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First Alvidah Jumma without Covid-19 curbs celebrated in Delhi
April 30, 2022
The last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, called Jumma Alvidah, is an auspicious day for the Muslims as they bid farewell to the holiest period in the year and await it with the same eagerness and devotion the next year. On the occasion of Alvidah Jumma, thousands of devotees...
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Deepika Padukone in Cannes Film Festival jury
April 29, 2022
The 75th Festival de Cannes, or Cannes Film Festival, has unveiled actor Deepika Padukone as part of its 9-member jury for the festival that will start on May 17 in the chic resort town on the French Riviera. In a press release, the festival organisers describe Padukone as “act...
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Rescuing & reviving Indian rivers
April 27, 2022
The importance of river conservation and constant monitoring of the health of rivers was underlined at a unique event held recently in Chengannur in Alapuzzha district of Kerala. The issue was discussed at length by experts and environmental professionals at a 5-day interactive a...
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Galos of Delhi celebrate Mopin Festival
April 13, 2022
With traditional white attires and rice paste smeared on faces, dozens gathered together, singing songs, dancing and forming human chains at the entrance of Arunachal House in the heart of New Delhi. On Saturday, about 500 members of the Galo tribe, along with other tribes of Aru...
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Replay of 2017 in French Presidential elections
April 12, 2022
If there was one surprising outcome of the first round of the French Presidential elections on Sunday, it was just how strongly Jean Luc Mélenchon performed, ending up in a respectable third position with 21.95 pc votes, just behind far right leader Marine Le Pen, who was the ru...
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India Art Festival returns after two years
April 10, 2022
Art lovers in the national capital can head to the Constitutional Club of India, just off the Parliament, to savour over 3500 creations that have been brought together as part of the India Art Festival that opened on April 7 and will continue until April 10. Billed as the largest...
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Karnataka students forced to miss exam as SC defers hearing in Hijab row
March 26, 2022
With the Supreme Court rejecting petition by Karnataka students to take up their challenge of the Karnataka High Court order on Hijab ban, uncertainty clouds the future of several Muslim girl students in government-run schools in the southern state since they are bound to miss th...
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Indian fans happy with Batman’s portrayal in DC’s movie
March 24, 2022
Earlier this week, Warner Bros announced that its latest release, The Batman, already declared a success on the box office, had collected over USD 500 million in worldwide screenings, that is almost 250 pc of what it cost the studio to make the film, directed and co-written by Ma...
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Cybercriminals targeting institutions instead of individuals: Kaspersky
March 21, 2022
Even as 2021 saw an unprecedented adoption of the digital economy and online meetings in order to beat the severe lockdowns imposed around the world, there was also a sharp spike in the activities of cybercriminals. According to Financial cyberthreats in 2021, a report by cyber...
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Panguni Uthiram: When bodies are pierced to thank Lord Murugan
March 19, 2022
As many residents of Delhi celebrated ‘Holi’, the festival of colours, many Tamilians living in the national capital alongside also gathered at various Tamil temples to mark one of their most important festivals, ‘Panguni Uthiram’. Besides the more renowned ...
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Different shades of Holi in India
March 18, 2022
Like many other festivals across the world, Holi, too, marks the triumph of good over evil. People play with colours, water, flowers and more. Everyone, be it a child or an adult, smears colour on each other. Youngsters seek blessings from their elders by applying colour on their...
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Glimmer of hope in dreary lives of prisoners
March 14, 2022
Govind Singh, a 39-year-old ex-prisoner finds himself acting as a role model for his fellow inmates with whom he was incarcerated. After serving his sentence for 10 years in a prison in Gurgaon, near Delhi, Govind is now a project manager in India Vision Foundation and is leadi...
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