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Himachal CM Virbhadra Singh in temple restoration drive |
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Shimla | Friday, 2017 12:45:05 PM IST |
| Himachal Pradesh's octogenarian Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh has taken it upon himself to restoring, and sometimes even reconstructing, the state's beautiful ancient temples to preserve as he says its rich religious and cultural traditions for posterity ... read.. |
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Agra air continues to choke the Taj Mahal |
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Agra | Monday, 2017 6:45:05 PM IST |
| Almost a quarter century after the historic Supreme Court judgement to shift or shut factories polluting the Taj Mahal, the environment in Agra continues to pollute the 17th century monument of love. ... read.. |
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97-year-old appears for MA exam in Patna |
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Patna | Saturday, 2017 6:15:04 PM IST |
| It was a sunny day and Raj Kumar Vaishya had trouble walking. But determined to get a postgraduate degree, the 97-year-old sat for a three-hour MA exam, along with students younger than his grandchildren. ... read.. |
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Amid the stink, Yamuna bank dwellers brace for floods with fortitude |
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New Delhi | Friday, 2017 11:45:04 AM IST |
| A dense smell of excrement attacks one's nostrils just before the rugged downslope that leads to the banks of the Yamuna river near Shastri Park metro station in northeast Delhi. If you stay there long enough, the stink seems to acquire stifling proportio ... read.. |
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Collectors converge at Christie's art sales in New York |
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New York | Tuesday, 2017 4:15:43 PM IST |
| A confident and distinctly global community of collectors converged at Christies flagship US saleroom in Rockefeller Center, driving its 20th Century Art sales of Impressionist, Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art to a combined $842,535,375. ... read.. |
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Delhi Public Library signs MoU to retain relevance |
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New Delhi | Thursday, 2017 6:15:04 PM IST |
| The Delhi Public Library has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Public Library Movement (IPLM) to improve the overall functioning of its outlets and make them more relevant in the fast-changing times. ... read.. |
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Of Patiala pegs and American whiskey: Cocktails to savour |
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New Delhi | Wednesday, 2017 2:15:05 PM IST |
| Fresh ginger juice mixed with lime juice, orgeat syrup, pineapple juice and Tennessee whiskey, shaken well with lots of crushed ice and what you have in hand is a great "Ginger Baker" drink served in a martini glass. ... read.. |
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Civic polls help Tiwari emerge as key BJP face in Delhi |
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New Delhi | Wednesday, 2017 7:45:05 PM IST |
| The BJP's hat-trick in the capital's municipal polls is being seen as a feather in the cap of the party's Delhi unit chief Manoj Tiwari and it has helped him emerge as a key face of the party in the national capital. ... read.. |
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This instagram page will have you yearning to travel by train again! |
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New Delhi | Monday, 2017 11:45:04 AM IST |
| Indian Railways -- one of the world's largest railway systems that runs over 12,500 trains every day -- is more than just the country's transport lifeline. For the 23 million passengers who use it daily, it is almost a way of life -- with a unique charm a ... read.. |
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Innovation the name of the game for these food, drink stylists |
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New Delhi | Wednesday, 2017 6:15:04 PM IST |
| Like bitters enhance cocktails, spices tickle the palette and a variety of additions raise desserts to an altogether new level, it is innovation and creativity that make for an overall fine-dining experience, stakeholders in the space say. ... read.. |
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Meet Akbar's ghost as Allan Sealy weaves together poetry and prose |
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New Delhi | Wednesday, 2017 11:15:04 AM IST |
| It's a blazing hot afternoon just outside the gatehouse of Jodha Bai's palace in Fatehpur Sikri. Tourists throng the forecourt. The air above the red flagstones is so hot that it begins to wrinkle and there in the haze -- near enough to touch -- stands th ... read.. |
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Lakhimpur: How communalism is creeping up on a peaceful UP town |
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Lakhimpur (Uttar Pradesh) | Thursday, 2017 2:45:04 PM IST |
| Salim Siddiqui, 65, who fixes motorcycles in a Hindu majority area here, the headquarters of the state's largest district of Lakhimpur-Kheri, feels the town lost its innocence since it witnessed its first communal brawl about a month back -- which also sp ... read.. |
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Meet a 12-year-old who is building robots to save honey bees |
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New Delhi | Wednesday, 2017 12:45:04 PM IST |
