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Finding Peace (and Quiet) In India's Tamil Nadu
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For two decades, Guy Trebay has been escaping to this serene corner of southern India—and while its sacred #temple towns, extravagant mansions, and gracious people are now deeply familiar, he finds it’s still a place for unscripted adventure. Read more...
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Sheryl Sandberg applauds Indian laundry detergent ad
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An Indian #laundry #detergent commercial has one big fan -- Sheryl Sandberg.
The Facebook (FB, Tech30) COO praised the commercial for spreading the message that dads should "share the load" of household responsibilities with their wives. Read more...
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What is India's caste system?
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Manusmriti, widely regarded to be the most important and authoritative book on Hindu law and dating back to at least 1,000 years before Christ was born, "acknowledges and justifies the caste system as the basis of order and regularity of society". Read more...
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Forgotten heroes – the true story of India
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In his history of the people who made modern India, Sunil Khilnani set out to complicate western stereotypes. Here he reflects on how he challenged the prejudices and stories Indians tell themselves about their past
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How 'black money' saved the Indian economy
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Kaushik Basu, the chief economist of the World Bank and former chief economic adviser to the Indian government, says the nation's tradition of petty corruption helped India avoid the worst of the banking crisis that has crippled most other large economies in the last few years.
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Enough is enough: India women fight to enter temples
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For centuries, #temples and shrines in India have used "tradition" to keep women out, but now women are increasingly fighting for their right to worship, writes the BBC's Geeta Pandey in Delhi.
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LIGO-India gets the green light
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The latest ground-based gravitational-wave detector will allow scientists to figure out where these ripples in space-time are coming from. Read more...
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Skier photographs rare snow leopard on Indian mountainside
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#Wildlife An Australian skier says he captured on camera the "amazing" moment an endangered snow leopard leapt across his path on a mountainside in India.
Owen Lansbury said he was following skiing guide Dave Marchi down a slope at a resort in the popular skiing town of Gulmarg in India's north, when the animal suddenly bounded in front of them in deep snow.
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An intimate look at India's royal women
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India's royalty lost their official powers when the nation gained independence in 1947, but there is still a great sense of romance and fascination with the men and women who once ruled large tracts of the country. Read more...
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How India Helped Prove Einstein Right on Ripples and Gravity
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“I am so grateful for the major contributions, by Indian scientists working in India and abroad, that helped make this discovery and future discoveries possible,” said Kip Thorne, a Caltech theoretical physicist and co-founder of the LIGO project, in a statement.
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Nidar: India launches 'lightest gun' weighing 250g
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Two years after India launched Nirbheek, a handgun pitched as the country's "first gun for women", a state-run arms factory has launched a similar gun which it says is India's lightest gun.
The new .22-calibre revolver is named Nidar, it weighs a mere 250g (8.8 ounces) - that's half of .32-calibre Nirbheek's 500g (1.1lb); and it costs 35,000 rupees ($513; £357) - Nirbheek came with a steep price tag of 122,360 rupees ($1,990; £1,213).
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China's curious cult of the mango
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Fifty years ago, China was plunged into the most chaotic and traumatic decade of its recent history - the Cultural Revolution. During this period, the nation was gripped by a peculiar hysteria: a mania for mangoes. Benjamin Ramm discovers how the fruit became an object of deep veneration, and a vehicle for the promotion of the cult of Chairman Mao. #Mango Read more...
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India schools shut in Bangalore over leopard fears
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#Wildlife More than 100 schools have been closed in Bangalore after reports that another leopard was sighted on the outskirts of the Indian city.
Residents were asked to stay indoors and police and forest officials were trying to track the elusive cat.
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Why India’s Jewelers Are on Strike
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#Gold #Jewelry Thousands of jewelry shops in India pulled down their shutters Wednesday as they went on strike to protest against the government’s move to bring more jewelry sales under the tax net. A rule that came into effect Jan. 1 requires customers to share their tax identification number every time they spend 200,000 rupees ($2,946) or more on jewelry.
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Indian leopard injures six in Bangalore school
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#Wildlife A male leopard which entered a school in the Indian city of Bangalore injured six people trying to capture it.
A scientist and a forestry employee were among those mauled during the near 10-hour long effort to corner the dangerous animal on Sunday.
The leopard, which strolled into the Vibgyor International school, was eventually tranquillised and released.
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Wild elephant rampages through India town
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KOLKATA, India -- A wild elephant rampaged through an east Indian town on Wednesday, smashing homes and sending panicked residents running.
As the frightened elephant ran amok, trampling parked cars and motorbikes, crowds of people gathered to watch from balconies and roof tops. Some followed from a distance as the elephant moved through the streets.
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For years, many people considered chicken tikka masala to be Britain’s national dish
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#Goat The famous curry’s reputation was so well established that the European Union even considered granting it protected status, which would place it in the same tier as Champagne, Gruyère cheese and Cornish pasties. Both made and served in one stainless steel bowl, balti is one of Britain’s best-loved dishes – but where it came from remains a bit of a mystery. Read more...
