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India: People & Places
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#wildlife Mark Shand, 62, was a British travel writer and auctioneer. As a BBC conservationist, he authored a book based on the life of the first female mahout, an elephant handler, in recent times — Parbati Barua of Kaziranga. The book went on to win the 1996 Thomas Cook Travel Book Award and the Prix Litteraire d'Amis.
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India: Miscellaneous
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The 15 Indian species on the EDGE list are Bengal Florican, Forest Owlet, Red-headed Vulture, Egyptian Vulture, Jerdon's Courser, Lesser Florican, Spoon-billed Sandpiper, Sociable Lapwing, Siberian Crane, Great Indian Bustard, Greater Adjutant, White-bellied Heron, Wood Snipe, Masked Finfoot and Christmas Island Frigatebird. #edge #wildlife
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India: Miscellaneous
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A recent study by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and Yale University has identified 100 evolutionary distinct and globally endangered (EDGE) bird species from around the world, of which 15 are from India. #edge #wildlife
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India: Constitution and Laws
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India's Supreme Court has recognised transgender people as a third gender, in a landmark ruling. "It is the right of every human being to choose their gender," it said in granting rights to those who identify themselves as neither male nor female. According to one estimate, India has about two million transgender people. #transgender
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India: Government & Politics
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First-time voters are expected to make up roughly 10% of those who will go to the polls this election. India's population is very young: More than 65%, or nearly 800 billion people, are younger than 35, according to the latest census. #indiaelections
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India: Government & Politics
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30% of the current parliament faces criminal charges. it isn't going to be much better in the new parliament. According to research published last week, almost a fifth of the candidates face criminal charges.
By contrast, none of the sitting members of the U.S. Congress is facing criminal charges; in 2013, only two members -- or less than half a percent -- were convicted of a crime. #indiaelect
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India: History & Culture
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Golden temple's langar (canteen) - 50,000 meals served each day, according to temple officials.
The Golden Temple, Golden Temple Road, Amritsar, Punjab; 91 183 255 3957; open daily, 6 a.m. - 2 a.m. #amritsar #goldentemple
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India: Hotels & Resorts
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200-year-old Ranjit's Svaasa hotel. Abhimanyu and his partner, Gayatri, are the gracious hosts of this charming, well-hidden retreat. The owners are seventh-generation members of the Punjabi Mehra clan, says general manager Deepak Biala. Ranjit's Svaasa, 47A Mall Road, Amritsar; 91 183 256 6618; rooms from RS 6,500 ($108) #lodging #amritsar
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India: Housing, Lodging & Rentals
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Punjabiyat Lodge is in the village of Saidowal-Gunopur, about 75 kilometers from Amritsar; 91 981 870 5508 #lodging feather-light beds with unobstructed views of green fields as far as the eye can see. In Punjab's agricultural heartland is a great place to de-stress. Breakfast is served near the fields, lunch under the shade of sprawling trees and dinner on a terrace under a canopy of stars. #lodg
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India: Food and Restaurants
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At Makhan Fish and Chicken Corner, fried singhara (catfish) fillets are a must-try. They're coated in chickpea flour and caraway seeds then cooked. Perfect with cold beer. #Amritsar #seafood Makhan Fish & Chicken Corner; 21A, Majitha Road, near Maddan Hospital; 91 98 1519 3241 Amritsar
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India: Food and Restaurants
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The city of Amritsar has a rich culinary heritage. The best way to get a balanced taste is to start in Kesar Da Dhaba. Hidden in the twisting lanes of the old part of the city, it's reached only by foot, cycle rickshaw or bicycle. Founded in 1916, the restaurant is particularly popular with vegetarians. Tel 91 183 255 2103 #amritsar
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India: People & Places
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Trip to India an opportunity for two men. Nebraskans will be given the opportunity of a lifetime Rotary District 5630 of Nebraska and District 3190 of India have joined forces to send two men to India for a two-week stay. #USIndia #education
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India: Science & Technology
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India became the second largest Facebook (FB - Analyst Report) using nation in the world, after Monthly Active Users (MAUs) recently crossed 100 million. In terms of user base, India only lags the United States, where 180 million people use Facebook, according to Financial Times.
