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Malaria claims nine lives in Rajasthan
2:9 Bikaner,October 23 (ANI): At least nine people died and several got hospitalised on Saturday after an outbreak of Malaria in Bikaner.Recent lashes of heavy rainfall have led to accumulation of water in different parts of city,acting as breeding grounds for mosquitoes.A senior medical official informed media persons about the actions being taken to prevent more deaths due to Malaria.Relatives of patients suffering from Malaria expressed their disappointment with the administrative authorities over their inability to control the situation. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 506
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Devotees take holy dip to please Hindu god of death, Yamraj
1:30 Allahabad, October 23 (ANI): Scores of Hindu devotees converged on the bank of sacred Yamuna River in Allahabad on Saturday to take holy dip to please Hindu god of death, Yamraj. They offered prayers and lit lamps amid chanting of hymns. According to Hindu mythology both Yamraj and Yamuna are brother and sister. It is believed that if a person takes bath in the river in Kartik month of Hindu calendar, that is October-November, the lord is pleased. Thus, the fear of death from the minds of devotees goes away. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 784
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Low voter turnout marks Kerala civic polls
1:33 Thiruvananthapuram, October 23 (ANI): The first phase of the civic body polls began in Kerala on Saturday, as people from seven districts out of the 14, cast their votes. In state capital Thiruvananthapuram, the polls began early on Saturday, but found few takers as there were barely any queues at the polling stations. However, those who came seemed excited to use the right. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 400
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BigB, Vidya now team up for Tagore's work
1:5 New Delhi, October 22 (ANI): Vidya Balan and Amitabh Bachchan have taken up Tagore's work! Well, after national award winning performance in Paa the terrific actor duo Amitabh Bachchan and Vidya Balan is all set to team up for a Tollywood venture. Rumours are afloat that the celebrated art film director of Bengali movies is highly enthusiastic to immortalize the Noble Laureate Rabindranath Tagore's Kabuliallah on-screen yet again. And, the buzz is Amitabh Bachchan will play the protagonist Kabuliallah, who enchants the young girl Mini with his baadam pistas and akhroths and Vidya will play the grown up Mini. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 483
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Dal Lake restoration work resumes, people rejoice
1:20 Srinagar, October 22 (ANI): Dal Lake cleaning and beautification work resumed from last 15 days, after three months of strenuous curfews and stringent security restrictions in Srinagar. Almost 500 canals have been cleaned till now. The government looked into the situation and started Crash Course Drive, a double shift operation where all manpower and machines have been put to work. People are happy that the work has been resumed, as tourists would start coming to see the natural beauty. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 554
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Munda meets PC, seeks more security for Panchayat polls
1:39 New Delhi, October 22 (ANI): Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda met Union Home Minister P Chidambaram in New Delhi on Thursday to seek more security for the upcoming panchayat elections scheduled from November 27. Munda also said his government supported the way in which the central government dealt with Maoists who have wreaked havoc in the tribal state. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 511
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Larsen and Toubro issues long-term infrastructure bonds
1:50 Kolkata, October 22 (ANI): Larsen and Toubro Infrastructure Finance Company Limited announced a public issue of long-term infrastructure bonds on Thursday in Kolkata. S Maheshwari, Chief Executive Officer, L&T Infrastructure Bond Finance Company Limited explained the tax-saving benefits proposed plans through bonds. L&T announced that it would be issuing bonds of up to Rs. 2000 million with an option to retain over-subscriptions of up to Rs. 5000 million. As a special feature, the company offers a by-back facility, under which, an investor can exit at the end of five and seven years from the date of allotment. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 692
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Tight security arrangements made for Obama's visit: Maha DGP
1:0 Mumbai, October 22 (ANI): Director General of Police of Maharashtra D Sivanandan on Thursday said elaborate security arrangements are put in place for the visit of US President Barack Obama to Mumbai. While addressing media persons on the occasion of Police Day, Sivanandan said that every threat perception to Obama has been taken cognizance of and arrangement are done accordingly. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 641
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Indo-Oman Joint Wealth Fund to be operational by Dec 2010
1:56 New Delhi, October 22 (ANI): Calling India's relations with Oman special, Deputy Chairman of India's Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, after his meeting with Visiting Foreign Affairs Minister of Oman, Yusuf Bin Alawi Bin Abdullah on Thursday said that the Indo-Oman Joint Wealth Fund would be operational by December this year. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 712
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Three Maoists and a policeman killed in Jharkhand
0:58 Gumla, October 22 (ANI): A policeman and three Maoists were killed during an encounter between Maoists and police in Gumla district of Jharkhand on Thursday. Narendra Kumar Singh, Superintendent of Police, said that police officials recovered the dead body of Constable Phalinder Mishra. Although, the police have not found the bodies of the slain Maoists but believes that the rest of the group may have taken them away. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 478
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BJP slams centre for Geelani's pro-azadi speech
