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Ever Wondered Why LPG Cylinders In India Are 14.2 Kg? Here's The Reason
The 14.2 kg standard goes back to the late 1950s, when LPG was first introduced in India by Burmah Shell (now Bharat Petroleum).
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How Black Friday Went From Chaos To A Global Shopping Phenomenon
The spread of online shopping, especially through Amazon, turned Black Friday from a US phenomenon into a global event.
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DUSU Elections: More Than A Campus Poll, A Test for Future Leaders
Since the 1950s and 60s, DUSU elections have steadily drawn in national political parties, with student wings becoming deeply entrenched on campus.
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Indian Army's Medical Team In Turkey Was Deployed In 1950 Korean War Too
This is not the first time the 60 Para Field hospital is in the limelight. Affectionately called 'angels in maroon berets', the 60th Parachute Field Ambulance unit treated more than 200,000 people between 1950 and 1954.
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Bengal Congress Manifesto Promises To Bring Back "Glorious" Days
The Congress on Monday released its manifesto for West Bengal assembly polls, stressing that it wants to restore the glory that the state enjoyed in the 1950s and 60s under the then chief minister, Bidhan Chandra Roy, widely regarded as the architect of modern Bengal.
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Benelli Leoncino 500 Launched In India; Priced At Rs. 4.79 Lakh
Making its much-awaited India debut, Italian bike maker Benelli has introduced the Leoncino 500 motorcycle priced at Rs. 4.79 lakh (ex-showroom, India). The all-new offering is a scrambler-styled bike that takes inspiration from the 'Lion Cub' models of the 1950s and '60s while packing in modern mechanicals. The Benelli Leoncino 500 has been a long...
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Hubert De Givenchy, French Clothing Designer Who Transformed Audrey Hepburn Into A Style Legend, Dies At 91
Hubert de Givenchy, a French designer whose fashions influenced haute couture in the 1950s and '60s and transformed his close friend, actress Audrey Hepburn, into a style legend, died March 10 at 91.
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Meet Kamala Das, The Controversial Feminist Writer On Today's Google Doodle
The world of Indian literary poetry and fiction was shocked with her explicit writing in the 1950s and 60s
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Russia To Build First Cruise Liner In 60 Years
A major Russian shipbuilding company in Moscow today announced plans to build the country's first cruise liner since the 1950s, saying construction will begin this year.
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Mubarak Begum, once a famous singer, needs help
Through the 1950s and 60s, she worked with the best music directors in the film industry, collaborating with S D Burman, Shankar Jaikishan and Khayyam for movies that starred screen legends like Sunil Dutt, Nargis and Rajendra Kumar. Today, she is an impoverished 70-year-old, living in a one-bedroom house in the Mumbai suburb of Jogeshwari. With he...
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Ever Wondered Why LPG Cylinders In India Are 14.2 Kg? Here's The Reason
The 14.2 kg standard goes back to the late 1950s, when LPG was first introduced in India by Burmah Shell (now Bharat Petroleum).
-
How Black Friday Went From Chaos To A Global Shopping Phenomenon
The spread of online shopping, especially through Amazon, turned Black Friday from a US phenomenon into a global event.
-
DUSU Elections: More Than A Campus Poll, A Test for Future Leaders
Since the 1950s and 60s, DUSU elections have steadily drawn in national political parties, with student wings becoming deeply entrenched on campus.
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Indian Army's Medical Team In Turkey Was Deployed In 1950 Korean War Too
This is not the first time the 60 Para Field hospital is in the limelight. Affectionately called 'angels in maroon berets', the 60th Parachute Field Ambulance unit treated more than 200,000 people between 1950 and 1954.
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Bengal Congress Manifesto Promises To Bring Back "Glorious" Days
The Congress on Monday released its manifesto for West Bengal assembly polls, stressing that it wants to restore the glory that the state enjoyed in the 1950s and 60s under the then chief minister, Bidhan Chandra Roy, widely regarded as the architect of modern Bengal.
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Benelli Leoncino 500 Launched In India; Priced At Rs. 4.79 Lakh
Making its much-awaited India debut, Italian bike maker Benelli has introduced the Leoncino 500 motorcycle priced at Rs. 4.79 lakh (ex-showroom, India). The all-new offering is a scrambler-styled bike that takes inspiration from the 'Lion Cub' models of the 1950s and '60s while packing in modern mechanicals. The Benelli Leoncino 500 has been a long...
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Hubert De Givenchy, French Clothing Designer Who Transformed Audrey Hepburn Into A Style Legend, Dies At 91
Hubert de Givenchy, a French designer whose fashions influenced haute couture in the 1950s and '60s and transformed his close friend, actress Audrey Hepburn, into a style legend, died March 10 at 91.
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Meet Kamala Das, The Controversial Feminist Writer On Today's Google Doodle
The world of Indian literary poetry and fiction was shocked with her explicit writing in the 1950s and 60s
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Russia To Build First Cruise Liner In 60 Years
A major Russian shipbuilding company in Moscow today announced plans to build the country's first cruise liner since the 1950s, saying construction will begin this year.
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Mubarak Begum, once a famous singer, needs help
Through the 1950s and 60s, she worked with the best music directors in the film industry, collaborating with S D Burman, Shankar Jaikishan and Khayyam for movies that starred screen legends like Sunil Dutt, Nargis and Rajendra Kumar. Today, she is an impoverished 70-year-old, living in a one-bedroom house in the Mumbai suburb of Jogeshwari. With he...
