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Spain deputy prime minister meets L K Advani
0:50 New Delhi,January 5 (ANI):The Deputy Prime Minister of Spain,Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega,on her first visit to India met the country's Opposition leader Lal Krishna Advani, in New Delhi on Monday. Maria's visit to India is seen as an attempt to further strengthen diplomatic and trade relations between India and Spain. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 1064
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Traditional winter sweet attracts tourists in Jaipur
1:35 Jaipur, January 12 (ANI): The tourists and the local populace these days are thronging sweet shops in Jaipur to enjoy traditional sweets and beat the cold. As the mercury dips further in Rajasthan, the shops selling sweets get flooded with the traditional winter sweets. Like every year, the shops are offering variety of winter sweets. In Jaipur alone, there are hundreds of shops offering more than a dozen varieties of 'winter' sweets. The most sold preparations are made of jaggery, sesame and ground nuts. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 1064
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Recession leads to decreased remittances from NRIs in Punjab
2:21 Punjab, January 25 (ANI):The global economic recessionary trends and also the recent terror attack in Mumbai have resulted in lesser remittances by the non-resident Indians or NRIs to their native places in Punjab. Punjab is a hub of NRIs, where almost every third house has one or more of its family members working in foreign shores. If not remitting, the emigrated Punjabis used to come on a long holiday. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 1064
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Street market to showcase traditional handicrafts
2:11 Kolkata, March2 (ANI): A new street market modeled along the lines of a village bazaar has caught the fancy of people in Kolkata. Held in city’s New Market which is otherwise used as a pedestrian plaza, ‘Kolkata Haat’ is a one-stop hangout zone and a shopper's paradise as it brings together an array of traditional handicrafts and artifacts from the rural heartland of the country. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 1064
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First phase of marathon vote marred by Maoist attacks
1:4 New Delhi, April 16 (ANI): With Maoist insurgents stepping up attacks, Indians began voting in a month-long general election with signs of an unstable coalition government emerging in the middle of an economic slowdown. The ruling Congress party-led coalition appears to lead against an alliance headed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), but both may need the support of a host of smaller and unpredictable regional parties to win office. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 1064
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh leaves for Russia
0:50 New Delhi, June 15: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held a cabinet meeting in New Delhi on Monday before leaving for Russia to participate in the dual summits of the Brazil Russia India China grouping and the six nation Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. This is his maiden foreign trip since the Congress led United Progressive Alliance was re elected to form the government at the Centre under the leadership of Singh in the recent Lok Sabha elections. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 1064
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Rahul Gandhi attends NREGA workshop
2:39 New Delhi, August 21(ANI): Rahul Gandhi, General Secretary of Congress party participated in a workshop on National Rural Employment Guarantee Act or NREGA at New Delhi on Thursday. Sam Pitroda, Chairman of National Knowledge Commission, Nandan Nilekani, Chief of Unique Identity Authority of India and Agatha Sangma, junior Minister of Rural Development were among the prominent persons who attended the meet and discussed on various modes for better implementation of schemes under the Act. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 1064
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YSR's death,a great loss to nation
1:20 New Delhi,September 03 (ANI):The tragic death of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YSR Reddy, who was on his way to launch yet another mass contact programme when the helicopter carrying him crashed in the dense Nallamalla forests,has come as a major shock to the entire nation.The untimely death of YSR has also dealt a major blow to the ruling Congress party, which managed to bring down the TDP's rein in 2004 polls under his able leadership. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 1064
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FM to start pre-Budget consultations from Jan 7
1:34 New Delhi, Jan 5 (ANI): Finance Minister P Chidambaram will start pre-Budget consultation with representatives of various sectors. The sector related to agriculture is expected to be first on the list of discussions, which starts on January 7th. Chidambaram has invited suggestions on inclusive growth and investment in infrastructure sector apart from restructuring the food and fertilizer subsidy without hurting the poor people. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 1063
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At least 38 dead as bus falls into gorge in Nasik
2:19 Nasik, Jan 21 (ANI): In a road accident in Nasik 38 people have reportedly died and more than 40 seriously injured when the bus fell into a gorge in Vani village in Nasik. The accident occurred when the driver lost his control while negotiating a bend along a hilly stretch about 200 km north of the state capital Mumbai. The group was returning from Saptashringi shrine. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 1063
