Everything you need to know about Nehru Bazar: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Nehru Bazar: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Srinagar, May 22 (IANS) The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government was involved in all the recently unearthed scams, including spot fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL), and the involvement of some of its ministers would emerge, Janata Party leader Subramaniam Swamy said here Wednesday.
Shimla, May 20 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Monday inaugurated a bridge near the Auckland tunnel here, which was constructed at a cost of Rs.2.52 crore under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).
Mumbai, May 9 (IANS) Sonam Kapoor and Abhay Deol, who had a falling out during "Aisha", have sorted out their differences and were cordial to each other on the sets of "Raanjhanaa", says director Anand L. Rai.
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) India recognises the importance of evolving a low carbon strategy for inclusive and sustainable growth and will double renewable energy capacity by 2017, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Wednesday.
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) A large number of people were denied entry to the French trapeze theatre "Flying Angels" here after police said that the venue had got packed.
Mumbai, Mar 29 (ANI): Ranbir Kapoor was spotted playing a fun match with the children of an NGO- the Magic Bus Charity Foundation- in New Delhi.
Mumbai, Mar 29 (ANI): Ranbir Kapoor was spotted playing a fun match with the children of an NGO- the Magic Bus Charity Foundation- in New Delhi.
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) India and Switzerland Thursday announced they would conduct a capacity building programme in Himalayan glaciology for PhD students and researchers working in glaciology in the country.
Chennai, March 13 (IANS) The DMK Wednesday again asked the Indian government to support a US-sponsored resolution at a UN body attacking Sri Lanka's human rights record.
Chennai, March 13 (IANS) The DMK Wednesday stepped up pressure on the central government to support a resolution moved against Sri Lanka in the UN rights council by the US, saying New Delhi should act on it as it was supported by 30 other countries.
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The culture ministry has been allocated Rs.2,062 crore (over $362 million), up from the last fiscal's revised estimates of Rs.1,450.15 crore (approximately $270 million) in the budget for 2013-14 Finance Minister P. Chidambaram presented in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) The annual competition for Fulbright-Nehru and other Fulbright fellowship opportunities has opened for study, research, teaching and professional development in the US.
Kochi, Feb 6 (IANS) Playing their first international match at home after the Nehru Cup win, India lost 2-4 to Palestine in a football friendly at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here Wednesday.
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) In a bid to better understand how the division between the sacred and the profane works out among social groups in India, a group of academics has recommended that the "sociology of sanitation" be studied at college and university.
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) The country can address most complex challenges if the youth channelised their energies in a positive direction, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday.
Bangalore, Jan 27 (IANS) Karnataka's ruling BJP faces a crucial week beginning Monday, hoping that the party's lawmakers will not desert it to pull down the government ahead of the budget session Feb 4.
Jaipur, Jan 24 (IANS) Diplomat-turned-politician Shashi Tharoor harked back to foreign policy - his former domain - at the DSC Jaipur Literature Festival when he put the possibility of peace between India and Pakistan under the microscope at a session "Inside The Game, Outside the Game" here Thursday.
Jaipur, Jan 20 (IANS) The around 350 visiting Congress delegates at the Chintan Shivir here missed an opportunity to go sightseeing in the Pink City or watch a cultural show as they were "too busy".
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Due to a bad-pitch in Guwahati, the international football friendly between India and Palestine slated for Feb 6 may be shifted to the national capital.
Chennai, Jan. 3 (ANI): Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK) patriarch M. Karunanidhi on Thursday announced publicly that his third son, M K Stalin will be the next party chief after his death.
Bangalore, Jan 3 (IANS) The survival of the BJP government in Karnataka till the assembly polls in May appears doubtful as former leader B.S. Yeddyurappa and his supporters in the BJP are expected to make a decisive move Friday to pull it down at the earliest.
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Braving the bitter cold, a few hundred people continued their protest Saturday night at Jantar Mantar over the death of a 23-year-old gang-rape victim.
Shillong, Dec 29 (IANS) Pune FC moved to the second place in I-League football with a dominating 2-1 win over Shillong Lajong in the round 13 encounter at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here Saturday.
