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Poor road infrastructure

Poor road infrastructure

August 2, 2016

The problem of poorly constructed roads is long engraved in India, not only in the rural areas but the issue concerns urban population alike. Potholes, roads under construction, poorly concreted speed breakers and down-and-out drainage system on the roads are a cause of increasin...

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Diamond Quadrilateral project of Indian Railways

Diamond Quadrilateral project of Indian Railways

July 22, 2016

Indian Railway plans to introduce a Diamond Quadrilateral to establish high speed railway (HSR) network connecting the main metros in India.

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The reign of Rajnikanth goes on with a new movie, Kabali

The reign of Rajnikanth goes on with a new movie, Kabali

July 21, 2016

Indian superstar Rajnikanth has been ruling the movie scene in south India, and the hearts of many all over the nation. He is out on a roll again with a new gangster-avatar in Kabali, and is up for very particular milk offerings.

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India proposes e-visa facility for another 36 nations

India proposes e-visa facility for another 36 nations

July 13, 2016

After the e-visa facility attracted huge foreign tourist arrivals in India, the country now plans to extend the online visa service for another 36 countries.

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Kaushik Ganguly’s Cinemawala hits theatres nationwide

Kaushik Ganguly’s Cinemawala hits theatres nationwide

June 10, 2016

As Cinemawala, a Bengali film by national award winner Kaushik Ganguly releases nationally, the director acknowledges his deep-seated nostalgia for celluloid and the vanishing single screen theatres in Bengal. While the Indian audience takes habitual respite in “boy-meets-g...

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Untapped MICE market in India

Untapped MICE market in India

May 25, 2016

India unlike China, Japan or Korea remained uncannily inert in terms capitalising the global MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and events) market in the last decade. It’ll be interesting to observe what the government intends to do to boost it in the next five years. The...

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5 things to know about e-tourist visa on arrival in India

5 things to know about e-tourist visa on arrival in India

May 23, 2016

Are you planning a leisure trip to India this summer? Do you know there is supposedly an easier and time-saving option called the e-tourist visa on arrival facility rolled out by the Indian ministry of tourism? Although the scheme is yet to bring a significant change in the inter...

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South Indian Cinema

South Indian Cinema

May 3, 2016

Despite the challenges that come along with being regional cinema, two of the five film industries of south India – Telugu and Tamil cinema – worked against odds to produce a few of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed films. In the eyes of amateurs, Indi...

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Chennai Tennis Open

Chennai Tennis Open

January 13, 2016

World number four, Swiss tennis player Stanislas Wawrinka won his third Chennai Open title in a row. Indians players still have to win at home, even if their success in double is a promising start. With “Stan” Wawrinka winning the Chennai Open for the fourth time on January 1...

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Chennai floods

Chennai floods

December 11, 2015

Chennai is still struggling with the consequences of dramatic floods. The question is : is this a climate change issue or a bad town planning and management problem that could have been avoided? Credited with many achievements and marvels, citizens of India’s populous south...

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