Kochi,November 20 (ANI):Indian Navy created history by inducting two women combatants into its combat arm on Friday.The passing out parade was held at Southern Naval Command in Kochi. Sub-Lieutenants Ambica Hooda from Haryana and Seema Rani Sharma from Uttar Pradesh will work as observers on the Indian Navy's multi-role Dornier aircraft that is used for transportation and aerial surveillance.

Tags: Women combatants Indian Navy History Combat arm
Date: 2009-11-20

New Delhi, November 20 (ANI):After central government's sugarcane pricing policy resulted in a huge political turmoil,the congress party on Friday defended the policy and said that the FRP is in favour of farmers but the government is considering over making some amendments in the ordinance.

Tags: Political turmoil Sugarcane pricing policy Central government
Date: 2009-11-20

Ahmedabad, November 20 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi wore a sporty look as he carried out a check on the progress of Sabarmati River Front Development Project in Ahmedabad on Thursday.The chief minister posed for cameras on the banks of Sabarmati River as his ministers and bureaucrats looked on.This is something that Modi rarely does,perhaps another makeover,taking a shot at cowboy image.

Tags: Narendra Modi Sabarmati River Front Development Project Cowboy image
Date: 2009-11-20

Jharkhand/ Orissa/New Delhi, November 20 (ANI): Reacting to the Maoist attack that derailed a train in Jharkhand on Thursday,railway minister today appealed to the rebels to stop attacking public transport and hurting the common people.Two passengers were killed and over 40 others injured when eight of the ten bogies of the Tata-Bilaspur passenger train derailed after Maoists blew up railway tracks on Thursday night in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district.

Tags: Maoist attack Jharkhand Derailed Railway minister
Date: 2009-11-20

New Delhi,November 20 (ANI): Both the houses of Indian parliament have been adjourned till November 23,after the proceedings were disrupted on the second consecutive day of the winter session of parliament over sugarcane pricing issue on Friday. The opposition forced an adjournment for the second day,with lawmakers running into the house shouting slogans.

Tags: Indian parliament Adjourned November 23 Sugarcane pricing issue
Date: 2009-11-20

New Delhi, November 20 (ANI): Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar has reached another milestone in his career by completing a phenomenal 30,000 runs in international cricket during the ongoing Ahmedabad Test against Sri Lanka on Friday. Tendulkar, who completed 20 glorious years in cricket on November 15, has 17,178 runs in ODI cricket, 10 runs in the only T20 International he's played, and 12,812 Test runs at the time the landmark was reached.

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Date: 2009-11-20

Mumbai, November 20 (ANI): Bollywood’s handsome hunk John Abraham’s passion for bikes and cars was recently once again evident. This time it’s was not any film, but the Auto Car Performance 2009 that got underway in Mumbai on Thursday. The actor seemed more than excited while inaugurating the four-day long show.

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Date: 2009-11-20

Kanchanpur/ Janpui, November 20 (ANI): Tension continued to prevail in areas along Mizoram-Tripura on Thursday as well. Angry members of Bru community staged a protest in Kanchanpur area and sought central government's intervention in the death case of 18-year-old Mizo boy.

Tags: Tension Mizoram-Tripura Bru community Governments intervention
Date: 2009-11-20

Haridwar, November 20 (ANI): Security has been beefed up at Har Ki Pauri, a revered Hindu place in Haridwar of Uttarakhand ahead of Maha Kumbh Mela. During the 'Maha Kumbh Mela, millions of Hindu devotees converge in Haridwar to take a dip in the holy Ganges River to wash away their sins. Har Ki Pauri, one of the most sacred ghats in India, will be one of the main sites of the Maha Kumbh Mela where pilgrims will perform the ritual.

Tags: Maha Kumbh Mela Security Uttarakhand Hindu devotees
Date: 2009-11-20

Poonch, November 20 (ANI): Security forces seized a huge cache of ammunition from Dhoke-Sawjian locality in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. Following a tip off the security forces recovered the ammunition from near the Line of Control with Pakistan.

Tags: Security forces Poonch district Ammunition Seized
Date: 2009-11-20

Pune, November 20 (ANI): On the sidelines of a training session at Pune on Thursday Indian hockey team's coach Jose Manuel Brasa denied reports of any rift between him and the players. Reports said, some senior players in the team were unhappy with Brasa's coaching methods and had written a letter to the national hockey governing body.

