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Music album of Teen Patti launched
1:16 Mumbai,January 31 (ANI):Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan launched the music album of his upcoming film Teen Patti at a radio station in Mumbai on Saturday.Set in India and England,Teen Patti is an emotionally riveting and razor sharp thriller about greed, deception and giant feats of imagination.The film is produced by Ambika A.Hinduja and directed by Leena Yadav and also stars actors Ben Kingsley,R Madhavan,Raima Sen and Dhruv Ganesh. Added: 15845 days ago Views: 888
A unique home for the mentally challenged in Madhya Pradesh
1:23 Phoolpur/ Banmor/ Morena, April 30 (ANI): Online Civil Project, a voluntary organisation in Madhya Pradesh is giving a new meaning to the lives of scores of mentally disabled by providing them with a roof over their heads and engaging them in a wide range of activities like cooking, gardening and painting. According to Mamta Singh, the organisation director, the place was especially suited for those mentally challenged patients who have been cured to a certain extent and do not have any other source of livelihood or home. Added: 15845 days ago Views: 887
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PM heads home after attending Russia summits
1:1 Yekaterinburg, June 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday left for home after a three-day visit to Russia where he attended two multi-lateral summits and met Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari for the first time since the Mumbai terror attacks. During his discussion with Pak President, Singh gave a tough message to Pakistan asking him not to allow his country's territory to be used for terrorism against India. Added: 15845 days ago Views: 887
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Indo-US needs to collaborate on fighting hunger: Clinton
2:29 New Delhi, July 20 (ANI): U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sounded optimistic on Sunday that the United States and India can enhance cooperation in agriculture to fight hunger. After visiting the Indian Agricultural Research Institute in national capital New Delhi, Clinton said it was imperative to make more investments to increase crop yields. Added: 15845 days ago Views: 887
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Security intensified along LoC in Kashmir
1:32 Poonch,August 10 (ANI): Vigilance along the Line of Control in Kashmir has intensified as security personnel fear infiltration to pick up with the melting of snow at high altitudes.Troops of 18 Mahar Regiment of the Indian army have been keeping round the clock vigil at Aangan Pathri post on Pirpanjal range in Poonch sector.They are on alert to foil any infiltration bid. Added: 15845 days ago Views: 887
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Two Kashmiri footballers to undergo coaching in Spain
2:11 Srinagar, August 11 (ANI): Mir Abdul Hanan and Mudasir Mehraj, two budding footballers from Kashmir are all set to fly to Spain to polish their skills in soccer. This was announced by J&K chief Omar Abdullah on Sunday. Both the players have been selected under a Sports and Culture Interchange Programme between Srinagar and Malaga. Added: 15845 days ago Views: 887
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Punjab Police seize 9618 quintals of sugar in Ludhiana
1:48 Ludhiana, September 21 (ANI): In a second joint raid, the police and District Food and Civil Supplies Controller seized 9,618 quintals of sugar with a net worth of Rupees 35 million at Chabawal village in Ludhiana in Punjab. Police said the sugar, hoarded a dealer for black-marketing, had come from a Ludhiana based mill Rubimal. Added: 15845 days ago Views: 887
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Vice President of Vietnam Doan calls on Indian leaders
1:4 New Delhi, October 1 (ANI): Vice President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Nguyen Thi Doan, who is on a five-day visit to India to strengthen the bilateral relations between two nations, met Indian foreign minister SM Krishna and leader of opposition Lal Krishna Advani in New Delhi on Thursday. Added: 15845 days ago Views: 887
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SC slams Mayawati govt. for its statues
1:21 New Delhi, October 06 (ANI): India's apex judicial body, the Supreme Court snubbed Mayawati, the chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh on Monday. The court took a serious note of the Uttar Pradesh government for not respecting the court's directive to halt erection Mayawati's statues at various parks in the state. She was rebuked for flouting the Supreme Court's order by continuing construction work at the Ambedkar Park in the state. Added: 15845 days ago Views: 887
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India seek transit route for trade with Afghan via Pak
2:37 Amritsar, October 18 (ANI): Indian traders are seeking a transit route, namely the Wagah- Khyber route via Pakistan, to boost trade with Afghanistan. Traders feel that a transit agreement between Indian and Pakistan would help the export of Indian goods to Afghanistan via the Wagah-Khyber route. At present, India and Afghanistan are following an alternative trade route that bypasses Pakistan and goes through Iran, the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea. Added: 15845 days ago Views: 887
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India-Sweden sign defence and environment protection pacts
0:41 New Delhi, November 6 (ANI): India and Sweden have signed two Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) for enhancing cooperation in the fields of defence and environmental protection. The two MoUs were signed after talks between Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and his Swedish counterpart Fredrik Reinfeldt at Hyderabad House last evening, on the sidelines of 10th India-EU summit. Added: 15845 days ago Views: 887
