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Sonia slams BJP for declaring UPA soft on terrorism
1:50 Tumkur, May 8 (ANI): Kicking off the Congress party’s election campaign in poll-bound Karnataka, party chief Sonia Gandhi slammed the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party for declaring that the ruling UPA government was soft on terrorism. Addressing an election rally at Tumkur on Wednesday Gandhi said that the BJP itself was guilty of rescuing terrorists and had no business to level such charges against the Congress. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 1285
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Indian president confers gallantry awards
0:50 New Delhi, May 8 (ANI): Indian president Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Wednesday, May 7, conferred gallantry awards and other decorations to serving and retired armed forces personnel in New Delhi. The Defence Investiture award was held at the Rashtrapati Bhawan and was attended by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Home minister Shivraj Patil, Defence minister A.K. Antony, senior leader Bharatiya Janata Party leader Lal Krishna Advani. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 1538
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Bahuguna questions viability of Indo-US nuke deal
1:58 Bodh Gaya, May 8 (ANI): Noted environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna led a peace march in protest against the controversial Indo-US nuclear deal in Bodh Gaya in Bihar on Wednesday, May 07. Members of a regional group called \'Sarva Seva Sangh\' along with Bahuguna staged a demonstration and started a march from Bodh Gaya to the national capital New Delhi with the objective of spreading awareness among the general public. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 1246
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Indian PM calls for decentralization of power
1:54 New Delhi, May 8(ANI): Indian PM Manmohan Singh on Wednesday called for devolution of powers to rural governing bodies for improved efficiency in governance and greater equity. Addressing probationers of the Indian Administrative Services in New Delhi, Singh said that with 65 percent of India’s population living in rural areas, rural infrastructure and food security need to be strengthened. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 1155
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Olympic flame reaches Everest
1:28 Everest Base Camp, May 8(ANI): Chinese climbers carried the Olympic flame to the summit of Mount Everest on Thursday morning, marking the high point of the torch relay. The 12-member team, chosen from a pool of 31 climbers, was led by Tibetan Nima Ciren and backed up by a team of seven further mountaineers. Ethnic Tibetan climber Norbu Zhamdu lit the torch at four meters short of the 8,848-metre peak. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 1058
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India dispatches fresh relief to cyclone-hit Myanmar
1:14 New Delhi, May 8(ANI): India has dispatched yet another consignment of aid to cyclone-hit Myanmar. An Indian Air Force transport plane IL-76 carrying more than 32 tonnes of relief material including tents, blankets and medicines flew from national capital, New Delhi for Yangon on Thursday (May 08). Two Indian Air Force aircraft airlifted relief supplies containing medicines and tents to cyclone-hit Myanmar under 'Operation Sahayata from New Delhi on Wednesday. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 1287
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Indian doctor held in Glasgow bomb plot reaches home
1:28 Banashankari, May 8 (ANI): Indian doctor Sabeel Ahmad, who was deported from United Kingdom on Wednesday (May 07) after serving 18 months of jail sentence, reached his home in Bangalore on Thursday (May 8). Ahmad, aged 26, arrived in Bangalore with two metropolitan police officers from London. He was arrested in Liverpool on June 30, 2007 and was charged with withholding information about his brother, Kafeel Ahmad's plot. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 1230
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BJP demands health minister's resignation
1:56 New Delhi, May 8(ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party or BJP demanded the resignation of Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss on Thursday, May 8 following the Supreme Court order reinstating P Venugopal as director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences or AIIMS. Addressing a news conference in New Delhi, senior party leader Sushma Swaraj said Supreme Court's verdict clearly depicts the defeat for Ramadoss and Manmohan Singh. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 1346
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Sunil Gavaskar resigns as ICC Chairman
1:9 Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar, who was facing considerable flak for his dual role as the chairman of the International Cricket Council's cricket committee and TV commentator, has resigned from that post. The former India captain was asked to choose between his position with the ICC and his job as a paid media pundit after concerns about a conflict of interest. Gavaskar confirmed his decision to the ICC on Wednesday. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 1377
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9 children die of a mysterious disease in Orissa
1:59 Bhubaneshwar, May 8(ANI): Death of 9 children due to a mysterious disease in Orissa has sent health officials into a panic. Six children in Podobasil village and three children in Podopadar village in of Rayagada district have reportedly died due to an unknown disease. Health officials are still investigating the cause of the death. Medical tests are being conducted on the patients to identity the disease, as it has spread across the district affecting more than 15 children. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 1163
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American baseball inspires youth in Manipur
