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250 rare documents chronicle making of Delhi

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In 1911, when King George V announced that the national capital would move to Delhi from Kolkata, this city shed its tag of a historical city to become a metropolitan behemoth.

The making of the new

Polling begins for UP third phase

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Polling for the third phase of Uttar Pradesh's staggered elections in 56 assembly seats began on Wednesday at 7 am.

The total number of candidates in this phase is 1,018, of whom women candidates num

Kremlin gets its own vodka brand

The Kremlin has created its own brand of premium vodka to be served at official events involving the Russian president.

The new beverage, titled Kremlin Award, was presented at the ProdExpo 2012 exhi

Former DMK minister's residence raided in Tamil Nadu

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The homes of former DMK minister Thangam Thenarasu and his relatives were raided across several places in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday for allegedly accumulating assets disproportionate to their known sour

V-Day venom: Youngsters flirt with cobra drug

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It wasn't just heart-shaped chocolates and bright red roses that saw a spurt in sales this Valentine's Day. A deadly drug prepared from cobra venom gave a new high at parties in the national capital a

Delhi readies for mass drill to test disaster preparedness

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How will the capital react in the event of a high intensity earthquake? The test would be on in hundreds of locations across in Delhi on Wednesday with disaster management teams fanning across schools

Phone calls made to Israel, Iran, Lebanon being examined

Investigators on Wednesday started examining records of 115 phone calls made to Iran, Israel and Lebanon from here for clues in the Monday bomb attack on an Israeli embassy vehicle in the heart of the

Antony's visit: India, Saudi Arabia seek stronger ties

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India and Saudi Arabia have looked at ways to enhance bilateral ties during the two-day visit of Indian Defence Minister A.K. Antony.

Defence Minister Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz on Tuesday met Anton

India eases merger norms in telecom sector

India on Wednesday announced new norms for the telecom industry, making mergers and acquisitions (M&As) easier in the sector that is set to enter a phase of consolidation after the recent Supreme Cour

Ahmadinejad to unveil nuclear achievements Wednesday

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will unveil ‘some nuclear achievements’ on Wednesday, according to an announcement on Iran's presidential website.

"In the presence of the president, some new an

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