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Science provides natural habitat for animals at Assam Zoo
1:36 Guwahati, May 9(ANI): Inmates of the Guwahati Zoo will now enjoy a natural ambience in their respective enclosures to a unique scientific initiative prompted by zoo officials. Various scientific methods have been employed to make the animals feel more at home. This modern open mode enclosure concept has helped the animals to move and breed. Zoo authorities from abroad have appreciated this new concept. Added: 15844 days ago Views: 2805
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Infiltration bid along Indo Pak border foiled
1:36 Srinagar, May 9(ANI): Indian security officials have said that an infiltration attempt in the Samba sector in Indian Jammu and Kashmir has been foiled. An Indian border observation post came under heavy firing late Thursday when an Indian soldier foiled an infiltration bid from across the border. A news agency report quoting highly placed sources in the BSF said the suspected militants fired nearly 1000 rounds and hurled 16 grenades at the BSF post. Added: 15844 days ago Views: 1269
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Poisonous gas leak claims three lives
1:6 Karnal, May 9(ANI): Leakage of some poisonous gas from a chimney of an iron foundry in Karnal district in India's northern Haryana claimed three lives on Friday (May 09). Eyewitnesses said that four labourers had gone to stop the leakage of the gas from the chimney but three of them fell into the chimney and died on the spot. Local police confirmed that the labourers were killed due to excessive intake of the poisonous gas. Added: 15844 days ago Views: 1140
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Bhajji Sree disciplinary hearing in Ahmedabad
1:0 New Delhi, May 9(ANI): The disciplinary hearing on Harbhajan Singh and Sreesanth slap gate issue headed by BCCI commissioner Sudhir Nanavati was conducted at the Gujarat Law Society building in Ahmedabad. They both arrived in Ahmedabad on Friday morning.It is speculated that Sreesanth cited instances of provocation at the hearing. According to the media reports, the entire hearing is going to be recorded in the presence of BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah. Added: 15844 days ago Views: 1167
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Communist leader bashes Indian PM
1:53 Kolkata, May 9(ANI): Chief Minister of West Bengal, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, who is leading the communist government in the state, advocated the option for third front, alleging that the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has failed on all fronts. Addressing a news conference in state capital Kolkata on Friday (May 09) Bhattacharjee said that the United Progressive Alliance or UPA, led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been facing defeat in almost all states since UPA came to power. Added: 15844 days ago Views: 1136
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Bhoothnath, Jimmy release across India
2:26 New Delhi, May 9(ANI): The first release of this week is Vivek Chopra's Bhoothnath. The movie is under the BR Chopra banner and features Amitabh Bachchan, Juhi Chawla and the child artist Aman Siddiqui in the lead roles. The other release of the week is Jimmy. The movie is directed by Raj N. Sippy and its star cast includes debutant Mimoh Chakraborty and Vivana, Pooja Singh, Zulfi Syed, Ashish Vidyarthi, Ehsaan Khan, Rati Agnihotri, Rahul Dev, among others. Added: 15844 days ago Views: 1272
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Senior Citizen’s passion for music
2:15 Pune, May 10(ANI): In what can be termed as true zest for life, a group of senior citizens in India's western Pune in Maharashtra state have devised a melodious way to tread through the winter of life. These elderly yet lively people have founded a 'Mouth Organ Lover's Society, wherein they enthusiastically give life to their past memories by playing their all time favourite musical instrument, Mouth Organ. Added: 15844 days ago Views: 1103
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Eight people injured in Quetta blast
1:13 Quetta, May 10(ANI): Eight people were wounded, four of them seriously, when a bomb exploded on Friday May 9 near a hotel in the southwestern city of Quetta, capital of the Baluchistan province. Police and other relief workers arrived on the spot. There were no immediate reports on fatalities. The injured have been transported to the Civil Hospital. Added: 15844 days ago Views: 1101
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America consumes more food than India, says RSS
1:42 Palakkad, May 10(ANI): K. Sudarshan, chief of India\'s Hindu radical Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangha (RSS) or National Volunteer Corps, criticized US President George W. Bush for his remarks on the world food crisis. Refuting Bush\'s statement about changing food habits in India and China being responsible for world food crisis, Sudarshan said that America still consumes more food than India. Added: 15844 days ago Views: 1180
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Polling begins in Karnataka
1:49 Bangalore, May 10 (ANI): Polling for the first phase of Karnataka Assembly elections began on Saturday, May 10 amidst tight security. Polls are being held for eighty-nine constituencies spread over eleven districts in the southern part of the state. A total of 953 candidates, including seventeen women are in fray for the polls. More than 18,000 polling centres have been set up where nearly 17.3 million voters will exercise their franchise today. Added: 15844 days ago Views: 1167
