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Tasting India's coveted holy sweet
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Getting your hands on a Tirupati laddoo is not easy.
To eat the famous holy sweet, given as an offering at one of India's holiest Hindu shrines, Tirumala Tirupati, you don't need to shell out a lot of money.
The #temple in southern Andhra Pradesh state provides two laddoos at a subsidised cost of 10 rupees ($0.15; £0.11) each, and customers are allowed to buy another two at 25 rupees each.
But "allowed" is the key word here.
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How I fell victim to an elaborate travel scam in India
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I’ve been to 17 countries. I speak two languages. I’m good at budgeting. I can eat anything. I’ve never been seriously sick, my bags have never gone missing, and I always do my research.
You’d think I’d be smart enough to avoid a scam.
That was until I met a nice guy called Nick*.
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India offers Ganges holy water by post
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Government-run India Post says people can place orders for the water online. Those who opt for bottles from #Rishikesh will pay 15 rupees ($0.22; 17p) for 200ml, while Gangotri's water is on sale at 25 rupees for the same size. Read more...
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Why this Indian state screams for ice cream
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Gujarat is India's ice cream country. The state accounts for more than 12% of the country's $1.3bn (?1bn) ice cream sales. Business is brisk for some 50 large and small ice cream makers. Read more...
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The Best Hakka Restaurants in Toronto
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The best #Hakka restaurants in Toronto provide heaping amounts of hot and heavy dishes. For those unfamiliar, the name "Hakka" actually refers to an ethnic group within China spread all around the world but in Toronto, the term has been used almost exclusively (and somewhat erroneously) in reference to Chinese people who settled in India, blending Chinese ingredients with garam masala and other Indian herbs.
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Drama in real life: Why is India's leading film school in ferment?
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In June last year, some 200 students of India's leading film school brought it to a standstill.
The 139-day-strike at the state-owned Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) called for the suspension of the newly appointed chairman, claiming he was unqualified for the post.
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India's $4 Smartphone Seems Too Good to Be True
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A little-known Indian company called Ringing Bells Pvt is set to start shipping the Freedom 251. The prototype touts a quad-core processor, a 4-inch screen and front and back cameras - at the astonishingly low price of 251 rupees (less than $4). Read more...
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'How can a girl become a taxi driver?': defying India's caste and gender taboos
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Young women are challenging traditional roles to train as taxi drivers, part of a programme to empower children from marginalised families. Read more...
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Amma canteen: Where an Indian meal costs only seven cents
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The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's "amma canteens", which serve cheap meals to hundreds of thousands of people daily, have become immensely popular with the poor and the middle classes. Read more...
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The story of India as told by a humble street snack
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The #samosa is first mentioned in literature by the Persian historian Abul-Fazl Beyhaqi, writing in the 11th Century.
He describes a dainty delicacy, served as a snack in the great courts of the mighty Ghaznavid empire. The fine pastry was filled with minced meats, nuts and dried fruit and then fried till the pastry was crisp.
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The cheapest countries to live in 2016
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For the seventh consecutive year, India has been named the world’s cheapest country to live in. With a CPI of 24.14, (24.14% of the cost of living in New York City) it has low rent costs, it’s cheap to buy groceries and it’s the second cheapest place in the world to eat out in. Read more...
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With the proliferation of internet, everything has come online and the usual reservations to Buy Jewellery Online are withering even in traditional families of a country like India. But they are still wary of this thing and look for uncompromising trust on the part of the seller to risk this. However, the various discounts, deals and offers from the trustworthy online jewellery stores have helped to soften people towards them. Moreover, there is one online jewellery store in particular which has shown exemplary success in the past few years. However, you need to consider a few things before yo
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Buy Online Salwar Kameez UK, USA and Canada
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Crazy Fashion Deal is an online Ethenic Wear Portal We deals in Women apparel online indian suits canada, cheap salwar kameez sale, salwar online usa at CrazyFashionDeal.com
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Cooking the world's oldest known curry
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Archaeologists Arunima Kashyap and Steve Webber of Vancouver's Washington State University used the method of starch analysis to trace the world's first-known or "oldest" proto-curry of aubergine, ginger and turmeric from the pot shard of a bulbous handi (pot). Read more...
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3 lions ID'd as man-eaters caged for life
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NEW DELHI -- Three lions identified as having eaten villagers in western India have been caged and will never be released back into the wild, forest officials said Thursday. #Wildlife Read more...
