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04:03 PM, Dec 27, 2012
December 24, Christmas Eve, marks the beginning of the holiday season in many countries of the world and Google is wishing its users "Happy Holidays" with a colourful doodle. ...
12:05 AM, Dec 24, 2012
New Delhi: No leave from work, high airfares and persistent inflation were the biggest impediments this year for Indians planning a trip abroad which witnessed a 14 per cent drop from last year, a study has found. However, the number of domestic holidayers remained stable in comparison to last year with hill stations being the most favoured destination, followed by beaches, according to the study by travel portal TripAdvisor. A...
10:20 AM, Dec 16, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: The first signs that Christmas is around the corner in Kerala comes in early December, when the mercury dips slightly. That's when the morning stroll becomes a pleasant experience. Churches and Christian homes begin to put up the traditional Christmas stars, in varying sizes and shapes. Cribs are put up in the second week of December. Now-a-days, these are often ready-made. Nearly 22 percent of the state's population is...
03:49 PM, Dec 10, 2012
New Delhi: Indians come on the top when it comes to preferring work over vacations and they tend to either cancel their holidays for urgent assignments or to indulge in office work even on off-days, a new survey says. Such holiday habits have made India the world's fourth most 'vacation-deprived' nation, even as more than two-third of Indian bosses (also fourth highest globally) approve of their employees' vacation plans, found...
01:13 PM, Nov 20, 2012
London: Pop star Madonna has been named the best-selling female singles artist in Britain's music chart history. The 54-year-old defeated Rihanna to take the title by selling more than 17.8 million (copies of her) singles in Britain since the release of her debut track 'Holiday' back in 1984, reports contactmusic.com. Rihanna came in second with a sales figures of 11.4 million in the seven years since she released her first...
12:12 PM, Oct 29, 2012
Lucknow: Rivals Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP) were in a confrontation mode on Saturday after the Akhilesh Yadav government cancelled the October 9 public holiday on the death anniversary of BSP founder Kanshi Ram. The SP government late on Saturday evening sent a missive to all district magistrates informing them of the cancellation of the public holiday, which had been announced by the Mayawati government in...
09:50 AM, Oct 07, 2012
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has cancelled the public holiday on the death anniversary of BSP founder Kanshiram on October 9. A circular has been issued to all the district magistrates in the state in this regard, official sources said on Saturday. In fact, Azamgarh DM Pranjal Yadav on Saturday issued a statement and said that the state government has cancelled public holiday on the occasion of death anniversary of...
11:56 PM, Oct 06, 2012
Los Angeles: Here are highlights of Hollywood's fall and holiday movie lineup: SEPTEMBER Arbitrage: Richard Gere stars in a Wall Street thriller about a deceitful hedge-fund manager negotiating a merger. Dredd: An executioner (Karl Urban) fights a drug epidemic in post-apocalyptic America. End of Watch: Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena are cops minding the mean streets of Los Angeles. Finding Nemo: The beloved father-son animated fish tale returns in a...
12:45 PM, Aug 23, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Do you know the significance of July 4? Most Americans and a few techies in Technopark know the importance of this date. July 4, the Independence Day of America, is a holiday for some US-based companies in Technopark. For certain other firms, it is a day of relaxation as it is a holiday for offices in the USA. Wednesday was a holiday for some Technopark-based companies such as iDynamics...
02:32 PM, Jul 05, 2012
New Delhi: Get ready to pay even more. The new 12 per cent additional Service Tax comes into effect from Sunday. The new tax covers all services except 38 activities that are put on the negative list. The switch-over to a negative list is aimed at unifying the tax and levies of the Centre and the States, but is also expected to increase the Centre's Service Tax collection up from...
08:52 AM, Jul 01, 2012
Lucknow: Even as India has observed January 26, August 15 and October 2 as national holidays, the government does not seem to have issued any formal orders for the same. The disclosure from the central Home Ministry came in response to an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act 2005 filed by 10-year-old Aishwarya Parashar in Lucknow. The Class 6 student sent a letter April 25 to the Prime...
07:56 AM, May 24, 2012
It's the holiday season and most travellers have packed their bags to head to Europe, US, or UK; at least that's where folks from Delhi and Mumbai are headed. In Bangalore, thanks to the runway which is under repair, travel agents' bookings are down by 50 per cent. On average, people spend around Rs 1.5 lakh per head for a foreign tour or Rs 25,000 per head for a South...
12:35 PM, Apr 11, 2012
Mumbai: All banks, including private sector lenders, will remain open till 5 pm on Saturday for special clearings of government transactions for 2011-12. The Reserve Bank has directed private and public sector banks to remain open on March 31, 2012, with a view to facilitate accounting of all government transactions for the current financial year (2011-12). Banks have also been advised to ensure that the clearing houses under their jurisdiction...
09:37 PM, Mar 30, 2012
Chandigarh: Politicians in Punjab seem to be enjoying a five-week holiday thanks to the Election Commission (EC) of India. From relaxing to lobbying to literally doing the math of government formation, everyone is keeping oneself busy with something even as the state government seems to be in sleep mode. With the election to the 117 assembly seats having been held on Jan 30 and counting and results to take place...
10:46 AM, Feb 18, 2012
Los Angeles: Hollywood has picked up a little Christmas bonus. Studios generally underestimated the size of their movie audiences over the weekend, and they're now revising the holiday revenues upward. Leading the way is Tom Cruise's 'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol', which pulled in $29.5 million for the weekend. That Monday figure is $3 million more than distributor Paramount estimated a day earlier. For the four-day period Friday to Monday,...
12:58 PM, Dec 27, 2011
New Delhi: It's time for Christmas and Google has come up with an interactive doodle on the eve of Christmas, playing the celebration tune of 'jingle Bells'. Making the 'Happy Holidays' Google doodle musical and interactive, Google wishes us Merry Christmas, bringing us in a festive mood. The happy holidays doodle has six glowing buttons. Each button plays a sound from the musical notes of 'jingle bells', when we click...
08:47 AM, Dec 24, 2011
New Delhi: It's that time of the year again. Christmas and the New Year are just days away and there is something festive in the chilly air and Google sends us its wishes with a "Happy Holidays from Google!" doodle. This year's Google happy holidays doodle is made up of lit up holiday symbols - snowflake, Santa Claus, bell, snowman, candle and a gift box - on a dark background,...
09:31 AM, Dec 23, 2011
Mumbai: Once thick friends, Ranbir Kapoor and Imran Khan 'broke up' following their Bollywood debut. Are they back together again? Filmmaker Binoy Gandhi has managed to bring together an unlikely pair after producers like Karan Johar and Sajid Nadiadwala failed. We are talking about Ranbir Kapoor and Imran Khan. Kapoor, who had played truant till now, insisting that he would act only in solo-hero films, was finally convinced to act...
12:38 PM, Oct 30, 2011