| Just like any other girl her age, 12-year-old Kavya Vignesh likes to have fun when she is not studying. But unlike many others, she likes to make those moments memorable by creating something that helps solve some real-world problems. ... read.. |
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It's summer of discontent for BJP in Bihar |
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Patna | Sunday, 2017 1:15:04 PM IST |
| All does not seem well in the Bihar unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), with some of the old-timers raising a banner of revolt against the newly-appointed President of the party's state unit. ... read.. |
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Art of tiny Gujarat village attains global renown |
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Bhuj (Gujarat) | Thursday, 2017 12:45:04 PM IST |
| At a time when many traditional crafts are struggling to survive, Ajrakhpur -- a tiny village in the Kutch region of Gujarat -- is alluring domestic and international buyers with its beautiful natural-dyed, block-print cloth that is turned into exquisite ... read.. |
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This is one Akhilesh project that may be spared Yogi's axe |
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Lucknow | Wednesday, 2017 9:45:37 PM IST |
| At a time the new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Uttar Pradesh is reviewing schemes launched by former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav -- with some slated to be closed down -- there is one that is likely to escape Yogi Adityanath's axe. ... read.. |
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Transforming water from poisonous to purified -- at no cost |
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Madhusudankati (West Bengal) | Monday, 2017 5:46:02 PM IST |
| Deep wounds and white patches on their skin are common among people in this tiny West Bengal speck bordering Bangladesh. The disease turned deadly for many, and the culprit was drinking water that contained arsenic -- a toxic substance that can lead to ch ... read.. |
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Working to improve nightlife in Delhi: Minister |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2017 6:45:04 PM IST |
| In what may turn out to be a good news for the capital's dwellers, Minister of Culture and Tourism Kapil Mishra has said he believes in improving the city's nightlife and that attempts are underway in this direction. ... read.. |
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Where art is a learning, therapy and creative hub (With Images) |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2017 1:45:04 PM IST |
| A magnificently elegant interior dotted with all things artistic -- surreal paintings, graffiti and moving quotations etched on its walls -- houses, to the wonder of many, young and enthusiastic children happily learning tidbits of art. And from whom? No, ... read.. |
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Not just 'Adarsh Bhartiya Nari', Sita was a warrior: Amish Tripathi |
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New Delhi | Friday, 2017 11:45:04 AM IST |
| He is the author of the fastest-selling book series in Indian publishing history -- "The Shiva Trilogy" -- and his last book, "Scion of Ikshvaku", was the biggest literary blockbuster of 2015, all of which have together sold over 3.5 million copies. ... read.. |
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Assam's Devadasi dance experiences a slow revival (With Images) |
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Guwahati | Thursday, 2017 5:45:10 PM IST |
| In a small town called Pathsala, about 60 km from this principal town of Assam, a mission has been underway for more than half a century. The task at hand is not easy -- revival of the Nati dance of India's outlawed Devadasi tradition. ... read.. |
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Basar: A beguiling getaway from urban monotony |
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Basar (Arunachal Pradesh) | Thursday, 2017 12:45:04 PM IST |
| The quaint hill destination of Basar at the centre of Arunachal Pradesh is a place that one often dreams about travelling to, but seldom does it find its way into your itinerary. ... read.. |
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This Ramlila presents an enduring tapestry of communal harmony |
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New Delhi | Wednesday, 2017 4:45:04 PM IST |
| Nestled in Uttar Pradeshs glass-factory district of Firozabad is Kheriya, a small village which for over 50 years now has been enacting the hugely popular Ramlila with pomp and fervour. What makes it distinct is that Muslims form the majority of its cast, ... read.. |
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Savour sub-continental food at Hilton Chennai (Foodie Trail-Chennai) |
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Chennai | Monday, 2017 1:15:04 PM IST |
| After India's frontiers got realigned during partition in 1947, the cuisine of the countries beyond our borders got confined within their own boundaries. To overcome that, the Hilton Chennai's Ayna restaurant is hosting an "India-Beyond Borders" food fest ... read.. |
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This 'secret' bookstore in Daryaganj is a bibliophile's paradise |
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New Delhi | Monday, 2017 12:15:04 PM IST |
| For those interested in literature, it is a trip down memory lane -- Shakespeare, Shelly, Keats and Dickens -- at this pristine book agency on the famed Daryaganj road in the national capital, which gets transformed into a book lane on Sunday mornings. ... read.. |
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Varanasi soaked in poll colours ahead of Holi |
