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Ruling and opposition parties react to Prez address
1:43 New Delhi, June 5 (ANI): Reacting to the address by the President of India to the joint session of both the houses of parliament on Thursday, central Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Kamal Nath agreed that enhancement of economic activity is top priority of the government. However, as usual the opposition downplayed the President's address. Lawmaker Yashwant Sinha, a senior leader of the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party felt the address as otherwise. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 999
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India pays homage to victims of Bhopal gas tragedy
1:11 Bhopal,September 13 (ANI): As 2009 marks 25th anniversary of world's worst industrial disaster in Bhopal,India plans to construct a memorial for the victims of the tragedy,Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said on Saturday.After years of controversy about clearing the waste at the plant,Ramesh also said that the government was planning to clear it by early next year. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 999
Selection trials begin for junior hockey team for Asia Cup
1:1 Bhopal, September 21 (ANI): Selection trials began for India's under-18 boys' hockey team for Asia Cup in central Bhopal city on Sunday. The 55 boys short-listed from various hockey academies across the country underwent medical tests before the first phase of training. While former captains Ajit Pal Singh and Zafar Iqbal are the observers, Balbir Singh, B.P. Govinda. Madhu Yadav and Munir Singh, form the selection committee. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 999
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Big B launches controversial Om Puri's biography
2:19 Mumbai,November 24 (ANI):Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan unvield the much in news Unlikely Hero: The Story of Om Puri, Puri's wife's biography of the veteran actor.The reason that has made the book hit the headlines is because it reveals Puri's stories from his past, including a sexual encounter with a maid when he was only 14 years old No wonder,the actor is quite upset with his wife for making the episode public. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 999
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Bhutan King meets India's Foreign Minister SM Krishna
1:2 New Delhi,December 22 (ANI):Bhutan King,Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck met India's Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna on Tuesday in New Delhi.This is Wangchuck's first official state visit since his coronation in 2008.During his stay,Wangchuck will meet Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh,with whom he will also sign some agreements. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 999
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Neil bags endorsement from under Vivek's Nose
1:27 New Delhi,April 18 (ANI): The buzz going around in bolly circles is about the endorsement deal that Neil Nitin Mukesh has bagged recently.Reportedly,Neil has become the official Brand Ambassador for the Siyarams suiting and shirtings clothing line.He has signed the deal for 1.75 crores.The shooting for the ad promotions were also completed in Mumbai recently. Neil has been shot with various poses,ranging from the casual to the official to the bohemian look for the ad.Actually,the brand was supposed to be endorsed by Vivek Oberoi. But,the amount quoted by the actor was not what the company had in mind for the actor. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 999
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France to send more troops to Afghanistan
2:16 France/Kabul, April 02(ANI): France is expected to send additional troops to Afghanistan to help NATO allies to fight the Taliban and train the Afghan army, which is a part of the 47,000-strong NATO force, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy is also expected to make an announcement in this regard later this week. Up until now, France has concentrated its troops around Kabul where the Taliban threat is relatively small. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 998
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Darjeeling tea gets a ticket to Olympics
1:49 Darjeeling, July 29 (ANI): The fragrance and flavour of tea from Makaibari Tea Estate spread out in the mist-kissed hills of Darjeeling, trickle down to the teacups of guests at Beijing Olympic. Makaibari Tea Estate has started sending tea consignments to Chinese Capital. Makaibari is undoubtedly one of the most reputed tea companies in the world. Makaibari not only serves one of the best qualities of tea in the world but is also one of the first tea estates to go organic. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 998
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Curfew relaxed in Srinagar
1:11 Srinagar, August 14 (ANI): Curfew was relaxed in Srinagar for five hours this morning, even as the state remained tense over the Amarnath land transfer issue. People came out to shop for necessary items. They, however, complained about the lack of facilities due to the curfew. Curfew was relaxed in Srinagar, Ganderbal, Budgam, Kulgam, Anantnag and Kupwara districts in the Valley for longer periods as the situation eased. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 998
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Injured Bengal tiger headed for a new home
1:27 Siliguri, August 28 (ANI): A Royal Bengal Tiger suffering with septicemia has been cured and shifted to South Kahyerbari rescue center in West Bengal. The tiger was rescued from the Sunderbans, six months ago with an injured hind paw. Forest officials said that though the treatment has been completed, the deep injury has left the tiger incapable of living in the wild. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 998
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A mega hydel project to cement ties with India
