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Amitabh Bachchan was preparing to pack up his bags and return to Allahabad if Zanjeer failed.
A poet, a novelist, a columnist and writer of short stories and travelogues, Dev Sen was also known for her research on the Ramayana.
The court asked the UP govt to get examined the disputed premises by a five-member team of the ASI at its expense.
When it comes wildlife, stock market investors can immediately identify with bulls and bears. But there are other animals in the stock market jungle too.
The BBC on Thursday issued an apology as an inquiry concluded that the media corporation had covered up the tactics used by journalist Martin Bashir to secure his famous 1995 interview scoop with Princess Diana, in which the late Princess of Wales opened up about her troubled marriage to Prince Charles.
Delhi's Connaught Place is the 6th most expensive location in the world.
Kolkata excels in business performance with employee headcount and number of engineering students doubling in the last five years.
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Maharashtra has a rich wealth of forts, more than any other state in the country. 'If nothing is done, some of the small forts may simply disappear in the next 50 years.'
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'Prime Minister Modi is from Gujarat and so does not understand the importance of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre to Punjabis,' says the British MP fighting for an apology for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
'Absolute non-violence is not only sinful, but immoral.' 'This doctrine of non-violence benumbed the revolutionary fervor, softened the limbs and hearts of the Hindus, and stiffened the bones of enemies.' A revealing excerpt from Vikram Sampath's Savarkar (Part 2): A Contested Legacy, 1924-1966.
Justice Padia stayed the Varanasi civil court order, ruling that the subordinate court passed its order ignoring the fact that the high court had reserved its verdict on the plea challenging the maintainability of the suit which had been filed earlier in the lower court for the survey.
A consortium of three US-based firms - AECOM, KPMG and IBM - was given the task of developing the master plan.
Entirely new businesses have been built using data to disrupt traditional companies.
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Key to China's decision regarding Taiwan will be its leadership's assessment whether the US will come to Taiwan's defence, explains Jayadeva Ranade, the former senior RA&W officer and China expert.
A recommendation had been made for the appointment of a total of 62 priests, including 26 from forward caste, it said
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Section 498-A of the IPC deals with the offence of subjecting a woman to cruelty by the husband or his relatives.
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The secret to a good homemade idli is all about getting the basics right.
Smaller cities like Pune and Noida score better than 'Vibrant' Gujarat's Ahmedabad.
IIT Roorkee has so far seen the highest domestic salary rise Rs 80 lakh, up by a third from Rs 60 lakh last year.
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The proposal is divided into multiple phases and for the first phase the Union Ministry of Tourism sanctioned Rs 5 cr.
Pune, the city that made it to second spot in the Smart City Challenge competition earlier this year, is not new to the concept.
Mizoram accused Assam of human rights violations, a charge denied by Guwahati which said on Monday that encroachment of its land was the crux of the border dispute between the two Northeastern states.
Mumbai's CST, Halebidu and Amruthapura. Sudha Murty lists her selection of India's beautiful monuments.
The QS World Rankings lists the best educational institutes in the world.
Of the thousands of railway bridges in India, 36,470 are more than 100 years old, and 6,680 are more than 140 years old! But of these, only 21 rank on the Heritage Directorate of the Indian Railways because for them heritage isn't necessarily a function of age, says Bibek Debroy.
Shivaji made sure that his soldiers respected the sanctity of mosques and the Quran Sharif to ensure that his fight against the Mughals did not become fight against Islam, explains Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
Who would want to study in a classroom when you have such a gorgeous campus around you?
Winged guests have started arriving at the Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha.
Arundhuti Dasgupta maps a trail from the southernmost tip to its suburbs.
The Millau Viaduct is a cable-stayed road-bridge that spans the valley of the river Tarn near Millau in southern France.
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