Dussehra (Kannada: ದಸರ, Telugu: దసరా, Tamil: விஜயதசமி, Hindi: दशहरा, Urdu: دشھرہ, Marathi: दसरा, Malayalam: വിജയദശമി) and Dashain (in Nepali), also known as Vijayadashami (Kannada: ವಿಜಯದಶಮಿ, Telugu: విజయదశమి Hindi: विजयदशमी, Marathi: विजयादशमी, Malayalam: ദസറ, Nepali: विजया दशमी),is a festival celebrated in varying forms across Nepal and India. It is celebrated on the tenth day of […]
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At least 80 people have been killed and over 100 injured in a major stampede at the Chamunda Devi Temple in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, where devotees had gathered in large numbers to mark the occasion of start of Navaratri. According to eyewitnesses, a rumor of a bomb being planted in the temple led to the […]
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The Indian Cricket League (ICL) is back with its second season and this time taking the cricketainment factor to the next level they have come up with the first of its kind ‘Indian Cheerleading Squad’ – curiously termed ICL Zeebras – headed by the queen of oomph Rakhi Sawant.
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Hundreds of activists and supporters of gay rights gathered in three Indian cities Sunday for the first nationwide gay pride marches in the conservative Asian country where homosexuality is illegal.
Part of the annual global event, the ‘Gay Pride’ march that is being conducted in 20 cities across the world, the parades were held in […]
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The Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, (IIT-Delhi) may be heading for a messy quota controversy. The National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes has sought an explanation from the director of the institute after 12 undergraduate SC/ST students were asked to leave because of poor performance. The students allege the institute didn’t give […]
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You no longer have to keep up with the Joneses. It’s the Patels who are leading a hi-tech lifestyle worth aspiring after. A survey looking at the buying behaviour of UK’s most common surnames has found that the Patels spend more per head on expensive gadgets than any other surname. On an average, the […]
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LUCKNOW: The fight against terror is now going to get a Quranic stamp and clerics are going to raise their voice at Friday prayers. The Movement Against Terrorism (MAT), a new front of moderate clerics, will exhort imams at mosques across north India to use the Friday prayer to speak out against the murderous […]
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Terror struck yet again — this time in Jaipur, at the busiest market, at the busiest hour, aimed with chilling precision to kill, maim, terrify and cleave the country. At last count, the toll was 80 killed, and with over 150 injured, it could go up.
The first blast took place at 7.20pm on Tuesday in […]
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Six Indians were killed when a minivan in which they were travelling to visit Niagara Falls spun out of control and crashed into another car in Erie County in the US state of Pennsylvania. The mishap took place in West Springfield on Saturday afternoon, police said. At least four of the dead were […]
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The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) is a non-profit organization devoted to promoting a greater appreciation of Indian cinema by showcasing films about India and the diverse perspectives of the Indian Diaspora. The festival will run from April 22-27, 2008 at ArcLight Hollywood, a state-of-the-art facility located in the heart of Los […]
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Even as pro-Tibet protests gain momentum in Delhi, a special Air China plane carrying the Olympic flame touched down at the Indira Gandhi International Airport at 1 am on Thursday. The flame, travelling from Islamabad to New Delhi, was handed over to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Chief Suresh Kalmadi by China Olympic […]
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This is my way of standing by the people of Tibet and their struggle: Bhutia
Sorry Tibet, but I will carry Olympic torch: Aamir
India’s football captain Baichung Bhutia has refused to carry the Olympic torch during its journey through the Indian capital Delhi later this month. He told the authorities he is “solidarity with […]
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