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Istanbul kicks off major cultural festival, eyes boost to tourism
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Istanbul kicks off major cultural festival, eyes boost to tourism

Istanbul, Sep 28: Istanbul's Culture Route Festival opened, offering more than 500 events across the city over nine days. Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy launched the festival at the Ataturk Cultural Center in Beyoglu district with a "Carmina Burana" performance by the Istanbul State...
Amid Tirupati row, Raj govt to run special campaign for prasad quality check
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Amid Tirupati row, Raj govt to run special campaign for prasad quality check

Jaipur, Sep 21: Amid the ongoing controversy over animal fat and fish oil found in Tirupati temple laddus, a special campaign will be launched by Rajasthan's Food Safety Department from September 23 to 26 to check the quality of bhog and prasad in temples. Samples of Savamani and the prasad given...
Book Review: Decadent Despots or Barriers to British Hegemony? Re-examining Awadh
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Book Review: Decadent Despots or Barriers to British Hegemony? Re-examining...

New Delhi, Sep 20: Leave alone the dynasty, their title has become a byword for luxurious indulgence, cultural refinement, genteel fastidiousness the famed 'nafasat' and 'nazakat', and political passivity, but do the Nawabs of Awadh deserve their posthumous largely ignoble reputation?Or is it a...
Animal fat in Tirupati laddu: Pawan Kalyan assures stringent action
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Animal fat in Tirupati laddu: Pawan Kalyan assures stringent action

Amaravati, Sep 20: Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan said on Friday that the state government is committed to taking stringent action against those involved in the use of ghee mixed with animal fat in Tirupathi laddu. Amid the ongoing row over the adulteration of ghee used for making...
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K'taka celebrates Ganesh festival with fervour; Hubballi procession begins at...

Bengaluru, Sep 7: People across Karnataka, cutting across religious lines, are celebrating the Ganesh festival with fervour, including in the capital city, Bengaluru. The inaugural Ganapathi procession that began at Idgah Maidan in Hubballi city on Saturday will pass through the main streets of the...
Foundation laid for Telangana Talli statue in Secretariat by CM Reddy
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Foundation laid for Telangana Talli statue in Secretariat by CM Reddy

Hyderabad, Aug 28: Days after a row over former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s statue, Telangana Chief Minister, A Revanth Reddy laid the foundation stone for Telangana Talli’s (mother Telangana) statue in the state Secretariat on Wednesday. Amid the chanting of Vedic hymns by priests, CM Reddy...
‘Village Rockstars 2’ by Rima Das only Indian feature in Jiseok Competition at 29th Busan International Film Festival
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‘Village Rockstars 2’ by Rima Das only Indian feature in Jiseok Competition at...

GUWAHATI, Aug 27: ‘Village Rockstars 2’, the sequel to the award-winning feature written and directed by national filmmaker Rima Das is set for a World Premiere at the 29th Busan International Film Festival. It is the only Indian feature selected among eight films in the Jiseok Competition...
Chhatrapati’s statue crash: Royal kin red-flagged; PWD warning to Navy ignored
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Chhatrapati’s statue crash: Royal kin red-flagged; PWD warning to Navy ignored

Sindhudurg (Maharashtra), Aug 27: The Public Works Department (PWD) Assistant Engineer Malvan Division had shot off a warning letter to the Indian Navy’s Area Coastal Security Officer Commander Abhishek Karbhari on the precarious condition of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue which crashed on...
Ram Mandir float joins diaspora celebration of nation’s diversity at New York India Day Parade
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Ram Mandir float joins diaspora celebration of nation’s diversity at New York...

New York, Aug 19: The Indian diaspora joyously celebrated their homeland’s cultural richness and religious diversity at the 42nd India Day Parade honouring the nation’s Independence. A float depicting the Ayodhya Ram Mandir was featured in the parade on Sunday, along with tableaus of Muslims,...
3 films, 1 documentary from NE to shine at Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2024
North East

3 films, 1 documentary from NE to shine at Indian Film Festival of Melbourne...

Guwahati, August 13: In a celebration of Northeast’s unique stories, three films and one documentary from the region are set to be showcased at the 15th edition of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2024, beginning August 15.The selected works include Rimdogittanga (Rapture) in Garo, Gorai...
Assam announces Rs 56-Cr handloom centre in Bokakhat on National Handloom Day
Assam

Assam announces Rs 56-Cr handloom centre in Bokakhat on National Handloom Day

Guwahati, August 7: Commemorating National Handloom Day, Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma announced a state-of-the-art handloom centre to be built in Bokakhat, on Wednesday.The project, estimated to cost Rs 56 crores, is expected to be a hub for all handloom-related activities, ranging from...
Motorcycle diaries
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Motorcycle diaries

Guwahati, August 7: In the summer of 2024, a group of spirited individuals from Assam, along with a few members of the Assamese diaspora, embarked on a journey that would etch itself into the annals of their lives. They were not just travellers-they were the daredevils on Harley-Davidsons, carving...
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