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Wine appreciation growing in India

Wine appreciation growing in India

December 30, 2016

Wine remains an unexplored drink, but Indians are warming up to it, with events, clubs and establishments slowly promoting the drink.

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MEA unveils Twitter Seva to address Indians in distress

MEA unveils Twitter Seva to address Indians in distress

December 29, 2016

With the launch of the new service Twitter Seva, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs’ extensive use of social media to reach out to citizens got a further boost. Twitter Seva will enable timely, transparent and large-scale response to citizens’ tweets in real time.

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Five best Bengali cuisine restaurants in Kolkata

Five best Bengali cuisine restaurants in Kolkata

December 28, 2016

Kolkata serves food with a slice of history, a pinch of tradition and a garnish of culture. There are some excellent Bengali cuisine restaurants in Kolkata, where you can enjoy authentic and delicious Bengali food.

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Bollywood emerging as a tool to promote destinations digitally

Bollywood emerging as a tool to promote destinations digitally

December 27, 2016

As filmmakers around the world are always on the outlook for exotic locations to set their films in, tourism boards and state governments are now eyeing this as an opportunity to promote tourism in lesser known locales in their regions. And what better than social media platforms...

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Célébrations de Noël en Inde

Célébrations de Noël en Inde

December 25, 2016

Les rues de Kolkata dans le Bengale Occidentale (Est) sont illuminées et emplies de monde en ce jour de Noël. Même spectacle dans la capitale indienne à New Delhi, les marchés tels que Khan Market grouillent de monde pour les derniers achats de Noël.

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Cheerful Christmas Celebrations in India

Cheerful Christmas Celebrations in India

December 25, 2016

India, in its truly diverse nature, is home to Christmas celebrations by people across faiths and regions. Capturing unique revelries from two quintessentially festive cities in India, New Delhi and Kolkata, we at Media India Group would like to extend our heartfelt wishes to our...

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India to benefit as global airline industry gears up for a stronger 2017

India to benefit as global airline industry gears up for a stronger 2017

December 20, 2016

While the global airline industry is poised to witness the all-time highest absolute profit in 2016, India with its new civil aviation policies emerges to be a wealth of opportunities over the next year.

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Five Indian airports to do away with cabin baggage tags

Five Indian airports to do away with cabin baggage tags

December 9, 2016

The Ministry of Civil Aviation has decided to do away with the hand baggage tags on a pilot basis at Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru airports.

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Indian Yoga added to UNESCO’s world of treasures

Indian Yoga added to UNESCO’s world of treasures

December 5, 2016

While Yoga, the ancient Indian philosophy for the mind-body discipline gets acceptance in the list of UNESCO's intangible world heritage treasures at the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, the AYUSH ministry in India seeks suggestions from global experts to turn India into a global h...

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Kolkata gets global recognition for tackling climate change

Kolkata gets global recognition for tackling climate change

December 3, 2016

Kolkata bags the best cities of 2016 award along with Paris and nine other cities across the globe for its inspiring and innovative efforts towards climate change and solid waste management. At the C40 Mayors Summit held in Mexico City, the capital of West Bengal was the only Ind...

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Indian vegetable market slows down

Indian vegetable market slows down

December 3, 2016

Post demonetisation of currency bills of INR 500 and INR 1,000 in India, the country is already in a state of turmoil and the situation has changed for the worse as the vegetable wholesale and retail market is now witnessing a monumental economic crisis.

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Child trafficking ring busted in West Bengal

Child trafficking ring busted in West Bengal

November 29, 2016

Among a growing number of instances, a child trafficking racket was busted by local authorities in the state of West Bengal in India.

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