Holiday Travel in India - States and Interests

India is the world's largest democracy, consisting of 28 states and 7 union territories. The states are demarcated, broadly on the basis of the spoken language.

Himalayan North India consists of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand.These beautiful mountains welcome the spiritual and adventurous tourists. This area has many of the most popular hill stations and religious places. Kashmir is a honeymoon vacation paradise.

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Aarushi's mother Nupur now wants to adopt a girl - Zee News


Zee News

Aarushi's mother Nupur now wants to adopt a girl
Zee News
New Delhi: Dentist Nupur Talwar, who is an accused in the Aarushi-Hemraj double murder case along with her husband Rajesh, is now willing to adopt a girl child four years after the gruesome murder of her teenage daughter at her Noida residence in 2008.
Nupur wants to adopt fellow inmate's childHindustan Times
Now, Nupur Talwar wants to adopt a girl childIBNLive.com

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Jaya works the phone on Sangma - IBNLive.com


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Jaya works the phone on Sangma
IBNLive.com
J Jayalalithaa on Sunday spoke to leaders from across the political spectrum to support Nationalist Congress Party leader PA Sangma for the Presidency. Jayalalithaa had announced she was throwing her weight behind Sangma, even as her Odisha counterpart ...
Jayalalithaa steps up campaign for SangmaThe Hindu
Jaya lobbies hard for Sangma as PresidentDeccan Herald
Jayalalithaa seeks Shiromani Akali Dal support for PA SangmaTimes of India
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Mired in endless scams, UPA completes eight years in office - India Today


India Today

Mired in endless scams, UPA completes eight years in office
India Today
When Manmohan Singh took over for his second term as the Prime Minister, the tablet was an underpowered computer, open source was for geeks and A. Raja was the telecom minister. The world was still battling an economic slowdown while India was riding a ...
UPA-II completes 3 years in office todayHindustan Times
Three years of UPA-II: Any reason to cheer?IBNLive.com
Three years of UPA-II: Scams, policy paralysis and economic messEconomic Times
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Black money probe: Pranab Mukherjee to give details - NDTV


NDTV

Black money probe: Pranab Mukherjee to give details
NDTV
PTI | Updated: May 21, 2012 08:21 IST New Delhi: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is likely to table White Paper on black money in Parliament today, providing information about black money stashed abroad. The Opposition, led by the BJP, ...
Govt likely to issue White Paper on black money todayZee News
FM to table White Paper on black money in Parl todayFirstpost
White paper on black money likely to be tabled todayIBNLive.com
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Hurriyat seminar takes violent turn - Daily News & Analysis


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Hurriyat seminar takes violent turn
Daily News & Analysis
By DNA Correspondent | Place: Srinagar | Agency: DNA Violent clashes rocked the Hurriyat headquarters on Sunday when supporters of rival separatist leaders threw chairs and furniture at each other during a seminar organised on the eve of the death ...
Hurriyat members clash as Shah wants ex-chief Bhat's expulsionIndian Express
Moderate Hurriyat activists clashDeccan Herald
Homage With HomiliesKashmir Observer
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Eshwarappa admires Yeddyurappa's fighting spirit - Daily News & Analysis


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Eshwarappa admires Yeddyurappa's fighting spirit
Daily News & Analysis
By DNA Correspondent | Place: Bangalore | Agency: DNA Coming in support of scam-tainted BS Yeddyurappa, BJP state president KS Eshwarappa on Sunday praised the former chief minister's courage for fighting the battle with grit.
I'd have killed myself if I were BS Yeddyurappa, says KS EshwarappaTimes of India
Bitter Yeddyurappa mocks BJP leadershipIBNLive.com
BSY not to attend BJP national executive meetHindustan Times
The Hindu -Deccan Herald -Zee News
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Loitam case: Northeast students want CBI probe - Times of India


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Loitam case: Northeast students want CBI probe
Times of India
BANGALORE: Seeking a fresh impetus to the probe into the case of Richard Loitam, 19, who was found dead under mysterious circumstances in his hostel room, nearly 200 youngsters representing several northeast students associations staged a protest at ...
Manipur police on alert as students launch protestThe Hindu
Latest finding: Richard Loitam died due to cardiac ailmentDaily News & Analysis
Murder ruled out in Loitam death case, say sourcesIBNLive.com
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Sabyasachi warns of 'revolutionary violence' - Times of India


Sabyasachi warns of 'revolutionary violence'
Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: With security agencies having turned the heat on Sabyasachi Panda for the past three weeks, the Maoist leader on Sunday threatened "revolutionary violence" if the state government continues to attack the Red rebels.
Maoist leader accuses Odisha of failure to honour promisesBusiness Standard
Stop anti-Maoist op or face music: SabyasachiDaily Pioneer

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Don't want to be Oppn leader, says VS - Indian Express


