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Congress slams Shiv Sena for targeting Shah Rukh Khan
1:18 Mumbai,January 31(ANI):India's ruling Congress party on Saturday slammed Shiv Sena, for targeting Shah Rukh Khan,the franchisee and owner of Kolkata Knight Riders,who recently expressed his wish to consider Pakistani players in the ensuing edition of Indian premier league. Meanwhile fellow Bollywood actor Arbaaz Khan also supported Shah Rukh Khan Opinion of including Pakistani players in IPL Added: 15848 days ago Views: 729
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Cast and crew of Gulaal celebrate Holi
1:19 Mumbai, March 12 (ANI): Cast and crew of Bollywood film 'Gulaal' celebrated Holi in Mumbai on Tuesday. Director Anurag Kashyap's movie is a relentless narration of dark politics in Rajasthan. 'Gulaal', which has Kay Kay Menon in the lead role, took shape in 2001 but was delayed due to myriad reasons. Mahi Gill, who is featuring in 'Gulaal', after the movie Dev D, hoped that the movie brings in a second hit to her Bollywood career. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 909
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Superior techniques needed for tiger census: Forest officials
1:36 Meghalaya,February 19(ANI): With unofficial estimates of the tiger population in India being as low as 1,100-1,200,forest officials in Meghalaya have called for the availability of advanced techniques for more accurate census taking.Forest Officer S.Kumar says that the Forest Department has asked the Wildlife Institute of India to use advanced census-taking techniques to find the exact number of tigers in the state. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 858
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John Kerry in India for discussions on Mumbai attacks
0:58 New Delhi, December 15 (ANI): U S Senator, John Kerry on Monday met Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh in New Delhi in the wake of the recent Mumbai attacks. With India not convinced about Pakistan's crackdown on terror outfits, Kerry arrived in New Delhi on Sunday on a two-day visit with a message of solidarity from the incoming Barack Obama administration to calm tensions in the region. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 1046
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Dwarka Peeth saint challenges Babri verdict in SC
2:5 Gujarat, February 20 (ANI): Shankaracharya, a saint of 'Dwarka Peeth' in Gujarat on Sunday, filed case in Supreme Court challenging the Allahabad High Court judgment, which divided the Ramjanmabhoomi into three parts. He expressed his dissatisfaction with the judgment to divide the site of the demolished Babri mosque structure between Hindus and Muslims in a ratio of 2:1 Shankaracharya further added that the entire land should be handed over to the Hindus for the construction of a huge temple. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 683
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Katrina Kaif unaware of Dabangg's national honour
1:1 New Delhi, May 23 (ANI): Katrina Kaif recently stunned everyone when she acted ignorant about 'Dabangg'winning the National Award for wholesome entertainment. Katrina,while speaking at an airline event in Mumbai for which she has been a brand ambassador for a couple of years,pretended as if she was unaware of Salman's blockbuster winning the coveted award. 'Oh is it that 'Dabangg' has been conferred with National Awards,I am not aware of it,just heard it from you.'said Katrina.In fact she went on to add that the jury should start a new category for item songs and Sheila should definitely win it. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 388
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Land Rover, Jaguar to remain separate from Tata brands
2:33 Bangkok/ New Delhi/ Jamshedpur, March 27(ANI): Indian auto giant Tata Motors will keep its newly acquired Land Rover and Jaguar brands separate, its managing director said in Bangkok on March 27. Analysts have expressed concern about how Tata Motors would fit the luxury brands into its stable of sturdy trucks, buses and functional passenger cars. But Kant said the two brands operated in very different classes from its other products and would be treated separately. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 1373
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Contaminated water triggers diarrhoea outbreak in HP
1:48 Shimla, July 17 (ANI): Stung by a deadly outbreak of diarrhoea in the region, hundreds of locals in the picturesque hill town of Shimla in Himachal Pradesh have been admitted to hospitals to undergo treatment for the disease. The disease, caused by the consumption of contaminated water, has spread like a wild forest fire across Shimla and has left scores of people reeling from the terrible ailment. Displaying symptoms such as severe stomach infection and vomiting, patients have been steadily streaming into hospitals and nursing homes. The locals alleged that the water supply in the region has been contaminated. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 552
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Devotees celebrate Kartik Purnima or Full Moon Day in Orissa
1:46 Bhubaneswar, November 02 (ANI): Hundreds of people sailed their miniature boats with lighted earthen lamps in holy Vindusagar pond in Bhubaneswar on the occasion Kartik Purnima or Full Moon Day. The ceremony brings back the memories of the state's glorious maritime past. Locals say that this tradition has been followed since ages when Sadhabas or sea traders used to sail to different countries for trade. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 1048
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Works of Indian musicians relevant in difficult times
2:24 New Delhi, November 11 (ANI): Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh said in New Delhi on Thursday that the works of the great Indian musicians and saints can help the country overcome effects of hatred and terror attacks. Addressing a gathering at a function to launch the book 'MS and Radha', Singh said that such works reflected the values of the Indian civilization. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 1228
