The subcontinent of India lies in south Asia, between Pakistan, China and Nepal. To the north it is bordered by the world’s highest mountain chain, where foothill valleys cover the northernmost of the country’s 26 states. Further south, plateaus, tropical ruin forests and sandy deserts are bordered by palm fringed beaches.
Side by side with the country’s staggering topographical variations is its cultural diversity, the result of the coexistence of a number of religions as well as local tradition. Thus, the towering temples of south India, easily identifiable by their ornately sculptured surface, are associated with a great many crafts and performing arts of the region.
SP leaders meet PM over N-deal Times of India New DELHI: Inching closer to sealing a deal with the Congress to bail out the government, Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav on Friday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and will later hold...
ICICI Bank revises NRI deposit rates Bombay News.Net The country's largest private sector lender ICICI Bank has revised its interest rates on various non-resident deposit schemes.
Karat snaps at media as government totters Bombay News.Net Journalists filled every inch of space that was available in the auditorium on the first floor of the CPI-M headquarters Friday to hear from Prakash Karat his final verdict on the United Progressive Alliance government.
Aamir Khan, Vikram Bhatt take friendship to next level Bombay News.Net New Delhi, Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan and director Vikram Bhatt's comradeship goes back a long way and that is why the former agreed to play the trailers of his friend's next film '1920' with his home production 'Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na' that released Friday.
Six killed during Rath Yatra in Puri NDTV At least six people were killed and 20 injured in a stampede during the annual Rath Yatra (chariot festival) in Puri on Friday, police said.Director General of Police Gopal Chandra Nanda said, ''Six...
One liners from Venkaiah Bombay News.Net Bharatiya Janata Party leader M. Venkaiah Naidu has been sharpening his sense of humour, at the expense of his political adversaries of course, in these times of crisis.
Earth farthest from Sun July 4 Bombay News.Net We may not have realised that we are farthest from the sun in July and received the least sunlight Friday than any other time of the year.
Akshay, Sajid USP of new Hindi entertainment channel Colors Bombay News.Net A couple cycled into the hall, a young girl dressed as a bride came in a 'palki' and a group of people shouted 'Vande Mataram' in unison - this is not the description of a theatre performance but the launch event of the new entertainment channel Colors.
GSI to study cracks in earth in Uttar Pradesh Bombay News.Net The Geological Survey of India will undertake a research project to study the factors that have led to the formation of wide cracks on the surface of earth in various parts of Uttar Pradesh, an official said Friday.
Yechury in a sulk Bombay News.Net Sitaram Yechury, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo member, is looking wan and a bit disenchanted these days.
12 militants, six army men killed in LoC gun battle Bombay News.Net The death toll in the ongoing gun battle between militants and security forces along the Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan in the Tangdhar sector of Jammu and Kashmir went up to 18 with the killing of one guerrilla and five army personnel Friday.
Two schoolgirls die in road accident Bombay News.Net Two teenage schoolgirls were killed when a speeding truck hit a motorcycle which the father of one of them was riding here early Friday, the police said.
IFC to invest $15 mn in Mumbai pharma firm Bombay News.Net International Finance Corp, a World Bank arm, will invest $15 million in Mumbai-based pharmaceutical outsourcing company Hikal by way of equity participation.
Mulayam to discuss n-deal with PM, Sonia Bombay News.Net Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav is to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi here Friday to discuss the India-US nuclear deal and the modalities of supporting the Congress-led government if the Left withdraws its support.
Two schoolgirls killed in mishap Bombay News.Net Two schoolgirls were killed and four other people injured as a speeding truck rammed into a motorcycle in Burari area in northwest Delhi Friday, the police said.
Kashmir separatist leaders under house arrest Bombay News.Net Kashmiri separatist leaders Syed Ali Geelani and Mirwaiz Umer Farooq were placed under house arrest here Friday to prevent them from organising a rally to celebration the cancellation of land allotment to the Amarnath shrine board.
Modi flags off rathyatra amid heavy security Bombay News.Net Amid the chanting of prayers and massive security, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Friday flagged off the 131st Jagannath rathyatra, the annual chariot festival dedicated to the Hindu god Jagannath.
Kerala Congress-J to go Left way on n-deal Bombay News.Net The Kerala Congress-J, part of the United Progressive Alliance in New Delhi and of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala, has decided to go with the Left if it withdraws support to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government.
Ajmer Urs not far, but Nizamuddin shrine hardly festive Bombay News.Net The dargah of Sufi saint Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya here is caught in the throes of an intense cold war that has even rubbed off on the festive spirit of the Urs at the Ajmer-e-Sharif in Rajasthan.
Model Joey Mathew ventures into music business Bombay News.Net First a lawyer, then a model - and now Joey Matthew, who loves parties and electronic music, has forayed into the music business by launching her audio solutions company, Audioashram.
Constructions pose threat to Kalka-Shimla rail track Bombay News.Net The railways may be working overtime to get World Heritage status for the Kalka-Shimla rail section in Himachal Pradesh, but haphazard constructions along the track are posing a serious threat to it.
Truckers call off nationwide strike Bombay News.Net New Delhi, : The three-day-old truckers strike has been called off following an agreement between the transporters and the government after marathon negotiations.
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