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Don't want to be Oppn leader, says VS
Indian Express
Deepening the crisis that has engulfed the CPM's state unit after the murder of rebel leader TP Chandrasekharan on May 4, senior leader and former chief minister VS Achuthanandan has written to the central leadership that he does not want to continue ...
Pinarayi Vijayan at wedding as party fretsDeccan Chronicle
Vijayan dubs VS's letter to Karat as media creationManoramaonline
VS salvo in 'letter' to KaratCalcutta Telegraph
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Three held for duping parents, selling '09 DU paper as 'leaked' PMET questions - Indian Express


Chandigarh Tribune

Three held for duping parents, selling '09 DU paper as 'leaked' PMET questions
Indian Express
Ferozepur police claim to have arrested three Delhi-based persons who contacted students to sell them the paper for Punjab Medical Entrance Test (PMET) 2012. News of the 'leak' broke out at midnight on Saturday. Police contacted Baba Farid University ...
Gang involved in PMET paper racket bustedTimes of India
Fake PMET question paper sold, five heldHindustan Times
3 held for selling PMET paper; turns out to be fakeChandigarh Tribune

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Lalu Prasad Yadav calls for Magadh division bandh - Times of India


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Lalu Prasad Yadav calls for Magadh division bandh
Times of India
PATNA: Saying his party has given enough time to chief minister Nitish Kumar to develop Bihar, RJD boss Lalu Prasad on Sunday lashed out at the NDA government for its failures and said he would soon launch a mass contact programme and tour the entire ...
Lalu in poll mode, to seek four varsities for BiharHindustan Times
Lalu calls for overthrowing `corrupt` NDA govtZee News
HC allows Lalu to produce 70 witnesses in fodder scam caseBusiness Standard
India Today
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Govt woke up only after officer's death - Times of India


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Govt woke up only after officer's death
Times of India
BANGALORE: Netas of the ruling party are so busy politicking that they had little time to spare for an upright officer who was attacked for seeking to implement the rule of law. The consequence: in the absence of any political pressure, ...
Karnataka officer pays with life for exposing land scamMSN India
KAS officer dies of injuriesDeccan Herald
Whistleblower pays with lifeThe Hindu
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Team Anna seeks probe into RTI activist's death - Deccan Herald


Daily Mail

Team Anna seeks probe into RTI activist's death
Deccan Herald
Team Anna took out a candle-light march at Jantar Mantar here on Sunday to demand a proper investigation into the mysterious death of Right to Information activist Ravinder Balwani last month. Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal said: “The police must ...
Activist's kin want fair probeTimes of India
IAC pays tribute to RTI activist, revives demand for Jan LokpalHindustan Times
Team Anna stages protest for stronger whistleblowers lawBusiness Standard
Daily Mail -Northern Voices Online
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Two IPL players from Pune Warriors among 100 detained at rave party - Daily News & Analysis


NDTV

Two IPL players from Pune Warriors among 100 detained at rave party
Daily News & Analysis
Place: Mumbai | Agency: PTI Yet another controversy struck IPL on Sunday night when two of its players were believed to have been among the 100 detained in a rave party in a hotel in Juhu in Mumbai on Sunday. Top police sources said among the two IPL ...
Rave glare on IPL duoCalcutta Telegraph
IPL players in busted Juhu rave partyTimes of India
96 detained at Mumbai rave party, drugs recoveredHindustan Times
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Govt looks to move Lokpal bill in this session - Times of India


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Govt looks to move Lokpal bill in this session
Times of India
NEW DELHI: The government plans to try and move the Lokpal bill afresh in Rajya Sabha before the current session of Parliament ends on Tuesday. Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee has said the government will sound out the business advisory committee and ...
Lokpal Bill may come up in Rajya Sabha by TuesdayIBNLive.com
Bill deliberately delayed: Team AnnaThe Hindu
Lokpal Bill may be referred to JSCHindustan Times
Indian Express -Business Standard
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Mamata Banerjee walks out of show, into a storm - Times of India


The Hindu

Mamata Banerjee walks out of show, into a storm
Times of India
KOLKATA: A video clip of a fuming Mamata Banerjee walking out of a talk show on national television after calling students "CPM cadres and Maoists" went viral in the social media over the weekend, spelling a public relations disaster for the ruling ...
'Culture of making a mountain out of a molehill holding sway'The Hindu
Mamata Banerjee personifies populist force in Indian politicsWashington Post
Intolerance highlight of Mamata Banerjee's one year as Bengal CMEconomic Times
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12-year-old 'boy wonder' cracks IIT-JEE - NDTV


India Today

12-year-old 'boy wonder' cracks IIT-JEE
NDTV
Kota, Rajasthan: Dressed in a bright T-shirt and shorts, at first glance, Satyam Kumar looks like any other ordinary 12-year-old, but his achievement of cracking the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) entrance exam at this tender age is anything but ...
'IIT-JEE question pattern has changed'Times of India
12-yr-old from Bihar cracks IIT-JEEIndian Express
Home-schooled 12-year-old cracks IITHindustan Times
Daily News & Analysis -Business Standard -India Today
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Ramesh says old age pension of Rs. 200 an insult - Hindustan Times


