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New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday met L.K. Advani to get the BJP patriarch's backing for his new role as head of the BJP's campaign committee, an elevation that has split the NDA.
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday met L.K. Advani to get the BJP patriarch's backing for his new role as head of the BJP's campaign committee, an elevation that has split the NDA.
New Delhi, June 18 (ANI): Girija Vyas, who assumed charge as Minster for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation here today, said she would utilise each minute available for alleviation of urban poverty.
New Delhi, June 18 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi met senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi here today.
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Eight new ministers were inducted into Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's team Monday in the fourth major reshuffle of the cabinet and the council of ministers.
New Delhi, June 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Monday praised Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi, saying the latter is a national leader.
New Delhi, June 17 (ANI): As the Congress Party gears up for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Monday inducted eight new faces in the Council of Ministers.
New Delhi, June 17 (ANI): Newly appointed Congress Party general secretary said on Monday that as a unit would try to work towards strengthening the party ahead of the 2014 polls.
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is to effect a cabinet reshuffle Monday evening with Mallikarjun Kharge, Oscar Fernandes and Sis Ram Ola likely to be included in the council of ministers, sources said.
Ahead of 2014 general elections, Congress is all to reshuffle the cabinet Monday evening, which will include eight new ministers. Among the ministers to be designated with cabinet ranks includes Sisram Ola, Oscar Fernandes, Girija Vyas and K S Rao while Manikrao Gavit, Santosh Chowdhury, J D Seelam, E M S Natchiappan would be provided with place in Ministery of State.
Panaji, June 17 (IANS) The appointment of the controversy-prone Congressman Digvijay Singh as general secretary of three states, including Goa, has already sparked off banter in the virtual and political circles here.
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will effect a cabinet reshuffle Monday evening, official sources said.
New Delhi, June 17 (ANI): A reshuffle in the Union Cabinet will take place this evening.
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Sunday included former union ministers including Ajay Maken, C.P. Joshi and Gurudas Kamat in the all powerful Congress Working Committee (CWC) while dropping senior leaders Birender Singh and D.R. Shandil.
New Delhi, June 16 (ANI): The Congress Party on Sunday announced that Ajay Maken and C.P. Joshi have been made general secretaries of the working committee of the party.
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Gearing up for the assembly elections in five states scheduled towards the year-end, the Congress Sunday announced screening committees for them, said a party statement.
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Gearing up for the general elections scheduled for 2014, the Congress Sunday made major organisational reshuffle, inducting former union ministers Ambika Soni, Ajay Maken and C.P. Joshi as general secretaries.
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Sunday accepted resignations of cabinet ministers Ajay Maken and C.P. Joshi ahead of expected cabinet reshuffle Monday.
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Sunday accepted the resignations of cabinet ministers Ajay Maken and C.P. Joshi ahead of a cabinet reshuffle Monday, official sources said.
New Delhi, June 16 (ANI): CP Joshi, Minister for Road Transport and Highways who had additional portfolio of Railways, tendered his resignation on Sunday ahead of a possible Cabinet reshuffle tomorrow.
An old joke about surgery - the operation is successful, but the patient is dead - can be applied to the latest rumpus in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The party managed to push Narendra Modi some distance towards his coveted goal of being the prime ministerial candidate. But, in the process, the party itself and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) headed by it have taken a number of crippling blows.
Kolkata, June 14 (IANS) Hundreds of musicians, technicians and artists from West Bengal are set to participate in a protest against piracy, digitisation and indiscriminate Internet music download June 20 here in the wake of Music World deciding to shut its landmark store in the hep and stylish Park Street.
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has set up a panel to monitor the implementation of large investment projects.
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Ishaan Chawla, a student, is planning a motorbike road trip. Unlike others of his age, who would want their friends' company for the adrenaline-rushing journey, this 22-year-old wants to make it memorable by teaming up with his father for the adventure.
