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Indian athletes train in London for 2012 Olympics
2:3 London, August 09 (ANI): Indian national track and field teams are training on a London's East End running track to gear up for the London Olympics, which is still three years away. The team has chosen the Newham Leisure Centre as its training base for the 2012 Olympics and other international athletic competitions like the World Athletics Championships in Berlin, which starts on August 15 and the Commonwealth Games that India will host in 2010. India's chief coach said that the London climate is one of the reasons why the team is training there. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 2240
XMas Preps
1:7 Kochi/Kerala, Dec 18(ANI): With Christmas round the corner, India's southern Kerala state is gearing up to welcome the festival with Christmas carols. Eight churches in Kochi city got together with their choir groups singing hymns and Christmas songs in English and local language Malayalam. The participants belonging to Young Men's Christian Association or YMCA and Young Women's Christian Association or YWCA including children have been rehearsing for over a month for the show. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 2237
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Israeli tourists experience mini Israel in Kasol
1:27 Kasol, June 28(ANI): The sign boards you’re looking are from the town of Kasol in Himachal Pradesh. Encouraged by the inflow of tourists from Israel, almost all the business establishments display boards in Hebrew. Kasol a village situated in Parvati valley has become a favourite destination for tourists from Israel. Israeli tourists are coming here in large numbers, which has turned this small village into a 'mini Israel'. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 2237
First women battalion of BSF formed
1:29 Hoshiarpur, July 25 (ANI): India's first women's battalion of para-military Border Security Force was formed on Saturday when 178 lady recruits passed out at the BSF's Subsidary Training Centre,in Punjab. Home Minister,P Chidambaram pinned the credentials on their uniforms after taking salute at the passing out parade. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 2235
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Heavy rains cause flash floods in Jamshedpur
1:15 Jamshedpur, June 19(ANI): Early Monsoons rains in India are causing widespread damages. Many states in the country have been hit by floods. Heavy monsoon rains have caused flash floods in Jamshedpur causing water logging and leaving people stranded. The rains have also flooded the zoo premises of Tata Power Zoological Park. The region has recorded 338 mm of rainfall in the past two days Added: 15847 days ago Views: 2230
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Chinese candles threaten local wax industry
1:16 Nainital, September 8 (ANI): Indian candles are not burning that bright now, thanks to the cheap Chinese candles flooding the markets. Nainital has been famous for its exquisite and beautiful candles for decades. But the cheap and attractive Chinese candles have now taken over the entire market, affecting business of the homemade candles badly. Another reason cited by the manufacturers for the popularity of Chinese candles is the fact that they are better colored compared to the Indian variety. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 2229
Akon to record a song for SRK's film Ra 1
1:45 Mumbai, March 10 (ANI): In an another attempt to woo his fans Bollywood Badshah Shahrukh khan is bringing Hip-hop and R&B singer Akon to record a song for his upcoming superhero flick, Ra 1. This was disclosed by the actor himself at an event in Mumbai on Tuesday. Directed by Anubhav Sinha, the movie has the Bollywood superstar playing a software engineer in Miami who's inadvertently drawn into combat with a self-created virtual monster, Ra 1. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 2228
Activists protest against genetically modified food
1:30 New Delhi, 16 September (ANI): Greenpeace activists demonstrated outside Nestle corporate office in New Delhi on Wednesday and returned their products in an effort to pressurize the company to stop producing genetically modified (GM) food. The activists though allege that the Nestle officials locked them out saying that they do not represent the consumers at all. GM food labelling is common practice in various countries like South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and in European Union countries. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 2219
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Satyam scandal leaves small investors nursing their losses
1:43 Kanpur, January 31 (ANI): Many small time investors are faced with uncertainty as they try and cope with the losses incurred by them in the stock market due to financial fraud in IT service provider the Satyam. The effects of Satyam scandal reverberate in the stock exchange of Uttar Pradesh. After the fraud the country's financial market is struggling for improvement. Amidst this major fraud, small investors and brokers are becoming skeptical in investing their money. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 2218
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‘The Musalman’, oldest handwritten Urdu newspaper
2:6 Chennai, May 14(ANI): In this era of information explosion where news industry has become synonymous with high-end technology, Chennai is successfully publishing a handwritten urdu newspaper for past eight decades now. Titled 'The Musalman', it is perhaps the oldest Urdu daily in the country and possibly the only handwritten newspaper in the world. Since the past 81 years, the newspaper is being printed everyday without fail from Triplicane High Road office ever since its inception in 1927. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 2214
