Nov 8: Height about 5' 5''; exceptionally thin; noticeably fair; age about 33 years; has practically no hair on his face though he does not shave; long sharp face with prominent nose. This is the “official” description of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the golden boy of the Independence struggle. With his confidence, charm and sincerity, Azad impressed people of his age group with his sharp and swift...
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London, Nov 6: Mahatma Gandhi's over eight-decade old 'charkha', one of his most prized possessions that he used in Yerwada Jail during the 'Quit India Movement', was today auctioned in the UK for a whopping 110,000 pounds, nearly double the expected price. Gandhi's last will also sold for 20,000 pounds at the specialist sale of historical documents and artefacts by the Mullock's Auction house in...
How did you land in this case? I hail from Melapalyam district of Tamil Nadu. I have lived in Bengaluru for the past seven years and sell tealeaves at Tannery Road area of the city. I was arrested from Chennai on 18 April, the day after the blast. I was shopping for my sister's marriage when policemen in plain clothes arrested my brother-in-law Basheer and me. We were grilled till late midnight...
Washington, Oct 26: The first-ever Diwali celebrations will be held at the US Capitol this year, with the US lawmakers announcing to hold a Congressional reception for the festival of lights. Cutting across party lines, a number of Senators and members of US House of Representatives are expected to attend the "first-ever Congressional Diwali" reception, lawmakers said yesterday. "Diwali is a...
Mangalore, Oct 24: Mangalore Nephro-urology Charitable Trust in association with Mangalore Kidney stone and prostate clinic will conduct a free kidney stone and urine related problems Check up camp from October 20 to 26 at Aogya multispecialty clinic, Falnir Mangalore. Dr Muhammed Saleem MBBS,MS (Gen.Surgery),MRCS(U.K), DNB(Urology) will be available for free consultation from 9am to 1pm...
New Delhi, Oct 16: People in India are increasingly shying away from taking bank loans on account of economic slowdown and scepticism arising out of job uncertainty, a survey by industry body Assocham said. "In the wake of slowdown, while industrial growth and services are getting impacted, job uncertainty among the young spenders is working as a big dampener," the survey said. Individual...
New Delhi, Oct 10: Nissan Motor Co. 7201.TO +2.57% Wednesday introduced its first compact sport-utility vehicle in India to tap demand for such products and challenge existing players like Ford Motor Co. F +0.73% , Renault S.A. RNO.FR +3.70% and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. 500520.BY +1.05% The Japanese auto maker said it has received about 6,000 customer orders for the Terrano since the vehicle was...
Shillong, Oct 8: The discovery of a South American sucker-mouth armored catfish at the picturesque Umiam Lake near here has baffled not only local fishermen but scientists alike in Meghalaya. Native to the Amazons and South American rivers, the catfish was caught by a local fisherman on September 24 and since then he has kept it in a tub of water. The 500 gm captured specimen is the first...
London, Oct 3: Weapons, rare paintings, pottery as well as jewelled treasures that once belonged to Tipu Sultan, Deccan kingdoms, the Mughals and among other royals are included in Sotheby's first-ever auction of Imperial India here on October 9. "Art of Imperial India," an auction comprising 90 objects encompassing almost 500 years of every kind of decorative art produced in the region. "The sale...
Berlin, Sept 15: Samsung will launch two smart phones in India this month for less than Rs 15,000, intensifying competition in the mid-segment mobile market. The Korean company, which has a 49 per cent share in India's smart phone segment, will offer options in local languages to attract non-English speaking customers. "We will be launching two new smart phones priced for the mid-segment market...