Mumbai, June 13 (IANS) National School of Drama (NSD)-trained actor Rohitashv Gour, who actively participates in Hindi plays, says Hindi theatre is not as advanced as Marathi or Gujarati.
London, June 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) British Prime Minister David Cameron and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to discuss the events in Syria at a meeting Sunday in London ahead of the G8 summit.
London, June 12 (ANI): DJ Toby Anstis, who was seen kissing Elvis Presley's former wife Priscilla earlier this year, said they went out three times.
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Susmit Sen, the lead guitarist and one of the co-founders of Indian Ocean, has quit the band. He wants to embark on an independent journey and says his departure will be beneficial for indie-pop band and his creative expression as well.
Sydney, June 12 (ANI): News Corporation Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch has said shareholders have approved a plan to split the media company into two independent firms.
London, June 11 (ANI): Children's academic performance is not harmed if their mothers go out to work during the initial years of their lives, a new research has revealed.
London, June 10 (ANI): Wayne Rooney underwent a 9-hour surgery at a private clinic this weekend for his second hair transplant.
Panaji, June 9 (IANS) The man who tirelessly crisscrossed Gujarat's roads and alleyways on a scooter building the BJP brick by brick is now in the driver's seat. Narendra Modi is now all set to chart a strategic course for the party's victory in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.
Mumbai, June 8 (IANS) He must have played innumerable games with you in your childhood. Now, isn't it payback time? Take your dad out for a game of paintball this Father's Day June 16.
Bangalore, June 6 (IANS) The BJP's Karnataka unit Thursday pulled up a section of its members for making moves to get the party's former leader B.S. Yeddyurappa back into the fold.
Washington, June 6 (ANI): A plurality of Americans support targeting and killing of citizens suspected of being part of terrorist groups living in other countries, a new poll has found.
London, June 6 (ANI): A beggar in London, who claimed to be homeless and hungry, was found to be living in a 300,000-pound-flat and raking in more than 50,000 pounds-a-year.
Brussels, June 4 (IANS) NATO defence ministers convened Tuesday to examine cyber security as a collective defence issue amid mounting concerns over the threat posed by cyber attacks.
Los Angeles, June 2 (IANS) Actress Michelle Keegan has perfect curves thanks to her strict diet plan and eating habits.
Mumbai, June 2 (IANS) It's really blissful for Manisha Koirala to walk down the streets, shop and bargain after having stayed in bed battling +ovarian cancer. These small joys of life are a welcome change for the actress, who has now recovered from the disease.
Lucknow, June 1 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Saturday said the parks and memorials built by the Mayawati government would be given to the poor for free for holding weddings and other ceremonies.
Washington, June 1 (ANI): Former US presidential candidate Mitt Romney is looking ahead to how he can help in 2014.
Washington, Jun. 1 (ANI): American actor Dick Van Dyke has revealed that his head ache, previously described by his representative as a neurological problem, was actually a side effect from an earlier dental work.
Washington, May 31 (IANS) A study has shown that Facebook's 'mutual friends' feature may create security risks and privacy issues.
Washington, May 31 (ANI): The mutual-friends feature on social networking sites such as Facebook creates myriad security risks for the users and raises privacy concerns, a new study has revealed.
Lucknow, May 30 (IANS) Family of terror accused Khalid Mujahid, who died May 18 while being brought back from a court hearing in Faizabad to the Lucknow prison, has refused to accept the ex-gratia amount of Rs.6 lakh announced by the Uttar Pradesh government.
New York, May 29 (ANI): Calvin Klein and his much-younger boyfriend Nick Gruber have reconciled, according to reports.
Sydney, May 26 (ANI): Google is believed to be deeply involved in a series of projects to build and operate wireless networks in emerging markets, including sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia.
London, May 26 (ANI): Helen Flanagan is set to have her own fly-on-the-wall show on ITV2.
Washington, May 28 (ANI): Heidi Klum has offered herself for a very special date on Oscar night next year at an auction that was held at the AmFar gala in Cannes last week.