New Delhi/Mumbai, Dec.28 (ANI): Congress general secretary Janardan Dwivedi on Friday described the celebrations of the party's 128th Foundation Day on Friday as a moment of pride for all leaders and activists.
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) In his first match as coach of ONGC, Santosh Kashyap guided his team to an emphatic 3-0 win over fancied Shillong Lajong FC in a 12th round I-League match at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium here Saturday
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Edwina Mountbatten enjoyed a close and warm relationship with Jawaharlal Nehru but it was spiritual and intellectual, not a sexual one, says the lady's daughter Pamela Hicks.
Jakarta, Nov 29 (IANS) Indonesians from the historic city of Yogyakarta were treated to a scintillating dance performance by artistes from Manipur at a cultural programme held by the Jawaharlal Nehru Indian Cultural Centre.
Port of Spain, Nov 18 (IANS) Eric Williams, the first prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, had sought the assistance of India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru to regain US?controlled bases in the Caribbean nation, a top politician said.
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) An old black-and-white photograph of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of independent India, signing an autograph for a young man in 1941, while the country was still under British rule, draws the viewer to take a closer look.
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) In a deft balancing act, Myanmar's opposition leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi Wednesday said while New Delhi had once "drawn away" from the struggle for democracy in her country, she hoped that India will now stand by her in "the last difficult phase" ahead.
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi Wednesday expressed hope that the people of India will support the last difficult phase of her struggle and said she was confident of the friendship between the two countries.
New Delhi, Nov. 14 (ANI): Chairperson of the National League of Democracy of Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi, today said Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru were the two Indian leaders to whom she felt 'closest'.
New Delhi, Nov. 14 (ANI): Emphasizing that today's children are the citizens and nation-builders of tomorrow, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said the responsibilities towards securing their future are huge and the challenges equally daunting.
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Oxford-educated Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi Wednesday said her education in the British university in the mid-1960s soon after her graduation in India did not take her away from the Indian influence, as she made a number of Indian friends in Britain.
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Pitching for greater popular exchanges between India and Myanmar, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday met pro-democracy iconic leader Aung San Suu Kyi here and discussed the process of democratisation in her country that is on the cusp of historic changes.
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday met Myanmar's pro-democracy iconic leader Aung San Suu Kyi and discussed the process of national reconciliation and democratisation in her country.
Nobel Peace prize winner and Chairperson of the National League of Democracy of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi, who is at present on her week-long official tour to India on Wednesday paid tribute at the Samadhis of Mahatma Gandhi and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in New Delhi..................
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) It was good to be back in India, Myanmar's iconic pro-democracy leader Aung Sang Suu Kyi said Wednesday.
New Delhi, Nov. 14 (ANI): Chairperson of the National League of Democracy of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi paid tribute at the Samadhis of Mahatma Gandhi and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru here today.
New Delhi, Nov.14 (ANI): The nation on Wednesday paid tribute to the first Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, on his 123rd birth anniversary.
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrived here Tuesday on a six-day visit during which she will meet India's leaders as well as friends from her school and college days in Delhi.
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrived here Tuesday on a six-day visit as part of India's engagement with the multi-party polity in Myanmar.
Yangon, Nov 13 (IANS) Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi Monday left for New Delhi on her first visit to India in 40 years.
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Myanmar's iconic pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is visiting India from Nov 13-18, her first trip to the country after a gap of nearly 40 years.
New Delhi, Nov. 9 (ANI): Chairperson of the National League of Democracy of Myanmar, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, would be visiting India from November 13 to 18 during which she would deliver the Nehru Memorial Lecture on the occasion of the birth Anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on November 14.
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) With just one point from four games ONGC will look to gain some momentum when they take on Kolkata giants Mohun Bagan in the I-League here Friday at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) The BJP Saturday demanded a probe into the Congress party providing an interest-free loan to Associated Journals Ltd and said that the ruling party should answer questions on major issues of corruption.
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) The Congress Saturday said that offering an interest-free loan to Associated Journals Ltd, publisher of the National Herald, was an "emotional issue" and the party would not let anyone else to decide its political activities.