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Pranav Dhanawade, Indian schoolboy, scores record 1,009 runs in one innings
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An Indian schoolboy has made headlines after becoming the first batsman to score 1,000 runs in an innings in an officially recorded match. The 15-year-old Pranav Dhanawade, the son of a Mumbai rickshaw driver, finished his innings on 1,009 not out, with his side, KC Gandhi School, declaring on 1,465 for three. Read more...
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How an Indian doctor built a billion dollar company by making heart surgeries affordable
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Even in a country of 900,000 odd doctors, 62-year-old Devi Prasad Shetty stands out—and how.
In his three decades in the profession, Shetty has conducted more than 15,000 heart surgeries—including India’s first neonatal cardiac surgery in 1992—and held the distinction of serving as Mother Teresa’s personal physician. Shetty has taken India’s stock markets by storm.Narayana Hrudayalaya is valued at a staggering $1.02 billion, with Shetty and his wife stake worth more than $620 million.
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David Rocco’s Dolce India - Italian passion meets Indian adventure
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In each episode of David Rocco’s Dolce India, David uses his Italian-rooted passion for food and his charisma to charm strangers into friends as he navigates the complexities of Indian cooking. From the beaches of Chennai to the mountains of Jaipur, David discovers the soul of India by exchanging recipes, stories and laughter with world-renowned chefs, Bollywood stars and —— always the toughest critic in any culture —— grandmothers. #Cheese #Goat Read more...
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David Rocco’s Dolce India - Italian passion meets Indian adventure
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Each episode presents and Indian theme; an ingredient, a dish, or a regional way of cooking. Having been shown how to prepare a challenging dish, David then takes over a kitchen to prepare an "Indi-talian" fusion dish. Stuffed naan meets panzerotti/calzone, or perhaps an Indian-style risotto incorporating the local cheese 'paneer' and peas - a spin on both the Indian classic dish Mattar Paneer and the Italian Risi e Bisi. #Cheese #Seafood Read more...
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David Rocco’s Dolce India - Italian passion meets Indian adventure
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David Rocco’s Dolce India — an Italian TV chef goes exotic in a must-see 13-episode culinary and cultural exchange that culminates in a bright and colourful celebration of India, Italy and Canada. #goat #seafood Read more...
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Global Yeast Market Driven by Rising Demand for Baked Products
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Yeast is extensively used in the global food and beverages industry. Yeast is one of the food ingredients that have been in used in the food sector for hundreds of years. In the contemporary food and beverages industry, yeast is used in many segments such as baking, winemaking, and animal feed. Yeast is also used in industries such as pharmaceuticals and chemicals.
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Global Yeast Market Driven by Rising Demand for Baked Products
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The new research study from Transparency Market Research on the global yeast market provides a comprehensive analysis of the market. This study is titled “Global Yeast Market - Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2012 - 2018”. The study features a systematic evaluation of the global yeast market with its key segments and market trends. In addition to this, the study covers the competitive landscape of the global yeast market in detail and offers valuable projections for the future.
Yeast is extensively used in the global food and beverages industry. On the basis of t
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The flagship property show by IndiaProperty.com will showcase around 90 new projects by 45 top builders of India
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#RealEstateForSale Welcome to Gruhapravesh
•The flagship property show by IndiaProperty.com will showcase around 90 new projects by 45 top builders of India.
•The 1st edition of Gruhapravesh in Muscat will showcase properties like plots, apartments, and independent villas starting from INR 2 lacs to INR 5 crores.
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A photographic journey through India with National Geographic's Steve McCurry
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National Geographic photographer Steve McCurry has spent three decades creating vibrant, telling photos of the people and places of India. Those images are currently on display at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York. The #exhibition titled "Steve McCurry: India," in partnership with the International Center of Photography (ICP), coincides with publication of his new book by Phaidon, "India," featuring 150 lushly colored images. Read more...
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The Himalayan tea train that's running out of steam
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The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway once took precious #tea from the foothills of the mountains to the teapots of the world. But it's become a victim of the colossal inefficiency of the state-run system and is facing a slow extinction through neglect, says David Baillie. #IndianRailways Read more...
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India considers banning elephant rides
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Elephant riding in Goa and Rajasthan may be banned by India's Supreme Court after the popular tourist past time came under scrutiny by officials, according to The Times of India. A number of judges voiced their concerns that the animals might possibly be subject to torture at the hands of their owners at popular tourist locations. #Wildlife Read more...
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Beatles' Indian retreat opened to public
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#Music An abandoned spiritual retreat in the Indian town of #Rishikesh where The Beatles learned to meditate has been opened to the public.
The Beatles spent time at the 18-acre ashram, meditating and writing songs in 1968. Many of the songs made it onto the band's iconic White Album. Read more...
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