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From A Ghost Town To A Gravity-Defying Hill, These 5 Unusual Places In India Promise A Strange Sightseeing Experience
Add these unusual places from all over India to your bucket list
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Centre Issues Advisory For Protection Against Expected Heat Wave
Amid an unusual rise in temperatures in some places of the country, the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday issued an advisory, listing the dos and don'ts for protection against the expected heat wave.
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UP Girl Denied School Admission Because She Had This Name On Aadhaar Card
A child was denied admission at a government school in Uttar Pradesh's Budaun as in place of her name, "Madhu ka Panchwa Baccha" and "Baby Five of Madhu" was written on the Aadhaar card, officials said on Monday.
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Asian Bank Tracks Projects In India From Space Amid Covid Travel Bans
In a world of Covid travel bans, the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank has found an unusual way of keeping tabs on major development projects in places like India and Turkey that staff can't visit: tracking progress from space.
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Unusual Fog At Chennai Airport Leads To Flight Delays
Chennai fog: The flight diversion took place on Spice Jet, Go Air, Air India, Air Asia, Emirates, Vistara and Indigo. The airlines also updated the passengers about the flight delays and also apologised to the disgruntled passengers.
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In These Villages, Bride Marries Groom's Sister To "Protect Him"
Tribals in villages of Surkheda, Sanada and Ambal follow an unusual tradition where marriages take place without the groom's physical presence. Groom's unmarried sister or any unmarried woman from his family represents him in the ceremonies as the groom.
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10 Takeaways From 2 Rounds Of Voting In Bihar: NDA Is Squad Goals
In Bihar, two rounds of polling have taken place and both the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the opposition Mahagathbandhan leaders are claiming that their alliance has done well. This time, the political equations are completely different from 2014. Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United is in an alliance with the BJP and a BJP ally is n...
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'Super Blue Blood Moon' 2018: Millions Watch As Three Lunar Events Collide
The first lunar eclipse this year is going to be a rare celestial phenomenon which is to occur today. A blue moon (a second full moon in a calendar month), a super moon (when the moon is unusually close to Earth, making it bigger and brighter) and a blood moon (a moment during an eclipse when the moon appears red) will all coincide. This will take ...
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Let Me Be Old Enough, Says Hardik Patel On Contesting In Gujarat
Hardik Patel, placed in the unusual position of prominence in an election though not old enough to contest, handled questions on contesting for the nth time as he cast his vote on the final day of voting in Gujarat.
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Yogi Adityanath's Next Unusual Move? Cabinet Meetings May Be Held In Different Cities
Yogi Adityanath, who has broken with convention on a number of occasions in his 18 days as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, is reportedly contemplating another unusual move.
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Umpire Paul Reiffel Not to Take Further Part in Fourth Test
The unusual incident took place on Thursday when on-field umpire Paul Reiffel, standing at the square leg, was struck on the back of his head by a throw from fielder Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the deep.
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Muslim Forum With RSS Links Discusses Family Planning, Divorce
Nearly 5000 Muslim women, from 26 states, took part in an unusual discussion on family planning and divorce in Ajmer. Unusual, not just because these issues have been contentious with the community but because the discussion took place at a conference organised by the Muslim Rashtriya Manch or MRM, a forum that has links with the RSS.
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Ceasefire violations impossible without Pakistan's tacit support: Defence Minister AK Antony
Defence Minister AK Antony today voiced "serious concern" over an "unusual increase" in ceasefire violations on the border with Pakistan, which he said cannot take place without the "tacit support" of the Pakistani establishment.
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Dell takes swipe at Indian way of doing business
A combination of power blackouts, uncertain tax rules and contracts that are not honoured make India a difficult place to do business, a senior Dell Inc executive said on Friday in unusually blunt comments by a foreign investor. "Doing business in India is difficult because the problem is there are too many decision makers," Amit Midha, president o...
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From A Ghost Town To A Gravity-Defying Hill, These 5 Unusual Places In India Promise A Strange Sightseeing Experience
Add these unusual places from all over India to your bucket list
-
Centre Issues Advisory For Protection Against Expected Heat Wave
Amid an unusual rise in temperatures in some places of the country, the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday issued an advisory, listing the dos and don'ts for protection against the expected heat wave.
-
UP Girl Denied School Admission Because She Had This Name On Aadhaar Card
A child was denied admission at a government school in Uttar Pradesh's Budaun as in place of her name, "Madhu ka Panchwa Baccha" and "Baby Five of Madhu" was written on the Aadhaar card, officials said on Monday.
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Asian Bank Tracks Projects In India From Space Amid Covid Travel Bans
In a world of Covid travel bans, the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank has found an unusual way of keeping tabs on major development projects in places like India and Turkey that staff can't visit: tracking progress from space.
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Unusual Fog At Chennai Airport Leads To Flight Delays
Chennai fog: The flight diversion took place on Spice Jet, Go Air, Air India, Air Asia, Emirates, Vistara and Indigo. The airlines also updated the passengers about the flight delays and also apologised to the disgruntled passengers.
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In These Villages, Bride Marries Groom's Sister To "Protect Him"
Tribals in villages of Surkheda, Sanada and Ambal follow an unusual tradition where marriages take place without the groom's physical presence. Groom's unmarried sister or any unmarried woman from his family represents him in the ceremonies as the groom.
-
10 Takeaways From 2 Rounds Of Voting In Bihar: NDA Is Squad Goals
In Bihar, two rounds of polling have taken place and both the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the opposition Mahagathbandhan leaders are claiming that their alliance has done well. This time, the political equations are completely different from 2014. Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United is in an alliance with the BJP and a BJP ally is n...
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'Super Blue Blood Moon' 2018: Millions Watch As Three Lunar Events Collide
The first lunar eclipse this year is going to be a rare celestial phenomenon which is to occur today. A blue moon (a second full moon in a calendar month), a super moon (when the moon is unusually close to Earth, making it bigger and brighter) and a blood moon (a moment during an eclipse when the moon appears red) will all coincide. This will take ...
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Let Me Be Old Enough, Says Hardik Patel On Contesting In Gujarat
Hardik Patel, placed in the unusual position of prominence in an election though not old enough to contest, handled questions on contesting for the nth time as he cast his vote on the final day of voting in Gujarat.
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Yogi Adityanath's Next Unusual Move? Cabinet Meetings May Be Held In Different Cities
Yogi Adityanath, who has broken with convention on a number of occasions in his 18 days as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, is reportedly contemplating another unusual move.
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Umpire Paul Reiffel Not to Take Further Part in Fourth Test
The unusual incident took place on Thursday when on-field umpire Paul Reiffel, standing at the square leg, was struck on the back of his head by a throw from fielder Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the deep.
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Muslim Forum With RSS Links Discusses Family Planning, Divorce
Nearly 5000 Muslim women, from 26 states, took part in an unusual discussion on family planning and divorce in Ajmer. Unusual, not just because these issues have been contentious with the community but because the discussion took place at a conference organised by the Muslim Rashtriya Manch or MRM, a forum that has links with the RSS.
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Ceasefire violations impossible without Pakistan's tacit support: Defence Minister AK Antony
Defence Minister AK Antony today voiced "serious concern" over an "unusual increase" in ceasefire violations on the border with Pakistan, which he said cannot take place without the "tacit support" of the Pakistani establishment.
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Dell takes swipe at Indian way of doing business
A combination of power blackouts, uncertain tax rules and contracts that are not honoured make India a difficult place to do business, a senior Dell Inc executive said on Friday in unusually blunt comments by a foreign investor. "Doing business in India is difficult because the problem is there are too many decision makers," Amit Midha, president o...
