Milkmen turning a vanishing lot in Britain
January 24th, 2012 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 24 (IANS) Traditional milkmen are rapidly turning a vanishing breed in Britain while various other doorstep delivery services such as of pizzas to computers and books to DVDs ... Read more...
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Now, Shiv Sena objects to mosque loudspeakers
October 20th, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 20 (IANS) Stung by the proceedings initiated for violating decibel limits during the Shiv Sena Dussehra rally here Sunday, the party Wednesday hit back asking why action was not being ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Vohra visits historic Buddhist sites in Ladakh
September 15th, 2009 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 15 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra, now on a tour of the state's Ladakh region, Tuesday visited one of the oldest Buddhist monasteries of the country.
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Oh, where have all the sparrows gone? (Feature)
February 15th, 2009 - 11:13 am ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Feb 15 (IANS) William Wordsworth's "vision of delight", in his poem "The Sparrow's Nest", has almost gone missing from our lives as sparrows have long since stopped building nests in our ... Read more...
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Bollywood’s one-man PRO - a vanishing breed
November 30th, 2008 - 10:44 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 30 (IANS) Who coined the term "showman" for Raj Kapoor, the term that stayed forever prefixed to his name, or "superstar" that went on to define not just Rajesh Khanna ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Heavy bats, lack of off-spinners worry Greg Chappell
March 19th, 2008 - 6:51 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Former India cricket coach Greg Chappell is worried that heavy bats are taking the beauty out of the game, making youngsters mere pushers of the ball rather ... Read more...
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Investigative Journalism: There are many challenges ahead: Experts
February 22nd, 2008 - 8:57 am ICT by admin
By Ashok Dixit
New Delhi, Feb.22 (ANI): Indian and European media experts getting set to attend a two-day EU-India Editors Round Table in the capital from Saturday have unanimously lamented the erosion of ... Read more...
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