New Delhi, Nov. 1 (ANI): Hitting back at Janata Party (Secular) president Subramanian Swamy on Saturday, the Congress has taunted that he is a talkative person.
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) The Congress Friday said it had done its duty in supporting The Associated Journals Limited, publisher of National Herald and other newspapers, in the form of an interest-free loan from which no commercial profit accrued to the party.
New Delhi/Shimla, Nov.2 (ANI): Congress leader P.C.Chacko on Friday challenged Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy to prove allegations of wrongdoings against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.
Thimphu, Oct 31 (IANS) Bhutan is again gearing up to find out about the state of its people's happiness through a survey, for which an exhaustive questionnaire is now being prepared.
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Noted filmmaker Shekhar Kapur feels that Indian film stars were the first, truly Indian icons in the decades after independence.
New Delhi, Oct 29 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee, who paid tributes to cartoonist P.K.S. Kutty today, said the job of a cartoonist is to convey important social messages by using humour as a tool.
Shimla, Oct 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government in Himachal Pradesh for ignoring the interests of the people. He, however, avoided any mention of corruption.
Shimla, Oct 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government in Himachal Pradesh for ignoring the interests of the people.
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) India Friday expressed sorrow at the death of Cambodia's longtime monarch Norodom Sihanouk, a contemporary of the first Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, and lauded him as "a great statesman" and "a significant voice of the non-aligned world".
New Delhi, Oct 19 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed signed the condolence book at the Cambodian Embassy here on Friday, expressing profound grief and sorrow on the passing away of King Norodom Sihanouk.
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) Myanmar's iconic pro-democracy leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi will visit India for nearly a week next month, her first trip to the country after a gap of nearly 40 years.
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Sri Lanka's main Tamil political party says it feels cheated by Colombo over its failure to grant meaningful autonomy to Tamil areas in the island nation.
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Norodom Sihanouk, the long-time monarch of Cambodia who once described Indian prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru as "my greatest friend", died Monday in China.
Singapore, Oct 13 (IANS) The 20-member Indian national football team arrived here Saturday to play an international friendly against Singapore.
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) India's chief football coach Wim Koevermans has left out strikers Manandeep Singh and Jeje Lalpeklua from the 20-man squad for the international away friendly in Singapore slated for Oct 16.
New Delhi, Oct.11 (ANI): Following the recent declassification of 70,000 files, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is in the process of "finalizing a major project to declassify another set of 220000 files- records covering: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Pakistan, Iran and Sri Lanka, East Asia, Eurasia and the Americas.
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Veterans from the Indian policy community, scholars, international historians and experts will meet here Wednesday to debate on why and how India made a dramatic shift in its nuclear policy in the early 1970s and in the process challenged widely-held assumptions that are largely shaped by literature from Western sources.
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) India moved a place to be 168th in the FIFA rankings.
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) A group of people, including children, will take part in the Delhi Half Marathon Sunday to spread awareness about cancer.
India has for decades had good reason to distrust China, with its increasing close military ties with Pakistan and its supply of nuclear weapons technology and missiles. Every Pakistani missile threatening to deliver nuclear weapons on distant Indian cities is of Chinese origin. India draws the logical conclusions from this.
New Delhi, Sep 26 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Wednesday called for mobilisation of resources from the private sector for the science to raise the country's investment in scientific researches to two percent of GDP.
New Delhi, Sep 22 (ANI): Asserting that the 21st century is rightly spoken of as the Asian century, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Saturday said the economic growth in Asia in the last decade has positioned the region as the growth engine of the world, and added that Asian region is thus expected to play a very crucial role in driving and stabilizing global recovery process.
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Saturday did not oppose the bail plea of former additional secretary (home) B.P Singhal in a special court hearing the 1988 case of corruption in a deal for purchasing pistols for the police forces.
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Bollywood star Salman Khan will flag off an Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) marathon here Oct 7.
New Delhi, Sept 11 (ANI): India will construct two schools, one each for boys and girls, in Palestine, as part of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna and Member of Executive Committee of Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO), Dr. Saeb M.S.Erakat, here on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Sept 11 (ANI): The Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday has threatened the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration of dire consequences, if beef is served in the varsity's premises.
