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India: History & Culture
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Bodhgaya in Bihar state. It was there under a pipal, a fig tree, that the 35-year-old ascetic Siddhartha meditated in about 528 B.C. until he attained enlightenment, the state beyond existential restlessness.
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India: History & Culture
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Mahaparinirvana temple in Kushinagar, a 1956 shrine at a bend of the road leading out of town. The shrine contains a 20-foot sandstone statue from the fifth century A.D. of the dying Buddha, lying vacant-faced on his right side. Since it was discovered in a temple ruin in 1876, the iconic figure has drawn thousands of devotees, who leave offerings of fruit, flowers and candy. #temples
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India: Food and Restaurants
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Curries in #Rajasthan are often simple and spicy, not the extravagant cooking the guidebooks often promise -- and almost always vegetarian. A clean, hygienic spot is Khandelwal Pavitra Bhojnalaya in Jaipur, basically a big room with rows of tables and fresh food made at the kitchen out front.
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India: Travel & Tourism
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Passengers aboard the Maharaja Express' seven day Delhi-to-Kolkata trip visit dozens of sites in eastern Indian including the #temples of Khajuraho, the tigers at Bandhavgarh National Park and the bathers of the Ganges River. All itineraries begin or end with a visit to the #TajMahal. The train will operate September through April. Rates start at $5,600 a person for a seven-day trip. #IndianRailways
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Eight-day Mumbai to Delhi trip travels through western India
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The Maharaja Express, which caters to luxury travelers seeking to explore the vast country with style and ease, arrives at a new station every morning for off-rail excursions. The eight-day Mumbai to Delhi trip travels through western India with sightseeing stops at Udaipur palaces, an #elephant #polo match near Jaipur and a #tiger safari through Ranthambore National Park. #IndianRailways
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India: Travel & Tourism
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India’s first cross-country luxury train the Maharaja Express a 23-car train, which was inspired by the lavish cars of India’s colonial-era princes, has two ornate restaurants with decorative vaulted ceilings, an observation lounge and 43 sleeper rooms that start at roughly 110 square feet.
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India: Travel & Tourism
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India’s first cross-country luxury train the Maharaja Express will make its maiden journey from Mumbai to Delhi on March 6, 2010, stringing together subcontinental highlights from the iconic Taj Mahal to remote habitats of tigers. #wildlife #indianrailways
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India: Food and Restaurants
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A crescendo of mangoes takes place March through May every year in India. To enjoy mangoes head for Mumbai. The city is the first stop of the beloved Alphonso mango — widely considered the king of the mangoes — which grows in the surrounding Maharashtra and Gujarat countryside. The best specimens are said to come from Ratnagiri to the south of the city.
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India: Travel & Tourism
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The golden gate in Leh marks the starting point of the highway that connects to Manali in the Kullu Valley.
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India: Travel & Tourism
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The Indian Army routinely checks IDs on the Leh-Manali Highway. The military built it in the 1980s as a supply route to forces defending borders near Pakistan and China.
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India: Travel & Tourism
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Twisting some 295 miles through Himalayan peaks, the Leh-Manali Highway in northern India is one of the world's highest and most remote highways. The highway can take up to two days to complete by motorcycle or car, and during the winter it closes because of heavy snowfall.
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India: Travel & Tourism
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Twisting some 295 miles through Himalayan peaks, the Leh-Manali Highway in northern India is one of the world's highest and most remote highways. This stretch of spectacularly scenic but rough road passes by lost-in-time villages, narrow mountain passages and ancient Buddhist monasteries.
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India: Food and Restaurants
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Sheesha (7th Floor, Shopper’s Stop, Linking Road, Bandra West; 91-22-6677-0555?) has a warm, intimate ambience, thanks to colored lanterns strung from wooden beams. It also serves what is arguably the best butter naan (45 rupees) in Bandra. The succulent murgh afghani tikka (225 rupees), marinated in yogurt with cilantro, has wonderful smoky undertones.
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India: Food and Restaurants
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For a magical view, check out Koyla (Gulf Hotel, N.A. Azmi Street, 91-22-6636-9999; www.koylaethniccuisine.com) in Colaba. From the Gulf Hotel’s cramped lobby, take the elevator up to an expansive rooftop covered in sand, where tables under white canopies overlook the Taj Palace Hotel and Arabian Sea.
