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Spirits were high as the Russian National Day celebrations got underway at the Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai. The Russian Counsul General Alexey Novikov took centre stage on the Russian national day event as he addressed the audience with a “Namaste”. ...

Ground Hog Day is a significant day for the people in the United States and Canada. Ground Hog Day is celebrated on 2nd February every year. Though celebrated widely in the US, it is Punxsutawney, Pensylvania, which claims worldwide attention with ...

Google Doodle this time takes a different approach to depict the Festive season of Christmas and New Year. Google Doodle has always been the dressing up of the Google logo according to the event or the festival but this time the ...

Lunar eclipse December 2010 on Winter solstice with the count down on Christmas 2010 is a remarkable happening. A Lunar eclipse happens only on a full moon day, when the moon, earth and the sun are in a line, with ...

Bangalore's traditional 'Groundnut fair', 'Kadlekai Parshe' begins on the last Monday, Karthikai Somavara, of the Karthika Somavara.Bangalore's traditional groundnut fair (Kadlekai Parshe), is an annual affair that takes place in the Bull Temple Road, near Ramakrishna Ashram, in Gandhi Bazar, Basavanagudi. ...

Kite Flying which is a traditional practice in Gujarat has been adopted by the people of Kerala. It witnessed it's first ever kite festival. Kerala which attracts a lot of International tourists lured many more in this kite flying festival held ...

Shaking hands over the net can soon be a possibility in the future. Hongkong scientists have developed a cyber hand which allow the relatives or acquaintances to hold hands with loved ones, over the net!The robotic hand can be plugged into ...

The Dignity Film Festival, that took place in Bangalore, was graced by veteran film personalities such as Nagalakahmi Puttanna Kanagal, Leelavathi and Bharathi Vishnuvardhan. It is organised by the Dignity foundation, an NGO that works for the cause and care of ...

Thousands of foreign tourists and opera enthusiasts have converged in Dharamshala town of Himachal Pradesh, for the ongoing annual Shoton Opera Festival. The festival has started on the evening of 27th March. The annual-10-day-festival will feature performances of dances, chants ...

The annual 36th Karbi Youth Festival was celebrated in Assam for peace and to strengthen indigenous identity.The ethnic Karbi Youth Festival, which was recently held at Diphu in Karbi Anglong district of Assam focused on the youth to channelise their ...

Lindsay Lohan’s mum, sister and grandma had made an effort to spread the joy of Thanksgiving by serving people at a charity lunch in New York.Her mother and manager, Dina Lohan and others teamed up with volunteers at the Harbor Links ...

Thousands of Apatani tribals, dressed in traditional attires , recently assembled at Ziro, about 200 kilometres from State capital Itanagar, to celebrate the festival, Dree.Dree, which was recently celebrated by the Apatani tribe of Arunachal Pradesh, is a ...