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Danger hinders election campaign, says Sharif
1:54 Islamabad, 24 Jan (ANI): While campaigning for his party, Pakistan’s opposition leader Nawaz Sharif said on January 23rd that the country’s perilous security situation is hindering campaigning for the February 18th elections. He added that politicians are putting their lives at risk when they go out to seek votes. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 1063
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Sarkar Raj unveiled on Abhi-Ash Wedding Anniversary
1:15 Mumbai, Apr 21(ANI): Post the Abhi-Ash wedding, the Bachchan family will be seen together for the first time on big screen in Ram Gopal Varma's Sarkar Raj, the sequel to Sarkar. Cleverly timed on the occasion of Abhishek and Aishwarya's first wedding anniversary on April 20, the film was unveiled in Mumbai. The family connected with each other through video conferencing as the couple is currently in Miami. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 1063
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Olympic torch relay tours Shanghai
0:58 China, May 23 (ANI): The Beijing Olympic torch relay toured Shanghai on Friday (May 23). The torch relay resumed on Thursday (May 22) in the coastal city of Ningbo, after a three-minute silence in honor of the May 12 Sichuan earthquake victims. The 200-kilometer relay in Shanghai will last for two days, with 416 torch bearers and 101 escorts touring important sites of the city. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 1063
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Horse carts still rule roads at Bandipore
1:57 Bandipore, July 6(ANI): Traditional horse carts locally called tongas are still the most widely used means of transportation in Bandipore in Jammu and Kashmir. Though in most parts of the valley, the space for tongas is shrinking, in Bandipore the horse carts gallop through the thoroughfares of the hilly area located on the banks of the Wular Lake. The locals use the tongas to commute. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 1063
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Pranab Mukherjee arrives in Tehran for NAM Meet
1:9 Tehran, July 29 (ANI): The External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday reached Iranian capital Tehran to seek the support of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) countries who are members of the IAEA and the NSG. Mukherjee will meet the Foreign Ministers of Cyprus, Belarus and Algeria. He is expected to brief all leaders on the India-specific safeguards agreement, which is crucial for the implementation of the US-India civil nuclear deal. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 1063
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Protests over land transfer row spread in India
1:30 Lucknow/Chandigarh, August 12 (ANI): The protests over the Hindu shrine land transfer row that have already paralyzed life in Jammu and Kashmir, have spilled over to other parts of the country. The protests over the issue of land for a Hindu shrine trust are now surfacing in the neighbouring states as well. Thousands of activists of Bharatiya Janata Party took to the streets in Lucknow on Tuesday shouting slogans against the land transfer revocation order. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 1063
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Exotic flower show in Bangalore
1:54 Bangalore, August 13 (ANI): weeklong exotic flower show has been organised in Bangalore as part of the country's Independence Day celebrations. The show that began on Sunday is the fourth annual flower show in a row and promises to be a visual delight for the residents of Bangalore. Exhibiting over 300 varieties of flowers the show has been organised in a bid to attract large number of tourists and has been integrated in the itinerary of the Independence Day celebrations. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 1063
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Bollywood horror flick 'Phoonk' set for release
2:28 Mumbai, August 22 (ANI): As Bollywood horror flick 'Phoonk' is set to hit the screens across the country on Friday, its star cast spoke about their roles in film. Directed by Ram Gopal Verma, the film has a whole new set of stars cast which include Kannada film star Sudeep, Amruta Khanvilkar, Ahsaas Channa, Kenny Desai and Ashwini Kalsekar. The film deals with original and high interest topic of black magic and fear, which Ram Gopal Verma has explored in his unique way. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 1063
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Seminar held to discuss the political status of J and K
2:8 New Delhi, September 18 (ANI): Participants at a seminar held in New Delhi on September 18 have expressed concern at voices being raised on the issue of secession of Jammu and Kashmir from India. Several eminent personalities participated in the seminar.They said that there is no basis on which any change in political status of the state of Jammu and Kashmir could be considered. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 1063
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Condoleezza Rice meets Indian PM Opposition leader
0:53 New Delhi, October 5 (ANI): Visiting U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with Indian Prime Minister on Saturday. Rice also met Lal Krishna Advani, leader of main Hindu nationalist opposition Bharatiya Janata Party. Rice earlier said a landmark nuclear trade with India had been completed but she was unable to sign the pact during the visit because of bureaucratic delays back home. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 1063
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