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Demand for colourful jewellery rises ahead of Navratra
1:21 Ahmedabad, September 18 (ANI): Ahmedabad is wearing a festive look ahead of Hindu festival of Navratri that will begin from September 19. Jewellery shops, displaying colourful traditional ornaments in tune with the rising demand, are thronged by young girls and women. This colourful jewellery has replaced regular black metal and oxidized ones, which used to rule the markets earlier. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 820
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ICC unveils Champions Trophy 2009
1:45 New Delhi, September 18 (ANI): Trophy of the 'International Cricket Council Champions Trophy 2009' that kicks start on September 22 in South Africa was unveiled at a news conference in national capital New Delhi on Thursday. Former cricketers Wasim Akram and Sanjay Manjrekar - along with ace commentator Harsha Bhogle - unveiled the official gold and silver trophy. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 789
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Navy chief asks maritime stakeholders to work together
1:15 Kochi, September 18 (ANI): India's Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma during his visit to naval command in Kochi on Thursday urged all maritime stakeholders to work together against terror. Admiral Verma said that the coastal security has become a new challenge in the Indian waters and a co-operation by all the stakeholders is paramount. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 800
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Team India leaves for ICC Champions trophy in SA
0:51 Mumbai, September 18 (ANI): Riding high on confidence after their the tri-nation Compaq Cup triumph in Sri Lanka,the Indian cricket team today left for the ICC Champions Trophy to be held in South Africa. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 600
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'Aladin'a new fantasy flick all set to weave its magic
1:43 Mumbai,September 18 (ANI): The classic tale of 'Aladin and the Magic Lamp' has undergone a modern transformation at the Bollywood studios and is now all set to weave its magic in the form of a new fantasy flick.One of the best loved children stories,which first appeared in'The Book of One Thousand and One Nights' has been adapted by film maker Sujoy Gosh in the form of his forthcoming film 'Aladin' starring Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan and Riteish Deshmukh. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 883
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Indian team relieved by Gambhir's return
1:2 Mumbai, 18 September (ANI):Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni while addressing a press conference in Mumbai on Thursday said that the return of Gautam Gambhir from injury is a big relief for the Indian team. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 714
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Delayed monsoon result in high crop yield: Pawar
1:14 New Delhi, September 18 (ANI): India's agriculture minister Sharad Pawar said that the delayed monsoon has helped in improving the crop yield and added that there would be no pressure on food grains supply, as the stock position was good. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 789
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BSP, SP join hands for upcoming assembly elections
1:50 New Delhi, September 18 (ANI): India's Samajwadi Party entered into an electoral alliance with a breakaway faction of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), on Thursday. SP Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav told reporters in New Delhi that his party and BSP would jointly face the October polls in Haryana.Meanwhile, Yadav also accused the Uttar Pradesh government of wasting public money on constructing monuments of the state's ruling BSP leaders. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 942
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Swift action needed against 26/11 perpetrators: US
1:17 New Delhi, September 18 (ANI): Pressurizing Pakistan, United States said it wanted swift and mighty punishment against the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. Speaking to media persons, after a meeting with Indian Home Minister, P Chidambaram, US ambassador to India, Tim Roemer said, bringing the culprits to justice, including Hafiz Saeed were important to both India and the United States. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 998
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Hindus take holy dip, pray for salvation of their ancestors
1:46 Kolkata/Allahabad, September 18 (ANI): Hindus from across the country gathered at Kolkata and Allahabad, to take a holy dip,on the last day of the 'Pitrapaksha Mela' on Friday.The ritual is traced in Hindu mythology,when King Bhagirath summoned the goddess River Ganges,by undertaking severe penance on Himalayan heights to propitiate the goddess,to the earth so that his ancestors could be relieved from the cycle of birth and death.Hindus follow this mythological instance and pray for salvation of the souls of the departed. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 805
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Swift action needed against 26/11 perpetrators: US
