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Stylish 'Queen Mother' of Indian politics dies

AFP South Asian Edition 15 days ago

<div><p>One of the last queens of India, Maharani Gayatri Devi, who was feted as an international style icon and spent time in jail after she became a politician, died on Wednesday, her family doctor said.</p><p>Devi, who was 90, married the Maharaja of ...

Former Indian royal Gayatri Devi dies

AP News 15 days ago

<div id="subtitle">Charismatic former Indian royal Gayatri Devi dies at 90</div><div><p>The former queen of the western Indian desert kingdom of Jaipur, Gayatri Devi, who was often described as one of the most beautiful women in the world, died Wednesday. She was 90.</p><p ...

Obituaries in the news

AP Features 15 days ago

<div><p>Frederick J. Eikerenkoetter II</p><p>LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Rev. Frederick J. Eikerenkoetter II, who preached the gospel of material prosperity to millions nationwide as Reverend Ike, died Tuesday. He was 74.</p><p>Eikerenkoetter died in Los Angeles, minister and family spokesman Bishop E ...

Royal funeral marks end of India's aristocrat era

AFP South Asian Edition 15 days ago

<div><p>India mourned Thursday a jet-setting princess who rubbed shoulders with British royalty, her death at the age of 90 severing one of the last links to a bygone era of aristocratic opulence.</p><p>The passing of Maharani Gayatri Devi "removes probably the last real ...

Travel Picks: Top 10 overlooked stunning buildings

Reuters Life! Online Report 15 days ago

<div><p>SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Lists of beautiful buildings laud the Taj Mahal, the Eiffel Tower, and at least one token Frank Gehry building, but there are dozens of other equally beautiful choices that somehow always seem to remain unnoticed.</p><p>Members and editors of ...

Death of Indian 'queen' triggers royal squabble

AFP South Asian Edition 15 days ago

<div><p>The death of an Indian queen who personified a lost era of aristocratic privilege and exotic glamour has sparked a bitter inheritance dispute among her surviving family.</p><p>Gayatri Devi was one of the most celebrated beauties of the last century, mixing traditional palace ...

Smokeless firecrackers add sparkle to Indian festival

Reuters Life! Online Report 16 days ago

<div><p>JAIPUR, India (Reuters Life!) - Each year, as the Hindu festival of lights, Diwali, rolls around, a thick smog from burning firecrackers hangs in the air in large parts of India.</p><p>But firecracker sellers in the northwestern city of Jaipur are trying to ...

Major oil depot blaze in India, two killed: officials

AFP South Asian Edition 16 days ago

<div><p>A massive fire erupted at a major oil depot in northern India Thursday, killing at least two people and injuring scores more, officials and emergency workers said.</p><p>The blaze at the Indian Oil Corp. facility on the outskirts of Jaipur in the desert ...

Fire at India oil depot kills 6

AP News 16 days ago

<div id="subtitle">Fire at India oil depot kills 6; official says blaze will be left to burn out</div><div><p>A huge fire at an Indian oil depot that has killed at least six people and injured 150 will be allowed to burn out as firefighters ...

Fire at India oil depot kills 6, injures 150

AP News 16 days ago

<div id="subtitle">Fire at India oil depot kills 6, injures 150; official says blaze will be left to burn out</div><div><p>A huge fire at an Indian oil depot that has killed at least six people and injured 150 will be allowed to burn out ...

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