Hindi originated in Turkey?
August 24th, 2012 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 24 (IANS) Indo-European languages including English, French, German and Hindi originated in Turkey 8,000 to 9,500 years ago, according to a study.Scientists led by Remco Bouckaert from the ... Read more...
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World’s only Sanskrit daily holds out against odds (Media Feature)
July 2nd, 2012 - 11:05 am ICT by IANS
Mysore, July 2 (IANS) Sudharma, possibly the only Sanskrit daily in the world, is struggling for survival as it approaches its 43rd anniversary later this year.In the face of dwindling ... Read more...
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Over 15.67 crore released for saving manuscripts
July 19th, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Over Rs.15.67 crore have been released this year for upgradation and maintenance of rare manuscripts at 98 resource and conservation centres across the country, the ... Read more...
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World’s only Sanskrit daily turns 42 (Feature with images)
July 7th, 2011 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mysore, July 7 (IANS) Even as English and modern Indian language newspapers continue to flourish in the country, Sudharma, which claims to be the only Sanskrit newspaper in the world, ... Read more...
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Bihu dance workshop promotes Assamese traditions
April 12th, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Apr 12 (ANI): A Bihu dance training camp was recently held here to promote and preserve the traditions of Assam.Not only Assamese, but youth from Bihar, Bengal, Nagaland and Manipur ... Read more...
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Self-confessed ‘Sanskrit addict’ Prof Michio Yano attends Athirathram in Kerala
April 9th, 2011 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI
Panjal (Kerala), Apr.9 (ANI): Michio Yano, a professor of Sanskrit and Indian cultural history at Japan's Kyoto Sangyo University, attended Athirathram being held in Panjal village in Kerala. He attended the 3000-year ... Read more...
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Konkona, Ranvir name their son Haroon
April 8th, 2011 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Bollywood actors Ranvir Shorey and Konkona Sensharma have finally named their son. He will be called Haroon."Thank you all for the good wishes! We've named ... Read more...
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Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar urges people to lead healthy lives in Delhi
February 6th, 2011 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 6 (ANI): Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar shared his vision of a healthy life and a stable mind at a healthcare conference held at the All India Institute ... Read more...
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Sarna’s new muse: 111 verses of Zafarnama in English
January 16th, 2011 - 10:38 am ICT by IANS
By Manish Chand
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Diplomat-author Navtej Sarna has always felt a creative kinship with exiles. This time round, he has penned an English translation of Zafarnama - 111 spiritually ... Read more...
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IIT-aspirant arrested for Delhi teacher’s killing
December 21st, 2010 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) A teen-aged youth was arrested for murdering his landlord, a retired school teacher, in his home in a south Delhi locality Sunday, police said Tuesday.Devendra Kishore Joshi, ... Read more...
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No headway in Delhi teacher murder case (Lead)
December 20th, 2010 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) More than a day after a retired teacher was found murdered in a south Delhi locality, the city police were yet to make any headway in the ... Read more...
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No breakthrough in Delhi teacher’s murder, say police
December 20th, 2010 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Police have not been able to achieve a breakthrough in the murder of a retired teacher in Delhi's Vasant Kunj area, with the victim's former tenants being ... Read more...
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Karunanidhi opposes encoding of Tamil alphabets
November 6th, 2010 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 6 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government has decided to constitute a panel to deliberate on the issues involved in encoding Tamil alphabets in unicode standard and has requested the central ... Read more...
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Hare Krishna sect cows’ ‘ahimsa’ milk amidst mantras is UK’s costliest!
November 6th, 2010 - 4:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 06 (ANI): Britain's pampered cattle, which wear garlands and are milked by hands to the sound of sacred mantras, are said to produce the most expensive milk in the land ... Read more...
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IGNOU to open study centres in six European countries
September 22nd, 2010 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
By Gyanendra Kumar Keshri
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), the largest in the world, will open study centres in six European nations, including Germany and France, ... Read more...
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One-day mourning in Karnataka for Hindustani music doyen
September 18th, 2010 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 18 (IANS) The Karnataka government Saturday declared a one-day mourning to pay homage to Puttaraj Gavai, a doyen of Hindustani music, who passed away Friday.
The funeral will take place Saturday ... Read more...
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Security beefed up at Kandhamal ashram after threats
August 21st, 2010 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 20 (IANS) Security has been beefed up at an ashram in Orissa's communally sensitive Kandhamal district after inmates complained they had received death threats, police said Friday.
Kabi Chandra Nath, the ... Read more...
