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Kite lovers turn Ahmedabad sky into a colourful riot

Kite fliers from 45 different countries are painting the skies of Gujarat in vibrant colours with their high-flying kites. The 30th annual International kite festival, which kicked off on January......

NGT imposes nationwide ban on manja for flying kites

The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday imposed an interim nationwide ban on use of glass-coated manja for flying kites as the sharp string poses a danger to humans, animals and birds. A bench......

Holi hai! Modi and Kejriwal sprinklers sell like hot cakes

The Modi sprinklers are very popular amongst the masses, says shopkeepers. First came the Modi, Kejriwal kites, then came the Modi, Kejriwal bombs and now the pichkaris. With Holi around the......

'Modi-Obama' kites a rage in Gujarat this Makar Sankranti

With the country all set to welcome United States President Barack Obama for the Republic Day in New Delhi, the 'Modi-Obama' kites are the flavour this season in Gujarat for the upcoming Makar......

Bush effect: A ban on kites, balloons

The Hyderabad and Cyberabad police have instructed people not to fly balloons or kites during United States President George W Bush's visit to the city on Friday. The official reason: Kites and......

Do you know what impact investing is?

'India is the largest stomping ground in the world for impact investing as we have an extraordinary combination of entrepreneurial drive with huge, absolute demand for all kinds of social......

BEL, Anna Varsity build Patang, a drone with 2-km zoom range

The unmanned aerial vehicle has been developed for surveillance and broadcasting and is ready for commercialisation. In an example of successful industry-academia partnership, public-sector......

Forget China, let us be Indonesia instead

'While we may aspire to be a democratic if smaller version of China, we may only manage to become a larger, more accomplished Indonesia,' says T N Ninan. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi and......

To race ahead, Tata Motors bets on new launches

'We want to be number three by 2018 and every month we are moving closer to that ambition.' With a series of new launches and aggressive marketing, Tata Motors is confident that it will progress to......

Auto Expo: Stunning new cars from 19 brands

From Audi to Volkswagen, here is a look at the new car launches at the Auto Expo 2016, India’s largest automobile show. Take a look at the showstoppers… Audi Audi India launched the......

'Kites is as much my film as Barfi! is'

Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Ileana D'Cruz starrer Barfi! has garnered some gushing reviews (here and here) all around. In fact, the film is on its way to becoming a hit. This must be......

Sex, Kites and Aamir at the Berlin Film Festival

Aamir Khan looks unrecognisable at the 61st Berlin Film Festival, as he sports a beard for a character he is going to play in director Reema Katgi's yet-untitled film. Khan is on the......

Turkish glamour comes to Bollywood

Barbara Mori may not have saved Kites in India or abroad and yet, Bollywood is in no hurry to say goodbye to foreign actresses. Turkish actress Meltem Cumbul will make her debut in Hindi film,......

Biggest Bollywood hits of the year so far

The first half of Bollywood saw some much-awaited movies like Kites, Raavan, Raajneeti and Housefull. Unfortunately, most of them tanked at the box office. Instead, we saw quite a few surprise......

Chatting up Ranbir Kapoor's American girlfriend in Raajneeti

Here's a question -- What is common between Mera Naam Joker, Junoon, Lagaan, Rang De Basanti, Kites and Raajneeti? The last two are actually giveaway clues! In case you still have not got it, the......

PHOTOS: Delhi Daredevils launch new logo, jersey

A colourful skyline and hundreds of kites soaring across various parts of the city marked an innovative launch of Delhi Daredevils' new look and newjourney ahead of the seventh edition of......

A very satisfying achievement: Ponting

The birds -- kites, to be precise -- hovering over the M Chinnaswamy stadium in search of prey, resembled the plot in the middle. Ricky Ponting walked out to bat in the first over of the first Test......

Friendship's Day comes early for Sachin Tendulkar

The world celebrates Friendship’s Day on Sunday but Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar showered a special memory with his childhood buddy Vinod Kambli on Twitter. Sachin Tendulkar posted......

PHOTOS: As FIFA World Cup nears India catches football fever

With just two days to go for the FIFA World Cup, football fever is catching up in India and how! From Argentina-mad West Bengal to Brazil-crazy Kerala and Portugal-loving Goa, World Cup frenzy has......

Title retained, boxer Neeraj set to break into WBC rankings

IMAGE: Boxer Neeraj Goyat. Photograph: Facebook. Indian boxer Neeraj Goyat is all set to break into the WBC's world rankings after retaining his welterweight Asia title by outpunching Australian......

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Floodwater submerges Bhavani Island

Bhavani Island, one of the most popular tourist destination in Vijayawada, witnessed substantial damage as Krishna river flood waters gushed inside... ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/floodwater-submerges-bhavani-island-in-vijayawada/articleshow/70779737.cms

Manja menace rears head as festive season nears

Despite several efforts by cops, the manja menace continues to haunt bikers riding on Maa flyover. On Monday, kite string slashed the throat of yet... ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/manja-menace-rears-head-as-festive-season-approaches-in-kolkata/articleshow/70763038.cms

Kite strings cause 2 deaths; 200 birds killed

Del: Kite strings cause 2 deaths; 200 birds killed ...

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/manjha-strikes-again-on-i-day/articleshow/70707764.cms

Banned kite-flying manjha leaves 700 birds injured in Delhi

The dangers of Chinese manjha was once again displayed by the number of birds that arrived at some of the hospitals and rescue centres after being... ...

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/banned-kite-flying-manjha-leaves-700-birds-injured-in-delhi/story-bsCBcdKLo07EqwUpXhWTRI.html

Kite threads delay Delhi Metro service on Blue line

6 2019 07:45:12 AM New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS): After excessive kite threads led to the tripping of overhead electrification, Delhi Metro service on... ...

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