High drama as monkeys wed in India
The tale, set in the forests of northwestern India, had all the ingredients of a perfect Bollywood love story: emotion, celebration, star-crossed lovers and a nail-biting climax.
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Mamata plans Tagore songs at traffic signals
Kolkata is all set to get a makeover, thanks to the Mamata Banerjee government. As part of giving the city a 'London type look', the West Bengal government has announced plans to play Rabindranath Tag
Bikini-clad women return to promote India's Goa
India's resort state is to return to using bikini-clad women to promote tourism, an official said on Thursday, following a self-imposed ban on using scantily-clad models for publicity.
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Ghulam Nabi Azad under fire over gay sex comment
Indian gay rights activists have voiced shock and outrage over public comments by Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad that homosexuality was a 'disease' brought to the country by foreigners.
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In exile, Husain wanted to destroy his paintings: Son
Forced to live away from India, M.F. Husain at one time wanted to destroy all his paintings, says his son Owais Husain who is hungering to conquer the wasteland of possibilities left behind by his ill
Mumbai cops fine 31 for 'dirty dancing': report
Thirty-one young people have been fined for 'indecent' dancing in India's entertainment capital, Mumbai, a newspaper report has claimed.
Senior officer Mahesh Patil said that the individuals were fin
‘Racist’ UK telesales firm forced Indian employee Rahul to call himself ‘Rob’
A telesales firm, owned by Indians in Britain has been found guilty of race discrimination for forcing an Indian employee to anglicise his name.
Leicester-based firm Teachers 2 Parents Ltd asked Rah
Tens of thousands due at Berlin yoga fest
Tens of thousands of yoga fans are expected in Berlin this weekend for a huge festival organised in the German capital's 1930s Olympic Stadium by one of India's best-known gurus, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.
Rane's son launches new 'vada' to counter Sena burger
Vada pav, the staple teatime snack in Maharashtra, particularly in Mumbai, is now the 'burger' of contention in local politics ahead of the crucial Mumbai civic body elections, eight months away.
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Indian women world's most stressed: Survey
Women around the world feel stressed and pressed for time, but women in emerging markets are more stressed than their sisters in developed nations - and Indian women say they are the most stressed of