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US lawmakers celebrate Diwali with 'diyas' on the Hill (Lead)By Arun Kumar
US lawmakers joined Indian-Americans for the first ever Diwali celebrations on Capitol Hill after the US Congress passed resolutions honouring the Indian festival of lights and celebrating the strong relationship between the US and India. |
Formula 1 needs India, says McLaren's PerezBy Sandip Sikdar
McLaren driver Sergio Perez believes that Formula 1 is getting highly popular in India. He says the sport certainly "needs India" and hopes the race returns in 2015 after giving the next season a miss. |
Dinosaur remains found in Maharashtra
Fossilised dinosaur bones and eggs of gigantic creatures that measured around 18-20 metres and weighed 10-13 tonnes, have been discovered from the Salbardi area, around 60 km from here in eastern Maharashtra, a geologist said in Amravati. |
Spiti Valley: It's still a world within a worldBy Vishal Gulati
A century ago Rudyard Kipling in his novel "Kim" described Spiti as "a world within a world" and a "place where the god lives". Things have hardly changed there. |
Indo-European connect deepens this Durga PujaBy Sahana Ghosh
It is the craving for exploring the harmony between art, culture and religion that drives Durga Puja organisers, spread across the world, to bring out unity in diversity. So it's no wonder that organisers in India and Europe are channeling the best of both worlds to celebrate one of the country's biggest socio-religious events.
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King of Belgians invokes the power of Durga
Even as India prepared to celebrate Durga Puja next week, the monarch in faraway Belgium, King Philippe, invoked the power of Durga to seek help in nations' search for "unity of purpose" and in taking up challenges of the times. |
Many a filmmaker sought to document GandhiBy Aditi Chandra
Mahatma Gandhi, the apostle of non-violence, whose 144th birth anniversary will be observed on Wednesday, has been the favourite of many a filmmaker who has gone behind the camera to bring his philosophy and sayings to the big screen. |
Siddis: Little known Indians of East African descent
Rizwana combs her fizzy hair to set it into a plait and is soon ready to attend a wedding. Her flat nose, shapely eyebrows, pouted lips and dark skin are distinct African characteristics - but she's an Indian. |
At India-Pakistan border, 'Sarhad' provides food for thoughtBy Jaideep Sarin
Barely a kilometre-and-a-half from the international border in Punjab between not-so-friendly neighbours India and Pakistan, a new complex by a young Indian entrepreneur is offering not only food but also the concept of peace. Sarhad, which means border, is the new frontier to highlight the cuisine and culture of the two countries. It's even come on Harvard's radar.
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New Miss America puts Indian-Americans in spotlightBy Arun Kumar
Miss America Nina Davuluri, whose victory was met by a barrage of hateful media tweets, has nonetheless succeeded in putting the spotlight firmly on the Indian American community after she became the first woman of Indian descent to win the coveted title. |