Hindustan Times

Ramesh says old age pension of Rs. 200 an insult
Hindustan Times
PTI The monthly pension of Rs. 200 given to the elderly is "an insult to the dignity of an individual", rural development minister Jairam Ramesh has said, requesting the Prime Minister to immediately review the scheme. recommended streamlining the ...
'Monthly old age pension of Rs 200 an insult'IBNLive.com

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'Cong ready to sit in Opposition' - Hindustan Times


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'Cong ready to sit in Opposition'
Hindustan Times
Admitting that the UPA government is going through tough times, law minister Salman Khurshid said on Sunday that the Congress was prepared for all options, including being in the Opposition after the 2014 general elections. in front of the people.
Congress ready to sit in Opposition: KhurshidIBNLive.com

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Jayalalithaa raises another river issue; seeks PM's intervention - Daily Pioneer


The Hindu

Jayalalithaa raises another river issue; seeks PM's intervention
Daily Pioneer
PTI | Chennai Taking on Karnataka over yet another river issue, Tamil Nadu chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Sunday accused the State of planning to build check dams across Pennaiyar River and sought the intervention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to ...
Jayalalithaa seeks immediate Cauvery River Authority meetThe Hindu
Chidambaram rejects Jayalalithaa's charge of discriminationTimes of India
Jaya writes to PM again on water disputeIBNLive.com
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PM does not fire from the hip: Salman Khurshid - IBNLive.com


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PM does not fire from the hip: Salman Khurshid
IBNLive.com
On the eve of the UPA-II's third anniversary, Law Minister Salman Khurshid admitted that the coalition government has been facing a tough ride. Supporting the Prime Minister, Khurshid defended the criticism for Dr Manmohan Singh by saying that if ...
Italian PM talked to Manmohan on marines issueThe Hindu
Manmohan Singh best person for the PM job: KhurshidEconomic Times
Italian PM talks to Manmohan Singh on marines issueBusiness Standard
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Kerala: 62-yr-old on 25000 km expedition in Nano - IBNLive.com


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Kerala: 62-yr-old on 25000 km expedition in Nano
IBNLive.com
PTI Guwahati: To travel across all 28 states of India and neighbouring Bhutan in a Tata Nano car covering around 25000 kms is no easy task. Yet, this is being attempted by 62-year-old Kochi-based car enthusiast Thomas Chacko, who has so far covered ...
62-year-old on 25000 km expedition in NanoBusiness Standard
Kerala senior on 25000 km expedition in NanoNDTV

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Indiscipline will not be tolerated, says Tytler to Congressmen - Daily News & Analysis


Indiscipline will not be tolerated, says Tytler to Congressmen
Daily News & Analysis
Place: Bhubaneswar | Agency: PTI Amid growing dissidence in Congress in Odisha, the party on Sunday warned that indiscipline by partymen would not be tolerated as they must unite to defeat the ruling BJD in the state. "Nobody is above the party.
Jagdish Tytler puts dissidents on noticeIBNLive.com
Odisha Congress chief warns party 'rebels'Times of India
AICC general secy and Odisha in-charge Jagdish Tytler warns party rebel leadersOrissadiary.com

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Prez commutes death sentence of servant who killed 3 persons - Hindustan Times


Deccan Herald

Prez commutes death sentence of servant who killed 3 persons
Hindustan Times
PTI President Pratibha Patil has commuted the death sentence of a domestic help, who had murdered a retired Brigadier and his two family members in Dehradun 18 years ago, to life imprisonment. society and it seems to us that the death sentence is the ...
President commutes death sentence of servant who killed 3 personsThe Hindu

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JSM opposes giving Zakia its riot case papers - Daily News & Analysis


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JSM opposes giving Zakia its riot case papers
Daily News & Analysis
By Nikunj Soni | Place: Ahmedabad | Agency: DNA Jan Sangharsh Manch, an NGO representing some survivors of the communal riots of 2002, has raised objections to giving Zakia Jafri and Teesta Setalvad, any of the its documents related to the Gulbarg ...
Manch opposes Zakia plea for its document before SITThe Hindu
Court notice to Zakia Jafri, special investigation team on Jan Sangharsh Manch ...Times of India
NGO moves court to restrain SIT from giving documents to ZakiaIndian Express
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India - Indian History

Indian history starts with evidence of human activity in the southern state of Tamil Nadu 75,000 years ago. Evidence of Homo Erectus activity dates back to 500,000 years.

The Indus Valley Civilization, along the river Indus in the North West of India, was a very advanced culture that existed from 3000 to 1300 BCE. This was , the first major Indian civilization.

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India Language, Indian Hindi

Indian languages fall under two major and two minor families : the Indo-European languages—Indo-Aryan (70%)—and the Dravidian languages (22% ), Austro-Asiatic and Tibeto-Burman families and a few isolated languages.

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