Washington, May 28 (ANI): Heidi Klum has offered herself for a very special date on Oscar night next year at an auction that was held at the AmFar gala in Cannes last week.
London, May 26 (ANI): Prince Harry was reportedly spotted shopping for half an hour in the TK Maxx branch in Kensington High Street, Central London, last week.
Los Angeles, May 26 (IANS) Actress Michelle Keegan says she is in no hurry to be a mother, especially after playing a surrogate mother on Britain television soap "Coronation Street".
London, May 26 (ANI): Helen Flanagan is all set to have her own fly-on-the-wall show on ITV2.
New Delhi, May 25 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Murli Manohar Joshi on Saturday lashed out at Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President N.Srinivasan saying he should resign.
Washington, May 24 (ANI): Google has gathered images of the beauty and biological diversity of the Galapagos Islands for use on its Street View.
London, May 24 (ANI): Television's top shows have come under fire by health experts for the unhealthy lifestyles of their best loved characters.
Washington, May 24 (ANI): Nick Carter has signed a deal for writing his autobiography with 'Bird Street Books' publication.
London, May 23 (ANI): Google chairman Eric Schmidt has called for a more rational and predictable international tax system following widespread criticism over the company's failure to have a more transparent tax payment system.
Mumbai, May 23 (IANS) Actress Soha Ali Khan, who will be seen in the role of a journalist in upcoming film "War Chod Naa Yaar", shot a scene at her ancestral home in Pataudi.
Washington, May 20 (IANS) The board of web pioneer Yahoo has reportedly approved a deal to buy popular blogging site Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash, according to various media reports.
London, May 18 (ANI): Rihanna is set to file a 5-million-dollar lawsuit against UK retail giant Topshop over alleged unauthorised use of her picture on their products.
London, May 18 (ANI): Russia has defended its arms sales to Syria, saying it is for purely defensive purposes.
Beijing, May 18 (Xinhua-ANI): U.S. stocks bounced back on Friday to end the week for a fourth straight gain, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S and P 500 closing at all-time highs.
Washington, May 17 (ANI): Google through a new project called Ground Truth is becoming an ever more sophisticated virtual mirror of the real world.
London, May 17 (IANS) A world-class collection of oil paintings returning from Russia to England is like the treasures of the Forbidden City returning to Beijing, the exhibition curator said.
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Wednesday called upon various agencies to work together to ensure a seamless and robust coastal security architecture and said that fishermen should be made an integral part of the planning process.
Kolkata, May 15 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar Wednesday said she was wrong in terming the Park Street rape case as a "sex deal gone wrong" and apologised to the West Bengal Human Rights Commission, which had summoned her.
Lucknow, May 15 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Governor B.L. Joshi has directed the chief minister's office to take "appropriate action" against cabinet
Moscow, May 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Vladimir Putin will Tuesday hold talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the crisis in Syria, the Kremlin press service said.
Washington, May 13 (IANS) In another mass shooting incident in the US, gunmen opened fire on a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans, the largest city in Indian-American Governor Bobby Jindal's state of Louisiana, injuring 19 people.
Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) Writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar is really looking forward to Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag" that features his son, actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar in the lead role.
New Delhi, May 13 (ANI): Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways C.P Joshi on Monday took additional charge of the railway ministry.
Washington, May 13 (IANS) Gunmen fired shots during an informal Mother's Day afternoon parade in New Orleans in Louisiana state injuring 19 people, two of them children, according to police.
New York, May 11 (ANI): America's biggest bank, the JPMorgan Chase has accused reporters from media giant Bloomberg LP of using confidential client data to keep tabs on the bank's employees and get the inside track on stories.
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) C.P. Joshi has been given additional charge of the railway ministry, while Kapil Sibal has got the additional charge of the law and justice ministry, a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique said Saturday.
Mumbai, May 11 (IANS) Actress Soha Ali Khan, who was filming the climax scene of her film "War Chod Na Yaar" near Bikaner with actor Sharman Joshi, says it wasn't easy to film in such a hot place.