Navy launches stealth destroyer INS Kochi
1:24 Mumbai,September 18 (ANI):Indian Navy added more fire power to its arsenal on Friday with the launch of country's second indigenously designed stealth destroyer INS Kochi.Designed by the Directorate of Naval Design and built at Mazgaon Dock in Mumbai,the 163-meter long and 6,800-ton stealth destroyer was launched by the Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma's wife Madhulika Verma. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 2213
Ace designers set the ramp on fire during Bridal show
1:24 New Delhi, October 5 (ANI): Indian designers combine historic opulence and contemporary chic to dazzle the fashion glitterati with their bridal collection at the ongoing Bridal Asia event in New Delhi on Saturday. Renowned Indian designers like Tarun Tahiliani, Ritu Beri, Falguni and Shane Peacock along with Pakistani designer Honey Waqar and ace Bangladeshi designer Maheen Khan showcased a blend of contemporary and customary attires. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 2209
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Offshore vessel inducted to strengthen security
1:53 Panjim, May 21(ANI): Indian Defence Minister AK Antony inducted a new indigenously developed advanced offshore patrol vessel into the Coast Guard on May 20 to further strengthen coastal security. The 'ICGS Sankalp', is the fifth Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel which has been designed and built indigenously to carry one twin-engine helicopter, including the indigenously built Advanced Light Helicopter, and five high-speed boats for search & rescue. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 2208
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First campus online radio in India
1:38 Kottayam, Jan 5 (ANI): Baselius College in Kottayam has launched the first ever 'Online Radio' in India from any campus, with the entire operation right from news compilation to editing and technical intricacies of uploading, handled by the students themselves. It can be accessed on www.baselian.com. With the launch of this internet radio, the students’ views and news will be transmitted across the globe from a single terminal at Kottayam. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 2206
Darul Qaza gains popularity among Muslims
1:48 Ahmedabad, November 23 (ANI): An Islamic Shariyat Court, Darul Qaza is getting popular among Muslims in Ahmedabad. The court is the first of its kind in the state and deals in family issues and other non-criminal cases under the Shariat laws. Many people are showing interest in solving their disputes through these courts. Till date the court has successfully solved hundreds of cases with the general consent of both the parties. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 2203
The most popular holi songs in B’wood
2:15 New Delhi, March 22 (ANI) Holi songs have lent splendid colour to Hindi films for more many decades now. In the late 1950s era of early colour films, the festival provided filmmakers a welcome chance to sprinkle the screen with colour. Since then, this cinematic tradition has smoothly segued without missing a synthesiser beat to the post-millennial era of Baghban and Waqt. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 2200
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Hrithik's nod to Eros
1:29 Actor Hrithik Roshan is not one of those actors who have a bagful of films in hand at any point of time. Hrithik is known to be choosy and needs to be convinced about a character before he signs on the dotted line. Hrithik set the silver screen afire seven years ago with 'Kaho Na Pyar Hai'. However the actor has acted in a little over a dozen or so films in the time span which proves that he is really taking it slow but steady. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 2181
Train Accident
1:31 Nijbari, Dec. 10 (ANI): One person was killed and many passengers severely injured as fourteen bogies of the New Delhi bound Brahmaputra Mail train derailed near India's eastern Nijbari railway station near Siliguri late on Sunday night, the 9th December. The injured were taken to the nearby Siliguri's North Bengal Medical College and Hospital. The authorities had employed 4 North Bengal State Transport Corporation buses for ferrying the stranded passengers. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 2174
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Skydivers make unprecedented jump over Mt. Everest
1:29 Nepal, October 9 (ANI): Three skydivers made the first ever parachute jump over Mount Everest culminating years of preparation. About 32 skydivers from more than 10 countries including Britain, Canada, the United States and New Zealand have been in the Everest region since last week to jump from an aircraft flying 465 feet higher than the Everest summit. On Sunday, Wendy Smith of New Zealand, Holly Budge of Britain and Neil Jones from Canada made the leap. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 2171
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Appu Ghar’ in New Delhi closed down
2:7 New Delhi, Feb 17(ANI): India's first ever amusement park, 'Appu Ghar', saw huge a crowd visiting the place on February 17, the last day of its operation. Set up almost on the lines of Disney Land, and a brain child of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, 'Appu Ghar' is being closed down in compliance with the orders of the Supreme Court after more than 23 years of its existence. The 12.5 acres land of the amusement park is being partly utilized for a new section of the Apex Court. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 2169
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