Chocolate free kick or kolaveri di? Sweet makeover for sandesh (Feature, With Images)
March 19th, 2012 - 1:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) Like soccer, it gives a sweet kick. Like kolaveri di, the Tamil song gone viral on the net, it's a rage. Born and reborn in new ... Read more...
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Horse shows and tea dances: Remembering the once lazy capital
February 17th, 2012 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) The 21st century metropolis of Delhi is kind of ruthless, clockwork and committed to the cause of furthering a new India. Its professional soul is ... Read more...
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Hopes to retrieve George Cross from Britain dashed
February 4th, 2012 - 11:11 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 4 (IANS) Hopes to bring back the George Cross awarded to a pre-independence Indian soldier have grown dimmer as the British authorities have turned down the plea of ... Read more...
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Mansoor Ijaz’s credibility eroded: Pakistani daily
January 25th, 2012 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 25 (IANS) Mansoor Ijaz, one of the key figures in the memo scandal, has lived up to his track record of shifting goal posts whenever things get sticky, ... Read more...
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Billions can’t be spent on Ijaz’s security: Gilani
January 22nd, 2012 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Sunday that the country's interior ministry will provide security for Pakistani American businessman Mansoor Ijaz but billions of rupees ... Read more...
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Holistic understanding of heritage conservation needed: PM
December 20th, 2011 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said India needed to evolve a more holistic understanding of heritage conservation that combines preservation efforts with the social ... Read more...
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From pastime to Formula One: 107 years of India’s motorsports
October 22nd, 2011 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, Oct 22 (IANS) When the five red lights go off at the Buddh International Circuit here on Oct 30 and the 24 highly-tuned Formula One cars roar off ... Read more...
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Postage stamp on Rashtrapati Bhavan released
August 5th, 2011 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Marking the 80th anniversary of the commissioning of Rashtrapati Bhavan, President Pratibha Patil Friday released a commemorative stamp on the historical building."The postage stamp ... Read more...
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Narendra Sarila, Mountbatten’s aide and diplomat, passes away
July 8th, 2011 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Narendra Singh Sarila, former aide de camp to Lord Mountbatten, India's last viceroy, and former ambassador to France, died Friday after a prolonged illness at ... Read more...
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Fire destroys 108-year-old railway station
May 3rd, 2011 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kandaghat (Himachal Pradesh), May 3 (IANS) A heritage railway station made entirely of wood and built by the British in 1903 was gutted in a fire here early Tuesday, police ... Read more...
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‘Restored Viceregal lodge can be future restoration model’
April 18th, 2011 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Noted economist Deepak Nayyar, former vice chancellor of Delhi University, Monday said the restoration of the Viceregal lodge on the campus, which has been continuously ... Read more...
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Nehru-Edwina’s love not physical but intellectual: Alex Von Tunzelmann (Interview)
January 24th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
Jaipur, Jan 24 (IANS) India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Lady Edwina Mountbatten were in love but their relationship was not physical, says London-based writer Alex Von Tunzelmann, author ... Read more...
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`WikiLeaks exposed pettiness of Pakistani leaders’
December 3rd, 2010 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 3 (IANS) The WikiLeaks' revelation has exposed the "pettiness of a number of national leaders" of Pakistan, said a leading Pakistani daily that added "there is a whole set of ... Read more...
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Middlesex University plans campus in Noida
September 1st, 2010 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 1 (IANS) The Middlesex University of London, with overseas campuses in Dubai and Mauritius, plans to open a new campus in Delhi's satellite town of Noida, said its vice chancellor ... Read more...
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Shimla’s Viceregal Lodge to display rare British era photos
August 31st, 2010 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 31 (IANS) The historical Viceregal Lodge, now housing the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies (IIAS), is showcasing some rare photographs of events that the building has witnessed when this Himachal ... Read more...