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) India have gone a place down to 169th position in the FIFA rankings despite winning the recently concluded Nehru Cup football tournament here.
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) A second-string Cameroon side might have suffered a 4-5 loss to India in the just-concluded Nehru Cup but many of the footballers now want to play in India's lucrrative I-League, given the falling standards back home.
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium saw unprecedented scenes as India overcame African giants Cameroon 5-4 in a penalty shootout here Sunday to lift the Nehru Cup for the third consecutive time.
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) India scripted history Sunday by winning the Nehru Cup football title for the third consecutive time beating a higher ranked Cameroon (2-2) 5-4 via the penalty shootout at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here Sunday.
--Indo-Asian News Service
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) It took a final clash between a full strength Cameroon and India for football fans to throng the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here Sunday.
Chennai, Sep 2 (IANS) Reinforcing her anti-Sri Lankan stance, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Sunday ordered the return of two football teams from the island nation that are in the city to play friendly matches.
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) He was at one time the powerful boss of India's internal security establishment, close to prime minister Rajiv Gandhi. Today Arun Nehru, who has been in political exile for nearly two decades, faces a 24-year-old Rs.25 lakh graft charge for wrongfully permitting the import of 9mm pistols for police forces.
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) The trial run between reigning Nehru Cup champions India and challengers Cameroon was of little help in judging the relative strengths of the two teams which meet again in the final Sunday.
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) India's chief football coach Wim Koevermans was happy with his young defence that stood up to the task despite conceding an early goal in the second minute against Cameroon in the last group match of the Nehru Cup here Friday.
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) India's attacking mid-fielder Robin Singh feels that the two-time champions have the ability to beat Cameroon, the highest ranked team in the Nehru Cup, in Friday's league game.
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) By beating the Maldives, Cameroon reduced the last round-robin game in the Nehru Cup football tournament against India Friday to an exercise in probing and ticking a few boxes before Tuesday's final between the two teams.
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) A spirited Cameroon got the better of 10-man Maldives 3-1 in the crucial Nehru Cup football tournament match at the Jawaharlal Stadium here Wednesday. The result means that the Indomitable Lions will cross swords with India in Sunday's title clash.
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) India's chief football coach Wim Koevermans credited Nepal for holding the hosts to a goalless draw in a rain-marred Nehru Cup football match at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here Tuesday.
Bangalore, Aug 28 (IANS) The fifth edition of Bangalore Nano 2012, the premier nanotechnology event Dec 6-7, will focus on business opportunities in the sunrise sector, which helps in improving the quality of life and environment, a Karnataka government official said Tuesday.
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) On current form India should beat a struggling Nepal and make their third straight final of the Nehru Cup here Tuesday.
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Cameroon set the Nehru Cup football tournament alight by drubbing Nepal 5-0 at the Jawaharlal Stadium here Sunday.
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Cameroon came out with intent by completely outclassing Nepal 5-0 in the Nehru Cup football tournament here Sunday.
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) India went to top of the table and enhanced their chances of reaching the finals of the Nehru Cup football tournament by thrashing South Asian rivals Maldives 3-0 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here Saturday.
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Syria came back twice to draw their Nehru Cup football tournament match against the "The Indomitable Lions" Cameroon 2-2 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here Friday.
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Unrelenting rain gods and lack of star attraction has persuaded the football fans of the city to give the Nehru Cup a miss.
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) India goalkeeper Subrata Paul said Friday that they were not at their best in their match against Syria and were yet to play to their potential.
Pune, Aug 23 (IANS) He was one of the stalwarts of the Indian freedom struggle and had given the ringing call: "Swaraj is my birthright, and I shall have it." Now, 92 years after his death, the booming voice of Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak will be heard for the first time Friday, thanks to the discovery here of a long-forgotten audio-tape.
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Chief football coach Wim Koevermans was happy with India's 2-1 win over Syria in the rain-marred Nehru Cup opener at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here Wednesday.
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) A header from skipper Sunil Chhetri and a sublime strike by Anthony Pereira gave India a 2-1 win over Syria in the Nehru Cup opener here at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Wednesday.