1:17 New Delhi,September 18 (ANI):Pressurizing Pakistan,United States said it wanted swift and mighty punishment against the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.Speaking to media persons,after a meeting with Indian Home Minister,P Chidambaram,US ambassador to India,Tim Roemer said,bringing the culprits to justice,including Hafiz Saeed were important to both India and the United States. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 913
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Tight security at Vaishno Devi ahead of Navratri
1:21 Katra, September 18 (ANI):Security has been beefed up at the famous Vaishno Devi Temple near Jammu ahead of the nine-day Navratri festival.Paramilitary and police personnel are patrolling and frisking people at important points in Katra,which is thronged by thousands of devotees every year during the festival. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 1299
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Govt. policies based on outdated statistics: PM
2:4 New Delhi,September 18 (ANI): Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that there is a serious lack of latest statistics on various fields in India. Singh made the remark on Friday in New Delhi while launching the book India: Perspectives equitable development penned by S. Mahendra Dev and N.Chandrasekhara Rao.He also emphasised the need to improve the quality of statistics on which various government policies are formulated Added: 15875 days ago Views: 820
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Govt. policies based on outdated statistics: PM
2:4 New Delhi,September 18 (ANI): Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that there is a serious lack of latest statistics on various fields in India. Singh made the remark on Friday in New Delhi while launching the book India: Perspectives equitable development penned by S. Mahendra Dev and N.Chandrasekhara Rao.He also emphasised the need to improve the quality of statistics on which various government policies are formulated Added: 15875 days ago Views: 911
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Navy launches stealth destroyer INS Kochi
1:24 Mumbai,September 18 (ANI):Indian Navy added more fire power to its arsenal on Friday with the launch of country's second indigenously designed stealth destroyer INS Kochi.Designed by the Directorate of Naval Design and built at Mazgaon Dock in Mumbai,the 163-meter long and 6,800-ton stealth destroyer was launched by the Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma's wife Madhulika Verma. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 2227
IAF activates Nyoma airfield close to China border
0:44 Jammu and Kashmir,September 18 (ANI):The Indian Air Force in a significant move on Friday activated its Nyoma Advanced Landing Ground, ALG, to support the Army in carrying out operations in the inhospitable terrain.An IAF AN-32 aircraft landed at Nyoma ALG,located at an altitude of 13,300 feet in Leh district of Jammu and Kashmir,located 23 kilometres from the Line of Actual Control,LAC. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 1234
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Medicinal mushrooms on the rise in Himachal Pradesh
1:56 Solan, September 17 (ANI): Of late, farmers at Solan in Himachal Pradesh have started growing Shiitake mushrooms, as they contain anti-cancer and anti-HIV agents. In the first stage, the scientists of the Directorate of Mushroom Research in Chambaghat in Solan gave the mushroom spawns to the farmers on trial basis. Later, the farmers were successful in growing these medicinal mushrooms. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 856
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Austerity drive 'hits' Congress
2:0 New Delhi, September 17 (ANI): Joining central government's austerity drive, chief minister of Delhi Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday advocated a 20 percent cut in legislators' salary. Meanwhile, Congress party also slammed junior foreign minister Shashi Tharoor's remark about the austerity drive on social networking site Twitter. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 880
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We will deliver best Commonwealth Games ever: Kalmadi
1:34 New Delhi, September 17 (ANI): Rubbishing all doubts about the preparations of Commonwealth Games 2010, Suresh Kalmadi, chairman of organising committee of commonwealth games 2010, said on Wednesday that India would deliver the best games ever. Dispelling all the qualms, Kalmadi while addressing a news conference in New Delhi said that though it is a challenge but India' would be able to handle it successfully. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 825
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Australia should prevent racial attacks: India
2:23 New Delhi, September 17 (ANI): Expressing concern over recent attack on Indian students studying in Australia, India’s External Affairs Ministry asked the Australian Government to take strict action against the culprits. Two Indian nationals and two other persons of Indian origin, were assaulted by a group of individuals at Melbourne on 12th September. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 850
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