Tunes by Indian musicians, foot-tapping drumbeats and calming chimes reverberated the air as the imposing Rashtrapati Bhavan lit up at sunset marking the end of the 66th Republic Day celebrations with 'Beating Retreat' ceremony at Vijay Chowk in New Delhi on Thursday.
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Ice cool Novak Djokovic calmed Serbian nerves on Friday to level the Davis Cup final at 1-1 after team mate Janko Tipsarevic was thrashed by France's Gael Monfils in the Belgrade Arena.
Former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor tied the knot on Sunday, with Dubai-based entrepreneur Sunanda Pushkar in a typical Malayali wedding ceremony in his ancestral home at Elavanchery village near Pallakkad, in Kerala.
The ten-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival came to an end on Thursday with devotees participating in the immersion of the idols in Pune. Devotees took out processions amidst beating of drums in the farewell ritual.
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Amid re-emergence of factional trends in Kerala unit of the Congress, a group of party leaders and workers loyal to veteran leader K Karunakaran met at his residence apparently to drum up support for the leader's daughter Padmaja Venugopal as heir apparent.
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On his arrival, Xi will be welcomed by traditional peformances including 'tappu' folk drum art display at the airport by about 500 artistes.
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It was the night of Nimrata Nikki Randhawa Haley as people chanted hysterically 'Haley, Haley' while drums and loud music proclaimed the changing times. South Carolina was thrilled.
The Punjabi Cultural Society of Chicago collaborated with the Chicago Children's Museum to organize 'Passport to the World: India Festival Celebrations' at Navy Pier on May 16.
Flag-waving and rifle shots greeted Afghanistan's Twenty20 tournament victory in Pakistan on Monday. Afghanis danced to their traditional drum beat music to celebrate a famous win in Karachi in their debut at one of the most prestigious events on the T20 night circuit.
Beating the Retreat ceremony, marking the end of Republic Day celebrations, was held in New Delhi on Friday with 35 bands from the three services playing solemn military tunes.
Croatia's euphoric media ran out of superlatives as they hailed the Balkan nation's stunning World Cup win over Argentina which propelled them into the competition's knockout stages for the first time since the 1998 tournament when they finished third.
Marking the culmination of the four-day-long Republic Day celebrations, the beating the retreat ceremony will be held on Friday evening at the Vijay Chowk in New Delhi.
Army Chief Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag on Wednesday visited the Nagrota-based 16 Corps headquarters and was briefed about Tuesday's terror attack in which seven officers and jawans were killed, even as combing operation to flush out any remaining militant continued.
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As the electronic ticker that updates the Bharatiya Janata Party's ascendancy in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar keeps ticking up the celebrations by party workers are getting wilder and wilder.
Here's a recap of events that occurred in India in the past 24 hours.
Blue Frog and NGO Acorn (India) have teamed up for a six-event Dharavi Rocks live music festival. The first act performed on April 29 in Dharavi.
Braving scorching heat, thousands of festival buffs gathered around the sprawling Pooram grounds before the famed Vadukkumnathan temple in Thrissur on Sunday to immerse themselves in the pomp and glory of famous Thrissur Pooram, showcasing the best of Kerala's traditional art and culture for hours on end since day-break.
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'What happens at a time like this is that you always look up to someone for inspiration and strength.'
The villagers adorned the boy with flowers, applied vermillion on his forehead, made him carry an idol of Lord Ganesha and also made him walk naked through the streets of the village.
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The centre will have a computer room with 20 PCs with Internet capability, a music room comprising instruments like drums, tabla, guitar, sitar, harmonium and synthesiser, and a library room with books and CDs ranging from academic, entertainment and general knowledge.
The company said despite the recession in global markets, it has invested over Euro 3 billion (Rs 20,000 crore) in 2009 particularly in developing technologies for the low- priced vehicles to improve fuel efficiency.
The South-East Asian country is a growing market for sponsors such as brewer Heineken and will give the region four races on the calendar again after the departure of Malaysia last year.
'Where does the energy and the compulsive gaiety come from, I begin to wonder despite the mind numbing sounds.'
A Navy band practices robustly for the Beating of the Retreat ceremony, which will be held on Thursday and Friday at the Gateway of India, Mumbai, as part of the city's Navy Week celebrations.Last year, Navy Week celebrations were cancelled in the wake of the 26/11 terror attack on Mumbai, and the Gateway of India was cordoned off. A week after the anniversary of the 26/11 carnage, the Gateway and the Taj Mahal hotel today form the gracious backdrop to the celebrations.
Khan in his maiden speech at the 74th UNGA session suggested that nuclear-armed Pakistan may not have much of a choice if a conventional war were to break out between Pakistan and India which he described as a country seven-times its size.
To showcase India's military might, one mounted cavalry and seven mechanised columns, eight marching contingents, Advanced Light Helicopters along with 10 military bands and 13 pipes and drums of the army will participate at the Republic Day parade this year.
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