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Terrorism is an issue of global importance: Patil
1:15 New Delhi, November 22 (ANI): Indian President Pratibha Devisingh Patil, while inaugurating the two-day International Conference of Jurists on Terrorism in capital New Delhi on Saturday, marked terrorism as an issue of global importance. The prime focus of the conference, which drew delegates from a various professional backgrounds, would be on legal responses to the problem of cross-border terrorism and to create a safe, secure and prosperous world for the present generation. Added: 15845 days ago Views: 887
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Melting ice warriors installed to symbolize global warming
1:9 Copenhagen, December 11(ANI) : As a powerful reminder of the human cost of climate change,Charity organisation Oxfam installed two big statues of Maasai warriors carved out of ice on Thursday at the venue where the United Nations climate meeting is taking place in Copenhagen. They said the Maasai tribes of East Africa were being hit hard by the changing climate. Added: 15845 days ago Views: 887
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International meet on Global warming to tackle problem
2:21 Ahmedabad,March 12(ANI):Environmentalists,scientists and academicians gathered at the three-day International Conference on Global Warming: Agriculture,Sustainable development and Public leadership organized by the International School for Public leadership,Indian Society for Community Education and Manthan Educational Programme Society,India,at Gujarat Vidypith on Thursday.The conference that concludes on March 13 aims to discuss new means and methods to strengthen and expand agriculture to mitigate the negative impact of global warming. Added: 15845 days ago Views: 887
Sania Shoaib come with a joint defence
0:56 New Delhi,April 05 (ANI):After much allegations and claims,tennis star Sania Mirza and Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik, who are going to tie the knot on April 15,today broke silence and came with a joint defence at a press conference in Hyderabad.Clearing his stand, although Shoaib admitted that he signed the Nikhanaama,but refused his marriage to Ayesha Siddiqqi,who claims to be his wife through a telephonic nikah.Shaoiab further said that he helped the police in the investigations regarding the issue,and confirmed that he is not going to leave India any time soon,as he came to the country for his marriage. Added: 15845 days ago Views: 887
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Sports officials meet PM over the issue of new tenure regulations
2:2 New Delhi, May 05(ANI): Miffed with the central Sports Ministry's new guidelines, top office-bearers of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and National Sports Federations (NSFs) met Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today in New Delhi. The officials expressed their displeasure over Sports Minister MS Gill's decision on the new tenure rules that seek to limit tenures of sports administrators. The delegation included V K Malhotra, President of the Archery Association of India, Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, President of the Cycling Federation, Badminton President V K Verma, Captain Satish K Sharma, Suresh Kalmadi, IOA president and chairman of the commonwealth games organizing committee, and other administrators of sports bodies. Added: 15845 days ago Views: 887
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'Tees Maar Khan' cast visits Shirdi for the success of their flick
1:22 Shirdi, November 15 (ANI): Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar offered prayers at Sai temple of Shirdi town of Maharashtra on Saturday along with other Bollywood celebrities Chankey Pandey and Farah Khan. The trio offered prayers for the success of their forthcoming movie 'Tees Maar Khan'. Akshay Kumar keeps visiting the temple. Speaking to media persons, he said that he has been indebted by the blessings of Sai Baba, a spiritual figure and educator. Added: 15845 days ago Views: 887
A 200-year-old fossil resembling a dinosaur unearthed
2:5 Dhamtari, September 27 (ANI): A fossil approximately 60 centimeters long and representing a dinosaur, has been discovered in a private house in Dhamtari District of Chhattisgarh. Its head is nine centimeters long, while the forefeet and rear feet are 8 centimeters and 25 centimeters, respectively. The fossil was found during renovation work at the 200 year- old house. The fossil indicates that it belongs to the vertebrate family and it might be a dinosaur. Added: 15845 days ago Views: 886
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EC to review ration card as an identity proof
1:28 Mumbai, April 2 (ANI): SY Quraishi, India's Election Commissioner on Wednesday said that the poll panel would consider whether the ration card could be used as a valid identity proof during the upcoming national elections. Although Voter Identity Cards, bearing particulars and a photo of the individual, have been issued across the country, the commission has made relaxation upon review of the logistics in some areas where the Voter Cards are yet to be issued. Added: 15845 days ago Views: 886
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Fashion designers design special clothes ahead of the polls
1:45 Kolkata, April 9 (ANI): Fashion designers in Kolkata have designed special clothes for various political leaders especially for the forthcoming general elections. Kolkata based designer duo Mona-Pali have launched a series of sarees inspired by party symbols and party colours to attract the politically aware customers. Mona said that it was the all-prevalent election atmosphere, which led her to design on such a theme. Added: 15845 days ago Views: 886
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