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Air India to operate 40 domestic flights


Air India to operate 40 domestic flightsNew Delhi, May 1 - Air India will operate 40 domestic flights Sunday, as opposed to its normal frequency of 165, as the strike by around half the airline's 1,600 pilots entered its fifth day, an official said.

Waste vegetable oils could be used to make fuel of the future: Study


Waste vegetable oilsWashington, July 28 : The vegetable oil that is often discarded as waste by restaurants and pubs could be a vital source of hydrogen, and therefore, fuel - says a new study.

I'm a Bengali, says Tipu Sultan's descendant


Tipu SultanKolkata, July 27 : Bespectacled and grey hair brushed back, Husain Shah, 70, is the quintessential elderly Bengali man next door. But within him he carries a historic legacy, as a direct descendant of Tipu Sultan, the king of Mysore who valiantly fought the British.

First government website on Taj Mahal launched


Taj mahal websiteAgra, July 23 : Panoramic views, along with complete historical background, timings and ticket rates - the first official government website on the Taj Mahal takes visitors on a virtual trip to one of the seven wonders of the world.

Muggy weather in Delhi, rains expected


Muggy weatherNew Delhi, July 23 : Delhi saw muggy weather Friday morning with the minimum temperature a notch above average at 27.6 degrees Celsius. The weather office said rains were expected later in the day.

African women slaves wore 'khangas' brought from India


Nairobi, July 23 : A wraparound known as 'khanga' or 'leso' in Kenya was imported from India in the 19th century to drape women slaves in East Africa before they were transported to the Middle East, Xinhua has reported.

Interestingly, the attire is not worn in India, where it is being made, because of the enduring stigma of its close association with slave women.

Historic Moti Mahal enters kitchens with convenience food


Moti MahalNew Delhi, July 22 : One of northern India's oldest eateries Moti Mahal, credited with creating the present-day version of tandoori chicken, dal makhani and butter chicken in 1920, has entered the Indian kitchen with a range of ready-to-eat processed food.

Not Husain, but youngest son to exhibit in Mumbai


M.F HusainNew Delhi, July 21 : At a time when M. F. Husain lives in self-imposed exile from his motherland, his youngest son Owais Husain is carrying on in his father's footsteps in India with a solo show of concept and multi-media art.