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Thirsty India leopard gets head stuck in pot
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#Wildlife #Rajasthan A male leopard spent five hours with its head stuck in a metal pot. Local people told reporters that the animal appeared to have been foraging for water, and then got its head stuck inside the vessel. The confused and frightened animal wandered around the village as residents took pictures and videos. Wildlife officials eventually tranquilised the leopard and used a saw to remove the pot from its head. Read more...
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Meet India's home-grown IKEA
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#Ikea Customers can choose from hundreds of design ideas on Livspace, based on color preferences, style, and the price range. They can purchase the relevant furniture and accessories directly from the company and have someone from Livspace come in to finish the installation. Livspace operates in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore. Read more...
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First time an Indian vehicle has been used to place US satellites in orbit
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#Astronomy #Telescopes India has launched its first dedicated space laboratory Astrosat from the southern state of Andhra Pradesh. The multi-wavelength observatory has a five-year lifespan and will "study celestial objects" 650km (404 miles) above earth. The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) said Astrosat was carrying four X-ray payloads, a UV telescope and charge particle monitor.
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Air India to have nonstop Delhi-San Francisco flight from December 2
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#FlightsToIndia An AI statement said: "San Francisco will become Air India's fourth destination in the United States. Air India operates daily non-stop flights to New York (JFK), Newark (EWR) and Chicago (ORD)." The new flight will make travel seamless for the large Indian community in the valley. Read more...
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Amazing Lamb Biryani Recipe - Make at home. 1 hour.
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#Biryani Made @ home. 1 hour. 1KG fresh lamb. Marinate in garlic & ginger. Brown in 2 tbl spoon oil. Add 1 packet National Biryani Mix. Add 1.5 cups of Basmati rice. Add 3 cups water. Stir for 2 mins. Transfer to oven dish. Cover and put in oven at 400F for 35 mins. Take out and serve.
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Japan tourist at Taj Mahal 'dies after fall'
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A Japanese tourist has died after allegedly slipping down the stairs at India's #TajMahal monument.
Eyewitness Sagar Singh told BBC Hindi that the tourist fell while taking a selfie at the Taj Mahal's Royal Gate.
Police said he lost consciousness immediately after the fall and succumbed to head injuries in hospital.
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Air India to ground 'fat' cabin crew
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#FlightsToIndia India's national carrier Air India is set to ground 125 "overweight" cabin crew members.
An Air India official told the BBC that the order had been made on the basis of a document issued by the civil aviation authority last year.
The airline had warned 600 of its crew to "shape up" last year, but 125 had not managed to maintain the required weight, the official said. Read more...
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The U.S. owned a lavish seaside palace in India that it’s now selling for $113 million
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An Indian pharmaceutical magnate has plunked down $113 million to buy a stately mansion in Mumbai that was once owned by a maharaja, one of the most expensive home sales ever in India’s glittering commercial capital.
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Step Into the Enchanting World of India?s Step-Wells
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Deep below ground, India hides some of its most stunning architectural masterpieces: step-wells.
Victoria Lautman first encountered these ancient water stores three decades ago and in recent years has visited and documented more than 100, each unique in design and engineering. Read more...
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Putting Human Faces on India’s Mega Problems
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#BooksAboutIndia Meera Subramanian, author of A River Runs Again: India’s Natural World Crisis, From The Barren Cliffs of Rajasthan to the Farmlands of Karnataka, puts a human face on seemingly insurmountable challenges. Read more...
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India’s Massive Kumbh Mela Festival Bans Selfies to Keep People Moving
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#KumbhMela Potentially dangerous bottlenecks form behind pilgrims stopping to take pictures of themselves. One of India’s largest Hindu festivals has set up “no-selfie zones,” in an effort to manage the immense crowds that are expected to attend over the course of this month. Read more...
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Hyderabad, India: on the trail of the White Mughals
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Hyderabad in southern India is home to resorted monuments and palace hotels. Ahead of his new BBC documentary, William Dalrymple tells of his love affair with the city Read more...
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Immigration Shift Shows India, China Outpacing Mexico
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#H1B His path is an increasingly common one: Immigrants from China and India, many with student or work visas, have overtaken Mexicans as the largest groups coming into the U.S., according to U.S. Census Bureau research released in May Read more...
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India’s women-only building sites
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While domestic work in India is overwhelmingly done by women, construction is predominantly a male-dominated trade. You do find women on building sites but they are usually restricted to menial tasks and rarely get to upgrade their skills. Read more...
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India is now home to the world?s first airport that runs entirely on solar power
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Cochin International Airport in Kerala is now officially the world?s first airport thats runs exclusively on solar power. The facility is now reportedly absolutely power neutral meaning it creates just as much energy as it consumes. That?s a pretty impressive feat when you consider that Cochin International is one of the biggest airports in India, with over 1,500,000 square feet of terminal space alone. Read more...
