20 killed, 125 wounded in Iraq car bombing (Lead)
June 4th, 2012 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, June 4 (IANS) At least 20 people were killed and 125 others wounded Monday in a suicide car bombing here in the Iraqi capital, Xinhua reported.The attack took place ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Hindus promote electric cremation in Taj city (Letter from Agra)
June 1st, 2012 - 11:38 am ICT by IANS
Agra, June 1 (IANS) Motivated by ecological concerns, enlightened Hindus here are promoting electric cremation of the dead."Each year we need a minimum of 55,000 trees to burn bodies in ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Oprah visits the Taj
January 19th, 2012 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Jan 19 (IANS) US talk show queen Oprah Winfrey visited the Taj Mahal Thursday, spending more than an hour while her camera crew captured the 17th century marble ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
‘Change mindset towards widows’
July 30th, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Vrindavan, July 30 (IANS) The mindset towards widows needs to be changed -- this was the dominent view to emerge from discussions of religious leaders and social activists here ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Hindu temple in Illinois expanding
April 25th, 2011 - 5:22 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), April 25 (ANI): Shree Jalaram Mandir in Hoffman Estates (Illinois, USA) is expanding.It will include extending the existing building to expand the garbh-gruh (altar) area towards west, which will be ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Agra’s dilemma over the dead
April 4th, 2011 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, April 4 (IANS) It is a dilemma that can probably be resolved only if the dead could return and pick up one of the two options - the ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Aseemanand confesses to his involvement in Samjhauta, Ajmer blasts
January 7th, 2011 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Arrested Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader Swami Aseemanand has confessed before a magistrate that he along with other Hindu activists was involved in the Malegaon, Samjhauta ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Indian girl, 6, is world’s youngest yoga trainer!
December 28th, 2010 - 11:50 am ICT by ANI
London, Dec 28 (ANI): An Indian girl, Shruti Pandey, who is just six years old, has become the youngest yoga trainer in the world.The bendy youngster has been teaching adults at an ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Paoli Dham Has No Inhibitions In Turning Bandit Queen On-Screen!
December 14th, 2010 - 1:03 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
, is ready to all kind of films to taste the variety.Paoli has been lucky to get her first international movie experience so early in her career. The actress is doing ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
A ‘Khichdi’ surprise for Gokul Dham society
September 27th, 2010 - 1:22 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 27, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Members of the Gokuldham society of SAB TV's "Taarak "Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma',had a very pleasant surprise recently when the stars of the forthcoming film "Khichdi-the ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Shahnaz Husain Group Opens Shahnaz Herbal Salon At Kolkata
August 7th, 2010 - 3:19 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 7, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Shahnaz Husain, the leading brand of herbal and ayurvedic beauty products from India, has launched its international chain of Franchise Salons in Kolkata. Renowned Bengali ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Gautam Ghose’s ‘Moner Manush’ Is An Indo-Bangladeshi Joint Venture
August 4th, 2010 - 11:30 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 4, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Renowned Bengali film director Gautam Ghose is ready with his latest venture titled Moner Manush (The Man of the Heart), which is an Indo-Bangladeshi joint venture. ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Four pilgrims die in road accident
July 8th, 2010 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 8 (IANS) At least four pilgrims, including two women, were killed and eight critically injured when their jeep was hit by a truck in Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad district Thursday, police ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Big Street to beautify the capital during Commonwealth Games
June 30th, 2010 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) Big Street, a venture of Reliance Broadcast Network promoted by Anil Ambani, has bagged two projects, including the street furniture makeover contract from the Delhi Tourism and Transport ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Security alert after Jaish threat to blow up trains
June 14th, 2010 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 14 (IANS) The Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror outfit may be planning to blow up trains bound to religious places in India, triggering a security alert at Dhanbad railway division, ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Badrinath shrine reopens after six months
May 20th, 2010 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
Badrinath (Uttarakhand), May 20 (ANI): Portals of the Badrinath temple situated in Chamoli District of Uttarakhand reopened on Wednesday after remaining closed for six months due to heavy snow.Devotees from far and ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Mobile services for Amarnath pilgrims from this year: Sachin Pilot
May 19th, 2010 - 11:33 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 19 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology (IT) Sachil Pilot said the mobile connectivity to Amarnath pilgrims at the height of 13,500 ft. will be ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Sachin Pilot promises mobile services for Amarnath pilgrims