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Date: 2009-11-20

New Delhi, November 20 (ANI): While addressing the fourth International Conference on Energising Indian Aerospace Industry at New Delhi on Thursday Air Marshal P K Barbora, Vice-Chief of Air Staff of Indian Air Force opined that lack of timely finance, global embargos, sanctions and other legal bindings resulted in the Indian Air Force lagging behind vis-a-vis the advancement in air power and aerospace technology.

Tags: Indian Aerospace Industry P K Barbora Legal bindings Advancement
Date: 2009-11-20

Kabul, November 20 (ANI): International community on Thursday pledged its support to help Afghanistan tide over the crisis and move ahead on the road of development. The decision was taken at a meeting of Foreign Ministers of various nations in Kabul, as Afghanistan embarks upon a second term under the rule of embattled President Hamid Karzai.

Tags: International community Crisis Hamid Karzai
Date: 2009-11-20

New Delhi, November 20 (ANI): India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday joined hands with the protesting sugarcane farmers of Uttar Pradesh in their agitation against new sugarcane pricing and procurement policy of the central government. Addressing reporters on the sidelines of the protest, Arun Jaitley, senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party, described the new sugarcane policy as 'an anti-farmer move'.

Tags: Bharatiya Janata Party Protesting Sugarcane Farmers
Date: 2009-11-20

New Delhi,November 19 (ANI): Bollywood star Sushmita Sen celebrates her 34th birthday today. The 5'10'' tall beauty first came in the public eye in 1994 when she became the first Indian to win the Miss Universe.She entered into Bollywood with Dastak that was roughly based on her life.Although the film flopped, Sushmita managed to make her mark.The beauty then danced her way into the hearts of millions of her fans through her item numbers in Sirf tum and Fiza.

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Date: 2009-11-19

New Delhi,November 19 (ANI): A section of India's national carrier,Air India pilots,staged a demonstration in Indian capital New Delhi on Thursday asking management to fulfill their demands.Pilots,who have been blaming Air India Chairman and Managing Director Arvind Jadhav for the present condition of the airline,demonstrated holding banners like Save Air India and Remove Arvind Jadhav.

Tags: Air India pilots Demonstration Demands Arvind Jadhav
Date: 2009-11-19

New Delhi, November 19 (ANI): The winter session of parliament got off to a chaotic start on Thursday with the Lok Sabha being adjourned for the day as the entire opposition united to stage noisy protests against the new sugarcane pricing policy. As soon as the session began, chiefs of Samajwadi Party and Rashtriya Lok Dal Mulayam Singh Yadav and Ajit Singh, respectively, led their party members into the well of the house over the issue leading to pandemonium. The speaker, Meira Kumar was forced to adjourn the house.

Tags: Winter session Lok Sabha Adjourned Sugarcane prices
Date: 2009-11-19

New Delhi, November 19 (ANI): Holding sugarcane stems and shouting slogans, hordes of farmers from Uttar Pradesh arrived in Delhi on Thursday to voice their protest against the new sugarcane pricing policy announced by the central and state governments. Agitated farmers said that they would intensify their protest if the government does not fix the rate of sugarcane to Rupees 280 per quintal on the first day of the Parliament’s session.

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Date: 2009-11-19

New Delhi, November 19 (ANI): India on Thursday paid homage to the late Indira Gandhi, the country's first and only woman prime minister,on her 92nd birth anniversary with floral tributes and other ceremonies.Sonia Gandhi,Congress party chief and her son Rahul Gandhi offered floral tribute at the 'Shakti Sthal, Indira Gandhi's memorial in national capital New Delhi.

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Date: 2009-11-19

Naxalbari/ Siliguri, November 19 (ANI): India has stepped security along the 'chicken neck area', a narrow strip of land in West Bengal state wedged between Nepal and Bangladesh, to keep a check on smuggling of arms. The Shasastra Seema Bal (SSB), which guards the Nepal border, and the Border Security Force (BSF) on the Bangladesh border have been put on high alert.

Tags: Nepal Bangladesh SSB Smuggling Arms
Date: 2009-11-19