2:27 New Delhi, September 16 (ANI): Nepal Prime Minister, Prachanda on Tuesday said that Nepal wants to undertake mega hydel project to cement ties with India. Prachanda is on a goodwill visit to India where the Maoist leader is expected to review the 1950 Indo Nepal Peace and Friendship Treaty and Kosi pact of 1954 with Indian leaders. Addressing the gathering at the luncheon meeting Prachanda said that the project would usher a new chapter in the relationship between the two countries. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 998
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SpiceJet ranked among top ten budget airlines in Asia
1:7 New Delhi, September 25 (ANI): India’s low-cost carrier SpiceJet has been ranked amongst the top ten-budget airline in Asia by an online travel magazine. The magazine, Smart Travel Asia, based its finding on a survey between May and July on low cost carriers. According to the survey, the airline has clearly made its mark with an ability to deliver reliable schedules, competent service and extensive route network and access. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 998
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B'wood Beauties pull off Hatke Roles with grace
1:55 New Delhi, October 4 (ANI): Every now and then we hear actors making statements about their desperation to break the stereotype and usher themselves as versatile actors. We hear actors searching for a role that will be the role for them. Here we mention some of the hatke roles that proved a boon for our bolly beauties and ushered them to a level above. It is impossible to talk of hatke roles and miss out on Rani Mukherjee’s performance in Black. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 998
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ASI begins renovation at Fatehpur Sikri
1:48 Fatehpur Sikri, November 25 (ANI): The Archeological Survey of India or ASI recently began restoration work at the16th century Fatehpur Sikri fort in Uttar Pradesh. The Mughl fort is situated in Fatehpur Sikri town, in the outskirts of Agra. About 100 laborers are actively involved in restoring the historical monument to its former glory. Workers, who are trying hard to bring back the monument to its original form, are jubilant about their contribution in preserving history. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 998
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Pakistan bars players from traveling to India for IPL
1:42 New Delhi, February 3 (ANI): Indian Premier League or IPL Chairman Lalit Modi, on Monday confirmed that Pakistan has imposed ban on its leading cricketers from playing on Indian soil. The auction of players for the eight teams is all set to be finalised before this year's edition of IPL in which no player from Pakistan has featured. Despite this embargo, Modi hoped that the players from Pakistan would participate in the league in future. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 998
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Former PM still on ventilator, condition stable
1:2 New Delhi, February 7 (ANI): Doctors attending to former Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on Saturday said that he is still on respiratory system, but his condition is stable. A team of specialists attending on Vajpayee at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences or AIIMS put him on mechanical ventilator after his condition deteriorated on Friday. Among the pillars of Bharatiya Janata Party, Vajpayee has been a stalwart in Indian political arena for over six decades. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 998
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Iran backs nuclear energy for peaceful means
2:19 New Delhi, February 10 (ANI): Iran on Monday said that it has retained the right to use nuclear energy for peaceful power generation. Talking to reporters in New Delhi, the Iranian ambassador Seyed Mehdi Nabizadeh said any country had the right to develop energy sources. Referring to attacks in Mumbai late last year Nabizadeh said countries nurturing terrorist had a responsibility to rein them. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 998
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Bangladesh mutiny hits trade in Tripura
2:0 Akhaura, February 27 (ANI): Border trade in Tripura has been hit hard after the India-Bangladesh border was closed following mutiny by Bangladesh paramilitary ranks in Dhaka. Following the incident in Dhaka, India's paramilitary Border Security Force went on high alert along the entire 857-km India-Bangladesh border of Tripura. Trucks carrying goods across the border were stalled at the Akhaura check post near the state capital Agartala, as BSF guards mounted vigil. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 998
BJP confident of emerging victorious in general elections
2:3 Allahabad/Bareilly, April 10 (ANI): India's main opposition party Bharatiya Janata Party is confident of emerging victorious in the upcoming national polls. Lal Krishna Advani, senior BJP leader and the prime ministerial candidate of the party in an election rally in northern Allahabad, expressed confidence that his party would come in power. However, a ginger group of three allies of the ruling coalition who have formed a separate alliance felt that there was no chance of Advani becoming India's prime minister. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 998
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Special Investigation Team begins probe on Modi
1:16 New Delhi, May 27 (ANI): The Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team has begun its investigation into a complaint against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and others in the case of February 28, 2002 Gulberg Society massacre in Ahmedabad. The complaint was filed by the wife of the former Congress Lok Sabha member, Ehsan Jafri, who was among the 39 people burnt alive at Gulberg Society in the aftermath of the Godhra train carnage. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 998
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