When Gayatri Devi sent Alphonso mangoes for Prince Philip!

Former Rajmata of Jaipur, the charismatic Gayatri Devi and her husband were great friends with Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip and every year, she would send a box of Alphonso mangoes from India for the Duke of Edinburgh's birthday, says a new book. In "The House of Jaipur: The Inside Story of India's Most Glamorous Royal Family", Australian author John Zubrzycki describes the history of the royal house, with stories of glamour, jewels, scandals and opulence.

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After Rohtang, focus now on Shinku La tunnel amid tension in Himalayas

Amid the heightened border tension with both China and Pakistan in the Himalayas, road infrastructure projects have been given a push with completion of a marvel of engineering motorways -- the Rohtang Pass highway tunnel.

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Mumbai-Delhi IndiGo flight faces bird hit, aborts takeoff

An IndiGo flight from Mumbai to Delhi aborted takeoff due to bird hit, the airline said in a statement. "IndiGo flight 6E 5047 operating from Mumbai to Delhi had to turn back to Mumbai due to a bird hit. An alternate aircraft was arranged to operate the flight from Mumbai to Delhi," IndiGo said in a statement.

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Former DGP Bihar Gupteshwar Pandey to join Nitish Kumar's JDU today

Former Bihar DGP Gupteshwar Pandey is all set to join Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal (United) today, ahead of Bihar Assembly elections. This comes days after Gupteshwar Pandey, who has been at the centre of the controversy surrounding the investigation into the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, took voluntary retirement from services and triggered speculation of contesting the upcoming Bihar assembly elections. 

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Statue of Periyar in Trichy found smeared with dye, blame game erupts

A statue of E V Ramasamy Periyar was found smeared with saffron dye on Sunday by unidentified miscreants. The saffron-smeared statue of the reformist leader has drawn strong responses from political leaders in Tamil Nadu.

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Sanjay Raut ji wanted to take my interview for Saamana, says Fadnavis

After a meeting between Sanjay Raut and Devendra Fadnavis sparked buzz, the former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday clarified that there no 'Political talks'. 

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Protesters torch vehicle, vandalise property in Rajasthan's Dungarpur

The situation in Rajasthan’s Dungarpur remained tense on the fourth consecutive day on Sunday as a group of protesters torched a pickup van and vandalised property. Violence erupted in the region on Thursday when the candidates of teachers recruitment examination-2018 blocked the Udaipur-Ahmedabad Highway, pelted stones at police, damaged several properties and torched vehicles demanding filling of 1,167 general vacant posts with ST candidates.

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