News – India & You
Lip-smacking food items at Kolkata
August 29, 2016
If a person possesses love or passion for food, Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, will surely grant his wish to give a perfect burp after every appetite. Apart from Fish curry and Rice there are lot many foods in Kolkata that one must try. When it comes to food, Kolkata has ne...
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India inks strategic cooperation agreement with So...
August 29, 2016
Union Cabinet approved the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish cooperation between India and South Africa in various grass root level innovation. The MoU was signed at Pretoria, capital of South Africa, in pursuance to the Inter-Government agreement between ...
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India’s tuberculosis problem worse than previous...
August 26, 2016
India has about two to three times higher number of cases of tuberculosis (TB) than current official estimates show, a new study published on Thursday in the Lancet Journal suggests.
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Indian singing duo Vishal-Shekhar has a hit with U...
August 26, 2016
Indian #singing duo Vishal-Shekhar has a hit with #UK band The Vamps. #Beliya, as the song is titled is gaining popularity across borders.
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Sathrangi exhibition organised to promote trans-ar...
August 26, 2016
Sathrangi (seven colours of the rainbow), a platform led by transgenders in West Bengal, an Eastern state in India, held their first exhibition in the region. In the capital city of the state, Kolkata, this event was aimed at showcasing the talent of women and transgender people ...
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The grandeur of Janmashtami, Lord Krishna’s birt...
August 25, 2016
#Lord Krishna, a Hindu deity believed to be born in #Mathura in North Indian state of #Uttar Pradesh, is widely worshipped throughout India. On his birth anniversary, called #Janmashtami, people celebrate the occasion in myriad ways, from fasting to organising ‘dahi handi’ - ...
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Deadly fire in Hauz Khas Village, a popular touris...
August 25, 2016
An Indian real estate professional lost his life and a French student suffered burns yesterday, when an immediate fire caught up his house in Hauz Khas Village in South Delhi, India. The area is famous amongst tourists because of trendy restaurants, art galleries and boutiques, b...
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The dark side of a booming vehicles market in Indi...
August 25, 2016
Registration of vehicles, as of 2015, was recorded at approximately 20 million - including re-registration of vehicles - in India. Due to dilapidated public transport, the demand for private vehicles is at an all-time high. The alarming rate of vehicles is adding to the traffic c...
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Authorities in India to discourage obscenity again...
August 25, 2016
Witnessing increasing emotional abuse against women on social media platforms, the Ministry of Women and Child Development in India is all set to launch a social campaign to discourage people from using obscene words for women.
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Indian will ban commercial surrogacy
August 25, 2016
#India has banned commercial #surrogacy. This decision was taken at a high level during a #Federal Cabinet meeting chaired by# Prime Minister #Narendra Modi. As a result it will stop single women from acting as surrogate mothers to crack down on what the government calls exploita...
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