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India: Food and Restaurants
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Sheesha Skylounge (2nd Floor, Laxmi Estate, Off Link Road, Veera Desai Road, Andheri; 91-22-2673-2345) in the northern suburb of Andheri. Sheesha Skylounge has a D.J. every night of the week and serves liquor. But if you’ve come for the food, try the paneer kadai (230 rupees, about $5 at 47 rupees to the dollar), a silky mild cheese served in a gently spiced sauce.
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India: Communication & Transportation
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GSM ( Global System for Mobile Communications) originated in Europe in 1990.The GSM Association is an international organization founded in 1987.
While CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access ) is a proprietary standard designed by Qualcomm Inc in United States and has been the dominant network standard for North America and parts of Asia. It became an international standard in 1995.
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India: Communication & Transportation
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GSM and CDMA are the two kinds of mobile phone services availabe in India. In fact these are the two main competing network technologies deployed by cellular service providers world over.
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India: Communication & Transportation
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Cellular Abroad Rental Service for India
Rent a cell phone for your trip to India and enjoy the convenience and security of a cell phone while avoiding the high cost of roaming with a US number. Cellular Abroad offers cellular phone rentals for India and over 120 other countries.
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India: Communication & Transportation
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Discover how to dial locally within India. If you are dialing a place in India with the same city code as which you are calling, just dial the number. If the number has a different city code, dial "0," plus the city code, plus the phone number. Prepare to call the United States from India. First dial "00" Then dial "1". Follow that by the area code and phone number.
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India: Communication & Transportation
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Call your cell phone provider to make sure that they offer phone coverage in India. Ask to be upgraded to international roaming. Consider renting a cell phone or SIM card to use with your personal cell phone if your cellular company does not offer coverage in India.
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Purchase the correct plug adaptors from an electronics store before you leave home so that you can charge your cell phone while in India. India uses plug types "C" and "D." Use a transformer that can handle 230 volts, which is the voltage used in India, when charging your cell phone. Your cell phone will likely fry if you do not use the correct transformer.
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India: Shopping
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One of the newer chic stores is Bliss (180, Aram Nagar 1, Fisheries University Road, 7 Bungalows, Mumbai; 91-22-2633-2111), a two-level boutique housed in a gated white cottage with blue windows and doors. Fashions by emerging Indian designers dominate the first floor, while the second offers a selection of furniture and home goods.
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India: Food and Restaurants
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Marimba (Dream Square, off Veera Desai Road, Mumbai; 91-22-2673-3333), which occupies a 7,000-square-foot space, features live bands from around the world two nights a week and features D.J.’s the rest of the week. Ubuntu, a fine dining restaurant attached to the lounge, serves a mix of Thai, Indian and South African dishes, like barbecued mutton, chicken peri-peri and spicy green curry.
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India: Food and Restaurants
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Indigo Cafe (Clifton Trishul Co-op Housing Society, Oshiwara Village, off Link Road, Mumbai; 91-22-2633-6262). The cafe has a casual feel and serves good Western comfort food like eggs Benedict and chicken sloppy joes.
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India: People & Places
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Andheri in North Mumbai was best known for being the largest suburb in India’s largest city. But this once-bland area has reinvented itself into a destination neighborhood full of elegant flats, trendy restaurants and bars, top-quality spas and a mix of big name-brand stores and homegrown boutiques.
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India: Business & Economy
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India was the third best performing market in the world in 2009 just behind Russia and Brazil. While the BSE Sensex returned 81%, the Brazilian market gave investors a slightly higher return of 82.7% and the Russian market offered investors a handsome return of 111.6%. The broad market as measured by the movement of BSE Sensex, gained by 81% from December 31,2008 to December 31, 2009.
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India: Travel & Tourism
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The government has decided to issue visas on arrival to citizens from five countries at Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata airports
starting Friday. Those holding passports of Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, Luxembourg and Finland would be eligible to fly in without a visa. The scheme is being introduced as a pilot project for a year.