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11 killed in Sri Lanka blast, injured in hospital
0:54 Ampara, May 10 (ANI): At least 11 people were killed in a bomb blast inside a cafe in Ampara in eastern Sri Lanka on Friday, May 9, a day before the first local elections in the region in two decades. At least 29 people were wounded in the blast. The injured are being treated at the Ampara base hospital. The military has blamed the LTTE for the blast Added: 15844 days ago Views: 1104
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India dispatches more aid to cyclone-hit Myanmar
2:5 New Delhi, May 10(ANI): India, on Saturday, May 10 has sent a second transport plane with relief material to cyclone hit Myanmar, as the devastating storm claimed more than 100,000 lives. The third lot of aid material, is about 35 tonnes, and would be received by the Myanmar government at the Yangon airport. The Indian government had already sent three air force planes and two naval ships loaded with food and medical relief to Myanmar. Added: 15844 days ago Views: 1209
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Children based movies in Bollywood
2:37 New Delhi/Mumbai, May 10(ANI): Not too long ago, films especially tailored for children used to pop out of production mills of the tinsel town once in the blue moon and the Indian children would get a breather from the usual Bollywood stuff. But those days are gone… Bollywood has woken up to the needs of its child audience. And off late Bollywood has seen a spurt of films specially catering to the tastes of children. Added: 15844 days ago Views: 1178
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U.N. appeals to member nations to support Myanmar
2:3 Atlanta/Washington, D.C., May 10(ANI): The United Nations has appealed to its 192 member states to provide 187 million US Dollars in aid to the devastated reclusive nation, Myanmar. In his opening address at the launch of the appeal, U.N. humanitarian affairs chief John Holmes stressed the urgency for getting aid to the stricken victims. The ruling junta has not yet approved visas for a team of U.S. disaster assistance experts that is standing by in Bangkok ready to help. Added: 15844 days ago Views: 1220
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Sri Lanka votes for the first time in 2 decades
1:18 Ampara /Batticaloe, May 10(ANI): Voting began on May 10 amid security concerns in the Sri Lankan eastern districts of Trincomalee, Ampara and Batticaloa, a day after a blast in the region left at least 11 people dead and dozens more injured. Provincial council elections are held every five years, but elections in the north and east have been repeatedly postponed because of continued fighting since 1988. Added: 15844 days ago Views: 1221
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Unique protest against female foeticide
2:45 Rajkot, May 10(ANI): While the entire country shows its concern towards the dwindling ratio of the female child birth and increasing female foeticide, Joli, a young magician has come forward to appeal for the girl child in a unique way. 11 years old Joli Shah drove the Scooty blindfolded in the town of Rajkot appealing people to save girl child. Joli drove down the bike for upto 15 kilometer on various roads with the spectators watching. Added: 15844 days ago Views: 1302
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Fear of Musharraf stalks Pak coalition: Expert
2:36 Washington, May 10(ANI): Director of South Asia Program, Teresita Schaffer says fear of Musharraf stalks the newly formed coalition in Pakistan that remains glued despite differences over the restoration of judges, since both the PPP and Nawaz Sharif's party fear that Musharraf is biding his time and waiting to hijack power. Talking about the current situation, she said that Musharraf is accustomed to power and is waiting to pick on the coalition government at the right moment. Added: 15844 days ago Views: 1225
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Ex- Shiv Sena leader slams Thackerays
2:9 New Delhi, May 10(ANI): Rashtrawadi Shiv Sena leader Jai Bhagwan Goyal on Saturday (May 10) described the Thackeray clan as anti-national and demanded a CBI inquiry into Raj Thackeray’s links with Pakistan. He made these comments during his party’s foundation ceremony at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. Goyal stated that his party would not support regionalism. He blamed the Congress for the menace of terrorism. Added: 15844 days ago Views: 1618
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Former Union Minister Akhilesh Das joins BSP
1:8 Lucknow, May 10(ANI): Former Union Minister Akhilesh Das on Saturday joined the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in the presence of party chief Mayawati, four days after he resigned from the Congress. Das. Welcoming Das into the party, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati announced that the veteran Congress leader would be the party's candidate from the Lucknow parliamentary constituency in next year's general elections. Added: 15844 days ago Views: 1140
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Farmers flay Govt. for delay on the loan waiver
1:23 New Delhi, May 10(ANI): Farmers across the country took out a rally and threatened court arrest in India's national capital New Delhi on Saturday. The farmers voiced their anguish over the government's inability to adhere to its promise of loan waiver. The farmers accused the ruling government of making false promises in order to garner votes for winning elections. The farmers also made it clear, that they will not allow the construction of the Ganga Expressway in UP. Added: 15844 days ago Views: 1158
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