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Varanasi | Monday, 2017 8:15:05 PM IST |
| Call it Varanasi, Banaras or Kashi -- the city is little bothered about life around and takes it as it comes. But when it comes to politics, everyone has a strong view on the subject. With voting in the state assembly polls due only days ahead of the Holi ... read.. |
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Here no child can say 'this was my playground'! |
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Shimla | Sunday, 2017 1:15:04 PM IST |
| No child can turn around and say "this used to be my playground" of the area around the historic Ridge, once the only promenade for the British colonial rulers when this city was their summer capital. ... read.. |
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'Plight of dogs in India never so bad as it is now' |
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New Delhi | Wednesday, 2017 11:45:05 AM IST |
| He is a well known naturalist and conservationist, has served two terms as a trustee of WWF India and has been an honorary wildlife warden in Chennai. And as a lifelong dog lover, he says that the plight of dogs in India has never been as bad as it is tod ... read.. |
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Camaraderie between Rahul, Akhilesh enthuses workers |
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Jhansi | Monday, 2017 6:45:04 PM IST |
| Once political rivals, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav seem to be sharing great camaraderie in Uttar Pradesh assembly polls for which their parties have stitched an alliance. ... read.. |
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IAF to flag-off 51st edition of India's oldest vintage car rally |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2017 2:45:04 PM IST |
| Some of the rarest beauties of yesteryears are all set to roll out on the roads during the 51st edition of The Statesman Vintage and Classic Car Rally, which will be flagged off by Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa, on February 2 ... read.. |
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Assam hamlet aspires to be India's cleanest |
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Shikdamakha (Assam) | Tuesday, 2017 1:15:04 PM IST |
| It's a movement that began during Christmas in 2012 with a competition to select the "cleanest" family in this village. The festival-specific contest in the village, located about 80 km from Assam's largest city Guwahati, has now morphed into the ambition ... read.. |
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Music in blood: Rajasthan's Langhas don't marry into other communities |
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Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) | Tuesday, 2017 12:45:04 PM IST |
| As distinctive as their full-throated voices, the Langhas, a Muslim community of folk musicians from Rajasthan, have evolved a rather unique way to preserve their identity for centuries. It's a strict no-no for them to marry into other communities. ... read.. |
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'India's public libraries undergoing revolutionary change' |
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New Delhi | Tuesday, 2017 11:45:04 AM IST |
| Images of ill-maintained public libraries -- laden with dust and poor-infrastructure, barely prompting a second visit -- is undergoing a complete makeover thanks to the government's ambitious National Mission on Libraries. ... read.. |
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Too many lit fests but few takers |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2017 11:45:10 PM IST |
| The last few years have seen a sudden rise of literary festivals across India as well as the rest of South Asia but apart from a handful of them, most struggle not only to draw audience but also to survive. The ongoing Delhi Literature Festival here is no ... read.. |
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It's all about crafts, cuisine at Hunar Haat (With image) |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2017 11:45:05 PM IST |
| An array of delicacies has been spread out along with a huge collection of handicraft items from sarees, shawls to paintings and home decor accessories at the second edition of the "Hunar Haat" which began here on Saturday. ... read.. |
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Vintage car rally season kicks off February 17 |
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New Delhi | Friday, 2017 7:15:04 PM IST |
| A royal rendezvous with hand-picked Vintage and Classic cars and motorcycles is all set to take us down the memory lane as the the seventh edition of the 21 Gun Salute Vintage Car Rally and Concours Show returns to the Capital later this month. ... read.. |
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In a first, greater flamingoes spotted in Himachal's Pong wetlands |
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Pong Dam (Himachal Pradesh) | Wednesday, 2017 3:15:05 PM IST |
| More than 125,000 birds of 93 species have been spotted in Himachal Pradesh's Pong Dam wetlands. Among them, greater flamingoes, a common migratory species in India's coastal areas, have been recorded for the first time here, an official said. ... read.. |
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Savouring the global flavours of barbeques (With Images) |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2017 5:45:06 PM IST |
| One of the most tantalising of all cooking methods, smoking hot barbeque dishes have been an everlasting temptation for connoisseurs and an ongoing food festival that celebrates this spirit brings together American, Oriental, European and our very own Ind ... read.. |
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