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India puts Gujarat lions on trial after three people killed
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Officials in India have "arrested" 18 #lions as they try to find a man eater suspected of killing three people.
Forest officials in Gujarat state will test the lions' prints and excrement in an attempt to identify the killer.
The "guilty lion" will be kept in a zoo for life while the others will be released back into the Gir sanctuary, the officials told BBC Hindi. #wildlife
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How bad are most of India’s medical schools? Very, according to new reports.
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India is world-famous for its doctors, and it produces some of the world's best. There are more medical colleges and teaching hospitals in India than anywhere else — 579 to be exact.
But a couple of recent studies and reports have cast serious doubts on the quality and ethics of the country's vast medical schooling system.
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An Indian Spice Mix, Sambhar Masala, for All Seasons
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A masala is simply a mixture of ground spices. Each state in India has its own blend, and there are countless variations of each. The sambhar masala he was teaching the chefs at Emory is one of thousands of versions of a spice mix from southern India. It gives flavor, heat and texture to sambhar, the region’s ubiquitous vegetable stew
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India’s War: The Making of Modern South Asia, 1939–1945
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Srinath Raghavan shows how fighting with the Allies in the second world war would profoundly affect India’s future, for better or worse. Read more...
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From India To North Korea, Via Japan: Curry's Global Journey
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The story of curry is emblematic of the early days of colonialism, and the beginnings of what we now simply refer to as globalization. Academics claim that people may have been eating curries as far back as 2,500 B.C., and that it has addictive properties. Read more...
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How tribes use tree roots to make crossings that can carry more than 50 people at once
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Khasi Tribe villagers deep inside the valleys of Meghalaya in India make bridges using tree roots, They grow ficus trees on either side of a river and slowly direct the roots to join midway to form a living crossing
The tribes' strongest living bridges can carry more than 50 people at once and can live to more than 180 years old
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The History That Lurks Behind Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Taj Mahal Visit
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An infamous picture of Diana sets the tone for the trip
Prince William and Kate Middleton will head to India on Sunday for their first official visit to the country as a couple. The final day of their tour is scheduled to include a trip to the #TajMahal — which means this is more than just any official visit.
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India Shani temple to allow women worshippers
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Authorities of a Hindu shrine in India's western Maharashtra state have decided to allow female worshippers enter the inner sanctum, reports say.
This followed weeks of protests by women's activists demanding entry to the Shani Shingnapur #temple.
The temple has for centuries been open only to men, one of the few in India to preserve the tradition.
Last month the Bombay High court affirmed the right of women to pray inside all temples. Read more...
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‘World Class’ Optical Telescope, and India’s Largest, to Be Activated near Nainital
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India’s largest ground-based optical #telescopes in Devasthal in Uttarakhand, will be switched on March 30 by the prime ministers of India and Belgium from Brussels, during Narendra Modi’s day-long visit to the country. The telescope is the product of an Indo-Belgian collaborative effort, assisted by the Russian Academy of Sciences, that was kicked off in 2007.
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There may be a 'vegetarian gene'
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A "vegetarian" gene may have evolved amongst groups of people who have historically eaten less meat.
A team at Cornell University describes the genetic variation in a study published in Molecular Biology and Evolution -- a variation that they say has "evolved in populations that have eaten a plant-based diet over hundreds of generations". That includes areas of India, Africa and East Asia.
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India's Bihar State Bans All Alcohol Sales, Starting Tuesday
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The Indian state of Bihar completely banned the sale of alcohol on Tuesday, including at bars and hotel across the state.
The state government had announced an end to sales of locally brewed liquor last week and said a complete ban would be phased over six months.
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India's Rich And Famous Named In Panama Papers
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The foreign exchange rules were eased in 2004 with the Liberalized Remittance Scheme that allowed individuals to remit $25,000 annually, a limit that stands at $250,000 today.
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Try this easy Lamb raan recipe, a barbecued and spiced leg of lamb fit for a banquet
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Alexander the Great was quite a man: educated by Aristotle; commander of the biggest empire in the world by the age of 30; and a dab hand in the kitchen. Legend has it that on conquering India and dethroning King Paurava, Alexander became great friends with the ex-king. To recognise their new friendship, Paurava held the banquet to end all banquets, the centrepiece of which was a barbecued and spiced leg of lamb: lamb raan. #Goat Read more...
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Electrifying India: the day rural Hotasar finally saw the light
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Celebrations and plans to buy washing machines greeted the arrival of power in Hotasar, Rajasthan, as India’s ambitious electrification plan gathers pace Read more...
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