Shrine blaze triggers tension in Srinagar (Lead)
June 25th, 2012 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 25 (IANS) Tension gripped this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital Monday following a blaze that gutted the revered Peer Dastageer Sahib shrine, police said.Stone pelting mobs clashed with ... Read more...
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Historical Srinagar shrine gutted in blaze
June 25th, 2012 - 9:25 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 25 (IANS) Historical Peer Dastgeer Sahib shrine in summer capital Srinagar was gutted in a blaze here Monday morning although the authorities said all the relics of the ... Read more...
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Ancient tree in China shows growth after transplantation
December 31st, 2011 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 31 (IANS) An over 4,000 years old cypress tree that was transplanted nine months ago in northwest China's Shaanxi province has shown signs of growth, said local ... Read more...
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‘Rocky’ inspires Hugh Jackman
October 17th, 2011 - 4:45 am ICT by IANS
London, Oct 17 (IANS) Actor Hugh Jackman says he was inspired by the music of Sylvester Stallone's "Rocky", when he was getting fit for the role as a boxer ... Read more...
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Lata is ‘pujaarin’ of music: Big B
September 29th, 2011 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Describing music as the language of heaven, Amitabh Bachchan has saluted the genius called Lata Mangeshkar and says she has become the 'pujaarin' of ... Read more...
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Lady Gaga’s dilemma
July 9th, 2011 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 9 (IANS) Pop star Lady Gaga says she no longer knows the difference between her real self and her on-stage persona because she puts so much time and ... Read more...
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‘Dalai Lama will continue to work for Tibet cause’
January 14th, 2011 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Jan 14 (IANS) Tibetan prime minister-in-exile Samdhong Rinpoche has said there is no need to worry about the Dalai Lama's retirement plan as he would continue to work for the cause ... Read more...
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Tendulkar, a perfect cricket role model: Swann
December 21st, 2010 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 21 (ANI): England off-spinner Graeme Swann has described Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar as the perfect cricket role model.Reacting to Tendulkar scoring his 50th Test ton, Swann says in ... Read more...
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Oscar Niemeyer Unveils Museum Dedicated To His Work On 103rd Birthday
December 16th, 2010 - 8:34 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Rio De Janeiro, Dec 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Iconic Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer celebrated his 103rd birthday on Wednesday in a rather unique fashion befitting his illustrious career. The legendary architect ... Read more...
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Bad weather cuts short Rahul Gandhi’s Orissa visit
December 9th, 2010 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
Bhubaneswar, Dec 9 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Thursday wound up his Orissa visit after cancelling his interaction programme with tribal students at Baripada due to bad weather.Gandhi, ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama preaches to Russian Buddhists in Dharamsala
December 1st, 2010 - 12:48 pm ICT by ANI
Dharamsala, Dec 1 (ANI): Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has commenced a three-day Sermon-Retreat for a group of Russian Buddhists at a monastery in Dharamsala.The sermon would involve the teachings of ... Read more...
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Muslim artisans sell ‘Chopdas’ for Hindu businessmen in Ahmedabad
October 23rd, 2010 - 6:51 pm ICT by ANI
By KrutikaAhmedabad, Oct.23 (ANI): Ahead of Diwali, Muslim artisans in Ahmedabad are making and selling 'Chopdas' the traditional account books used by members of Gujarati and Rajasthani business community.The Muslim craftsmen are ... Read more...
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J.K. Rowling wins Hans Christian Andersen Literature Prize
October 20th, 2010 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 20 (ANI): Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has become the first recipient of the Hans Christian Andersen Literature Prize.The writer accepted a 62,200pound award at a ceremony in Odense, Denmark ... Read more...
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Barack Obama is ‘a Christian by choice’
September 29th, 2010 - 12:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 29 (ANI): US President Barack Obama has said that he is "a Christian by choice".Obama told a group of Albuquerque, N.M. residents Tuesday that his choice was a conscious ... Read more...
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RIRO’s ‘Zaara Yaad Karo Kurbani’: A Tribute To Motherland
August 16th, 2010 - 2:11 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 16, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): 15th August is celebrated as India's Independence Day. This was the day in the year 1947 when India got independence from British rule. However, freedom didn't ... Read more...
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Make tribes people stakeholders in development: Aiyar
August 12th, 2010 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) With the environment ministry yet to decide the fate of multi-national Vedanta's bauxite mining project in the Nyamgiri hills of Orissa, senior Congress leader Mani Shankar ... Read more...
