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Tanzanian PM in India on 4-day visit
0:36 New Delhi, September 15 (ANI):Tanzanian Prime Minister Mizengo K.Pinda arrived in Indian capital New Delhi on a four-day India visit on Tuesday.Accompanied with senior ministers and officials Pinda would be holding delegation level talks with Indian Foreign Minister S M Krishna. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 745
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BJP urges Pakistan to dismantle terrorist infrastructure
1:0 Shimla, August 29 (ANI): Addressing media in Shimla on Thursday, Chief of Bharatiya Janata Party or BJP, Rajnath Singh urged Pakistan to dismantle terrorist infrastructure. Singh attacked the Congress led federal government, accusing it for failing to tackle a host of problems including the vexed ones of terrorism and inflation. He also reiterated his party's support to Sri Amarnath Sanghrash Samiti or SASS. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 1080
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Srilanka assures resettlement of Tamil refugees
2:18 Chennai, October 15 (ANI): The resettlement of Tamil refugees would begin soon, Sri Lanka has assured an Indian parliamentary delegation, who returned on Wednesday after their four-day visit to the island nation. The ten-member delegation from Tamil Nadu was led by TR Baalu, lawmaker and a leader of state's ruling DMK party. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 798
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U.S to take tougher stand on Pak says US expert
2:10 Washington, May 17(ANI): South Asia expert at the US Council on Foreign Daniel Markey, said on May 17 that Washington is more circumspect about providing military equipment to Pakistan as it feels that much of the money is used by the South Asian country to stoke up terror attacks against arch enemy India, rather than fighting the Al Qaedas terror network. However Markey felt that in view of the present political turmoil in Pakistan, there is a growing perception in the US that arms supply to Pakistan would be mismanaged. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 1247
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Queen's Baton tours Delhi ahead of opening
1:26 New Delhi,October 02 (ANI): The Queen's Baton for the Commonwealth Games, which started Delhi's run yesterday,reached Games Village today.Earlier today it was taken to Gurudwara Rakab Ganj where it was kept for display for 20 minutes.Hundreds of students and locals gathered at the Gurudwara to cheer the arrival of the Queen's Baton. Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur and Delhi's Transport Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely were present at the event. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 491
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Rahul tries to woo youth during Orissa trip
1:31 Gunpur, Mar 8(ANI): Pitching for youth power in Orissa’s Gunpur on March 08, General Secretary of India's ruling Congress party, Rahul Gandhi lamented that there was no space for young people in any political party. He also said that he would make sure that the youth were accorded a greater role in his party, where there would be no discrimination on the basis of religion or caste. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 1208
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Modi Speaks
2:35 Gujarat, 16 Dec (ANI): Narendra Modi at a poll both on Dec 16th said that BJP will post a historic win in the assembly elections and emerge victorious. Modi who was surrounded by an enthusiastic crowd of supporters had come to cast his vote in the capital city of Ahmedabad. Second and final phase of voting begins in India’s western Gujarat, one of the richest and fastest growing states in a booming India amidst tight security. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 1541
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Police gun down two Maoists, arrest six in Chhattisgarh
1:15 Bijapur, January 19 (ANI): In a fierce gun battle, police gunned down two Maoists and arrested six in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday. Maoists started firing at a police team that was returning from a search operation, prompting retaliatory fire. Two rebels were killed in the cross firing. Explosive materials and ammunition were recovered from the arrested ultras and search operations are still on. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 357
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Tibet is China internal affair Chinese envoy to India
2:42 New Delhi, March 21 (ANI): The Chinese ambassador to India Zhang Yan said on March 21 that Tibet is China's internal affair and the international community should keep out of it. Reacting to a statement made by U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi who had met Dalai Lama in Dharamsala and had said that the free world will have lost its moral authority to speak about human rights if it did not speak up against Chinese oppression in Tibet. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 1350
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IAF Chief not in favour of use of air power against Naxals
1:38 Gandhinagar/Jagdalpur,April 07(ANI):Addressing a press conference in Gandhinagar Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal P V Naik on Wednesday expressed his unwillingness to use the air force in ongoing anti-Naxal operations,saying the situation has not worsened so much to merit military action.Naik's comments came after Maoist rebels on Tuesday killed more than 70 police personnel in Dantewada district of chhattisgarh. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 794
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Juvenile Maoist trainee surrenders in Orissa
2:17 Orissa, December 29 (ANI): Twelve year old juvenile surrendered herself to police in Raygada district of Orissa on Tuesday after she ran off from a Maoist camp. The Maoists had kidnapped Rajani Muda Majhi and were training her in military skills for the past few months until she ran away with the help of her parents and reached her home village, Ghataguda. Superintendent of Police of Raygada Anup Krishna while giving details on the surrendered juvenile maoist trainee said that recruitment of juveniles is a disturbing trend practiced by the Maoists. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 488
