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Fact Box “Anubhuti” Railway Coaches

February 28, 2013

Owing to increased popularity of Shatabdi and Rajdhani trains, there is also a demand for higher travel comfort. Thus, was felt the need for the special AC luxury class by Railway Minister and named ‘Anubhuti’ coaches. These with more facilities ..

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“Kai Po Che” premieres in Mumbai

February 21, 2013

Bollywood movie Kai Po Che which has been directed by Abhishek Red. The movie based on Chetan Bhagat’s novel 3 Mistakes of My Life was premiered in Mumbai. The film’s title “Kai Po Che” is a Gujarati phrase that means ..

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Twitter starts ‘pay by tweet’ service

February 15, 2013

Twitter has launched the first ‘pay-by-tweet’ service with American Express (Amex) which will allow its cardholders to purchase products simply by sending a short message. How it will work?

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“Shubh Yatra” Magazine by Civil Aviation Ministry

February 13, 2013

The Ministry of Civil Aviation launched Shubh Yatra, an exclusive monthly bi-lingual (Hindi & English) in-flight magazine of Air India. It covers travel, lifestyle, culture and entertainment in all color and spice. This is the new name of the in-flight ..

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9th Aero India show concludes

February 12, 2013

The 9th biennial Aero India air show at Air Force Station, Yelahanka in Bangalore came to an end with breathtaking aerobatic. The event showcased the Boeing C-17 Globemaster-III, which India is buying following a deal of $ 4.1 billion; the ..

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Lifetime Grammy Award to Ravi Shankar posthumously

February 12, 2013

Late sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Grammy award, which was jointly accepted by his musically gifted daughters Anoushka Shankar and Norah Jones.

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Google launches ‘Mapathon 2013’ competition to “map” India

February 9, 2013

Google has unveiled its first ever mapping competition in India – Mapathon 2013. It is a nationwide mapping contest open to anyone who lives in India. Google will give prizes to top 1000 mappers who will win Android tablets, smartphones, ..

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L.N. Tallur wins Skoda Art Prize 2012

February 9, 2013

Renowned artist L.N. Tallur from Karnataka, whose works portray majorly the underbelly of India, has won the Rs. 1 million Skoda Prize 2012 for contemporary art. In his exhibition titled “Quintessential” Mr. Tallur narrates his theory of ‘5th dimension’. He ..

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Expert panel under chairmanship of Sam Pitroda constituted to review functioning of Prasar Bharti

February 2, 2013

An Expert Committee has been set up by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has with the task of reviewing the institutional frame work of Prasar Bharati including its relationship with Government, its continuing role as a public broadcaster and ..

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Singer S. Janaki declines Padma Bhushan

January 31, 2013

South-India playback singer Sreeramamurthy Janaki refused to accept Padma Bhushan award announced for her on the eve of 64thRepublic Day. She did this showing her dissatisfaction over the number of people from South India chosen for Padma awards list for ..

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