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Sister Alphonsa canonised as Saint| First Indian Female Saint

Sunday October 12 was a special day for Christians in India as one of them Sister Alphonsa was canonised and elevated to Saint by the Vatican.
The shadow of the anti-Christian violence on the ceremony didn’t dampen the celebrations for Kottayam where people worship her shrine.
The shrine has become the shrine of a saint. The burial [...]

Airtel DTH set be launched on October 9

Telecom giant Airtel is all set to launch thier Direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television service. A senior company official announced this today. He said that the service will be available in 63 cities from 9th October.
Airtel on Tuesday announced the launch of its direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television service.
“This is a right time for Airtel to enter [...]

Register to vote online | www.rockthevote.com

In this year Elections in America there have been interesting rise in the online videos to promote candidate, their spoofs etc. Also there have been boom among young people to register to vote online. This is a very important concept as this marks the change in Voting phenomena that had been existing till now. www.rockthevote.com [...]

Pay panel recommendation: Govt staff threaten stir in Gujarat

The state government employees are up in arms against the government over the issue of implementing the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations to hike their salaries. To register their protest, the employees carried out a huge rally in Ahmedabad on Sunday afternoon.
Other protest programmes such as going on a Mass Casual Leave and calling an indefinite [...]

Chadha Committee Report | UGC Pay Commission report

The UGC Pay Review Committee has recommended a hike of over 70 per cent in the pay of university and college teachers, besides allowances. The panel, headed by G.K. Chadha, submitted its report to UGC chairman S.K. Thorat.
Addressing a press conference here on Friday, Prof. Chadha said: “We have created extra positions at the university [...]

Gandhi Jayanti wishes | Father of nation | October 2nd

Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram, Patit Pavan Sita Ram
Ishwar Allah tero naam, Sab ko Sanmati de Bhagwan
Dear friends today October 2nd is Gandhi Jayanti. Gandhi Jayanti is a national holiday celebrated in India to mark the occasion of the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, the “Father of the Nation” or Bapu. It is celebrated on October 2, [...]

Eid Mubarak | eid in india | id-ul-fitr

Wishing Eid Mubarak to all.
This Year ID-Ul-Fitr holiday is on October 1st.
Eid ul-Fitr or Id-Ul-Fitr, often abbreviated to Eid, is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadaan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. Eid is an Arabic word meaning “festivity”, while Fiṭr means “to break the fast” (and can also mean “nature”, from [...]

Subh Navratri | Navratri SMS, Navratri Greeting Cards, Navaratri

I would like to wish SUBH Navratri to all the readers of this blog. Today is the first day of this years Navratri festival, also this day is celebrated as Mahalaya or the start of Durga Puja in Bengal, Bihar, Assam and some eastern states.
Please find some of the Navratri SMS and Greetings and Durga [...]

Mahendra Kapoor is no more among us

Mahendra Kapoor is no more but will be there in our hearts for the ages to come. Mahendra Kapoor died in Mumbai late Saturday following a cardiac failure. He was 74. He was not keeping a good health of late as he had been suffering from heart ailment for long, his son Rohan Kapoor said.
Mahendra [...]

Killer Saturday : Four killed in Mehrauli Blast Delhi

Killer Saturday again taking its toll on Delhi and this time it is Mehrauli Sarai that has suffered. More than four person is dead including a child. Also more than 20 are injured and are shifted to different hospitals.
The blast took place in the flower market in ward no 8, near Mehrauli flower market in [...]