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Guilty would be punished: PM
2:32 New Delhi, February 16 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, while addressing media persons on Wednesday defended his government against a string of corruption scandals, saying that he would look into all the allegations seriously and would punish the guilty no matter their rank or position. Defending himself too, the Prime Minister accepted the limitations while running a coalition government. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 420
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Salman declared as Sexiest Man Alive, by People magazine
0:49 New Delhi, December 09 (ANI): Here's another feather to Salman Khan's cap. People magazine has declared the hunky actor as the Sexiest Man Alive. The Dabangg actor is seen posing, this time with a tee on, on the magazine's latest cover. And for those who feel that Salman is a work-out-freak, here is a reality check, I hate working out in a gym. But considering the work that I do, I have to work out, reveals the actor. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 466
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Narasimha Rao's son denies his father's role in Anderson's escape
2:2 Hyderabad,June 19 (ANI): P V Ranga Rao,son of India's former Prime Minister Narasimha Rao,on Friday refuted allegations made by former foreign secretary M.K.Rasgotra that his father was involved in granting a go-ahead to Warren Anderson,and termed the statement unnecessary and unfair.However,he said that the Group of Ministers (GoM) would take stock of the whole situation and submit its report to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh within the next ten days. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 573
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Oil mafia assaults police officials for conducting raids
1:56 Nagpur, February 02 (ANI): Kerosene oil mafia on Tuesday assaulted a ten-member team of police officials in Nagpur, who went to raid Rajurwadi village to crack down the oil adulterators in the region. Police said that they tried to explain the mafia about their search but mobs suddenly attacked them with stones and injured them. On January 25, the petrol and diesel adulteration mafia killed Yeshwant Sonawane, the Additional District Collector of Umred while Sonawane was conducting a raid at their storage facility. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 466
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Indian shooters bag 2 golds,silver at Commonwealth Games
1:16 New Delhi, October 5 (ANI): Indian men and women shooters on Tuesday hit the bull's eye to give the country two gold medals at the Delhi Commonwealth Games.The men also won silver in the shooting event.India won its first gold when shooting stars Abhinav Bindra and Gagan Narang bagged the men's 10-metre Air Rifle Pairs category,on the second day of Games. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 475
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India, European Union to conclude FTA next year
1:17 Brussels, December 11 (ANI): India will sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) in 2011. Both the sides declared this on Friday in Brussels, the headquarters of the EU in Belgium. Describing it as a 'path breaking agreement', the President of European Commission Jose Manuel Durao Barroso said that the trade would open new links and boost trade in both the India and EU. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 436
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Guns to keep population low in Shivpuri
1:33 Shivpuri, Apr 19(ANI): : In a bid to encourage family planning at the micro level, authorities in India's central Shivpuri in Madhya Pradesh state have initiated a unique method to encourage men to undergo vasectomy by offering them arms licenses as incentive. The Shivpuri administration has taken the initiative to mobilize men to undergo vasectomy, a surgical procedure for sterilization. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 1062
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Inflation is a challenge at macro economy level: Pranab
1:56 Mumbai, December 24 (ANI): Following a steep hike in onion prices, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday showed concern over the inflation rates of commodities. Speaking to media persons in Mumbai at the sideline of a meeting with tax commissioners, Mukherjee said inflation is a challenge at macro economy level. Mukherjee further noted that the government has quickly enforced a ban on exports of onion and removed duty on imports. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 503
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Sharif's party pulls out of Pakistan Government
1:49 RAWALPINDI, May 13(ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, on Monday, May 12 pulled his party, PML-N out of Pakistan's six-week-old coalition government, failing to break a deadlock with its main coalition partner over the reinstatement of dismissed judges. He submitted his nomination papers to contest a by-election due in late June, plunging the volatile Muslim nation back into political uncertainty. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 1182
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Madhav Nepal elected as Nepals PM
1:5 Kathmandu, May 24 (ANI): Moderate Communist leader Madhav Kumar Nepal was elected as the New Prime Minister of Nepal by Parliament, ending the weeks-long political crisis and easing the Maoists out of power after a short stint on Saturday. Madhav, who has backing of 351 lawmakers in the 601-member Constituent Assembly, was elected unopposed with the support of a 22-party alliance. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 951
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