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Bird flu hits poultry business in Assam
1:41 Assam, December 19 (ANI): Bird flu has hit the poultry farmers hard in Assam. The spread of deadly H5N1 avian influenza across the state has led to mass culling of birds. The sale and movement of poultry has been prohibited. Precautionary measures are being taken to stop the spread of the virus. The poultry farms in the state are forced to shut down, rendering many unemployment in the sector. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 1158
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Ghajini mania hits multiplexes in Mumbai
1:12 Mumbai, December 15 (ANI): Employees of multiplexes in Mumbai are sporting Bollywood actor Aamir Khan's hairstyle to promote his upcoming flick Ghajini.About 100 employees of a multiplex in Khan's trendy hairdo on Monday posed for photographs with the actor himself.Talking to reporters Khan said that it's a marketing device and is happy to see the excitement of the theatre staff.Khan will be flaunting his eight-pack abs and trendy hairdo in Ghajini. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 1185
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India needs technological solutions to security challenges: Pillai
1:20 New Delhi,April 28 (ANI): GK Pillai, India's Home Secretary said on Wednesday that the country needs technological solutions to its security challenges. Pillai was addressing the inaugural ceremony of ‘Global Security India 2010 – International Conference on Homeland Security,in national capital New Delhi.The three day conference began on Wednesday.Pillai also expressed confidence that products and ideas showcased in the conference would help India's various security agencies that are tackling militancy and insurgency, and fighting Maoists in several states. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 637
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CWG village is world class: OC Secretary General
1:42 New Delhi, September 29 (ANI): After the recent controversies over the hygiene and cleanliness issues at the Games Village of athletes, Secretary General of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Lalit Bhanot on Tuesday has claimed that it is clean now and of world class. He also informed about number of international athletes and officials who have arrived for the biggest sporting event that the country has ever hosted. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 614
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Satya Sai Baba's condition critical, stays on ventilator
1:11 Karnataka, April 5 (ANI): Spiritual leader Satya Sai Baba's condition on Tuesday remained critical, as he is kept on ventilator when his vital systems failed to respond to treatment. Sai Baba was admitted last week with chest and lung infections to the intensive care unit of the Sri Satya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences at Puttaparthi of Karnataka district. Devotees prayed for the speedy recovery and well-being and of the spiritual leader. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 408
Ethnic unrest in Rajasthan for day 3
2:6 Rajasthan, May 26 (ANI): Ethnic unrest remained unabated in Rajasthan for the third day as death toll mounted to 35 on May 25.Thousands of agitating Gujjar members continued their blockade, disrupting rail and road traffic across the region. The community has been demanding for grant of special tribal status to facilitate better education and job opportunities to them. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 1136
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Tibetan conclave good platform to raise voice
1:58 Dharamsala, November 18 (ANI): Tibetan exiles on the second day of their six day meeting in Dharamsala said that it is a good platform for them to raise their voice. Hundreds of Tibetans exiles from across the globe are attending the meeting at the seat of the government-in-exile in India, in what could result in a change to their spiritual leader's stance of pushing for autonomy rather than independence for Tibet. Matters related to Tibetan parliament were discussed on the first day of the meeting. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 1086
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Protectionism major concern at US India conference
2:18 Washington D.C., June 16 (ANI): Speaking in a summit organized by the U.S.-India Business Council in Washington D.C., Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pushed for stronger economic ties and diplomatic ties between the United States and India, describing India as a force of positive change. Hilary also pledged closer economic and trade ties and said negotiations would begin soon on a bilateral investment treaty, creating more opportunities for trade between the two countries. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 860
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Japanese Buddhists spread Indian values
1:42 Mumbai, 19 Jan (ANI): Amidst the skyscrapers of India's financial hub Mumbai, is the famous Nipponzan Myohoji Buddhist temple, which spreads Indian devotional values. Fuji Guruji, a Japanese monk brought the Japanese order to India in 1931. Resident monk, Kikshu Terutsugu Morita, who is the priest of the temple, has lived in the temple for 32 years and looks after the activities of the order. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 1706
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Pak singer all set for his Bollywood debut, Bin Tere Laden
