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Monday, February 20, 2012
S.H. Raza, one of the greatest surviving names in Indian contemporary art, is walking in the footsteps of pioneering arts promoter Rabindranath Tagore – using his personal fortune to bring young talent to light and also several new initiatives, including a mammoth multi-arts festival and fellowships for critics....
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Friday, February 17, 2012
Like most people on social networking sites, 27-year-old Aditya Yadav’s profile is an active one, with a regular flow of messages and photographs. The only difference is he is no more in this world. For his family and friends though, this is a desperate attempt to keep his memories ‘alive’....
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Friday, February 17, 2012
“Are you single or married?”, “What’s your phone number, sweetie”, “Main tumse shadi karna chahta hoon”... are some of the pesky calls that female cops handling Delhi Police’s women’s helpline have to contend with daily....
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Monday, February 13, 2012
Advocating the need for companionship in the autumn of life, a Nagpur octogenarian has taken up the task of mooting live-in relationships for senior citizens who are leading a lonely life after outliving their spouses....
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Monday, February 13, 2012
Behind the 17th century Jama Masjid in Old Delhi, an auto-parts market thrives by day, but on winter nights, the area is thronged by thousands of homeless who rent a quilt or a cot....
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Friday, February 10, 2012
Rain or shine, they would deliver their ware. But, following a sustained campaign by an animal rights group and celebrities, Maharashtra has finally brought the curtains down on 465 bullock carts that were being used since 1906 for transporting kerosene in the city....
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Friday, February 10, 2012
Azamgarh: Amid the mushrooming convent schools, mosques still continue to be popular centres of learning at least up to the primary class level in Uttar Pradesh’s Azamgarh district. The trend is more common in cities and towns where Islamic primary schools are rare....
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Thursday, February 09, 2012
Sulafest evokes the words ‘massive crowds’, ‘grape vineyards’, ‘good music’, all set within the charming and spectacular Sula Vineyards. In its fifth edition, this year was truly bigger and better than ever. ...
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Monday, February 06, 2012
A sophisticated underground ant city once populated by millions of insects has been discovered by a team of scientists. The abandoned megalopolis, which features vast subterranean highways, paths and gardens, was found buried beneath the earth in Brazil....
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Friday, February 03, 2012
Indian scientist quits US job to fight Maharashtra local polls; wants to develop his underprivileged village in Vidarbha...
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Monday, January 30, 2012
SOON a replica of the world-famous Cellular Jail of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, along with some original fittings and articles, will be seen in Mumbai at the country's first upcoming museum dedicated to revolutionaries of the Indian freedom struggle....
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Monday, January 23, 2012
More than six million tourists visit this tiny, amazing country every year...
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Friday, January 20, 2012
Undetered by an amputated leg at an early age, a feisty young man sets out on a mission to educate the poor children of fellow villagers and succeeds...
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Friday, January 20, 2012
THEY could be Swarovski studded, they could match the bride's trousseau, they could come in multiple folds and, yes, they might just cost Rs.100,000 (about $2,000) each. Welcome to the world of the big fat Indian wedding card!...
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Monday, January 16, 2012
Young, Dubai-born J&K woman gives up lucrative career, induces positive change in Breswana ...
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Monday, January 16, 2012
London: Believe it or not, people tell the maximum number of lies in the month of January than at any other time of the year, according to a British study....
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Friday, January 13, 2012
Ropar, Punjab: How about a getaway in the lap of nature, with adrenalin-pumping adventure sports thrown in? Kikar Lodge in a forested part of northern Punjab may be just the place....
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Friday, January 13, 2012
A new species of shrimp has been discovered living deeper than any seen before in the world’s most extreme deep sea volcanic vents. British scientists made the discovery while on an expedition to explore boiling undersea springs – which may be hotter than 450C – on the Caribbean seafloor....
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Monday, January 09, 2012
It is an educational movement, not just building schools. The aim is to motivate the villagers to teach their children and build schools to preserve their historical inheritance. The founders have managed to educate over 50,000 kids who would have otherwise forever remained illiterate...
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Monday, January 09, 2012
A 400-year-old Hindu temple in Himachal Pradesh that was partially damaged over a century ago in a devastating earthquake has been reconstructed in its original style and will be open for the public later this month....
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