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Taj Mahal chandelier crash investigation ordered
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The Indian authorities have ordered an inquiry into why a chandelier hanging at the entrance of the country's most famous monument, the #TajMahal, crashed to the ground earlier this week.
Eye-witnesses say an employee was cleaning the two-metre high chandelier when it came down on Wednesday.
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India reveals world’s first 100 percent solar-powered airport
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Cochin, a city in the South Indian state of Kerala announced that its international airport will now run completely on solar power from 46,150 panels laid across 45 acres.
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China's Premier Tech Manufacturer Going To India
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#BuyAMobilePhone India has every incentive to make the world?s largest contract manufacturer of electronics successful. ?This is not just a flagship investment but an anchor investment, which could help a full electronic system design and manufacturing value chain to come up in India,? says Rajat Dhawan of McKinsey.
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Parrot 'arrested for swearing at 85-year-old woman' in India
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#Wildlife A parrot has been detained by police in India after an elderly woman filed a complaint against it for making abusive comments. The parrot, named as Hariyal, was reportedly trained for two years by its owner, Suresh Sakharkar, to abuse his stepmother, Janabai. Read more...
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University of Tubingen in Germany will be setting up a chair dedicated to the teaching of Malayalam
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#BooksAboutIndia University of Tubingen in Germany will be setting up a chair dedicated to the teaching of and research in Malayalam. It is being named after Hermann Gundert, a missionary scholar who lived and worked in Tellichery in the 19th century and did trailblazing work in codifying Malayalam grammar and writing its first dictionary. His grandson was Nobel laureat Hermann Hesse, whose book Siddhartha, first published in the US in 1951.
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Rasa Shiraz won a wine award in 2010 and is produced by Sula Vineyards, India
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#WinesOfIndia Its aroma is fruity and lively. It is also thought to be one of the best brands of Indian red wines when it comes to export. Normally, Sula produces only 1,700 cases of this wine, which makes it a collector’s item. Its taste is complex and goes well with experimental food and barbecues. MSRP Rs. 1290
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India's Mars Orbiter Captures Striking View of Red Planet's Canyons
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India's Mars Orbiter, which arrived at the Red Planet late last year, has just sent back a beautiful shot of the Ophir Chasma, a system of deep valleys and scalloped terrain in the Valles Marineris region. Areas with major geological features like this tend to show off the various layers of materials making up the surface. Read more...
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Here’s what India’s biggest cities looked like centuries ago
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Courtesy of New Delhi’s National Museum newly opened “Cosmology to Cartography” exhibition, here are some early maps of India’s biggest cities, accompanied by short excerpts from the exhibit’s catalogue.
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India arrests over bid to sell 410-year-old Koran
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The 604-page Koran is written in black italics on golden paper and has gems embedded on the cover.
Experts estimate it to be around 410 years old, written soon after the death of Mughal emperor Akbar who ruled from 1556 to 1605. Read more...
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Indian tourist visas: e-visa scheme extended to British travellers
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#GetIndianVisa From August 15, Britons will be one of 113 nationalities who will be able to apply for India's “e-Tourist visa”, making the process of obtaining correct entry documents cheaper and quicker.
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Mysore tops 10 cleanest cities in India list, Delhi fares poorly at 398
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New Delhi: Mysore has topped the Swachh Bharat rankings among 476 cities in the country with three more places from Karnataka figuring in the top 10. Read more...
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The Raj at War: A People’s History of India’s Second World War review – how the conflict brought an end to British rule
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#BooksAboutIndia A vast force was assembled and sent west into Africa and the Middle East to fight Germans, Italians and their allies, and then to the far east, to combat the Japanese, who dismembered the British empire there in a matter of months in early 1942. Read more...
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Holy cow! India is the world's largest beef exporter
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A country where cows are sacred is exporting a record amount of red meat.
India was the world's top beef exporter last year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, widening its lead over other more established suppliers such as Brazil and Australia.
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Looking for a grocery store or Indian restaurant in the Buffalo, NY area?
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#IndianCuisineUSA Looking for a grocery store or Indian restaurant in the Buffalo, NY area? Come to Spices of India for all your Indian food needs today! Phone #: (716) 633-4800 Fax #: (716) 633-0808 Address: 438 Evans St. | Williamsville, NY 14221 Read more...
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Indian grocery store opens in Folsom, California.
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#IndianGroceryUSA Spice World, opened this month at 24988 Blue Ravine Road in Folsom, California. The locally owned store specializes in Indian groceries and sells items such as spices, tea, incense, basmati rice and fresh produce. It's owned by Farhat Osman and covers about 1,250 square feet.
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India: Travel & Tourism
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#FlightsToIndia NEW DELHI: Passengers on international flights from and to India will soon be able to pay for merchandise or refreshments on board in rupees, as the government is considering a proposal to allow carriers flying into the country to bring in the local currency.
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Internships in India for College & University students.
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Read more... The students finding India's internships online In the past few years many online businesses have been set up in India to connect college and university students with companies offering internships - short spells working for a firm that might help them stand out from their peers.
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