The Alams saw the magical spot while on a drive to the hills. A few years later they set up home and a small hand woven shawl business, hiring local weavers, using local wool and natural colours made of root, stem and flower.
These companies had an accumulated loss of Rs 55,656 crore (Rs 556.56 billion) in 2012-13.
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The airline re-built the flight schedule and refunded passengers.
The city is becoming more democratic as the past embraces the future says Rahul Jacob.
At least 13 attempts were made earlier at modernising.
If the economy gains momentum, that is a big positive for markets, given the strong macro of low inflation, falling rates, and a stable rupee, says Akash Prakash.
Tubes gone, Irom Sharmila the brand is dead. As long as she was trying to kill herself, she had value to the cynics trying to build their careers over her fast, says Shekhar Gupta.
'With enjoyable physical activity, stress release quality sleep and the right diet, we can reverse the metabolic damage which is wreaking havoc in the world and especially in India.'
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Union Budget.
'I still fight with my sister.' 'I still get scolded by my mom.' 'I still travel by autos sometimes.'
'I want my fans to remember me as the Sadhana of Love In Simla, Mere Mehboob, Woh Kaun Thi and Arzoo,' the Bollywood legend, who passed into the ages on Christmas Day, told Dinesh Raheja.
'The crisis-hit brand needs to react, and react without sounding outraged or angry. '
Mihir S Sharma on the false opposition being created between 'governance' and 'vote bank politics'.
Mini Ribeiro tells you how to make the most of winter spices.
'This country has become cynical, the country has lost hope. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is getting back hope in this country.' 'We are deconstructing the past which had corruption, inefficiency, policy paralysis, a tottering economy where investors had lost confidence, and people had become cynical. We are changing that, we are bringing confidence back to the people of India.'
Saurabh Shukla, Piyush Mishra and Sanjay Mishra are not likely to be in the limelight when a film releases, but they are the ones who eventually light up the movie.
Priya Kumar's latest book 'I Will Go With You' takes you on an unexpected journey full of surprises and life lessons.
Indian economy about to take-off
The December elections in Delhi will be the first real test for the Aam Aadmi Party. Manavi Kapur spends a day shadowing its leader on his campaign
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