A community portal about Delhi with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Delhi pronunciation is a metropolis in northern India. The name Delhi also refers to the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT), which is a...
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A community portal about Delhi with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Delhi pronunciation is a metropolis in northern India. The name Delhi also refers to the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT), which is a special union territory jointly administered by the Central government, the NCT elected government and three municipal corporations. The metropolis of Delhi and the National Capital Territory of Delhi are coextensive and for most practical purposes they are considered to be the same entity. New Delhi, an urban area within the metropolis of Delhi, is the seat of the Government of India.
If it's one thing Bangalore needs is a public transportation system that does not involve buses. The new Bangalore Metro promises to deliver at least in part on the need but there are few glaring holes that need to be thought out. First, why is the train only designed for a maximum speed of 80 km per hour (50 mph)? Even trains in the US can reach 100 mph while trains in parts of Asia reach over 250 mph (402 km per hour). I recognize the distances are smaller, but designing a train for...
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I came across an amazing compilation of the 25 Most Significant Events in India (After Independence) at the Breaking news blog. It's a very good compilation but it misses a few key events that have forever changed India. First and foremost is Y2K. Y2K you ask? What is the significance of Y2K to India's post independence? Y2K was the catalyst for India's foray into providing BPO services to the US and the rest of the world. Without Y2K, India's ascension on the world stage would have...
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Those who have not seen the new Trivandrum International Terminal designs, here they are. They are designed by Hafeez Contractor. The Trivandrum International airport is getting a new makeover with a brand new International terminal under construction entirely made of glass and steel, inspired by the Singapore Changi Int'l Airport, and is expected to open in Mid 2008. Current Aerial View of Calicut...
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I had been in India for less than 24 hours when I saw a TV commercial for this promotion on a kids cable channel and then witnessed this boy put the product (Sunfeast noodles) in his cart at a grocery store called "Big Bazaar". His indulgent father pointed at the premium to indicate why his son had chosen these particular noodles. There was abolutely NO resistance from his parents to this purchase.Trends in food, entertainment, fashion and lifestyles of kids and teens around the world...
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Hemraj later: CBI
The CBI team probing the Aarushi-Hemraj murder case is believed to have established that it was Aarushi who was murdered first and then Hemraj and not vice-versa as was being assumed by the investigators till now. This conclusion is based on the viscera reports, the time of death as stated in the post-mortem reports...
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The CBI claimed that Nepali nationals Krishna Thapa and Raj Kumar were the main culprits behind the murder of teenager Arushi Talwar and the Talwar family's ...
NEW DELHI: Intense pressure mounted by law enforcement agencies on drug peddlers at Indira Gandhi International Airport here seems to have resulted in a shift in their modus operandi.
Bangladesh yesterday emphasised the need for creating conditions for increasing two-way trade to minimise the huge trade gap as the foreign secretary level talks kicked off in New Delhi, an official statement said here. "The Bangladesh Foreign ...
NEW DELHI -- India asked neighboring Bangladesh on Thursday for help in combatting terror following several deadly attacks that New Delhi blamed on Bangladesh-based Islamic militants. Fighting terrorism topped the agenda at a meeting in New Delhi ...
AP NEW DELHI: India asked neighboring Bangladesh on Thursday for help in combatting terror following several deadly attacks that New Delhi blamed on ...
New Delhi, July 16: India and Bhutan Wednesday reinvigorated their warm and friendly ties as New Delhi accorded a state welcome to Lyonchen Jigmi Y. Thinley, who is here on his first trip abroad as democratically elected prime minister of the Himalayan country.
No decision on transit at this point: Touhid
Dhaka to urge Delhi for measures to reduce trade gap
Foreign secretary Touhid Hossain has said that a decision on providing India with transit facility is quite unlikely in the July 17-18 official talks in New Delhi.
Dhaka will rather press for...