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- Zed asks people of India to shun excessive consumerism
Nevada (US), July 30: Hindu statesman Rajan Zed has urged Indians not to blatantly copy west and avoid excessive consumerism in the name of modernity.
Consumerism had almost acquired ....
- At the slanderer's tomb, keep the footwear handy
Datvali (Uttar Pradesh), July 30: Shoes and 'chappals' in hand, people stand barefoot in a queue waiting for hours for their turn to hit a 500-year-old tomb here. Believers say it wards....
- Mohd Rafi's son to launch music academy in father's honour
Mumbai, July 29: Legendary singer Mohammed Rafi's son Shahid Rafi will on Saturday launch a music academy in his father's name as a tribute on his 30th death anniversary.
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- Thailand may quit UN body over temple issue
Bangkok, July 29: Thailand has threatened to withdraw from the UN's World Heritage Committee if it approves a Cambodian management plan for an 11th-century Hindu temple straddling the two c....
- 'Before Memory Fades' is hot seller
New Delhi, July 29: Fali S. Nariman's "Before Memory Fades" has bounced back to the number one spot among non-fiction books this week while "The Immortals of Meluha" by Amis....
- English Premier League grants Rs.4.3 cr for Indian slum kids
New Delhi, July 29: The English Premier League will invest Rs.4.3 crore in the next three years for the overall development of 80,000 slum children in India, said British Sports Minister Jeremy....
- Activist criticises politicians for supporting khaps
New Delhi, July 28: A woman activist today criticised politicians who directly or indirectly support the diktats of khap panchayats against same gotra marriages.
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- Need to control Hindu terror groups: Yechury
New Delhi, July 28: Warning against the growing network of Hindutva terror groups, Communist party of India-Marxist leader Sitaram Yechury today said the government and security agencies must t....
- Goa exhibition withdrawn due to controversial paintings
Panaji, July 27: A Christian research institute was forced to withdraw a painting exhibition on Tuesday after protests from Hindu right wing group activists against three paintings which showed....
- Nagpur singer stakes claim to new world record for solo singing
Nagpur, July 27: A professional singer from Nagpur has staked claim to a new world record in solo singing - for 80 hours and 4 minutes - with the Guinness World Records, an official said today.....
- Ace wrestler Maruti Mane passes away
Mumbai, July 27: Ace wrestler, Asian Games gold medallist and former Rajya Sabha member Maruti Mane died today in a hospital in Sangli district following prolonged illness, hospital officials s....
- Food grains rot in FCI godowns across India
New Delhi, July 27: Heaps of food grains are rotting in Food Corporation of India (FCI) godowns across the country due to apathetic attitude of the authorities concerned, reveals a right to inf....
- Centre's reply sought on abolishing poverty line
New Delhi, July 27: The Supreme Court today sought the central government's response to its suggestion to abolish the above poverty line segment and expand the ambit of the below poverty li....
- Shillong ensemble wins three golds at choir Olympics
Shillong, July 27: A Shillong ensemble has won what are perhaps India's first golds at a choir Olympics, claiming three of the medals at the sixth edition of the event at Shaoxing in China.....
- Debate over whether Goa church should be brought under RTI
Panaji, July 27: Should the church in Goa be brought under the purview of the Right to Information Act? At present, the government says the decision is beyond its authority as the Vatican is a ....
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