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Jamia’s department ranked as Centre of Excellence
July 30th, 2010 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) The Department of History and Culture at Jamia Millia Islamia has been rated as a Centre of Excellence in a survey, an official said Friday.
A survey called ... Read more...
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Love for one’s language: Rudy takes oath twice
July 26th, 2010 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy had to take his oath twice Monday as a re-elected member of the Rajya Sabha - all thanks to ... Read more...
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Rights panel’s notice to Kerala varsity
July 16th, 2010 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Friday issued notice to the Kerala University in Thiruvananthapuram over alleged wrongful confinement of six girl students in a room by ... Read more...
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Jama Masjid bomb hoax caller arrested
July 2nd, 2010 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) A 24-year-old man was arrested Friday for making a hoax call to police claiming bombs had been placed in the historic Jama Masjid here.
Vishal was arrested from ... Read more...
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Aspirants hope to get through third Delhi University list
June 29th, 2010 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Even though most of the seats have been filled in the first and second admission lists of colleges in Delhi University, students are still hopeful that the ... Read more...
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Gujarat time capsule lowered in Mahatma Mandir
June 8th, 2010 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, June7 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Monday sealed a 90-kg Time Capsule, scripting the progress of the state since its formation May 1, 1960, and lowered it under ... Read more...
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Doctorate from Sanskrit university big honour: Pookutty
February 27th, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 27 (IANS) Oscar winning sound engineer Resul Pookutty is elated that he will soon be awarded an honorary doctorate and says that it is extra special because it comes from ... Read more...
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Obama hails partnership as Indians in US celebrate R-Day
January 26th, 2010 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 26 (IANS) President Barack Obama has in a message of greetings on India's 61st Republic day Tuesday hailed the growing partnership between the US and India and the friendship ... Read more...
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Rajasthan Governor S.K. Singh dead (Lead)
December 1st, 2009 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Dec 1 (IANS) Rajasthan Governor S.K. Singh, who had earlier served as India's foreign secretary, died in Delhi Tuesday after a brief illness at the age of 77.
Singh had been ... Read more...
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Rajasthan Governor S.K. Singh is dead
December 1st, 2009 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Dec 1 (IANS) Rajasthan Governor S.K. Singh died in Delhi Tuesday after a brief illness at the age of 77.
Singh had been admitted in Gangaram Hospital in the national capital ... Read more...
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Ranbir, Katrina end WIFW grand finale in style
October 29th, 2009 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Bollywood actors Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif sashayed down the ramp at the grand finale of the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) for designer Rohit ... Read more...
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Honorary degrees for Mohanlal, Resul Pookutty and Sastrikal
September 22nd, 2009 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 22 (IANS) The Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit Tuesday decided to confer D.Litt to superstar Mohanlal, Oscar award winner Resul Pookutty and veteran Sanskrit scholar M.H. Sastrikal.
Speaking to IANS, state ... Read more...
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Why be good, asks Gurcharan Das (With Images)
September 17th, 2009 - 10:56 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Columnist and writer Gurcharan Das, author of best-selling "India Unbound", has turned to the epic Mahabharata in his new book, "The Difficulty of ... Read more...
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Ancient Indus Valley script communicated language, determines computer modeling
September 2nd, 2009 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 2 (ANI): A team of mathematicians and scientists has rejected claims that the Indus Valley people were functionally illiterate, by employing computer modeling to prove that the Harappan script communicated ... Read more...
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Asian airlines adopt “namaste”
August 10th, 2009 - 2:26 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Some airlines of Asia have adopted "namaste" like greeting called "wai" as standard for greeting passengers, according to reports.
Hindus have applauded this gesture. Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in ... Read more...
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Student barred from examinations for making derogatory remarks against against Mayawati
July 25th, 2009 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
Muzafarnagar, July 25(ANI): The Uttar Pradesh Board High School and Intermediate Education barred one student from appearing any examination in the state, for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Chief Minister Mayawati in ... Read more...
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Asin dishes out choice words!
July 17th, 2009 - 6:51 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
When it comes to word power Asin's an ace. No wonder Scrabble is her favourite game. "Scrabble is Asin's favourite indoor game. If she has time on hand and is at ... Read more...
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Rajasthan Sanskrit University trains Hindu priests
June 3rd, 2009 - 12:25 pm ICT by ANI
By Lokendra SinghJaipur, June 3 (ANI): In an attempt to preserve Hindu rituals, a Sanskrit University in Rajasthan has initiated a diploma in Hindu priesthood. The diploma would certify that the students ... Read more...
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