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Don't slip, trip: Wear right footwear on Holi

Being stylish is good but wearing something safe on your feet is equally important to avoid falling and slipping on Holi. Invest in a sturdy pair of flip-flops or water resistant clogs, experts suggest.

Ted Baker opens his first store in India in partnership with Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited

Already well-known for his international excursions and extensive search for gems across the globe, Ted Baker is proud to announce the beginning of an exciting new chapter, as he expands his global empire with his first store in India. Situated inside the prestigious Chanakya Mall in New Delhi, the 1,600 square foot store will be the latest home for Ted's menswear, womenswear and accessory collections.All of Ted's store interiors are bespoke to their location, taking into account the surroundings and local culture, and New Delhi is of course no exception. Starting with the rich jewel tones in traditional Indian dress, Ted has juxtaposed these with inspiration drawn from the Crown Jewels for a uniquely British twist. Created using traditional and locally-sourced Indian textiles and embellishment, this is thoroughly contemporary take on Ted's travels.A diamond formation timber floor welcomes guests to the space, whilst the ornate ceiling features brushed and polished brass ...

Mumbaikars to burn Nirav Modi's effigy

The Mumbaikars have found a unique way to celebrate the festival of Holi and also to vent out their ire against PNB scam accused, businessman Nirav Modi.The residents of BDD Chawl in Mumbai's Worli area have created a 58-feet high effigy of Nirav Modi, symbolising the evil character of Holika, to burn it as a part of the festival's tradition.On the day before the main festival of Holi, people burn woods to fend off the evil and welcome goodness by playing with colours the next day.The residents have said that the effigy was not created by any an ace artist, but was made by the residents themselves."Since the past eight years, residents of this Chawl have been replicating contemporary social issues during their Holi celebrations," said a resident here.The residents have also considered the environmental factor in mind and have made the giant structure by using less wood and more of dry grass.Organisers also claimed that it is the highest Holi replica in India this year.The residents ...

History, culture, nature. A day is full of possibilities in Israel (Travelogue)

How about visiting a beautiful beach along the Mediterranean Sea, walking on layers of history stretching back to over 2,000 years, and dropping in on one of the most diverse organic farms in the world? All in a day?

Ted Baker's first India store opens in Delhi

British menswear, womenswear and accessories brand Ted Baker has set foot in India with its maiden store here.

Foreign nationals celebrate Holi in Vrindavan

With just a day left for Holi, the entire nation has geared up to celebrate the festival of colour.Not just Indians, foreigner nationals belonging to different countries also seemed excited to celebrate the festival and thus gathered in Uttar Pradesh's Vrindavan.The foreigners looked enthusiastic to witness and celebrate the colourful festival as their first experience.In Vrindavan, Holi celebrations continue for a week. With chants of hari bhajans, dance, colours, water, flowers and sweets, the festival is celebrated with great fervor.The festival of colour will be celebrated on March 2, this year.

Vrindavan widows to present 'Gulaal'-filled pots to PM Modi

Ahead of the festival of Holi, a group of widows from Vrindavan prepared earthen pots filled with 'gulaal' (coloured powder) to be gifted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The women, who arrived in the national capital earlier on Wednesday, brought with them 11 earthen pots containing Gulaal, along with gift boxes and a bouquet of flowers."We have brought these pots for Prime Minister Modi, who is like a brother to us. We want to celebrate Holi with him and have hence come to Delhi to personally convey our greetings to him," one of the widows, a native of Assam, told ANI.Before the group departed for the national capital, they, along with the other widows of Vrindavan, played Holi with colours and flowers.The widows in Vrindavan began this tradition back in 2013, as a mark to break the societal norms that prohibit a widow from wearing coloured clothes, among other things.On a related note, the festival of colours will be celebrated on March 2, this year.

Embassy: No human meat consumption in Japan

There is no Tokyo restaurant offering human meat on the menu, and cannibalism has not been legalized in Japan, despite a false story circulating online. Thomas Mattingly, a spokesman at the Japanese embassy in Washington, said in an email that the story is untrue. The worldtruth.tv post presents as news the false claims the restaurant is called Edible Brother, that an unnamed Argentinian tourist has sampled the meat and that young people are making deals to sell their bodies in return for payments to their families. The embassy says the current story may have developed from a 2016 piece on a satire website that has many of the same details.

No Delhi metro services till 2.30 pm on Holi

The Delhi Metro train services will not be available till 02The metro services will continue normally after 2:30 p.m on all lines.In addition to this Metro feeder bus services would also not be available for the whole day.

Horizon Group launches luxurious residential projects in Amritsar

Looking for a place to stay in Amritsar, the city of the famous Golden temple, then look no further than reputed real estate developers, the Horizon Buildcon Group.Jeevesh Sabharwal, Managing Director of the Horizon Group, said, "Horizon Group has begun a construction project of super luxury apartments/flats in three categories equi-distant from key and popular locations in Amritsar such as the Golden Temple and the Durgiana Sahib shrine (2.8 kilometers), Jallianwala Bagh (2.7 kilometers) and Gurudwara Shaeedan Sahib (1.9 kilometers).The Amritsar Airport is conveniently just 14 kilometers from the project site, while the railway station is located at a distance of 4.6 kilometers."This real estate project will soon be a self-sustaining, ready-to-move-in township, having several options such as academic and healthcare facilities, hotels, access to transit hubs, access to Amritsar's largest mall and others," said Jeevesh Sabharwal.Naresh Sabharwal, Chairman of the Horizon Group, said, ...

