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Doordarshan invites bids for channel content in India
November 3, 2016
Doordarshan is seeking bids for production of content for its channels as it puts up a fight to stay relevant.
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Home loan rates slashed to a six year low by SBI
November 2, 2016
As part of a festive scheme and general interest rate reduction, the State Bank of India (SBI) has announced home loan rates at 9.10 pc for women and 9.15 pc for others, making it the lowest rate in six years.
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Promotional funds for Indian cinema travelling abroad
November 2, 2016
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) plans to roll out a fund for promotion of the films that bag the feather of India's official entry to the Academy Awards under the foreign film category.
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Indians switch to spontaneous travelling
November 2, 2016
As youngsters in India are increasingly resorting to short weekend trips, a survey by OYO, an Indian hotel brand that owns, operates and aggregates standardised hotel rooms, shows that growing number of Indians are switching to spontaneous travel plans throughout the year.
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UNICEF report links air pollution to deaths of 600,000 children yearly
November 1, 2016
Air pollution affects health and lives of children across the globe on a large scale, with India at a critical situation, as pointed out by a UNICEF report titled ‘Clear the Air for Children’.
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A glimpse of the festival of lights in New Delhi
November 1, 2016
People in New Delhi celebrated Diwali, or Deepavali as it is popularly known in India, with an infectious enthusiasm and energy. Diwali is a Hindu festival celebrated every year in autumn across the nation. Spiritually, it signifies the victory of light over darkness and of good ...
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Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) members killed after jailbreak
November 1, 2016
After a jailbreak in Madhya Pradesh in October 2013 by seven Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) members, eight SIMI insiders escaped from behind the bars yet again and were killed on October 31, 2016. A nationwide high alert has been issued after the incident that is raisi...
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Diwali festivities illuminate India
October 29, 2016
As India prepares to celebrate Diwali, the biggest and the brightest festival in the country, this Sunday, many people abroad also follow the trend. As the festivities have already begun, here is why the festival is considered auspicious and the most important.
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Indian Americans decide between Clinton and Trump
October 28, 2016
With barely two weeks to go for the US presidential elections, Hillary Clinton, the Democratic candidate, seems more likely to win over the Indian American votes, even as Donald Trump is making several attempts to reach out to the ‘Hindus’.
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India abstains from voting on nuclear weapons ban at the UN
October 28, 2016
In an assembly at the UN where member states expressed desires to start talks regarding the possibility of a ban on nuclear weapons, India abstained from voting.
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A noble initiative in form of National Ayurveda Day
October 28, 2016
It is National Ayurveda Day today. The Ministry of AYUSH is promoting Ayurveda for prevention and control of diabetes, which is their theme this year. The day is being celebrated with events across the nation and a newly-designed logo is further commemorating the event.
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Challenging the tradition, hundreds of widows celebrate Diwali in Vrindavan
October 28, 2016
On this Diwali, about a thousand widows from across India gathered to celebrate the festival of lights inside the centuries-old Gopinath Temple in Vrindavan, holding candles and earthen lamps in their hands. Choosing to break away from age-old tradition and social taboo, they par...
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