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Steve Waugh cleans muck in Kolkata
1:35 Kokalta, May 8 (ANI): Former Australian cricket captain, Steve Waugh cleaned muck from a water body in Kolkata during a cleanliness drive in the city. Wading through the dirty waters of the canal, Waugh took many by surprise as he got his hands and feet dirty while cleaning the waste at Ananadapally region of the city on Thursday. The enthusiasm soon caught on and many children also joined Waugh on his cleanliness drive. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 907
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Music album of Bollywood film Paying Guests released
1:36 Mumbai, May 8 (ANI):Bollywood glitterati descended at a gala function that marked the release of the music album of forthcoming film Paying Guests at Mumbai on Thursday.Directed by Paritossh Painter, Paying Guests is based on a humorous play that ran for two years in the US, Britain and the UAE. Present on the occasion of the album release were the members of the star cast and the crew members. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 909
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Amar Singh threatens to quit Samajwadi party
1:8 New Delhi, May 8 (ANI):In a surprising note,Samajwadi Party senior leader Amar Singh has threatened to quit the party as his colleague Azam Khan allegedly humiliating him in the party.Addressing a public meeting in Rampur,250 kilometers away from Lucknow,he said that, the decision on quitting the party will be taken after May 13.He dared party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav to choose between him and party leader Azam Khan. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 917
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Key allies of Congress party to skip cabinet meet
2:3 Kolkata/ New Delhi, May 8 (ANI):The chiefs of regional Rashtriya Janata Dal and Lok Janshakti Party who have decided to skip an important cabinet meeting called by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said that they have some commitments to meet but are very much part of the ruling coalition.Speculations were rife that the ministers were miffed over the statements of Congress party general secretary Rahul Gandhi's praise of the ruling chief minister Nitish Kumar. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 1009
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Government Nutrition Programme is a boon
1:43 Faizabad, May 8 (ANI): Women and children in Faizabad have greatly benefited from the Supplementary Nutrition Programme,mooted by the Central government to curb malnutrition among the poor families,particularly in the rural regions.Under this programme,infants below six years of age are given cooked meals at the school while women in advanced stage of pregnancy are given weekly dry nutrient preparations. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 782
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Nine Judges to Carry Out Post Godhra Riot Cases
1:20 New Delhi, May 8 (ANI):To speed up the 2002 Post-Godhra riot cases trial, Gujarat High Court on Friday designated nine judges to carry out trails of cases being probed by the Supreme Court appointed Special Investigation Team. The High Court,in an order issued in this regard as per the SC judgement delivered early this month, has designated nine special courts, one for each case,which will become operational soon. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 822
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Battle against militants displaces Swat locals
1:37 Pakistan, May 8 (ANI):The battle between Pakistani forces and Islamist militants has resulted in the displacement of thousands civilians in Swat. Thousands have fled the area as Pakistani forces step up operations against the militants.Amanullah Khan\'s hair is singed from a close encounter with shellfire,but he considers himself lucky because he managed to escape with his six-member family. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 703
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Candidates use musical instruments for campaigning
1:8 Shimla, May 9 (ANI): Lok Sabha poll candidates use traditional musical instruments for campaigning in Shimla. These traditional instruments are quite a hit amongst the candidates of country's two main parties Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party who are making use of these instruments in the region to make their campaigns more colorful. These instruments like Nagara, Dhol, karnal are inherent to the regions rich cultural heritage and are considered to be quite auspicious. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 846
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Police seize two Pakistani SIM cards in Kashmir
1:43 Jammu and Kashmir, May 9 (ANI): Kashmir police have seized two Pakistani SIM cards from a Laskhar-e-Toiba commander, an official said on Friday. This followed recent recovery of eight Pakistani SIM cards from Doda district. Police said Pakistani mobile networks were fully functional on the Indian side of the border. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 1147
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Moily and Ashwini sacked from congress media cell
1:4 New Delhi, May 9 (ANI): In a swift move, Congress high command sacked Veerappa Moily from the party’s media department chairmanship post on Friday late evening. The decision has been taken in the wake of statements made by him against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Moily, on Friday, told that Nitish Kumar was polluting his secular credentials by ailing with a communal party like the BJP to remain in power. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 890
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L.K.Advani slams policy Indian foreign policy