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Beauty queen Jessica Anne Jordan Burton declares war on cocaine
August 15th, 2010 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 15 (ANI): British-born former model Jessica Anne Jordan Burton has been set in charge of cleaning up the drug-infested border province of Beni, Bolivia.President Evo Morales, a socialist Aymara Indian ... Read more...
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Are Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr expecting a baby?
July 28th, 2010 - 11:20 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, July 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Well Orlando bloom and his partner recently surprised many when they had a private wedding, which shocked all and esp. the media. And now sources have ... Read more...
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Himachal to promote Peterhoff as heritage hotel
February 2nd, 2010 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 2 (IANS) It was home to seven viceroys during the British Raj and housed the Punjab High Court where Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathu Ram Godse was tried. Now the glorious ... Read more...
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Rare photos of Mahatma Gandhi put on display
January 30th, 2010 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 30 (IANS) Rare photographs of Mahatma Gandhi and the historic trail left behind by him were put on display at an exhibition in the state museum here Saturday.
"More than 150 ... Read more...
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British-era Catholic church fading into oblivion
December 25th, 2009 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
By Vishal Gulati
Shimla, Dec 25 (IANS) When the entire world is celebrating Christmas, a British-era Catholic church in this Himachal Pradesh capital is slowly fading into oblivion. Its walls have developed cracks ... Read more...
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Himachal police contact medal’s auctioneers
November 28th, 2009 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Nov 28 (IANS) In an attempt to stall the auction of a gallantry medal awarded by the British government to an Indian soldier in 1946, the Himachal Pradesh Police Saturday contacted ... Read more...
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Indian leaders happy about ‘Mountbatten-Nehru’ film caution
September 21st, 2009 - 1:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 21 (ANI): Indian cultural leaders are applauding a decision by the country's film officials to halt Cate Blanchett's new film about Lady Mountbatten's alleged affair with the country's first ... Read more...
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BJP leaders’ date with the past at Shimla’s Peterhoff hotel
August 18th, 2009 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 18 (IANS) The Peterhoff Hotel here, which will host senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders during their three-day 'Chintan Baithak' or introspection meet starting Wednesday, is not just another ... Read more...
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Banking system of Nawab era in India
May 10th, 2009 - 9:27 pm ICT by ANI
By Kamna HajelaLucknow, May 10 (ANI): Not many people today may have an idea how banking system, which also existed during the era of Nawabs, functioned and maintained its' routine transactions.In ... Read more...
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J.Lo sets her sights on deluxe hotel in Miami
April 15th, 2009 - 5:47 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Apr 15 (ANI): Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez has set her sights on yet another property, as she is contemplating buying a deluxe hotel in downtown district of Miami.She and husband ... Read more...
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Mumbai wins national school quiz on Olympics
August 5th, 2008 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) A Mumbai-based school swept a national-level quiz on the Olympics Games - the Samsung Olympic Games Quest - billed as the biggest Olympic quiz for schoolchildren in ... Read more...
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Walking down the road Mahatma Gandhi travelled (Lead, Letter from Shimla)
July 7th, 2008 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
By Vishal Gulati
Shimla, July 7 (IANS) The historic trail left by behind by Mahatma Gandhi, who visited this summer capital of the British several times in the days leading up to India's ... Read more...
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Tracking Mahatma Gandhi’s hill trail (Letter from Shimla)
July 7th, 2008 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
By Vishal Gulati
Shimla, July 7 (IANS) Not many know today that Mahatma Gandhi - or Bapu as he was endearingly called - visited this summer capital of the British rulers several times ... Read more...
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While on Tibet, India and China beg some comparisons
April 12th, 2008 - 11:01 am ICT by admin
(Commentary)
By Amulya Ganguli
The old colonial scene of a restive people opposing a repressive regime is again being enacted in Tibet. There are other similarities as well. For instance, there is a charismatic ... Read more...
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Australian academic campaigns for India’s heritage trains
November 14th, 2007 - 2:34 am ICT by admin
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