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No need for JPC probe: Pranab
1:32 New Delhi, November 15 (ANI): After pandemonium in both the houses of the parliament over opposition's demand of Joint parliamentary probe on the alleged 2G scam which has reportedly cost the exchequer an estimated Rs 1.76 trillion, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said that there was no need for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the scam. Added: 15851 days ago Views: 465
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BJP won't suspend its demand for JPC: Sharad Yadav
1:47 Patna, November 15 (ANI): National Democratic Alliance reiterated its demand for Joint Parliamentary Committee to probe scams in telecom, Commonwealth and house society and won’t suspend its demand, said NDA convener Sharad Yadav on Monday. Meanwhile, BJP Chief Nitin Gadkari said that resignation of telecom Minister was not enough as the scam involved cabinet minister also. Added: 15851 days ago Views: 397
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Mixed reaction continues on A raja's resignation
2:38 New Delhi, November 15 (ANI): A day after A Raja quit the cabinet over corruption charges, storm over the issue continues. Speaking to the media persons outside the Parliament House today, senior leader of the CPI-M Brinda Karat, said Raja should have resigned last year itself. Meanwhile, BJP senior leader Kalraj Mishra said that the investigations should take place into the scam and government should accept the same. Added: 15851 days ago Views: 583
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Hindu-Muslims work collectively in nurturing applique embroidery
3:38 Bhubaneswar, November 15 (ANI): Pipili, a small village situated 18 miles from Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Orissa is a premier handicrafts centre producing a fascinating range of products in an array of shapes, sizes and brilliant hues. The traditional art of embroidery named applique is synonymous to the village's identity and culture.Its delicate designs and patterns have found many takers the world over and have also managed to bind together Hindus and Muslims with a common thread. Added: 15851 days ago Views: 713
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Wife of wanted maoist along with 3 cadres arrested in Orissa
1:46 Orissa, November 15 (ANI): Orissa Police arrested wife of a top Maoist leader Ramakrishna, along with three other cadres, on Sunday in Semiliguda of the state's Koraput district. Sirisha is the wife of Ramakrishna, who is the secretary of Andhra-Orissa Border Special Zonal Committee.Police top brass said that Sirisha and two other female cadres, Iswari and Punimadingi, along with a driver, were intercepted and arrested while they were travelling towards the Maoist-affected areas. Added: 15851 days ago Views: 523
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Kareena and Saif to enter wedlock in 2012
1:10 New Delhi, November 15 (ANI): Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor, who generally avoids talking about her marriage plans with beau Saif Ali Khan, recently in an interview revealed that they might consider tying the knot in 2012. Talking to a news daily about her marriage plans, Kareena Said, Of course, I talk to Saif and my family. Saif is extremely supporting and he jokes that marriage is a taboo in our film industry. Surely, there are norms that we can break but the fact is that the film fraternity considers a married actress a taboo. Added: 15851 days ago Views: 611
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Soaring vegetable price upsets locals in Vizag
1:19 Vizag, November 16 (ANI): Vegetable prices are sky high in Vizag city Andhra Pradesh. People's budget is going haywire, as they have to review their monthly expenditure every month in the backdrop of shooting vegetable prices. People expressed their anguish over the current state of inflationary situation in the country opined that soon it would become difficult for the middle class to survive if the rates continue to be high. Added: 15851 days ago Views: 518
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Ranbir admits to multiple affairs
1:1 New Delhi, November 16 (ANI): Bollywood hunk Ranbir Kapoor admits the fact that he has many girlfriends and that he is quite a smarty when it comes to managing all his affairs simultaneously. The Kapoor kid was very much candid on filmmaker Karan Johar's celeb talk show Koffee with Karan and confessed that he saves the numbers of all his girlfriends as Battery Low. And the Kapoor lad also admitted to have saved numbers of his girlfriends under male names to avoid being caught. Added: 15851 days ago Views: 555
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Katrina Kaif a wannabe actress
1:15 New Delhi, November 16 (ANI): With back-to-back hits, Katrina Kaif is reaching new highs in her professional career. Now, she obviously has high hopes from her next, Tees Maar Khan, which is being directed by Farah Khan. The film also stars Akshay Kumar, with whom she shares an awesome on-screen chemistry. Katrina Kaif's acting has improved manifolds ever since she made her debut in Boom. But she's playing a wannabe actress in Tees Maar Khan. Added: 15851 days ago Views: 486
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Trinamool congress slams left government
1:46 Kolkata, November 14 (ANI): Trinamool Congress party chief Mamata Banerjee slammed the ruling Left front Government over forcible acquisition of land in Kolkata. While addressing a huge rally near Rajarhat, she criticized the state government for its anti-people policies. Banerjee also alleged that the state government in the pretext of developing the area into an industrial town forcibly took away 25,000-acres of agricultural farmland from the farmers which mostly belonged to the minority and backward classes. Sougata Roy, leader of TMC while addressing the rally said that the CPI-M led Left front Government has grabbed lands for their own benefit. Added: 15851 days ago Views: 604
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Police recover bombs planted by Maoists