May 19th, 2010 - 3:57 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 19 (ANI): Minister of State for Communications and IT, Sachin Pilot has said that the mobile connectivity to Amarnath pilgrims at the height of 13,500 ft. will be provided ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Ban Ganga has little water for Vaishno Devi pilgrims
April 16th, 2010 - 9:49 am ICT by IANS
By Ankur Tewari
Katra (Jammu and Kashmir), April 16 (IANS) For many, a holy pilgrimage to Vaishno Devi means a dip in the Ban Ganga river which meanders around the sacred shrine. But ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Three granted bail in ashram stampede
March 11th, 2010 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 11 (IANS) An Uttar Pradesh court Thursday granted bail to the secretary of spiritual guru Kripaluji Maharaj, the manager of his ashram in Pratapgarh and a food contractor in connection ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Ashram doles out damages to kin of stampede victims
March 7th, 2010 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mangarh, (Pratapgarh), March 7 (IANS) Spiritual guru Kripaluji Maharaj's Bhakti Dham Ashram, where 63 people lost their lives and 64 were injured Thursday in one of the worst stampedes, Sunday doled out ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Dodging all, Rahul Gandhi meets families of stampede victims
March 5th, 2010 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
By Asit Srivastava
Mangarh (Pratapgarh), March 5 (IANS) Dodging policemen and giving his own partymen the slip, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi called on families of the victims of Thursday's stampede at ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Ashram stampede: Case lodged against organisers of feast
March 5th, 2010 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 5 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government Friday lodged a case against unnamed organisers of the "bhandara" (free lunch) at an ashram Thursday, when a stampede triggered by unmanageable crowds left ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
‘My greed responsible for sons’ death in ashram stampede’
March 5th, 2010 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
By Asit Srivastava
Mangarh (Uttar Pradesh), March 5 (IANS) Ram Kumar Milan is inconsolable after losing his three sons in Thursday's stampede at the Bhakti Dham ashram here. He can't stop blaming his ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Electrocution rumour sparked stampede, killing 63
March 5th, 2010 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Asit Srivastava
Mangarh (Uttar Pradesh), March 5 (IANS) As a pall of gloom hung over the Bhakti Dham ashram here a day after a stampede killed 63 women and children, an ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Haridwar temples to close their doors during solar eclipse
January 15th, 2010 - 10:47 am ICT by IANS
Haridwar (Uttarakhand), Jan 15 (IANS) The temples of Ganga Maiya, Lord Shiva and Lakshmi-Narayan at Har-ki-Pauri in this Uttarakhand town, which is hosting the three-month Mahakumbh Mela Jan 14-April 28, will remain ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
President Patil leads Gandhi Jayanti prayer meeting at Porbandar
October 2nd, 2009 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Oct 2 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Friday led a prayer meeting to mark the 140th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in his hometown Porbandar in Gujarat. A four-volume English translation ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Gokul Dham goes Ahemdabad
September 18th, 2009 - 4:32 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Hallo hallo! Gokuldham society is once again in festive mood. Tarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah team is gearing to brighten the Navratri nights in Ahmedabad. The team is gearing to celebrate ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Four robbers held, jewellery worth Rs.5 mn recovered
September 4th, 2009 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Four people accused of robbing a jeweller in Gujarat have been arrested by Delhi Police and 2.7 kg of gold jewellery worth about Rs.5 million has been ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
IG, DIG of UP Police among those injured in encounter with dacoit gang
June 17th, 2009 - 11:01 pm ICT by ANI
Chirakoot (Uttar Pradesh), June 16 (ANI): Three policemen in Uttar Pradesh were killed and nine others including IG PAC VK Gupta and DIG of Chitrakoot Dham Sushil Kumar Singh, were injured ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Ex-Satyam director resigns from Sasken board
January 19th, 2009 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 19 (IANS) Serial entrepreneur and NewPath Ventures co-founder Vinod K. Dham resigned from the board of Sasken Communications as an independent director, a top official of the communications solutions provider ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
A month after Satyam’s Maytas fiasco, board minutes surface
January 17th, 2009 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 17 (IANS) A month after Satyam Computer Services founder B. Ramalinga Raju's aborted bid to buy two firms promoted by his sons, minutes of the board meeting on the issue ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Eight arrested in Delhi for impersonating cops, lawyers
December 13th, 2008 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Eight people have been arrested for impersonating policemen and lawyers and threatening those who owed money to mobile phone companies and multinational banks, the police said Saturday.The ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Ex-Nepalese King Gyanendra meets Indian Spiritual guru
October 2nd, 2008 - 7:27 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu , Oct 2 (ANI): Former Nepalese King Gyanendra Shah on Thursday met visiting Indian guru Jagadguru Kripaluji Maharaj at a Hindu religious sanctuary, Shyama-Shyam Dham, at Thimi in Bhaktapur district.According ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Satish Gujral, an invaluable pearl of the Indian art world
September 19th, 2008 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
By Vibha Dham
New Delhi, Sep.19 (ANI): He is today a popular face in the Indian art circles and described to be a living legend. Painter, sculptor, muralist, architect and writer, Satish ... Read more...
Posted in National |