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India: Shopping
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#Samsung India air conditioner Multi Jet Technology for efficient, fast cooling, Easy Installation. good sleep for efficient sleep and energy saving Powerful Tropicalized Rotary compressor cools even at 52 C Full HD Filter collects upto 60 percent of dust and bacteria MRP Rs. 25,400 more
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India: Shopping
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#Samsung India air conditioner Multi Jet Technology for efficient, fast cooling, Easy Installation. good sleep for efficient sleep and energy savingPowerful Tropicalized Rotary compressor cools even at 52°C Full HD Filter collects upto 60 percent of dust and bacteria MRP Rs. 34,100
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India: Shopping
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#Samsung India airconditioner Multi Jet Technology for efficient, fast cooling, Easy Installation.
good sleep for efficient sleep and energy saving
Virus Doctor eliminates 99 .99 percent of bacteria and virus
Withstands voltage fluctuations from 135V -290V with Stabilizer Free operation
MRP Rs. 38,200
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India: People & Places
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On July 14, 1930, Albert Einstein welcomed into his home on the outskirts of Berlin the Indian philosopher Rabindranath Tagore. The two proceeded to have one of the most stimulating, intellectually riveting conversations in history, exploring the age-old friction between science and religion. Science and the Indian Tradition: Einstein Met Tagore recounts the historic encounter #Einstein #Tagore
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India: Miscellaneous
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April 2014 - A recent Pew survey shows that despite recent troubles, Indians trust and like America. For every Indian expressing an unfavorable view of the U.S., four Indians are favorable. By another four-to-one margin, Indians say the U.S. is the world's leading economic power, not China. By a margin of 21 percentage points, Indians are more favorable to the United States than China. #USIndia
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India: People & Places
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In 2009, Obama marked India's Republic Day by saying Indians "have no better friend" than the people of the United States. Obama won Indian hearts and minds as he chowed down kebabs at the city's famous Bukhara restaurant. The chefs created a special platter that exists to this day -- the Obama platter. (There was already a Bill Clinton platter, as well as a Hillary one.) #obama #bukhara
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India: Food and Restaurants
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Raasta, a Caribbean lounge functioning successfully at the busy Hauz Khas Village in Delhi, will soon be opening a new outlet in #Gurgaon.
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India: Business & Economy
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BMW which last week launched an all-new version of its M6 Gran Coupe, a four-door sports car, plans to bring the hybrid #BMW i8 car as a completely built-up unit (CBU) by the end of 2014. #sedan #sportscar
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India: Schools, Colleges & Universities
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According to E.T.S., more than 1,100 business schools accept G.R.E. scores for their M.B.A. programs, an 8 percent increase from the previous year. The number of international programs accepting G.R.E. scores increased by nearly 12 percent, compared with 2012, according to E.T.S. #education
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India: Schools, Colleges & Universities
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new figures from E.T.S. show that more than 90,000 G.R.E. tests were taken by Indian students in 2013. The number of tests taken in the United States increased 5 percent from the year before, while tests taken in Asia over all increased 35 percent. #education
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India: Travel & Tourism
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The Andaman Islands were a British penal colony for a short time in the 1790s and then again from 1858 when a new prisoner settlement at Port Blair was established. Marco Polo is thought to have visited the islands in the 13th century, calling one island "Angamanain." The Andaman Islands also star in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes novel "The Sign of the Four." #Andaman
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India: Doctors, Hospitals, Nursing Homes
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The state-run Haffkine Bio-Pharmaceutical Corporation Limited has developed a 'mixed anti-gas gangrene' drug which will be used to treat patients susceptible to gangrene. After six years of research, a team of scientists from Haffkine submitted its research report to the department of biotechnology.
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India: History & Culture
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When Great Britain declared war on Germany on August 4, 1914, it had only about 1,50,000 combat-ready troops. Germany had an even bigger army of 19,00,000. The only professional standing army that Britain could bank upon in that crisis was the Indian #Army. Indian troops would become the first fighting non-white colonial soldiers in Europe ever.
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India: Arts & Entertainment
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“Indian Portraits: The Face of a People,” a stunning collection that spans 250 years of Indian portraiture, opens Saturday (29 March, 2014) at the Delhi Art Gallery in Mumbai. The exhibition displays 150 works of a collection of 400, including 18th-century lithographs, oil paintings, watercolors, pastels, line drawings, bronze sculptures, and painted photographs.
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India: Business & Economy
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#Samsung #Galaxy S5 is now up for pre-orders in India. Customers can book the phone by paying Rs. 1,500 on the Samsung India online store - to receive the phone when it becomes available on April 11. Samsung has announced price will be between Rs. 51,000 and Rs. 53,000.
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India: Travel & Tourism
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HAMPI
Possibly the most beautiful natural scenery you'll see in India (think palm trees interspersed with sculpted boulders stacked against the hills), Hampi also has some of India's most beautiful architecture. The entire city is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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India: Housing, Lodging & Rentals
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The Rose in New Delhi. It's in the heart of the hip Hauz Khas village - www.therosenewdelhi.com - and is part art gallery, shop and cafe, part fabulous yet simple boutique accommodation. #lodging
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India: Travel & Tourism
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High camp: India's untrodden #Himalayas
In India's little-visited Neora Valley, our writer discovers a new village lodge and gobsmacking Himalayan views without another trekker in sight Read more...
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