1:27 Gaya, November 14 (ANI): Police recovered can bombs from a school allegedly planted by Naxals in Gaya on Saturday. One of the police personnel deployed near the school said that this was to disturb the ongoing state elections in the state. Rakesh Kumar, Assistant Commander, CRPF said that if the bomb had exploded on time, it could have demolished the entire school building. Added: 15851 days ago Views: 357
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Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and N Rajam honoured
1:58 New Delhi, November 14 (ANI): Sopori Academy of Music and Performing Arts honoured classical musicians on Saturday in New Delhi for their outstanding contributions and dedication towards classical music. The academy honoured Sarod player Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, and violinist N. Rajam. They were awarded the prestigious 'SaMaPa Vitasta Award', which is the first ever-national level honour pertaining to Kashmir. Amjad Ali Khan thanked the organizing committee for felicitating him. Added: 15851 days ago Views: 491
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Burmese in India rejoice the release of Suu Kyi
1:23 New Delhi, November 14 (ANI): Hundreds of supporters of Myanmar's Nobel peace prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi celebrated her release in New Delhi on Saturday. Hundreds of Burmese nationals and supporters, carrying placards and raising slogans, marched through New Delhi streets. Suu Kyi walked out of her home to rapturous cheers from thousands of supporters after the country's military rulers released her from 15 years of arrest, this term being seven years. Added: 15851 days ago Views: 485
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Narendra Modi woos entrepreneurs
2:4 Chennai, November 14 (ANI): Gujarat Chief minister Narendra Modi on Saturday exhorted leading industrialists to invest in his state and participate in the upcoming Vibrant Gujarat Summit. The fifth edition of the biennial Vibrant Gujarat Summit, a congregation of largely Gujarati origin Indian Diaspora, will be held in Gandhinagar on January 12-13, 2011. The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is the partner organization. Speaking to the entrepreneurs in Chennai, Modi said that Gujarat had business friendly environment. Added: 15851 days ago Views: 725
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Nation pays tribute to Pandit Nehru on his 121st birth anniversary
1:6 New Delhi, November 14 (ANI): The nation paid tribute to India's former Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, on his 121st birth anniversary in the national capital New Delhi on Sunday. A series of functions are being organised across the country to mark the occasion. President Pratibha Devisingh Patil, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, and Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit paid floral tributes and offered special prayers among others at the memorial of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in New Delhi. Added: 15851 days ago Views: 617
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Goat prices skyrocket ahead of Eid-al-Adha
1:5 Aurangabad, November 14 (ANI): The goat prices have skyrocketed in markets of Aurangabad just three days ahead of Muslim festival Eid-al-Adha that will be celebrated on coming Wednesday. The traders from different parts of the country have brought in variety of goats in the market called Chavani Bazaar in the city. Due to the soaring price of goats, the customers were enthusiastically seen bargaining the price. Added: 15851 days ago Views: 656
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Salman pledges to donate bone marrow
1:6 Mumbai, November 14 (ANI): In a bid to spread awareness on stem cell donation, Bollywood actor Salman Khan registered as voluntary donor pledging his bone marrow in Mumbai on Saturday. Salman also urged people of the country to donate bone marrow to save lives of people. The aim of the initiative was to develop a large pool of voluntary marrow donors for transplants that are life saving for patients suffering from blood cancer, thalassemia, aplastic anemia, and other such blood related diseases. Added: 15851 days ago Views: 493
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Bollywood actors to welcome New Year in style
1:56 Mumbai, November 14 (ANI): With New Year knocking the door, Bollywood is all set to celebrate it in its own way, Bollywood actors Vivek Oberoi, Govinda and Celina Jaitley will perform at the New Year bash organized by leisure resort Country Club (India) Ltd on December 31 at different venues. CCIL will be hosting Around the World event across its various properties on New Year eve.Celina Jaitley who would be performing in Mumbai is ecstatic to welcome New Year with fans and family. Added: 15851 days ago Views: 653
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Awareness rally held in Kolkata on World Diabetes Day
1:53 Kolkata, November 14 (ANI): An awareness rally was held in Kolkata on World Diabetes Day on Sunday. Addressing a press conference on the occasion, former Indian cricketer, Saurav Ganguly talked about the former Pakistani cricketer Wasim Akram and said that he was a diabetic patient and still played well. President of Diabetic Association of India, West Bengal Dasarathi Sarkar, said that diabetes has become an epidemic disease. Added: 15851 days ago Views: 526
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Congress remains indecisive on the fate of A Raja
1:14 Trivandrum, November 14 (ANI): While declining to make any detailed comment on the row over 2G Spectrum issue, Defence Minister A K Antony on Sunday said no cover up and no witch hunt was the Government policy. Though he held he was not for a public debate on the issue, Antony said Wait and see, when reporters asked what was the Congress position on the demand for resignation of Telecom Minister A Raja over 2G Spectrum scam. Added: 15851 days ago Views: 493
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