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ASI discovers secret cellar in Chennai fort

A cellar believed to have been used by the Madras Bank, established by the British for storing cash and gold, has been unearthed by the Archeological Survey of India at the famous Fort St.George in......

Cauvery dispute: 'Moral and legal victory for Tamil Nadu'

The bitterest water dispute in independent India is not about sharing of surplus water but about re-sharing of utilised water and that is why the issue has dragged on for so long, says Professor S......

Royal palace to Ratnagiri, a story of lost glory and exile

King Thibaw, who was crowned in 1878, ruled Burma (now Myanmar) for seven years with his Queen Supayalat. It was a time when the royal family was treated like demi-gods; they livedopulently in the......

Capt Lakshmi Sehgal met patients till the end

A frail Capt Lakshmi Sehgal, who had led the women's wing of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's Indian National Army, met patients at her Kanpur clinic a day before she suffered a heart attack......

Britain's Prince Andrew to arrive in Delhi on Monday

Britain's Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, will arrive here tomorrow on a week-long visit to further enhance ties with India in diverse areas including defence and trade. The Prince, who will be in......

How realtors have profited from rising India, China

In the days of the Raj, the British and the maharajas used to retreat from the hot and humid capitals of Calcutta, Delhi, Bombay, Bangalore, and Madras and head for the hills. They created a......

30 STUNNING heritage trains of the world

A heritage railway tells a lot about a particular nation and its history. It adds to a country's glamour quotient and draws tourists from across the world. Such a rail is, at times, run by......

Tata clarifies comments on Ambani's billion-dollar home

A probable war of words between India's two most famous corporate honchos -- Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata and Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani -- might just be on the horizon. Even......

The stunning NEW Hyundai Verna

Hyundai Motor India Ltd, which launched the luxury mid-size Fluidic Verna sedan recently said the company had received 5,000 bookings for the car within five days of launch. H W Park,......

Vodafone wants full control at low value: Essar

Ruias-led Essar Group on Friday launched a scathing attack on Vodafone saying that the British company is trying to gain 100 per cent control of the telecom JV Vodafone-Essar at an "artificially......

Did you know these international stars were born in India?

It has been announced that Engelbert Humperdinck, at the ripe old age of 76, will be the oldest singer to perform at the Eurovision Song Contest when he represents the UK this time. Not many know......

A R Rahman loses out on Golden Globe

Oscar winning musician A R Rahman lost out the Golden Globe in the Original Score category to Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, who won for their music in The Social Network.The 45-year-old musician......

Rahman wins Golden Globe nomination for 127 Hours

Oscar winning Indian musician AR Rahman is in the race to win his second Golden Globe after being nominated in the Best Original Score category for his music in the Danny Boyle directed film 127......

Madharasapattinam is worth a watch

The first thing that strikes you as you watch the first images of AGS Entertainment's Madharasapattinam unfold is that it is a beautiful concept, and one that has been brought to life almost......

Arya on his big release

Arya is one young actor who dares to experiment. Unlike his contempories, he refuses confine himself to romantic or masala films. So far, his most laudable experiment was Bala's Naan Kadavul.......

V Anand: From chess prodigy to World Champ

After playing exhaustive chess for over three decades, Viswanathan Anand has assured himself a place in the league of all time greats as he retained the World Championship crown with consummate......

Karthikeyan fined after quick getaway

After waiting years to get a start in Formula One, it was no surprise that India's rookie driver Narain Karthikeyan was in a hurry to get on the track for practice at the Australian Grand Prix on......

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Q. name the british official who was associated with the Ryotwari settlement in Madras ?
Stalin: A. more

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Q. Identify the person M K Thiagaraja Bhagavadher
Sigma: A. thomas Munro ? more

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Q. If we can change names of Bombay to Mumbai, Madras to Chennai, Banglore to Bengaluru to remove British colonial references why not change the name of Alahabad, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Ghaziabad etc., and change them back to their original Indian cultural names?
SREENIVAS: A. Mayavaram Krishnamurthy Thyagaraja Bhagavathar (Tamil: ) (1 March 1901 1 November 1959), also called M.K.T., was a Tamil film actor, producer...... more

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Q. Teacher: Santa- Where you have born !!Santa: Mam-Thiruvan----------puram -KeralTeacher-Ok spell itSanta-Sorry mam- I was born in Goa !!So is it Trivandrum or Thiruvananthapuram-How it helps aam aadmi ??
Shantha: A. I do n't see any need to change the names of the place. Those names are footsteps of history and we should be retained to keep remembering the facts. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/teacher-santa--where-you-have-born-santa-mam-thiruvan-------/24301349/answers/24612066

Q. the battle of plassey was faught in
Sumedh Puradbhat: A. it is trivandrum as per british. but how madras , bangalore , bombay , calcutta got rechristened , so is trivandram and cochin as well more

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Kosha Mangsho here as tasty as Chicken Chettinad

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(Re)covering lessons in innovation from history

Not many people know Kusum Nair today. The simple description of agricultural economist who wrote from a cultural perspective perhaps describes her... ...

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Paramount Airways yet to take off

A Rs 550 crore debt to a clutch of banks has come in the way of grounded Chennai-based airlines Paramount Airways from taking to the skies.... ...

http://newindianexpress.com/business/news/Paramount-Airways-yet-to-take-off/2013/05/23/article1601715.ece

Plea to cut vacation posted post-recess

Hearing on the PIL petition seeking to abandon grant of summer vacation to the Madras High Court and its Bench in Madurai has been posted after... ...

http://newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Plea-to-cut-vacation-posted-post-recess/2013/05/23/article1601755.ece

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