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India: Travel & Tourism
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Addressing a press conference on the eve of New Year Day, here, Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram, said visa rules have been relaxed for tourists who use India as a base to go to neighbouring countries. “They can avail of three entries within 60 days, if there is sufficient information on the itinerary”.
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India: Travel & Tourism
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Travisa Outsourcing on its website declares, "(it) handles all the India visa requests from inside the United States as a private contractor to the Indian Embassy and Consulates," adding, "Our online application form ensures a streamlined experience with fewer mistakes. In addition, real time passport tracking provides confidence that your passport is handled safely and efficiently.
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India: Travel & Tourism
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According to the guidelines for an Indian visa, both at the sites of the Consulate General in Chicago and the Embassy in Washington, D.C., since 2007, "only one agency namely M/s TRAVISA OUTSOURCING," has been authorized "to collect and deliver visa applications."
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India: Government & Politics
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Rahul Gandhi - son of Rajiv and Sonia Gandhi, grandson of Indira Gandhi and great grandson of Jawarharlal Nehru led the ruling Congress party to a convincing victory in the biggest democratic election in mankind's history (April - May, 2009). 262 seats. Manmohan Singh became the first prime minister since Jawaharlal Nehru in 1962 to be re-elected after completing a full five-year term
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India: Communication & Transportation
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The local equivalent to the “911” emergency line in India is “100.” An additional emergency number, “112,” can be accessed from mobile phones.
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India: Food and Restaurants
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This ode to free love and hippy funk at Mocha Mojo in Bandra celebrates the 1960s and '70s in all their glory, from the pop décor inspired by artists like Keith Haring and Roy Lichtenstein to the lip-shaped love seats and lava lamps.If you're feeling daring, try the 70-percent Amedei Chuao chocolate pudding topped with an 18k gold-coated truffle.
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India: Food and Restaurants
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Mumbai - Zenzi is where graphic designers who don’t cook eat, film producers meet agencies, incoming expats hope to get to know people, young execs dine clients, models mill about. Drinks are not cheap, and neither is the French, Thai, Japanese and Indonesian food. Service can be sometimes slow due to the sheer volume. No one’s complaining because Zenzi delivers on all other counts. #DiningOutInMumbai
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India: Food and Restaurants
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The Tasting Room (Mumbai) is located on the veranda at the upper level of the Good Earth store. Candelabras, silk cushions and fashionable furnishings create the atmosphere of an intimate bistro. The menu is suitably style conscious -- port-poached beets, arugula salad and paprika-dusted grilled chicken among the offerings. The only drawback to The Tasting Room is a wine-only drinks list.
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India: Food and Restaurants
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The Olive Bar & Kitchen in Mumbai takes pride of place next to the Amateur Riders Club inside the Mahalaxmi Race Course. It serves up mostly Mediterranean cuisine and fine wines in a white-washed, rustic space that is divided between an air-conditioned interior and alfresco section (where generous use of citronella counters the scents wafting from nearby stables). Tel: 91 (0) 22 4085 9595
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India: Food and Restaurants
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Trishna (Mumbai) may have a rather unstylish interior and service-without-a-hint-of-a-smile, but that doesn't stop fans of south Indian coastal cuisine from cramming into one small room with the craziest table turnover in town. Address: Sai Baba Marg, Kala Ghoda, Fort, Mumbai, 400023 Tel: 91 (0) 22 2261 4991 / 22 2270 3213
Daily 12-3pm, 6.30pm-12.15am
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India: Food and Restaurants
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Arguably Mumbai's most famous seafood restaurant - Trishna - serves up hyderabadi dal (spicy lentils), prawns koliwada (batter-fried prawns) and pomfret hyderabadi-style (a local fish barbecued with a coating of freshly ground pepper) really fast. The idea is to get in and get out and remember to take your crab bib off before you leave. Tel: 91 (0) 22 2261 4991 / 22 2270 3213
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India: Food and Restaurants
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Situated along the Marine Drive promenade in Mumbai's deep south, the Trident is convenient, comfortable and home to some of the best dining venues in the city, including Frangipani, a coffee shop commonly frequented by locals and guests alike. Nariman Point, Mumbai, 400021
www.tridenthotels.com Tel: 91 (0) 22 6632 4343
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