New Delhi: General Bikram Singh, a veteran infantry officer, on Thursday took over as the 25th Chief of the Indian Army succeeding General VK Singh whose 26-month tenure was mired in controversies. 59-year-old General Bikram Singh will have a tenure of two years and three months in the top post. Prior to his appointment as Army Chief, General Bikram was commanding the Kolkata-based Eastern Army Command. He has held several...
12:28 PM, May 31, 2012
New Delhi: Peter Carl Faberge, the famed Russian jeweller who is the subject of Wednesday's Google doodle, in his position as the the court jeweller to the last of the Russian Czars, designed his first Imperial Easter egg in 1885. [Images] The Romanovs had a tradition of presenting elaborate eggs on Easter. Czar Alexander III wanted something special to gift the Czarina Maria Feodorovna and asked Faberge for a special...
05:13 PM, May 30, 2012
New Delhi: Peter Carl Faberge, the famed Russian jeweller who is the subject of Wednesday's Google doodle, in his position as the the court jeweller to the last of the Russian Czars, designed his first Imperial Easter egg in 1885. [Images] The Romanovs had a tradition of presenting elaborate eggs on Easter. Czar Alexander III wanted something special to gift the Czarina Maria Feodorovna and asked Faberge for a special...
05:13 PM, May 30, 2012
New Delhi: Six gilded Easter eggs adorn the Google home page to mark master Russian jeweller Peter Carl Faberge's 166th birthday. Faberge was the court jeweller for the last two Russian Czars and the bejewelled Easter eggs were his speciality. Since the very first egg that contained a jewelled hen in 1885 Faberge made a total of 54 eggs in 37 years for the Romanovs. Only 47 of the Faberg...
01:36 PM, May 30, 2012
New Delhi: The doodle on the Google home page on Wednesday honours Peter Carl Faberge on his 166th birthday. Faberge was a renowned Russian jeweller best known for his ornate Easter eggs that he created for the last two generationns of the Russian imperial family - he Romanovs. [Images] Born on May 30, 1846 in St. Petersburg, Peter Carl Faberg honed his jewellery skills in Germany, France and England and...
10:41 AM, May 30, 2012
New Delhi: A set of six ornate eggs pay tribute to the master Russian jeweller Peter Carl Faberge on the Google home page on the occasion of his 166th birth anniversary. The Easter eggs on the Google doodle have been inspired by the designs of actual Faberge eggs. These eggs were the prized possessions of the Romanov Dynasty. (Read: Google doodles eggs for Peter Carl Faberge's 166th birthday). About three-and-a-half...
08:01 AM, May 30, 2012
New Delhi: A set of six exquisite jewelled eggs adorn the Google home page in honour of Peter Carl Faberg. Wednesday is the 166th birth anniversary of the the legendary Russian jeweller. [Images] Born on May 30, 1846 in St. Petersburg, Peter Carl Faberg is most famous for his trademark Faberg eggs. Having honed his jewellery skills in Germany, France and England, he joined his father's business in 1870. It...
12:01 AM, May 30, 2012
Mumbai: Mumbai will face water cuts for two days starting Monday owing to the repairing of pipelines along the Eastern Express Highway, a civic official said. "Work is on for joining two major water pipelines along the Eastern Express Highway, owing to which there will be varying levels of water cuts imposed through the city," an official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. The pipeline work will be completed...
08:59 PM, May 06, 2012
New Delhi: If you love surprises from Google in the form of Easter Eggs, then here is something new for you to play with. Google's new Easter Egg has now come to the notice, which is quite interactive. It's more of a game that lets you hit and collect scores. No matter what you are doing, you are suggested to go to the Google home page and search for the...
11:10 AM, Apr 28, 2012
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It was a hard blow for those who could not think of celebrations without non-vegetarian items. Fish and meat vendors in the city, anticipating Easter, increased the prices by up to 50 per cent. The prices of fish registered an increase of 50 per cent, on an average, during the past one week. The price of neymeen rose from Rs 250 per kg to Rs 320. The price of...
12:16 PM, Apr 09, 2012
New Delhi: Christians across India and other parts of the world took part in midnight masses and celebrations are to continue through the day that marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Pope will also deliver his message later on Sunday afternoon at the Vatican's mass. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh greeted the people of the nation on Easter. The Prime Minister said in his message said the universal significance of...
08:01 AM, Apr 08, 2012
New Delhi: Christians around the world are observing Good Friday today. The day marks the crucification of Jesus Christ at the end of the Lent period and devotees will spend the day fasting. Good Friday is the culmination of the 40-day Lent period during which they abstained from meat, alcohol and sweets. Good Friday is observed during the Holy Week, which also includes Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday and Holy Saturday....
08:29 AM, Apr 06, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: With just two days left for Easter, Christians in the state are geared up for the celebrations. The lent, which involves a 50-day abstinence from all non-vegetarian items including milk and curd, ends this Sunday with the Easter. A retired priest said there has been a considerable decrease in observing the traditional beliefs during the lent these days. He said this was mostly due to lifestyle diseases people suffer...
04:53 PM, Apr 05, 2012
Lahore: One person was feared killed and dozens were trapped in rubble after a building collapsed in this eastern Pakistani city on Monday following a gas explosion. Officials said the blast at the three-storey building was caused by a gas leak. Two houses next to the building were badly damaged by the explosion. Rescue workers were trying to dig out people buried in the debris. The building housed a factory,...
01:03 PM, Feb 06, 2012
Singapore: A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 jolted eastern and northeastern Japan on Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damages and no tsunami warning was issued. The earthquake measured 4 in central Tokyo, Fukushima and their surrounding areas on the Japanese intensity scale, which measures ground motion, according to Japan Meteorological Agency, which uses a different measuring system than the US Geological Survey. A...
02:13 PM, Jan 01, 2012
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