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  Uproar in Lok Sabha over schools being told to remain open on Christmas

  Politics | December 17, 2014 14:35 IST

  New Delhi: Lok Sabha today witnessed uproar over the reported move to keep schools open on Christmas with several opposition parties accusing government of “misleading” the House and implementing Sangh Parivar agenda, evoking a sharp

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  Rita Ora calls X-Mas stage performance an indescribable honour

  Hollywood | December 17, 2014 13:24 IST

  Los Angeles: Singer Rita Ora performed on the stage at the 33rd annual Christmas in Washington concert and says it was an "indescribable honour". The pop star sung to the Band Aid song "Do they know

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  Christmas special: Gift your loved ones a 3D Christmas tree

  Lifestyle | December 18, 2014 11:26 IST

  Toronto: Using an algorithm for automatically decomposing a three dimensional object into what are called pyramidal parts, researchers have revealed how to print a 3D Christmas tree efficiently and with zero material waste.A pyramidal part

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  No intention to open schools on Christmas: Government

  India | December 16, 2014 17:40 IST

  New Delhi: Amid a row over HRD ministry's alleged move to keep schools "open" on Christmas day, government Tuesday asserted that it had no such intention whatsoever.K C Venugopal (Cong) flaunted "circulars" in Lok Sabha

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  HRD Minister trashes report of school remaining open on X'Mas

  Politics | December 15, 2014 14:32 IST

  New Delhi: HRD Minister Smriti Irani today dismissed as "baseless and inaccurate" a media report suggesting that schools would remain open on December 25 to observer 'Good Governance Day'."It is unfortunate that misreporting has been

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  Rein in Hindutva forces: Karunanidhi to PM; raises Governance Day issue

  Politics | December 15, 2014 13:53 IST

  Chennai: DMK Chief M Karunanidhi today urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to rein in Hindutva outfits who are making a “mockery of communal harmony” and joined other parties in voicing apprehension that observing Good Governance

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  Rajya Sabha disrupted over conversion issue

  Politics | December 15, 2014 12:38 IST

  New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha was disrupted Monday as the opposition refused to allow any business in the house without taking up a discussion on conversion issue.Raising the issue in the upper house, Congress leader

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  Prince William and Kate Middleton wish Christmas in style

  Lifestyle | December 15, 2014 12:49 IST

  London: With Christmas around the corner, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate Middleton have offered season's greetings with cute pictures of their son, Prince George.The photographs offer a glimpse of three

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  CPI(M) slams government's 'Christmas circular' to schools

  Politics | December 15, 2014 12:31 IST

  New Delhi: Terming as “offensive and unjustifiable” government's reported decision to keep Navodaya schools open on Christmas, CPI(M) today demanded its withdrawal saying it was an “assault” on the religious right of Christians.The HRD Ministry

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  David Beckham keen to have another child

  Football | December 15, 2014 8:37 IST

  London: Former footballer David Beckham is reportedly keen to have another baby, but his wife Victoria is worried about the risks with her age.According to a source, the 39-year-old wants to have another child with

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  Online ticket booking for Taj Mahal entry from Christmas

  India | December 13, 2014 11:40 IST

  Agra: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is ready to launch its online entrance ticket booking to the Taj Mahal from Christmas day.Tourism personnel in Agra have welcomed the long pending initiative which hoteliers think

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  Orlando Bloom will celebrate X'mas with Miranda Kerr

  Hollywood | December 12, 2014 15:17 IST

  Los Angeles: Actor Orlando Bloom will celebrate Christmas with estranged wife and supermodel Miranda Kerr.The “Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” actor split from the 31-year-old last year, but they have remained on good

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  Indians travel abroad in search of snowy Christmas: Survey

  Lifestyle | December 11, 2014 19:35 IST

  New Delhi: Moving on from Diwali and Holi, Indians are now opting to travel abroad to experience Christmas on the cobbled roads with snowflakes and decorated trees, according to a survey.The global Christmas survey, conducted

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  Lady Gaga decorates X-mas tree after six years

  Hollywood | December 10, 2014 12:31 IST

  Los Angeles: Singer Lady Gaga is getting in the festive spirit by decorating a Christmas tree for the first time in six years.The 28-year-old has been busy putting baubles and decorations on her tree, reports

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  Bob Geldof to celebrate X-mas with family

  Hollywood | December 08, 2014 13:34 IST

  Los Angeles: Irish rocker Bob Geldof says he will spend Christmas with his family.The 63-year-old, who lost his daughter, Peaches Geldof, in April this year to a heroin overdose when she was just 25-years-old, has

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  J.K. Rowling to release 12 new Harry Potter surprises

  Lifestyle | December 07, 2014 13:57 IST

  Los Angeles: Acclaimed author J.K. Rowling will release 12 new Harry Potter surprises during Christmas holidays.Rowling gifted her rabid fans with 12 new Harry Potter items for the 12 days of Christmas.Starting Dec 12, every

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  Harry Potter author plans Christmas surprises for fans

  World | December 06, 2014 12:16 IST

  London: J.K. Rowling has revealed to fans of her seven-book Harry Potter series that she is writing new material for her dedicated all-things-Hogwarts website, Pottermore.The Pottermore website, which keeps stories and gossip simmering for true

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  This Town's 'ugly' Christmas tree prompts public outcry

  World | November 23, 2014 8:18 IST

  Reading: A Christmas tree that might make Charlie Brown think twice is getting kicked to the curb a little early after residents of a Pennsylvania town complained it was too ugly.Reading's spindly 50-foot spruce drew

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  Sunburn festival being marketed as a major Goa atttraction

  India | October 15, 2014 14:49 IST

  Panaji: Sunburn, arguably Asia's biggest electronic dance music festival, has become the first non-government, commercial event to figure in the Goa Tourism Development Corporation's online festival listing.The festival, which attracts hundreds and thousands of music

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  Christmas Day Bombings Kill Dozens In Iraq

  World | December 26, 2013 7:19 IST

  Baghdad: Militants in Iraq targeted Christians in three separate Christmas Day bombings in Baghdad, killing at least 37 people, officials said Wednesday.In one attack, a car bomb went off near a church in the capital's