy inside, have been unearthed in Egypt, the country's Supreme Council of Antiquities has ... Read more...
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Global help sought to save the Ganga (Lead)
May 19th, 2010 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Perhaps foreign help will save the Ganga, India's sacred river of life. The government has said it is going to hire international consultants to "reverse the damage ... Read more...
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Ang Lee, ‘Slumdog…’ crew scouted for locations in Puducherry
May 9th, 2010 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Puducherry, May 9 (IANS) Oscar-award winning director Ang Lee has teamed up with the "Slumdog Millionaire" crew to scout for locations for the big screen adaptation of Booker prize-winning novel "The ... Read more...
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India to gift Buddhist temple to China (With Images)
May 6th, 2010 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Mahendra Ved
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) An Indian-style Buddhist temple, which was inspired by the Sanchi Stupa and took five years to build at a cost of $4 million, will ... Read more...
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Cigarettes may contain pig blood: Australian expert
April 1st, 2010 - 11:17 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 1 (IANS) Cigarettes may contain traces of pig blood which, if confirmed, can lead to protests against tobacco companies that refuse to disclose the ingredients used in making the product, ... Read more...
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Sixth Dynasty Egyptian Queen’s Burial Chamber Unearthed Near Cairo
March 4th, 2010 - 8:41 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Cairo, Mar 4, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The sarcophagus of an Egyptian queen, who presumably hailed from ancient Egypt's Old Kingdom has been unearthed by French archaeologists. The burial chamber which has ... Read more...
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Hindus urge Massachusetts schools for choice in studying of religious texts
January 2nd, 2010 - 1:51 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Hindus have urged Massachusetts (USA) schools to either allow students the flexibility to choose the religious text to study in the class instead of just mandating one religious text on the entire ... Read more...
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Hindus urge Massachusetts schools for choice in studying of religious texts
January 2nd, 2010 - 1:44 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Jan 2 (ANI): Hindus have urged Massachusetts (USA) schools to either allow students the flexibility to choose the religious text to study in the class instead of just mandating one ... Read more...
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Nigerian terror suspect described as loner by friends
December 28th, 2009 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi/Abuja, Dec 28 (DPA) Friends of Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian man who allegedly tried to blow up a passenger jet in Detroit Dec 25, described him as a pious loner, but not ... Read more...
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There is nothing honorable about honor killing
November 30th, 2009 - 1:39 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
AVANTIKA HARI, whose maiden directorial venture Land Gold Women won a nomination recently at the Singapore Film Festival tells JYOTHI VENKATESH that religion is used as a scapegoat to kill, whether ... Read more...
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For 40 years, Muslim discourses on Hindu scriptures (Feature)
November 29th, 2009 - 10:55 am ICT by IANS
By Asit Srivastava
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 29 (IANS) Dressed in saffron robes, adorned with rudraksh garlands, sporting a sandalwood mark on his forehead and delivering discourses on Hindu scriptures in temples across ... Read more...
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Jews around the world mark 26/11, with resolve ‘to do good’
November 26th, 2009 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, Nov 26 (IANS) A year after terrorists killed six people in Nariman House, Jews around the world are marking the event - not in sorrow or anger, but ... Read more...
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A Gurukul in Bihar promotes traditional Indian values and culture
November 25th, 2009 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI
By Ajay KumarPatna, Nov.25 (ANI): A school committed to promote and preserve traditional Indian culture and values here follows the vintage system of education named Gurukul which teaches pupils the Vedas, Hindu ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama to speak at Delhi University
November 19th, 2009 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will give the valedictory address at a conference on Tibetan history and culture at Delhi University Saturday in which more than ... Read more...
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Santhali literature is booming, but needs government help
November 19th, 2009 - 11:56 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
Jamshedpur, Nov 19 (IANS) Contemporary Santhali literature has taken off in a big way since it became an official language of Jharkhand in 2003, but it has not come of ... Read more...
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Tibetan art and manuscripts found in Himalayan caves linked to mythical “Shangri-La”
November 18th, 2009 - 6:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 18 (ANI): A treasure trove of Tibetan art and manuscripts uncovered in "sky high" Himalayan caves in Nepal could be linked to the storybook paradise of Shangri-La.According to a ... Read more...
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India to help build diaspora monument in Trinidad and Tobago (Lead)
August 18th, 2009 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
Port-of-Spain, Aug 18 (IANS) The Indian government is willing to help in the installation of a monument at Trinidad and Tobago's Nelson Island where nearly 147,000 Indians arrived between 1845 and 1917 ... Read more...
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India to help build diaspora monument in Trinidad and Tobago
August 18th, 2009 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
By Paras Ramoutar
Port-of-Spain, Aug 18 (IANS) The Indian government is willing to help in the installation of a monument at Trinidad and Tobago's Nelson Island where nearly 147,000 Indians arrived between 1845 ... Read more...
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Gorakhpur Muslim sings Hindu prayers
May 10th, 2009 - 9:24 pm ICT by ANI
By Pawan ShahGorakhpur, May 10 (ANI): A Muslim in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur area has acquired big popularity for his inclination to sing praises of Lord Rama from Ramayana, the religious text of ... Read more...
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