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Made Popular Nov 19 2009
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Today is the 282th Birhday of Jaipur. Forts, palaces, architectural marvels and tales of valour, all in their own way, bear testimony to the glory that Jaipur is and was just after it was conceived by Sawai Jai Singh in 1727. Located...

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A Delhi High Court tribunal on Tuesday ordered the ban on the Students’ Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) to be lifted. The court said the government has not...
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Nishi Roy, Bangalore
Did you know that in Jaipur devotees bathe Lord Shiva’s idols and lingas with over 50 lakh litres of water everyday during the monsoon? Purushttom Gaur, has a very...
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Nitesh, Chennai
A man suspected to be involved in the Jaipur serial blasts, which killed over 60 people and injured more than 200, was arrested here late Wednesday, police said.
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The eight franchisee owners and sponsors of the Indian Premier League (IPL) have decided to donate Rs 60 million for the victims of the serial bombings that rocked the...
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Police in India have issued a sketch of a man whom they want to question in connection with one of the attacks that hit the city of Jaipur this week.
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Holy places are fast turning out to be hottest target for terrorists. Miscreants take advantage of overcrowded places occupied by innumerable shops selling flowers,...
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Abhilash Thadhni, Ahmedabad
The blast at Chishti Dargah in Ajmer was a wake-up call for the intelligence agencies that terrorist are spreading their wings. However, the blasts at Jaipur have...
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Vikas Shekhawat, Churu, Rajasthan
Eight serial blasts rocked Jaipur for the first time last night killing 60 and injuring 200 innocent people. India is under grip of conflicts in Jammu and Kashmir,...
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Oct 31 2008 by AP0 Comments

A baby girl born from a surrogate mother will finally be able to join her biological father in Japan after spending the first three months of her life trapped by India’s notorious bureaucracy, the infant’s grandmother said Friday.

 
 
Oct 23 2008 by AP0 Comments

A huge explosion at an illegal fireworks factory in western India on Thursday killed 27 people, including 12 children, police said.

 
 
Oct 23 2008 by AP0 Comments

Police say an explosion at an illegal fireworks factory in western India killed 18 people, including 10 children.

 
 
Sep 30 2008 by AP1 Comments

At least 80 people were killed and more than 150 injured when thousands of pilgrims stampeded Tuesday at a Hindu temple in the historic town of Jodhpur in western India, police said.

 
 
Sep 30 2008 by AP0 Comments

At least 80 people were killed and more than 150 injured when thousands of pilgrims stampeded Tuesday at a Hindu temple in the historic town of Jodhpur in western India, police said.

 
 
Sep 30 2008 by AP1 Comments

Media reports say at least 40 people have been killed and dozens wounded when a crowd of pilgrims stampeded at a Hindu temple in the historic town of Jaipur in western India.

 
 
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Leaders of one of India’s lower castes reached an agreement with the government of a western Indian state on Wednesday, officials said, ending weeks of often violent protests.The Gujjar tribe began protesting on May 23 to demand that the government of...

 
 
May 13 2008 by AP0 Comments

Bombs ripped through crowded parts of this ancient city in western India on Tuesday, killing 60 people and wounding 150, police said.The seven explosions in Jaipur took place in markets and several other areas of the city in Rajasthan, a region dotted...

 
 
May 13 2008 by AP0 Comments

Bombs ripped through crowded parts of an ancient city in western India on Tuesday, killing at least 45 people and wounding 100 others, police and hospital officials said.The six explosions in Jaipur took place in markets and several other areas of the...

 
 
May 13 2008 by AP0 Comments

A hospital official says at least 45 people have been killed in six bomb blasts that ripped through crowded areas of a city in western India.N.S. Shekhawat, the superintendent of the Sawai Man Singh hospital in Jaipur, where most of the bodies were...

 
 
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