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Drive against growing stray bulls menace in Varanasi
June 5th, 2010 - 8:55 pm ICT by ANI
Varanasi, June 5 (ANI): The increasing frequency of attacks by some rogue bulls in Varanasi has forced the temple town's Railway authorities to remove them from the Railway station premises.The authorities have ... Read more...
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Author Inscribing A Book About Sarah Palin Moves Into A House That Is Next To Hers
May 26th, 2010 - 7:25 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
May 26, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Sarah Palin, the charismatic but immensely divisive Republican, has resorted to Facebook to discharge a remonstration against her new neighbor, Joe McGinniss, who is ... Read more...
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Art of Living volunteers team up to clean river Yamuna
March 24th, 2010 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 24 (ANI): The Art of Living volunteers came together on Wednesday to clean the banks and clear the flow of the water of river Yamuna, claiming to be highly ... Read more...
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BJP is not against minorities, says Advani
November 22nd, 2009 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) senior leader L.K. Advani Sunday said his party was not anti-minorities and that he deeply valued Christrians' contribution to freedom struggle and ... Read more...
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Palace of Japan’s warrior queen discovered
November 12th, 2009 - 4:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, November 12 (ANI): A team of archaeologists has claimed to have discovered the palace of Japan's "Boadicea" - the warrior Queen Himiko.According to a report in the Telegraph, the building ... Read more...
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Thousands participate in Dussera festivities at Tirumala temple
September 27th, 2009 - 10:41 pm ICT by ANI
By M.Gopal ReddyTirupati (Andhra Pradesh), Sep.27 (ANI): The famed Venkateshwara Temple atop the Tirumala hills in Tirupati city of Andhra Pradesh hail the Dussera festival with a colourful annual "Brahmotsavam" procession of ... Read more...
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Gorakhpur freedom struggle martyrs kin lament over government apathy
August 12th, 2009 - 4:34 pm ICT by ANI
Gorakhpur (Uttra Pradesh), Aug.12 (ANI): Family members of the martyrs of India's freedom struggle in Gorakhpur have expressed their lament over official apathy towards them.Former freedom fighter Sriram Bachan Singh, who fought ... Read more...
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Brit biographer Claire Tomalin to chronicle Charles Dickens’ life
August 4th, 2009 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 4 (ANI): Noted English biographer and journalist Claire Tomalin is said to have turned her attention to yet another popular novelist of the Victorian era, Charles Dickens.Tomalin, 76, who has ... Read more...
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Families of Kargil martyrs complain of government apathy
July 24th, 2009 - 7:39 pm ICT by ANI
Kaloa (Jammu and Kashmir), July 24 (ANI): Families of the 13 youngsters from Kaloa village in Jammu and Kashmir, who laid down their lives in the 1999 Kargil conflict between India and ... Read more...
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Excavation throws up earliest evidence of rice cultivation
July 3rd, 2009 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 3 (IANS) Excavation of an ancient Vietnamese site has thrown up the earliest evidence of rice cultivation, while shedding new light on how the death of young children was viewed ... Read more...
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6,000 pilgrims visit Amarnath cave
June 19th, 2009 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 19 (IANS) The annual pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave shrine in Jammu and Kashmir continued smoothly Friday as Governor N.N. Vohra and about 6,000 pilgrims offered prayers there.
The fresh ... Read more...
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One of the Munchkins, Mickey Carroll dies at 89
May 8th, 2009 - 4:40 pm ICT by GD
Mickey Carroll, one of the Munchkins of "The Wizard of Oz" died at the age of 89, on Thursday. According to reports he was one of the last surviving Munchkins from ... Read more...
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All eyes on Kim Jong Ils youngest son during North Korean elections
March 7th, 2009 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 7 (ANI): North Korea elects a new legislature tomorrow, but observers of the secretive nation will be watching Kim Jong Un, the 26-year-old some believe will be selected to ... Read more...
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Tibetans celebrate 19th anniversary of Dalai Lama’’s peace prize
December 10th, 2008 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI
Dharamsala, Dec 10 (ANI): Tibetans living-in-exile in Dharamsala today celebrated 19thanniversary of the Dalai Lama receiving the Nobel peace prize in 1989.
Hundreds of Tibetan monks, nuns and students including some foreigners ... Read more...
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Sprinkling holy Ganga water on roads to attract voters!
November 16th, 2008 - 8:05 pm ICT by ANI
By Lokendra Singh
Sanganer, Nov.16 (ANI): A maverick political candidate here has adopted a quite unusual method to draw voters'' attention. He sprinkles Gangajal or the holy water of River Ganges all ... Read more...
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