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Saving lives still priority says Wen Jiabao
2:3 Chengdu, May 16(ANI): Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, who has tirelessly toured devastated areas since Monday, said rescuing people was still a priority 88 hours after the moment the earthquake struck. State media has reported severe devastation in villages of the remote county, cut off by landslides about 100 km northwest of Chengdu. The total death toll from China's earthquake could soar to more than 50,000, as rescuers struggle to help survivors. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 1174
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At least 32 dead as Karachi Express derails
1:34 Karachi, 19 Dec (ANI): The Karachi Express, packed with holiday travellers, derailed on Wednesday December 19th, near the town of Mehrabpur, 400 kilometres north of Karachi in Pakistan. The train was on its way to Lahore when most of its carriages came off the tracks and rammed into each other at about 2:30 at night. According to officials, 32 bodies have been retrieved so far and around 100 people are injured. They fear the death toll could rise. Many of the passengers were heading home for Eid al-Adha, which falls on Friday. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 1208
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Kareena Kapoor to play Indira Gandhi
0:50 New Delhi,October 17 (ANI): The buzz is that Kareena Kapoor is the final choice of Indian based director in America Krishna Shah for his next flick Mother: The Indira Gandhi Story. The initial choice of Shah was Vidya Balan,but after having a word with Hollwood make-up experts Jenny Shircore and Greg Connam,he selected Priyanka Chopra and Kareena Kapoor and later zeroed on Bebo.As per reports,the film will be made in two parts.The first part will revolve around the era of her political life till 1971 war.The second part will showcase her personal life with her two sons Rajiv and Sanjay Gandhi. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 673
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A new luxury train flagged off from New Delhi
1:48 New Delhi, January 12 (ANI): A luxury tourist train named 'Royal Rajasthan on Wheels,' a joint venture of Indian Railways and Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation or RTDC, was flagged off from New Delhi on Sunday. The train was flagged of in the presence of Central tourism and Cultural Minister Ambika Soni and other dignitaries. The Indian Railways and RTDC have been already operating another luxury train, the 'Palace on Wheels' since 1982. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 1306
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Militants blow up railway track in Kashmir,services suspended
1:19 Jammu and Kashmir,April 02 (ANI): Militants on Thursday attacked the Kashmir rail network for the first time,blowing up nearly two feet of track in Pulwama district,resulting in suspension of rail service linking South Kashmir with North Kashmir.The ultras detonated an IED on the Qazigund Baramulla route,about 40 kilometres from Srinagar,on late Thursday night.There were no casualties reported but the train services have been affected.Only one train runs every day on the Qazigund Baramulla track,which was started last year. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 594
Repair work resumes on Bhaderwah Chamba Inter-State Road
1:55 Jammu, July 13 (ANI): After being abandoned for the last two decades, the 147-km-long Bhaderwah-Chamba road has opened up 22 kilometres of repaired road to traffic. The road connects the town of Bhaderwah in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir with Chamba in neighbouring Himachal Pradesh. The road project has been sanctioned under the Inter-State Connectivity Programme at a cost of Rs. 730.33 million. Locals are happy with the initiative. The completion of the project will boost tourism, trade, and people-to-people contact, and will strengthen the local economy. It will also increase the potential of pilgrim tourism of Bhaderwah, which is known for several pilgrimages. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 640
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Akki and Aamir to Clash at the box office
1:41 New Delhi, December 12 (ANI): It will be Akshay Kumar taking on Aamir Khan as the year comes to an end. Jumbo, which was earlier slated to release along with Rab Ne Banadi Jodi on December 12, has now been postponed and will release with Ghajini on Christmas Day. Aamir Khan's Ghajini is a revenge story based on the super hit south film which was vaguely based on the Hollywood film Momemto. While Jumbo is an animated film where the protagonist, an elephant, sets out in search of his parents. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 888
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NCP elects Chhagan Bhujbal as Maha Deputy Chief
1:43 Mumbai, October 27 (ANI): India's Nationalist Congress Party on Monday elected Chhagan Bhujbal as the leader of its legislature party in Maharashtra. The decision paved way for Bhujbal to become the state's deputy chief minister for the third time. India’s Civil Aviation minister and NCP’s senior leader Praful Patel announced the decision during a press meet in Mumbai. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 797
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India to react swiftly to market needs
1:22 New Delhi, October 9 (ANI): India is watching the global financial crisis closely and will react swiftly to the needs of the market and steps would be to taken pump in cash if required, Finance Minister Chidambaram said on Wednesday. The statement was the latest attempt by Indian policymakers to calm rattled markets, with the benchmark share index down 44 percent this year and the rupee at its weakest in six years. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 1103
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