Chandigarh brewery ferments with German malts

An eatery in Chandigarh on Wednesday announced the opening of the tricity's first microbrewery where beer is fermented with German malts.

Hosting Holi party? Use dupattas for home decor

If you are hosting a Holi party at home, first make your walls stain-proof and then decorate the open area with flowers and colourful dupattas, suggest experts.

Steel Strip Wheels bags export order

For supply of 2000 truck wheels

I've started to understand importance of Indian spices: Mehigan

"MasterChef Australia" star Gary Mehigan says he has started to "understand the importance of spices and blends of spices in Indian cuisine".

Aeon Mall gains popularity among foreigners in Japan

Providing more variety of helpful and useful services for international customers is in great demand as record numbers of tourists are visiting Japan.And shopping is one of the attractions that many of the inbound visitors are keen on experiencing while visiting Japan.Aeon Mall Narita located near Narita International Airport in Tokyo is offering a variety of helpful and convenient services for all international visitors.Besides different shopping floors, the mall has special facilities such as Currency Exchange corner, Pray room and an amusement floor,"Aeon Mall Narita tends to have a lot of foreign tourists from all over the world. We aim to have the environment where every tourist can enjoy, feel comfortable and relax while shopping. For that, we have staff who can speak languages such as English, Chinese, and Thai. Our main focus is building a comfortable atmosphere for all of our customers," said Hiromi Tsukatomo, an Aeon official.Aeon is using a pioneer translation service to ...

Triumph Motorcycles launches Bonneville Speedmaster priced at Rs 11.11 lakh

British niche bike maker Triumph Motorcycles today launched its classic cruiser 'Bonneville Speedmaster' priced at Rs 11,11,500 (ex-showroom pan India). Powered by twin disc brembo brakes and high specification suspension, the bike comes with a 1200 cc high torque parallel twin engine, the company said in a statement. The motorcycle has a 12 litre fuel tank and offers first major service interval of 10,000 miles (16,000 kilometres). "Our goal is not just to dominate the market but to continue upgrading the entire biking experience in India. We will further strengthen this category over time," Triumph Motorcycles India Managing Director Vimal Sumbly said. Triumph Motorcycles has a dealership network across 15 cities in the country and a portfolio of motorcycle models across five premium categories.

Spanish climber calls off winter Everest summit bid

A Spanish climber today abandoned his bid to make the first winter ascent of Mount Everest in 25 years after "lethal weather" forced him to retreat. It is the second time in as many years that mountaineer Alex Txikon, 36, has been forced to call off his attempt to scale the world's highest peak in winter without the use of tanked oxygen. The last successful winter summit was in 1993 by a Japanese team. But only one climber has previously reached the peak in winter without using supplemental oxygen: a Nepali mountaineer in December 1987. "Alex has ended his expedition. He reached up to Camp Four but the weather did not favour him," Mingma Sherpa of Seven Summit Treks, which managed the logistics of Txikon's Everest bid, told AFP. Txikon and his team reached 7,950 metres (26,083 feet) at the weekend, roughly 900 metres below the summit. Weather forecasts had indicated that strong winds would calm early Sunday, allowing them to press on to the summit. But winds up to 100 kilometres per ..

Punjab's 'Farm-stay Man' wants boost for agri-tourism

Over a decade after he initiated farm-stays in Punjabs Hoshiarpur district, agriculturist-entrepreneur Harkirtat Singh believes agri-tourism needs a further boost so that people from urbanised areas get a feel of rural life -- and stressed farmers get another source of income.

Rome gets rare snowfall

Rome was on Monday covered in a blanket of snow, leading schools to close and public transportation to limit services in the Italy capital.Tourists at the Colosseum photographed two rare sites at once -- snow in the city and the largest amphitheater ever built - as Arctic storm "Beast from the East" saw temperatures across much of the Europe fall to their lowest level this winter and brought a rare snowstorm to Rome.The snowstorm paralysed the entire city and gave its residents the chance to ski, sled and build snowmen in its famous parks and piazzas, as well as encounter slippery sidewalks and roads on their way to work, the ABC News reported.At the Trevi Fountain, visitors and locals made their wishes as the famous landmark slowly turned white.At the ancient Roman chariot-racing stadium Circus Maximus, Romans slid through the snow.The city has become a rare winter wonderland with all of its famous sites covered in snow.

Explain how RTOs registering vehicles sans fitness tests: HC to Maha govt

The Bombay High Court today asked the Maharashtra government to explain how registration was being granted to new vehicles without carrying out mandatory fitness tests. A bench of Justices A S Oka and Riyaz Chagla directed the state's counsel Abhinandan Vagyani to take instructions and clarify its stand by Wednesday. The bench was hearing a PIL filed by Shrikant Karve, an RTI activist from Pune, alleging that officials at various regional transport offices in the state has been granting fitness or registration certificates, to private as well as transport vehicles without subjecting the vehicles to mandatory fitness tests. On a previous hearing, another bench led by Justice Oka had held that since under the Central Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, registration of vehicles is treated as valid only if the vehicle had a valid fitness certificate, those which did not have fitness certificate must be deemed as unregistered and not permitted to be driven at all. The court was, however, informed ...