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Unesco keen to jointly certify select IGNOU courses

Unesco keen to jointly certify select IGNOU courses

November 20th, 2009 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Unesco has evinced interest in jointly certifying select programmes being offered by the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). Armoogum Parsuramen, director of Unesco's South Asia office, ...

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YSR’s son hits the campaign trail for civic polls

November 20th, 2009 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS -
Hyderabad, Nov 20 (IANS) In his first attempt to prove that he is a crowd puller, the late Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy's son and Congress MP Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy ...

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Madhuri Dixit to play Indira Gandhi in biopic

November 20th, 2009 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Asian-American filmmaker Krishna Shah is set to make a biopic on Indira Gandhi and has roped in Bollywood diva Madhuri Dixit to play the role of India's ...

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Former Union Minister Shankaranand passes away

November 20th, 2009 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI -
Belgaum (Karnataka), Nov 20 (ANI): Veteran Congress leader and former Union Minister B. Shankaranand died at a private hospital here this morning. He was 84. Shankaranand had been suffering from heart disease for ...

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People achieve self-dignity through education: Patil

People achieve self-dignity through education: Patil

November 19th, 2009 - 8:35 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil said here on Thursday that education is a very powerful tool for empowering people and for giving them self-dignity. Addressing the silver jubilee celebrations ...

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Rajasthan town free from manual cleaning of toilets (Nov 19 is World Toilet Day)

November 19th, 2009 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Till a few years ago Dalits in Alwar, Rajasthan were employed in inhumane manual scavenging practices. But thanks to social activism and NGO Sulabh International, the town ...

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Distance education could address dearth of teachers: Sibal

November 19th, 2009 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Distance education, via cell phones and other technology geared to provide open access to education, could address the dearth of teachers plaguing the Indian education system, ...

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India pays tribute to Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary (Lead)

India pays tribute to Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary (Lead)

November 19th, 2009 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi Thursday led the nation in paying homage to Indira Gandhi, the country's first and only woman prime ...

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Locals pay tribute to Indira Gandhi in her constituency

Locals pay tribute to Indira Gandhi in her constituency

November 19th, 2009 - 6:50 pm ICT by ANI -
Rae Bareli (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 19 (ANI): People paid tribute to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 92nd birth anniversary in her constituency here. Indira Gandhi contested the Lok Sabha ...

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Sheikh Hasina chosen for Indira Gandhi peace award

Sheikh Hasina chosen for Indira Gandhi peace award

November 19th, 2009 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is the recipient of the prestigious Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2009 for her contribution to the ...

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President calls for hiking gross enrolment in education

President calls for hiking gross enrolment in education

November 19th, 2009 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Emphasising that the number of enrolments in primary and secondary education is very low in the country compared to rest of the world, President Pratibha Patil ...

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Nation pays homage to Indira Gandhi on her 92nd birth anniversary

November 19th, 2009 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): The nation today paid homage to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 92nd birth anniversary. Born in a politically active Nehru family, she was the Prime Minister ...

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Madhuri Dixit to play Indira Gandhi in new film?

November 19th, 2009 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, November 19 (ANI): Bollywood star Madhuri Dixit is set to play late Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in new film, 'Mother: The Indira Gandhi Story,' it has emerged. Filmmaker Krishna Shah will ...

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Nation pays homage to Indira Gandhi on birth anniversary

November 19th, 2009 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) India Thursday paid homage to the late Indira Gandhi, the country's first and only woman prime minister, on her 92nd birth anniversary with floral tributes and other ...

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IGNCA to celebrate 24th Foundation Day today

November 19th, 2009 - 11:06 am ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov.19 (ANI): The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts will celebrate its 24th Foundation Day on Thursday to commemorate the 92nd birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. ...

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Himachal doctor suspended for sexual harassment

November 18th, 2009 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS -
Shimla, Nov 18 (IANS) A doctor in a government hospital in the Himachal Pradesh capital was placed under suspension Wednesday for allegedly sexually harassing a student, an official said. Principal Secretary (Health) Deepak ...

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DGCA issues guideline for aircraft operation during fog

November 18th, 2009 - 9:10 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov.17 (ANI): Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday issued guidelines for various aircraft operations during low visibility conditions at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport. The DGCA has given ...

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IGNCA to celebrate 24th Foundation Day on Thursday

November 18th, 2009 - 6:21 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov.18 (ANI): The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts will celebrate its 24th Foundation Day on November 19 (Thursday) to commemorate the 92nd birth anniversary of former Prime Minister ...

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Issues regarding country’s security to be looked into carefully: Krishna

November 17th, 2009 - 10:10 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov 17(ANI): External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna on Tuesday said that the country's security would be looked into carefully following the arrest of David Coleman Headley, a Pakistan-born American ...

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Policeman arrested for okaying passport for Pakistan spy?

November 17th, 2009 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Nov 17 (IANS) Three people were arrested here Tuesday for their alleged involvement with suspected Pakistani spy Sayeed Amir Ali, and one of them is believed to be a policeman. While police ...

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Ten killed in Himachal bus accident

November 16th, 2009 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS -
Shimla, Nov 16 (IANS) At least 10 people were killed when an overcrowded bus skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla district Monday, police said. Superintendent ...

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Suspected Pakistani spy arrested at Delhi airport (Lead)

November 15th, 2009 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) A suspected Pakistani spy was arrested from the Indira Gandhi International Airport here early Sunday, a home ministry official said. He has been handed over to Delhi ...

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Pakistani spy arrested from IGI Airport

November 15th, 2009 - 3:33 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov 15 (ANI): Indian Security agencies on Sunday arrested a person allegedly spying for Pakistan from the Indira Gandhi International Airport. According to the Home Ministry, the arrested person is being ...

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Suspected Pakistani spy arrested at Delhi airport

November 15th, 2009 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) A suspected Pakistani spy was arrested from the Indira Gandhi International Airport here early Sunday, home ministry sources said. "He is being interrogated and it is still not ...

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Indira Gandhi loved simple things: Shahnaz Husain (Interview with images)

November 15th, 2009 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS -
By Shilpa Raina New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) A woman who liked simple things and was "in love with her country and grandchildren". That's how herbal beauty care queen Shahnaz Husain describes Indira ...

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Artefacts by leprosy patients a hit in capital’s handicrafts fair

November 13th, 2009 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) From exquisite candles and jewellery to beautifully embroidered shawls and salwar-suits - a range of handicrafts made by leprosy patients is up for sale at the 17th ...

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Misty morning affects visibility in Delhi

November 11th, 2009 - 12:14 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Visibility dropped to 500 metres Wednesday morning as a mist hovered over the national capital. Flights, however, were not affected. The visibility at 5.30 a.m. was 500 metres ...

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Doctor booked for sexual harassment in Himachal

November 11th, 2009 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS -
Shimla, Nov 10 (IANS) A case was filed against a doctor of the prestigious Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital in the Himachal Pradesh capital Tuesday for allegedly sexually harassing a medical ...

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Sikh student federation launches Bhindranwale sticker drive in Ludhiana

November 9th, 2009 - 10:34 pm ICT by ANI -
Ludhiana, Nov. 9 (ANI): Activists of Sikh student federation here on Monday released posters and stickers of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, the main architect of militancy in Punjab, calling him a "saint." Protestors took ...

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Shekhar Kapur remembers 1984 massacre

November 9th, 2009 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Moved by renowned journalist Rahul Bedi's recent recollection of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, internationally acclaimed Indian filmmaker Shekhar Kapur has come out with his own memories of ...

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