1:11 Mumbai,June 23,(ANI):Pakistani pop singer Ali Zafar is all set to make his Bollywood debut in an upcoming movie on Osama Bin Laden,named Tere bin Laden.The movie,directed by Abhishek Sharma, is set post 9 by 11, although in the form of a comedy.The film follows the story of an ambitious young Pakistani news reporter who is desperate to migrate to the US in pursuit of the American dream.The music has been composed by Bollywood's top trio,Shankar,Ehsaan and Loy,and Zafar himself has sung in two of them. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 731
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Fakkar Baba person who tries to unite Hindu Muslim
1:35 Hardoi, July 13 (ANI): Known as Fakkar Baba, Mohammad Anees takes care of a temple in Hardoi district in India northern state of Uttar Pradesh. A Muslim by birth, Anees chose to become a Hindu and a priest thirty-two years ago. He was so inspired by lord Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction that he decided to leave everything and devote his life to his service. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 905
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Intelligence Agencies Tighten Control on PoK
4:24 Muzaffarabad, November 23: Even as international attention on Kashmir has invariably been focused on the tensions and conflict between Islamabad and New Delhi, people living in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir are more worried about the military occupation of the region in the virtual absence of the civil administration in these areas. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 882
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All party meet on Telangana begins today
1:31 New Delhi,January 05(ANI):An all party meet chaired by home minister P Chidambaram to devise a mechanism and a road map to resolve the vexed Telangana issue began in New Delhi today with TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao,chief minister of Andhra K Rosaiah and leaders of eight political parties from Andhra attending it. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 688
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Cast and crew on sets of comic caper Do Knot Disturb
1:33 Mumbai,September 19 (ANI): For all those, who enjoy rib-tickling comedies on the big screen, here's a treat for them in the block.David Dhawan's comic treat Do Knot Disturb,which is on the last stage of its shooting,would soon hit the theatres.The film stars some actors like Sushmita Sen,Lara Dutta,Govinda,Sohail Khan and Riteish Deshmukh. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 711
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Extra forces to be deployed during Kashmir elections
1:27 Srinagar, October 22 (ANI): Additional security forces will be deployed during the forthcoming seven phase provincial election in Kashmir. The polling, which will take place from November 17 to December 24, will end months of federal rule in the disputed region. The state legislative assembly was dissolved on July 10 this year. The state was placed under Governor rule, after the Congress party led coalition fell in July this year over a Hindu land transfer row. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 956
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Still trying to bring Kolkata fire under control
2:1 Kolkata, West Bengal, 13 Jan (ANI): Authorities are still grappling to bring a major fire under control on January 13 in India’s eastern city of Kolkata that gutted 3,500 shops and damaged eight multi-storey buildings. The fire broke out on January 12 in the ‘Tripalpatti’ area of Burrabazzar in Kolkata and had later spread across the second, fifth, ninth and tenth floors of the nearby Nandaram Market that houses textile shops and godowns. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 1226
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India prepares to respond on Mumbai dossier
1:3 New Delhi, February 24 (ANI): India said that New Delhi would respond to Pakistani action on Mumbai dossier on Tuesday. Rehman Malik, adviser to the Pakistan prime minister on the interior had told a news conference in Islamabad on February 12, that Pakistan was holding in custody the ringleader and five other suspects in the conspiracy behind the Mumbai attacks that killed 179 people. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 916
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Aamir Khan hunting for an item girl
1:3 New Delhi, May 11 (ANI): Bollywood's perfectionist Aamir Khan is on a lookout for an item girl. Aamir wants to include an item number in Delhi Belly, starring Imran Khan, and so he's confused between Mallika Sherawat, Katrina Kaif and Deepika Padukone, for the song. Says a source, Aamir is busy looking for the perfect item girl to pep up his film. One knows how he gets when it comes to casting and again his perfectionist streak is at play. 'And if you thing why an actor like Aamir, who is known for sensible cinema, opted for an item song, then here's the answer. Our source adds, 'Delhi Belly will be the first bold movie from his production house, which will have some really intimate and explicit scenes. This is why Aamir felt the need to have an item song.' Added: 15875 days ago Views: 506
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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: 15875 days ago Views: 486
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UAE to send 12 planes on Libya mission: Sarkozy
2:7 Belgium, March 25 (ANI): French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday appealed for 'Libyans of goodwill'to abandon Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. Sarkozy said members of the Council of Transition, tribes leaders and other personalities would all be welcome to take part in 'the rebuilding of Libya'. The president also announced the United Arab Emirates would contribute 12 planes to the coalition force, significantly increasing Arab participation in the campaign. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 375
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