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Pachauri won’t resign |
| R.K. Pachauri, head of the UN's Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), who is under attack from various quarters over an IPCC report clarified his stand at a press conference in New Delhi on Saturday. Pachauri ruled out his resignation, but admitted that the mistake was unfortunate. He termed as human error the findings in the IPCC report which said that glaciers in the Himalayas would disappear by 2035 due to global warming. A video report. |
| Date: 2010-01-25 06:41:01 - Added by: pooja |
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An ethnic touch |
| Bring an ethnic touch to your home with handcrafted furniture and home accessories from different parts of India. Choose from among cane and bamboo furniture from Nagaland, sandstone sculptures and colourful lamps from Orissa, or even traditional dolls and wall hangings from Gujarat. A video report. |
| Date: 2010-01-25 06:36:47 - Added by: pooja |
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Carpet calls |
| Spruce up your home with carpets in a range of materials, shades, shapes and looks. While wool and silk carpets still rule, synthetic carpets with their low-maintenance factor are fast becoming popular draws. Spread out in stores across Kolkata, many carpets are imported from places like Egypt, Turkey and Belgium. A video report. |
| Date: 2010-01-10 03:46:57 - Added by: pooja |
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The making of ‘Sherlock Holmes’: Exclusive |
| Guy Ritchie’s much-awaited Sherlock Holmes starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachael McAdams, Mark Strong and others releases this Christmas Day. Filmmaker Ritchie is reported to have given a new spin to the characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Lethal action makes its appearance in this Holmes flick, and there’s also the much-talked about gay angle. Watch the making of Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes. An ILK exclusive. |
| Date: 2009-12-22 06:43:38 - Added by: pooja |
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The 'Paa' factor |
| Amitabh Bachchan’s Auro seems to be winning hearts even before the release of R. Balki’s Paa. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan talks about Bachchan’s turn as a thirteen-year-old while Vidya Balan chats about playing mother to the Big B. A video report. |
| Date: 2009-11-22 03:01:59 - Added by: pooja |
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Mahalaya dawns |
| The dawn of Mahalaya saw Hindus crowd the ghats of the Ganges to perform the ritual of tarpan and pray for departed ancestors. The day saw Kumartuli buzzing with activity signalling the coming of Ma Durga. |
| Date: 2009-09-18 08:10:38 - Added by: pooja |
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Gandhigiri inspires music album |
| Bollywood has come up with a music album inspired by Mahatma Gandhi's principle of non-violence. Entitled Timeless Mahatma, the album is based on Mahatma Gandhi's non-violent movement keeping in mind the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. Composed by Ravindra Jain, Timeless Mahatma comprises six songs. |
| Date: 2009-05-10 05:17:31 - Added by: pooja |
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Aamir Khan launches voter awareness campaign |
| With India heading towards the Lok Sabha elections, Bollywood actor Aamir Khan launched an ad film on voter awareness featuring him. An initiative of the Ahmedabad-based non-political group, Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), the campaign is aimed at creating awareness on the power of the vote among a large youth population. The campaign theme "Sacche ko chune, acche ko chune" also carries the message that one should be fully informed of the antecedents of the person they vote for. |
| Date: 2009-04-01 09:19:31 - Added by: pooja |
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‘Ei Prithibi Tomar Aamar’: A trailer |
| Ei Prithibi Tomar Aamar is the latest production from the Swapan Saha stables, with newcomer Aviraj and Chirodine E’s Priyanka in the lead. A tale of a young couple dogged by suffering, Ei Prithibi… follows the lives of Shibnath and Poornima as they meet amidst tragic circumstances and gradually fall in love. The film releases on 27 March, 2009. Read Aviraj’s interview
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| Date: 2009-03-26 09:20:50 - Added by: pooja |
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Fiber symbols: The latest rage among political parties |
| Fibre symbols: The latest rage among political parties
With the process of general elections having begun in India, the demand for symbols made out of fibre is increasing. Fibre figures of the symbols of various political parties are being increasingly used for campaigning and promotional activities during the elections. A shop in Nagpur that specialises in making these fibre plastic figurines has been flooded with orders from different political parties.
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| Date: 2009-03-25 07:56:53 - Added by: pooja |
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