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Mahesh Sharma should work on improving tourist inflow, rather than focusin
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], Aug. 30 (ANI): Janata Dal (United) leader Pawan Verma on Tuesday said Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Mahesh Sharma should work on improving tourist inflows, rather than focusing on skirt length.
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Every Indian woman will be in a 'burqa' if Mahesh Sharma has his
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 29 (ANI): Hitting out at Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma over his controversial comment that foreign female tourists must refrain from wearing skirts for their own safety, the Congress on Monday asserted that if he had his way, then every woman in the country right now w
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Skirt uproar: Mahesh Sharma offers clarification, says comment in context
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 29 (ANI): After coming under fire for suggesting that woman tourists should not wear skirts in India, Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma on Monday clarified his statement saying that it was only in reference with religious places so that that the sanctity of the hol
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Culture Minister retracts after advising tourists not to wear mini skirts
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug.29 (ANI): Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma has committed a faux pax by advising female tourists not to wear short skirts while roaming around Agra city in the evenings.
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Kohli hails Saha-Ashwin stand post Test series victory over Windies
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Gros Islet, Aug 14 (ANI): After sealing an emphatic Test series victory over the West Indies, India captain Virat Kohli was quick to praise Ravichandran Ashwin and Wriddhiman Saha for their crucial first-innings partnership that rescued the tourists from plunging into more trouble at the Dar
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Aussie batters look lost against our spinners, says Mathews
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Melbourne, Aug 7 (ANI): After thrashing Australia by massive 229 runs in the second Test to clinch their maiden Warne-Muralitharan Trophy, Sri Lankan captain Angelo Mathews has admitted that the tourists appear lost against the home side's deadly spin brigade.
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Foreign tourists attacked in Afghanistan's Herat province
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul, Aug. 4 (ANI): A group of foreign tourists were attacked in Afghanistan's western Herat province on Thursday, with preliminary reports suggesting that at least four of them were wounded.
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Meghalaya village promotes itself as eco-friendly destination to attract t
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya), Aug.4 (ANI): Tucked away in the lap of nature and accompanied by the beautiful landscapes, rugged terrains and a dense forest, Aminda Rangsa, a village located about 25 km from Tura, is a perfect getaway for tourists.
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`Roston Chase kept our bowlers at bay`, admits Anil Kumble
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kingston, Aug 4 (ANI): Heaping praise on Roston Chase's industrious application on the final day, India head coach Anil Kumble has pointed out that the approach adopted by the West Indies rookie all-rounder kept the formidable tourists at bay and foiled their victory bid in the second m
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`I never think about scoring hundreds,` says centurion Rahane
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kingston, Aug 2 (ANI): After scoring his seventh Test century to put the tourists in a commanding position in the second Test against West Indies, India vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane has said that he never enters the field with the intention of scoring hundreds but instead he focuses on gettin
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Centurion Rahul admits disciplined Windies `kept it tight` on day two
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kingston, Aug 1 (ANI): India opening batsman KL Rahul has admitted that a disciplined bowling performance from the West Indies had made it difficult for his side to score quickly but added that the tourists are satisfied with their current lead of 162 in the second Test at Sabina Park.
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Sushma offers help to Haryanvi bahu from Tajikistan
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 27 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has offered help to Tajikistan national Zohana, who married a boy from Haryana's Fatehabad district, as her three-month tourist visa is set to expire by the end of this month.
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