2:7 Manipur, May 9(ANI): American baseball is becoming increasingly popular in India's northeastern Manipur with sports enthusiasts in the state taking keen interest in the game. Since the inception of the First Pitch Baseball Club in Manipur, the youth players of the state have started very keen interest of the game. The Manipuri youth’s active participation in the game has led to the tournaments being organized at the state level with an objective to promote the game even more. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 1104
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Rahul to play a rugby coach
1:49 Mumbai, May 9 (ANI): Rahul Bose, a maverick Bollywood actor, at last combines his Rugby skills with his histrionics. With the upcoming film – ‘Dastan’ directed by Santosh Sivan, the International level Rugby player is all set to do what Shahrukh did in his “Chak De” for Hockey on the silver screen. Besides giving tips to the budding players on the shoot, he transforms the sport to bring about societal changes as well. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 1539
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Tibetans in Nepal denounce China
1:10 Kathmandu, May 9(ANI): Tibetans came out on the streets of Kathmandu on Thursday to denounce the Olympic torch’s relay to the Mount Everest. It is believed that lots of Tibetans, many from neighbouring Delhi, were beaten during the protests. The protesters were forcibly arrested by the police. The Kathmandu based Tibetans have been protesting in solidarity with the protest in Lhasa, sometimes seeking for international pressure on China and all the time demanding for Free Tibet. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 1216
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Indian ships with relief supplies reach Myanmar
1:31 Yangon, May 9 (ANI): Two Indian Naval Ships carrying essential relief material supplies berthed alongside at a naval jetty in Yangon on Wednesday, May 8 evening. Naval ships Rana and Kirpan, which were pre-positioned at Port Blair were tasked to proceed to Myanmar on Monday, May 05. The ships are carrying necessary disaster relief material such as food, tentage, clothes, medicine, blankets etc. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 1170
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Gavaskar's resignation to be seen in right perspective
1:19 Pune, May 9(ANI): President of Board of Control for Cricket in India Sharad Pawar said that veteran cricketer Sunil Gavaskar's resignation from the post of chairman of the committee global cricket governing body must be seen in the right perspective. Pawar while addressing a news conference in India's western Pune on Thursday said that the resignation needed to be seen in the context of 'conflict of interests'. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 1223
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Security beefed up ahead of polls in Karnataka
2:22 Bangalore, May 9(ANI): Security has been beefed up in Karnataka ahead of the first round of the three-phased polling scheduled to be held on May 10. Out of the 224 member state assembly, 89 constituencies will go to polls in the first phase of the assembly elections. The state police are working hard to ensure peaceful and safe elections in the state. Karnataka is slated to hold three-phased polls on May 10, 16 and 22. Votes will be counted on May 25 and results are expected by afternoon. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 945
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National Tennis player accuses police of harassment
2:10 Varanasi, May 9(ANI): National level woman tennis player from Varanasi, Omlata Rai has accused the city police of harassing her and her two brothers on Thursday. The player along with her twin brothers, Nagendra and Rajendra Rai, was coming back home after a practice session on a motorcycle, when officers stopped the trio as the law allows only two. Rai along with her brothers have accused the city police of harassing them and beating them mercilessly over a very frivolous charge. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 1144
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Star studded premiere of 'Jimmy' in Mumbai
1:51 Mumbai, May 9(ANI): ‘Jimmy’, the debut film of Mimoh, son of actor Mithun Chakravarty, saw a star studded premier in Mumbai on Thursday, May 8. The film stars another debutant actress Vivana pairing opposite Mimoh. The film also showcases dancing skills of Mimoh. All eyes are set on the performance of the 'star son' and expectations are building up tremendously around him. The film is directed by veteran director Raj Sippy and music is rendered by Anand Raj Anand. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 1225
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An elephant in Ramnagar dies of electrocution
1:43 Ramnagar, May 9 (ANI): A 15 year old elephant in Uttarakhand was electrocuted after it was sruck by a high tension electric wire during the late night hours of Wednesday, May 07.The forest officials said that they were informed about the electrocution of the elephant on Thursday. The officials said that they had called upon the electricity department in the region earlier also to look into the matter and remove the wires. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 1156
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India's inflation to remain stable before falling: FM
2:41 New Delhi, May 9(ANI): Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said on Friday (May 09) that the inflation is more or less stable and described the marginal increase in the annual wholesale price inflation rate in late April as a major relief. Government data showed on Friday that the wholesale price index for the 12 months to April 26 rose to its highest level since Nov. 13, 2004. But the figure however had only edged up from the previous week's rise of 7.57 percent. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 1349
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