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Adventure sports in Shimla to boost tourism
1:51 Shimla, June 7 (ANI): The hills in Himachal Pradesh provides tourist with an excellent opportunity to get a taste of adventure sports while relishing the scenic surroundings. The Craig nova summer camps in the state are providing adventure sports like hill trekking, rock climbing, rappelling and Burma Bridge, to attract tourists from different parts of the country. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 1033
Infosys gets performance award
2:8 New Delhi, Apr 4(ANI): Infosys Technologies, the provider of IT-enabled business solutions, has been awarded the 2007 Boeing Performance Excellence Award ‘for achieving a gold level of performance over a12-month period’. Infosys Technologies was among the 50 companies to receive the gold level performance award. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 1031
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Maldives seeks Indian investment in energy transport infrastructure
1:36 Chennai,January 24(ANI): Maldives President Mohammed Nasheed met the heads and other representatives of Indian corporate groups at the ongoing CII Partnership Summit 2010 in Chennai on Saturday.Speaking at the conference,he urged Indian trade and industry to invest in the island nation.He pointed out that Maldives would need an investment of 200 billion dollars in the present year in various sectors including energy,infrastructure and health. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 910
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Chief of Haryana files nomination for ensuing elections
1:53 Rohtak/ Haryana, September 26 (ANI): Chief Minister of Haryana, Bhupinder Singh Hooda who is also a senior leader of central ruling Congress party filed his nomination papers as a candidate in the ensuing elections to the state legislature, from Garhi Sampla-Kiloi constituency in Rohtak district on Friday. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 961
Prime Minister to expand cabinet on Thursday
0:54 New Delhi, May 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has decided to expand the union cabinet on Thursay. The expansion of the Union Council of Ministers, which was expected to take place on Tuesday, but now it has been postponed. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi, who had a four-hour-long marathon meeting Monday, deferred their scheduled meeting on Tuesday, on finalisation of portfolios for Congress nominees. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 951
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Pakistan coalition readies Musharraf impeachment
1:7 New Delhi, August 17 (ANI): Pakistan's ruling coalition on Sunday finally tightened the screw on President Pervez Musharraf, saying it would launch impeachment proceedings within two days if the key U.S. ally does not stand down. On Sunday, a committee of coalition officials agreed on a list of impeachment charges against the president. The coalition insists it will secure the required two-thirds majority in the parliament to oust him. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 1094
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We have very large trade deficit with China: Nirupama Rao
2:8 New Delhi, November 10 (ANI): Ahead of G-20 summit in Seoul, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao at a press conference in New Delhi on Tuesday said that India has large trade deficit with China. Pointing out the various concerns, New Delhi will be addressing in Seoul, Rao stated that the summit would not be used to pressurise the US to withdraw the outsourcing ban. Further she said that despite the huge trade imbalances, India imports commodities from Chinese markets at competitive prices. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 491
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ndias ace racer Karthikeyan upbeat about 2008
Indias ace racer Karthikeyan upbeat about 2008
2:5 Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, 9 Jan (ANI): India's ace motor racer Narain Karthikeyan is confident of continuing his winning streak in the year ahead and is looking forward to competing in the forthcoming races. Karthikeyan secured the first race win for Team India in the A1 Grand Prix series in China in December 2007. He said that the win is a good breakthrough and he looked to keep up the momentum through the year. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 1175
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Priyanka, Ranbir bid adieu to Ganesha
1:12 Mumbai, September 23 (ANI): Ganesha devotion has always been an integral part of Bollywood. No wonder then, a galaxy of B’town stars in Mumbai on Wednesday took part in the huge processions to see off their Lord Ganesha at the end of the 10-day long festival celebrated on the occasion of Vinayaka Chaturthi. Ranbir Kapoor, accompanied by his family members including Rajiv Kapoor and Randhir Kapoor, along with actor Priyanka Chopra, took part in the celebrations with great enthusiasm. The festival marks the birth anniversary of Ganesh signifying good omen and prosperity. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 464
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Pilot committed technical error, UAE tells India
2:42 New Delhi, September 09 (ANI): Indian foreign minister SM Krishna on Tuesday said that United Arab Emirates officials have approached Indian authorities over the detained UAE aircraft, saying it was a technical mistake by the pilot. An aircraft belonging to the UAE air force was detained on Monday after it landed in Kolkata for refueling and was found to be carrying arms. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 865
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Separatists welcome Obama's statement on Kashmir
1:29 Srinagar, November 7 (ANI): Kashmir’s separatist leader Moulvi Abbas Ansari on Friday welcomed the US president-elect Barack Obama's remarks on Kashmir. Obama in an interview last week with MSNBC suggested that the United States should try to help resolve the Kashmir dispute so that Pakistan can focus on hunting down Islamist militants on its north-western frontier. Security forces have intensified a crackdown on separatists who want to boycott the Kashmir elections. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 1175
