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Varun's arrest continue to spark rage from BJP leaders
2:28 Indore/ Raipur/Badayun, April 4 (ANI):Leaders of main opposition Bharatiya Janata party continued to express anguish over invoking the National Security Act against Varun Gandhi.BJP leader Arun Shourie,told reporters in Indore that Varun Gandhi has more understanding than Congress party general secretary,Rahul Gandhi.BJP says that it will field Varun Gandhi as a candidate in the coming general election, defying the Election Commission advice. Added: 15844 days ago Views: 9952
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Unique poll vehicle for campaigning
1:37 Hyderabad, April 5 (ANI): With the election fever gripping India and political parties trying hard to woo voters, an indigenous car maker has gone a step ahead and designed an election vehicle resembling the symbol of country's federal ruling Congress party. Designed like a hand, the vehicle will be used by the Congress for campaigning in Hyderabad. Weighing 225 kilograms, it is fitted with a 125 cc engine and can cover a distance of 40 to 45 kilometers easily. Added: 15844 days ago Views: 1031
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Global economic slump hits Indian transporters
1:47 Saurashtra, April 5 (ANI): Indian transporters are almost out of business, worst hit by global economic slump. The truck industry of Saurashtra in Gujarat has bulk of its long fleet lying idle. A conservative estimate says that there were more than one lakh trucks always running to meet the demand. However, the recession has completely changed the scenario for last 2-3 months. Almost 3,00,000 people dependent on the transport industry for their livelihood are without any succour. Added: 15844 days ago Views: 922
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Doctors, a click away in Jammu & Kashmir
2:29 Srinagar, April 5 (ANI): Telemedicine in a medical Institute in Jammu & Kashmir is ushering the state to a revolution in health sector, overcoming infrastructural bottlenecks. Telemedicine is a technology, which transfers medical information via telephone, internet and other networks for the purpose of consultation. Two health professionals at two different places can discuss a medical case over telephone and also through video-conferencing. Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Science or SKIMS is a leading research institute of Kashmir. It provides high tech facilities to the patients, including telemedicine Added: 15844 days ago Views: 1038
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Eight dead in suicide attack in Islamabad
1:5 Islamabad, April 5 (ANI): Violence rocked nuclear-armed Pakistan on Saturday when a lone suicide bomber killed eight soldiers when he attacked a paramilitary security post in the Pakistani capital. Firing was heard soon after the blast but a senior police official told reporters near the scene that it had come from paramilitary soldiers firing in reaction to the blast, not in an exchange with gunmen. Police cordoned off the area in the heart of the city, near a shopping zone. Added: 15844 days ago Views: 985
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Japan confirms North Korean missile flew through its skies
1:19 Tokyo, April 5 (ANI): A North Korean rocket appears to have passed over Japan, the Japanese government said on Sunday, having dropped booster stages to the east and west of the country. North Korea has said it was putting a satellite into space and but regional powers say Pyongyang is testing a missile designed to carry a warhead to U.S. territory. Added: 15844 days ago Views: 840
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At least 40 feared dead in a boat tragedy in Yamuna
1:17 Auriya, April 5 (ANI): At least 40 people were feared dead as a boat capsized midstream in Yamuna River in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday. Witnesses said some people managed to swim to safety while the others got drowned. More than 60 Hindu pilgrims were on their way back from Jalauni Devi temple in Jalauni district to Bijalpur village in Auriya district when their boat sank in a heavy storm. Added: 15844 days ago Views: 819
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Political campaigning picks up in India
1:58 Murena/ Ambala/ Tirupati, April 5 (ANI): India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate made his party's democratic values his poll plank on Saturday. Addressing a public rally in Madhya Pradesh state's Morena district, Lal Krishna Advani ridiculed the ruling Congress party saying it perpetrated 'dynasty rule.' Added: 15844 days ago Views: 1097
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Six BSP legislators join ruling Congress in Rajasthan
1:38 Jaipur, April 5 (ANI): All the six legislators of low-caste Bahujan Samaj Party or BSP switched political allegiance to join Rajasthan's ruling Congress party on Saturday. With the support of the legislators the Congress government's majority in the 200-member assembly has risen to 102. Chief Minsiter of the state Ashok Gehlot welcomed the development. Added: 15844 days ago Views: 955
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Anjana Bhargava showcases her collection at KFW
1:12 Kolkata, April 5 (ANI): Indian fashion Designer Anjana Bhargava showcased her collection on the third day of the Kolkata Fashion Week or KFW in Kolkata on Saturday. Anjana Bhargava's collection named ' Molten Brown' uses brown as the theme. Bhargava presented modern clothes, immensely wearable, in silk, Pashmina, chiffon and wool. Video jockey Anoushka, who was Bhargava's showstopper for the collection, added the glamour quotient. Added: 15844 days ago Views: 1543
