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Why 27,000 Litres Of Ganga Jal Was Carried to London

When Jaipur's Maharaja Madho Singh was invited to attend King Edward VII's coronation in 1902, he chartered a ship for Rs 15 lakh for the journey.He also carried 27,000 litres of Ganga jal on......

Calcutta HC gives conditional nod to hold Gangasagar Mela

Calcutta High Court on Friday allowed holding of the Gangasagar Mela, which begins on January 8, strictly following the COVID-19 restrictions and ordered setting up of a committee which may......

UP, Uttarakhand settle assets, liabilities 21 years after division

With the Bharatiya Janata Party governments in both states, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh on Thursday reached an agreement on the division of their assets and liabilities, pending since their......

How Many Children do BJP MLAs in UP have?

Given the controversy over the Uttar Pradesh government's population control policy, Hemant Shivsaran/Rediff.com digs deep to find out how many children BJP legislators in UP have. IMAGE: Uttar......

Cyclone Yaas likely to make landfall near Balasore on Wednesday

Cyclonic storm Yaas is very likely to make landfall near Balasore in north Odisha with a speed of 155 kmph to 165 kmph, gusting to 185 kmph, around noon on May 26, the Met department said on......

Welcome to India's biggest junkyard mela

Images from the Bhanga Mela, India's only e-waste market.Text and photographs: Abhiroop Dey Sarkar For centuries Mandir bazaar, a nondescript locality about 80 kilometres south of Kolkata, has been......

Bengal gets Rs 400 crore to develop Sundarbans tourism

Bengal's tourism department officials said the eco-tourism hub would have five star resorts, budget hotels, cottages, swimming pool, lake, club house, among others. The West Bengal government is......

Entire text of finance minister's Budget Speech

Budget 2010-11 provided considerable relief to income tax payers by raising the slabs at two levels but hiked the central excise duty on non-petroleum products across the board from 8 to 10 per......

50 stations to get world class facilities

Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee presented the Railway Budget on Friday. In her third Railway Budget speech, Banerjee said 50 stations will be turned into world-class stations with international......

Ganga Dham: The world's first spiritual theme park

The tree-lined streets of Bombay suburb Juhu is Bollywood country, home to many of India's cultural glitterati. Big homes are the norm. Shiv Sagar, the grandson of a fabled Indian film producer and......

'In Sagar Sarhadi's death, we lost a powerful voice'

'I'm very proud of having worked with one of the finest minds of India and Indian cinema.' IMAGE: Sagar Sarhadi, who passed into the ages on Sunday, March 21. Photograph: Kind courtesy Jackie......

'I was really fond of Kumkum'

Veteran actor Kumkum, who featured in such Hindi movies like CID, Mr X in Bombay and Mother India, passed away on Tuesday, July 28. She was 86. Her sister-in-law Shenaz told PTI that the actress,......

Tere Sur Aur Mere Geet: When Music was King

Film music flourished in the 1970s. Some old masters did some great work, but it was also the decade of new composers.A fascinating excerpt from Amit Khanna's Words. Sounds. Images: A History Of......

Remembering the incredible Tom Alter!

Saluting Tom Alter, who passed into the ages on September 29. Romance icon Rajesh Khanna’s remarkable charisma in Aradhana sparked the acting bug in many. Somewhere in the small town of......

Tom Alter passes away

'So much goodness. Warmth. Friendly. Attracts and exudes positivity and peace. A distinct voice.' Bollywood salutes the veteran actor. Veteran film, television and theatre actor, director and......

Ranji Trophy round-up: Upadhyay wrecks Karnataka top-order

Robin Uthappa in action. Photograph: PTI Medium pacer Krishnakant Upadhyay's inspiring spell on a greenish pitch helped Railways restrict defending champions Karnataka to 207 for seven on day one......

Readers wishes for John Wright

Name:jagdish shah Message:Hi John Many many happy returns of the day Thanks for working indian cricket team Jagdish Name:Hitendra Message:Wish you a very happy birthday. I hope that you will guide......

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Why 27,000 Litres Of Ganga Jal Was Carried to London

Calcutta HC gives conditional nod to hold Gangasagar Mela

UP, Uttarakhand settle assets, liabilities 21 years after division

How Many Children do BJP MLAs in UP have?

Cyclone Yaas likely to make landfall near Balasore on Wednesday

Welcome to India's biggest junkyard mela

Bengal gets Rs 400 crore to develop Sundarbans tourism

Entire text of finance minister's Budget Speech

50 stations to get world class facilities

Ganga Dham: The world's first spiritual theme park

'In Sagar Sarhadi's death, we lost a powerful voice'

'I was really fond of Kumkum'

Tere Sur Aur Mere Geet: When Music was King

Remembering the incredible Tom Alter!

Tom Alter passes away

Ranji Trophy round-up: Upadhyay wrecks Karnataka top-order

Readers wishes for John Wright

Readers wishes for John Wright

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