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Winter sports lovers throng Kufri
1:40 Shimla,January,19(ANI):Thousands of winter sports lovers are crowding Kufri, a popular tourist destination in northern India. Portrayed as the Queen of Hills, it is famous for its natural ice-skating and skiing rink. Among the visitors are snow sports enthusiasts who come to Shimla to enjoy skating and skiing on natural ice. Winter sports are also giving a boost to tourism in Shimla. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 1565
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Rural health schemes aims at improving life of tribals
1:30 Agartala, March 7 (ANI): The implementation of various schemes in Tripura under the National Rural Health Scheme or NRHM has given a reason to smile to the locals. Various health schemes under the National Rural Health Mission are being implemented with an aim to bring down the Infant Mortality Rate and Maternal Mortality Rate. The schemes are not only trying to create increased health awareness among the poor, but the aim is also to increase the manpower of the health department in the state. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 1487
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Mexico FM calls on Indian PM, addresses meet on climate change
2:39 New Delhi, August 17 (ANI): Mexico Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa Castellano, presently on a visit to India, after meeting with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, while addressing a session of symposium, 'India-Mexico Dialogue towards Cancun' in New Delhi on Monday said that India has a major role on this topic. Castellano provided an insight into Mexico's views on the negotiations as the host of COP16 (Conference of Parties) convened under The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC or FCCC). She also extended an opportunity for industrialists to have direct interface with her to convey their expectations and concern with respect to the climate change negotiations. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 752
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Raje will abide by party: Naidu
1:42 New Delhi, September 2 (ANI): BJP Senior leader Venkaiah Naidu has expressed party confidence that former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje to abide by the High Command. Vasundhara Raje was to meet Naidu on Monday to explain her stand on refusal to resign from her post. However she shot off a letter stating that she was down with fever. She added, according to Naidu, that she would call on him when she had recovered. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 847
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Lack of fuel slows down textile industry in Gujarat
2:11 Surat, August 27 (ANI): The Textile industry in Surat is facing a threat of closure due to lack of fuel supply and hike in gas prices. There are about 450 small and big units in the district and all of them use gas as fuel from Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL). According to the factory owners, in the last few years, the gas prices have raised from Rs. 11 per unit to Rs. 19 per unit. The supply has also been meager, badly affecting the production. Chief of South Gujarat Textiles Processors Association Pramod Choudhary said that they have voiced their complaints to the various lawmakers and ministers but to no avail. While many units are on the brink of a closure, several small units have already completely shut down. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 683
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Indian PM inaugurates Climate Summit in New Delhi
2:11 New Delhi, Feb 7 (ANI): Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh inaugurated the three-day long Delhi Sustainable Development Summit 2008 in New Delhi on Thursday, February 7th attended by several heads of state and governments. The main theme of the three-day summit is sustainable development and climate change. Addressing the gathering, Singh said that nations should ensure an acceptable standard of living. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 1191
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Vasundhara issue to solve soon: Rajnath
1:50 New Delhi/ Jaipur, August 17 (ANI): Chief of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party, Rajnath Singh on Sunday expressed confidence that the party leadership row in Rajasthan would soon be resolved. BJP ran into trouble after Vasundhara Raje refused to step down from the post of opposition leader in Rajasthan. Rajnath said that he had advised Raje to step down but set no timeframe. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 1010
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Jaswant' Singh's book evokes mixed reactions
1:37 Bangalore/ Shimla/ Patna, August 22 (ANI): Speaking to the media persons at Bangalore on Friday, chief minister of Karnataka B S Yediyurappa said that his government is not going to impose any ban on the book 'Jinnah - India, Partition, Independence,' authored by the expelled leader Jaswant Singh. Unlike Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi who imposed a ban on the book in the state, Karnataka's chief chose to sing a different tune. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 1031
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Bipasha wants to look younger
1:12 Mumbai, Nov 29 (ANI) : Bips babe is bored of her look in the recently released flick Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal where she is paired with her beau John. And is now all geared up to color her hair in a darker shade. Bips is thrilled about her upcoming untitled romantic movie where she pairs opposite Ranbir Kapoor. And no wonder the bong babe wants to look younger than him. This Yash Raj production will be directed by director Siddharth Anand. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 3517 |