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Shahnawaz Hussain of BJP harps on development
1:31 Bhagalpur, April 5 (ANI): Shahnawaz Hussain, senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party and also its candidate from Bhagalpur in Bihar asserts that he will focus more on development rather than playing caste politics. According to Hussain the villagers in Bhagalpur look at him as a messiah and he is confident of defeating Chaudhary who once again has been nominated by RJD. Added: 15844 days ago Views: 902
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Release names of Swiss account holders Modi to UPA
2:54 Raipur, April 5 (ANI): India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party has demanded that the ruling Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government must make public the names of the people in the ministry who frequented Switzerland and have declined to submit report to the government about their visit. This demand was reiterated by Narendra Modi while addressing media persons at Raipur in Chhattisgarh on Sunday. Added: 15844 days ago Views: 1182
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At least 20 killed in pak blast
0:46 Chakwal, April 5 (ANI): A blast has occurred in Chakwal in the Punjab province of Pakistan. According to reports around 20 people are killed while 150 have been injured. The explosion happened in the heart of the city during an annual religious gathering. Around two thousand people were attending the gathering. The Rescue operation at the blast site is on. This blast comes a day after the explosion in Islamabad on Saturday wherein eight security personnel were killed and five were injured. Added: 15844 days ago Views: 1193
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Efforts to ensure fulfillment of obligation by Pakistan
1:51 New Delhi, April 5 (ANI): Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said that any effort by the international community to ensure that Pakistan fulfills its obligations to fight against terrorism would be welcomed by India. Addressing reporters in New Delhi, Pranab Mukherjee said that New Delhi expects Islamabad to fulfill its international obligations to fight terrorism and it would not mind involvement of international community in it. Added: 15844 days ago Views: 987
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Advani visited Shirdi for success in polls
2:0 Shirdi, April 5 (ANI): Prime ministerial candidate and senior leader of India's main opposition party Bharatiya Janata Party, L K Advani visited the shrine of Sai Baba at Shirdi on Sunday. He offered prayers at the temple of Sai Baba, an Indian mystic and saint here for the party's victory in the ensuing Lok Sabha elections. Speaking to media persons after offering prayers at the temple, Advani said that his party has always been a crusader for the overall development of the country. Added: 15844 days ago Views: 1040
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Indian spices exports cross 1 bn dollar
1:21 New Delhi, April 6 (ANI): Indian spices exports for the first eleven months of the current financial year has crossed the $1 billion-mark despite the slowdown in global trade. The eleven-month performance has crossed the value target for the financial year as fixed by the state-run spices board. During April-February 2008-09, India exported about 396,000 tonne of spices and spice products valued at more than $1 billion as against about 387,000 tonne valued at $781 million in the corresponding period of the last financial year. Added: 15844 days ago Views: 1022
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A sneak peek at another offering from the Bhatt camp Jashnn
1:49 Mumbai, April 6 (ANI): For all those who enjoy seeing movies by the Bhatts, here is another treat in store for them. They are ready with their next venture, Jashnn, touted to be yet another complete package of strong content, impressive performances and of course great music. The movie that revolves around the life of a 20 year old boy who aspires to be a singing star, stars Bhatt camp's latest discovery Adhyaan Suman, Shahana Goswami, and Anjana Sukhani. Added: 15844 days ago Views: 931
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Nafisa replaces Sanjay Dutt as SP candidate in Lucknow
1:42 Lucknow, April 6 (ANI): Former Miss India and social activist Nafisa Ali was on Sunday nominated to contest from northern Lucknow constituency in the upcoming parliament elections in place of actor-turned politician Sanjay Dutt, barred by the apex court. Ali has been announced as the candidate of Samajwadi Party. Added: 15844 days ago Views: 979
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Zeenat Aman set the ramp on fire at Kolkata Fashion Week
1:14 Kolkata, April 6 (ANI): Bollywood Actor Zeenat Aman set the ramp on fire at the Kolkata Fashion Week in Kolkata on Sunday. Zeenat Aman revived the romance of yesteryears when she walked the ramp to the tunes of 'Churaliya hain tumne jo dil ko', a hit in the eighties. Zeenat, credited with bringing the Western heroine look to Bollywood, said it was important to walk the ramp at the KFW as it focused on the local talent. Added: 15844 days ago Views: 1132
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Melting of glaciers could impact river systems Pachauri
1:18 New Delhi, April 6 (ANI): Melting glaciers could adversely impact river systems in India, United Nation\'s climate panel chief and Nobel laureate R K Pachauri said on Sunday. The U.N. Climate Panel projects that world atmospheric temperature will rise between 1.8 and 4.0 degrees Celsius because of emissions of greenhouse gases that could bring floods, droughts, heat waves and more powerful storms. Added: 15844 days ago Views: 1025
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