2:13 New Delhi, October 22 (ANI): BJP on Friday slammed the centre for allowing Kashmiri separatists to make anti-India speeches in New Delhi. Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley castigated centre for the speech made by Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani while addressing the seminar titled 'Convention on Kashmir-Azadi: The only way' on Thursday. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 736
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President Obama's trip will be historic: Robert Blake
2:6 New Delhi, October 22 (ANI): US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Robert Blake, on Friday said that American President Barack Obama's upcoming visit to India would be an historic one. He told media persons in New Delhi that Obama's visit would be of great benefit for both countries that would further broaden the contours of Indo-US relationship. Blake further said that the two nations could help building new business and employment prospects and help modernization of agriculture in India which is mainstay of the nation's economy. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 477
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Indian, Canadian finance ministers discuss bilateral issues
1:0 South Korea, October 22 (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday met a group of Canadian delegates led by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty in Gyeonsang province of South Korea. The two ministers discussed the realignment of developing and emerging countries hit by recession, and ways for its recovery. Mukherjee had earlier said that currency appreciation by China is also one of the major steps towards getting the world economy back to its form. Mukherjee is in Seoul to participate in the finance ministers’ meet ahead of the G20 Summit, which is to be held on Nov. 11-12, and will involve 10,000 participants and 32 heads of state. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 662
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Sanjay and Manyata blessed with Twins
1:5 New Delhi, October 22 (ANI): The long nine months wait has finally come to an end for actor Sanjay Dutt,with wife Manyata Dutt giving birth to twins,a boy and a girl,on Thursday. Manyata,who was expected to deliver babies in the month of November,as per reports,was rushed to hospital immediately after she experienced premature labour pains.Good friend Ameesha Patel, who was beside Manyata at the hospital,tweeted: Congrats to sanju n maana.Sooo happy for them. Babies n mom both safe.The 51 year old actor has a daughter named Trisha from his first wife late actress Richa Sharma.Trisha is presently residing in US. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 634
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Shilpa Shetty demands for more fairness from BCCI
1:51 Mumbai, October 22 (ANI): Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty and co-owner of the IPL's Rajasthan Royals team on Thursday voiced her dissatisfaction over BCCI's treatment towards them.She said that BCCI should have acted with a little more fairness to them.Shilpa also said that the ruling implied that the owners of the teams had defaulted,when it was not so. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 449
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National Seed Bill to be tabled in Parliament in next session
1:44 New Delhi, October 22 (ANI): The Government is likely to introduce National Seed Bill 2004 that envisages raising penalties for offences like sale of spurious seeds in the upcoming session of the Parliament.During a press conference in New Delhi,on Friday Food and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said that the act would not only safeguard the interest of the farmers but also act as a shield against the poor quality seeds suppliers. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 606
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Bhutan's King calls on President Patil
0:46 New Delhi,October 22 (ANI): Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck called upon President Pratibha Devisingh Patil in New Delhi on Friday.Wangchuck arrived in the national capital on a nine-day visit on Wednesday.Wangchuck met host Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday and discussed a wide range of bilateral issues.He will also meet Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and the Minister of External Affairs,SM Krishna during the course of his visit. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 761
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Punjab farmers accuse govt for rotting of food grains
1:51 Punjab, October 21 (ANI): Farmers in Punjab have blamed government officials for the rotting of thousands of tonnes of paddy grain, which was left in the open at one of Asia's biggest wholesale markets,Khanna Mandi,due to lack of storage facilities.The state government of Punjab had assured farmers that their grains would be lifted from where it was stockpiled in the open,and would be sold to agencies within 24 hours,but several days have passed by without any action being taken. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 482
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Bipasha gives competition to Shah Rukh Khan
1:21 New Delhi, October 21 (ANI): Bipasha Basu has never acted in a film opposite Shah Rukh Khan nor have their films clashed at the box office on the same day.However,the sultry siren takes on King Khan and his wife by endorsing a competitive furnishing brand.Recently,Khan was seen endorsing another furnishing brand along with wife Gauri.This was also the first time the couple appeared in an ad together. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 449
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Ranbir gets promotion, soon to become mammu
0:55 New Delhi,October 21 (ANI): Its celebration time for the Kapoor family We are talking about Rishi Kapoor's khandaan.Buzz is that Rishi and Neetu Singh’s daughter Riddhima is expecting her first baby.And this also means her sibling and B-town heartthrob Ranbir would soon turn into a maama.While Rishi and Neetu are feeling over the moon with the news,Ranbir is quite excited to welcome the newcomer. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 528
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