1:11 Kolkata, May 9 (ANI): As India heads for the final phase of general elections on May 13, main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party intensified its attack on ruling Congress party on Friday. BJP's prime ministerial candidate Lal Krishna Advani made his party's democratic values his poll plank in Kolkata. Terming United Progressive Alliance as 'an alliance of opportunists' he came down heavily on India's foreign policy on Nepal and Sri Lanka. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 909
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Third Front confident of forming central government
2:8 Bhubaneswar, May 9(ANI): Chief of India's regional Biju Janata Dal Party, Naveen Patnaik on Friday reiterated his party's stance of not having any political ties with the Congress or the Bharatiya Janata Party after the polls to the Lok Sabha. He said this after meeting Prakash Karat, General Secretary of CPIM in Bhubaneswar. Both the leaders opined that the Third Front mooted by non-Congress and non-BJP parties will not lend any support to these two parties in the formation of the next government in New Delhi. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 1112
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Pakistani authorities seize narcotics worth millions
1:20 Karachi, May 9 (ANI): Pakistan authorities have seized nearly 6 kilograms of heroin arresting two Pakistani nationals from the airport in Karachi, anti-narcotics officials said on Friday. The arrested men are residents of northwestern city of Peshawar and Jhelum in the Punjab province. The heroin, worth millions of rupees in the international market, was being smuggled to two African countries Ghana and Ethiopia via Dubai, a statement from the anti-narcotics force office said. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 1161
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Stringent law imposed on Varun Gandhi revoked
1:35 Pilibhit/ Lucknow, May 9 (ANI): Stringent National Security Act imposed on Nehru-Gandhi scion Varun Gandhi, a nominee of India's main opposition BJP from Pilibhit constituency, was revoked on Friday. The imposition of the NSA on Gandhi by the Uttar Pradesh government has been termed invalid by the Advisory Board appointed by the state Allahabad High Court. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 1004
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Provogue ties up with designer Narendra Kumar
1:13 Provogue ties up with designer Narendra Kumar Mumbai, May9 (ANI): Fashion brand Provogue has announced a tie up with one of the leading fashion designers in India, Narendra Kumar, by making him their creative head. The spring summer collection of the brand was also showcased on the occasion. The Provogue show took place at its showroom in the Infinity Mall in Mumbai. Kumar asserted that he was not there to just endorse the brand, but also to work with the company to recreate the brand. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 1031
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Vice-President Ansari arrives in South Africa
2:14 On Board, May 9 (ANI): India’s Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari arrived in Johannesburg on Friday for a three-day visit during which he will represent the country at the inauguration ceremony of South Africa's new President Jacob Zuma. Addressing a news conference onboard in his aircraft, Ansari said that India, like the rest of the world, derives great satisfaction with the new president being sworn-in. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 837
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Enterprising women members of village council in Tripura
1:44 Jirania, May 9 (ANI): Women members elected to the village council in Tripura have taken a lead in paving the way for a large number of poor women to become self-reliant. This has been made possible by the enterprising women representatives by setting up self-help groups, which generates allied productive vocations for the poor families. They are engaged in cottage industry and so are able to contribute in their family income. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 880
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Sri Lankan troops kill 35 Tamil Tigers
0:42 Colombo, May 9 (ANI): The Sri Lankan defence ministry on Saturday claimed that at least 35 Tamil Tigers have been killed with the smashing of an earth bund in Karayamulliavaikkal.One army soldier was injured in the gunbattle. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 801
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Mulayam lashes out at Azam Khan to pacify Amar Singh
0:47 New Delhi, May 9 (ANI): Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Saturday lashed out at Azam Khan,the Muslim face of the party, in what appeared to be a face saving exercise aimed at placating the hurt sentiments of party general secretary Amar Singh.Khan had recently labelled Amar Singh a petty politician. Reacting to this,Singh threatened to quit the party after May 13. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 1148
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Sports Minister Gill lashes out BCCI for gambling
1:12 New Delhi,May 9 (ANI):Union Sports Minister MS Gill on Saturday lashed out at the BCCI saying that the Indian cricket board is using the cash rich Indian Premier League to mint more money rather than promoting cricket in the country.He cricticised the BCCI for introducing an SMS game,which requires fans to make ball by ball predictions for cash prizes in the ongoing Indian Premier League.He further told that,everything is being done to make money and enlarge their TV viewer ship. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 1015
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