Panaji, May 11 (IANS) After the Friday hike in fuel prices by the central government, petrol is now cheaper than diesel in this western Indian state, known for cheap liqour.
Mumbai, May 11 (IANS) Actor Sharman Joshi, son-in-law of veteran actor Prem Chopra, says they bond really well.
Warsaw, May 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia has no plans to supply Syria with weapons beyond the current contracts that Moscow is honouring, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday.
Bangalore, May 10 (IANS) Balachandra Bhaskar and Sourav Kothari qualified to represent India in the Asian Indoor Games billiards competition after the duo finished in that order in the selection trials here Friday.
Singapore, May 10 (IANS) A court in Singapore Friday sentenced a 38-year-old Indian-origin businessman to one month in jail for punching a man in a road rage case.
Bangalore, May 9 (IANS) Set to form a government on its own in Karnataka after nine years, the Congress faces a bumpy road. In contrast, the BJP, which lost power, has an uphill task of rebuilding the shattered morale of the organization.
Mumbai, May 8 (IANS) Actor Sharman Joshi describes his "Super Naani" co-star Rekha as an "ageless beauty" and "genius" and says they will even groove together in a song in the film.
Bangalore, May 8 (IANS) National champion Alok Kumar and local hope Balachandra Bhaskar recorded two wins apiece here Wednesday, the opening day of the selection trials for the Asian Indoor Games billiards competition.
Mumbai May 8 (IANS) Debutant director Faraz Haider, who has just wrapped up shooting for his film, a satire on war, in Bikaner, says it won't have any item song.
Bangalore, May 7 (IANS) India will know Wednesday if Karnataka scores a hat-trick of fractured mandates or gets a clear verdict as votes polled Sunday in perhaps the most keenly watched assembly elections in the state are counted.
London, May 7 (ANI): Dame Helen Mirren, who recently shouted at drummers after they disrupted her theatre performance, has said that she would do it all over again.
Bikaner, May 6 (IANS) There were reports that Saif Ali Khan's daughter Sara will soon enter filmdom and her aunt Soha admits that her niece has the potential, but right now they want her to complete her studies.
London, May 6 (ANI): Helen Mirren, who was playing Queen in the hit play 'The Audience,' swore at noisy street drummers after they disrupted her performance.
Karnataka, May 5 (ANI): In Karnataka, the legislative assembly, which concluded at 6 pm with 60 percent voter turnout till 5 pm.
New Delhi, May 4 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee felicitated the country's cinematic best across various categories at the 60th National Film Awards in New Delhi.
Washington, May 2 (ANI): Osvaldo Quiroz-Lopez, an alleged costumed cad accused of violently shoving a toddler as his Indian-origin mother did not give him a tip, is continuing to fight his misdemeanor reckless endangerment case rather than take a no-jail plea.
London, May. 2 (ANI): Helen Flanagan has been named the UK's Sexiest Woman by FHM Magazine.
London, May 2 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Britain have discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in different fields, especially in politics, economy and investment sectors.
Damascus, May 1 (IANS) Two people were killed and 28 others wounded Wednesday in twin blasts in the Syrian capital, a local media report said.
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Street vendors associations from across the country Wednesday hailed the government for assurance that it will during the current budget session move the bill to protect the livelihood, dignity and human rights of millions of vendors.
Mandya (Karnataka), May 1 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Wednesday mocked the BJP's attack on the central government over corruption, saying that the party does not talk about its former chief minister going to jail for graft in Karnataka.
Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) Prakash Jha will team up with five music composers for his political drama "Satyagraha", a first for the filmmaker.
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Thirteen states in India have 325 most accident prone spots, the Lok Sabha was informed Monday.
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Street vendors associations from across the country Monday urged the lawmakers to pass a bill in the ongoing budget session that will protect the livelihood, dignity and human rights of millions of vendors.