Frequencies that touch lives: India’s growing community radio stations (Feature)
July 31st, 2012 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Gurgaon, July 31 (IANS) Gurgaon Ki Awaaz, Lalit Lokvani, Chanderi ki Awaaz ...India's community radio stations are reaching out to touch lives and livelihoods in little hamlets and ... Read more...
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Security, corruption issues in coming northeast polls: Congress
April 30th, 2012 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, April 30 (IANS) Law and order and corruption would be the two major poll planks of the Congress during assembly elections next year in the three northeastern states of ... Read more...
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BJP supports Hazare’s movement, says Varun Gandhi
August 27th, 2011 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Varun Gandhi Saturday said his party supported social activist Anna Hazare in his anti-corruption crusade, which had convinced the ... Read more...
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Medicinal herbs replace cannabis growing in Himachal
May 11th, 2011 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mandi (Himachal Pradesh), May 11 (IANS) Once notorious for cannabis cultivation, the hills of Mandi in Himachal Pradesh are now witnessing a welcome change - acres devoted to high-value medicinal ... Read more...
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Gender equality, advancement of women critical for development: Patil
March 17th, 2011 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI
Chandigarh, Mar 17 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Thursday said gender equality and advancement of women, is one of the most critical aspects of development in all parts of the world, ... Read more...
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Bihar’s silent revolution: 30,000 women now own land
January 19th, 2011 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
By Imran Khan
Patna, Jan 19 (IANS) Until two-and-a-half years ago, Parvatia Devi and Kamla Devi were among the poorest of the poor. They worked as farm labourers and did odd jobs to ... Read more...
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Advani to address three public meetings in Bihar
October 19th, 2010 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, Oct 19 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L K Advani will address three public meetings in constituencies that go to polls in Bihar on October 24.Advani would ... Read more...
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Pak foreign policy under US influence: Nisar
January 7th, 2010 - 6:00 pm ICT by ANI
Rawalpindi, Jan 7(ANI): Leader of Opposition in the Pakistan National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has said that the country's foreign policy is under the Obama administration's influence.Nisar said that the USA ... Read more...
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Rural job scheme turning wage seekers into entrepreneurs
October 20th, 2009 - 11:18 am ICT by IANS
By Mohammed Shafeeq
Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh), Oct 20 (IANS) What is common between a small farmer whose son is studying medicine, a smuggler of valuable wood who gave up the illegal activity ... Read more...
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International RTI Film Festival begins
October 7th, 2009 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) With a documentary highlighting the success stories of Bulgarian journalists in unmasking corruption using the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the International RTI Film Festival (IRFF) started ... Read more...
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Dalit woman priest works silent revolution in Nepal (Feature with images)
September 22nd, 2009 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Sep 22 (IANS) As Nepal's parliament remains paralysed due to bickering among the major parties and the task of drafting a ground-breaking constitution by next year seems doomed to ... Read more...
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Ex-Black Cap Hart horrified by calls for Kiwi sportspersons to go to terror-hit Pakistan
March 11th, 2009 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
Hamilton (New Zealand), Mar.11 (ANI): Calls for New Zealand sports people to continue touring countries at risk of terrorist attack have horrified former Hamilton and Black Cap cricketer Rob Hart.
In ... Read more...
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A silent revolution is taking place in rural India: Aiyar
February 15th, 2009 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) A "silent revolution" is taking place in rural India where women are working side by side with men in panchayats in a way that is bringing about ... Read more...
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Silent revolution: more women elected in India than rest of world
November 19th, 2008 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Calling it a silent revolution in India, Panchayati Raj Minister Mani Shankar Aiyer Wednesday said women represent close to 40 percent in local self-governance, going beyond the ... Read more...
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25 years of Appiko, a green movement to save trees in Karnataka
November 17th, 2008 - 4:22 pm ICT by ANI
By K.G.Vasuki
Sirsi (Karnataka), Nov.17 (ANI): The 25 years of Appiko or, hug the tree Green Movement on the Sahyadri Mountain ranges in the western ghats of Karnataka has created a tremendous ... Read more...
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Sonia Gandhi sounds election bugle in Andhra Pradesh (Second Lead)
September 11th, 2008 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh), Sep 11 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Thursday sounded the election bugle in Andhra Pradesh by addressing two massive public meetings and seeking another term for the ruling Congress ... Read more...
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UTV to have independent Hollywood venture
May 15th, 2008 - 6:31 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) UTV Motion Pictures has announced its first independent Hollywood venture "Ex-terminators". The movie, currently being shot in Austin, Texas, has Heather Graham, Jennifer Coolidge, Matthew Settle, Joey Lauren ... Read more...
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‘Hindraf rally turned Malaysian Indians against government’
May 14th, 2008 - 1:24 pm ICT by admin
Kuala Lumpur, May 14 (IANS) Malaysia's ethnic Indians staged "a silent revolution" against the government, "triggered" by the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf), during the March general elections, a minister has said. ... Read more...
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Bridge man of Mangalore
April 12th, 2008 - 5:08 pm ICT by admin
By K.G.Vasuki
Sullia (Karnataka), Apr 12 (ANI): For Girish Bharadwaj, the hanging bridges he builds to connect people and their cultures are his expression of connectivity.
Girish is fondly called the ... Read more...
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Sex workers in Gujarat village say no to flesh trade
March 29th, 2008 - 11:07 am ICT by admin
By V.N. Balakrishna
Vadiya (Gujarat), March 29 (IANS) A silent revolution is sweeping through the dusty terrain of this village, barely 70 km from the India-Pakistan border in Banaskantha district. More than 80 ... Read more...
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Organic farming makes a good start in Bangalore
March 6th, 2008 - 6:10 pm ICT by admin
Bangalore, Mar 6 (ANI): They believe, natural way of living and healthy food habits are mantra to sustain health of the society. They promote natural and organic foods as a mission and ... Read more...
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Women journalists to give their viewpoints on J-K’s areas of conflict
December 8th, 2007 - 8:47 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Dec 8 (ANI): Charkha, a non-government organisation, has announced fellowships for women journalists to highlight their perspectives on the areas of conflict in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Sanjoy Ghose Media Fellowships ... Read more...
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