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Jerusalem, Sep 20 (ANI): Following the US and UK deploring Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s ‘Holocaust- a myth’ remark, Russia too has called his statement “totally unacceptable.”

The Jerusalem Post quoted Russian foreign ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko as saying that “such statements, wherever they come from, contradict the truth and are totally unacceptable.”

“Attempts to rewrite history, [...]

London, Sep 19(ANI): England paceman James Anderson has said that the England team would be looking forward to avoid a humiliating 7-0 whitewash against Australia in the NatWest Series.

England team has been [...]

Ahmedabad, Sep.19 (ANI): In a major reprieve for Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the Justice Girish Thakorlal Nanavati Commission on Saturday confirmed that it would not be issuing any notice to him in connection with the communal riots in Veraval.

However, the commission has asked the State Government to give it transcripts of the conversations that [...]

Istanbul (Turkey), Sep.18 (ANI): In a unique landmark exercise, the Indian Government has undertaken a massive action plan to help over 150,000 illegal Indian immigrants acquire Italian citizenship within the next fortnight.

Revealing this information exclusively to ANI TV, Indian External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said the Italian Government has given New Delhi fifteen days [...]

Islamabad, Sep.15 (ANI): The Pakistan Government has continuously denied the presence of any terror groups inside the country’s boundaries, saying the outfits which are carrying out terrorist activities are ‘non state’ actors. However, an editorial in one of the leading English dailies of the country has said Islamabad must get rid of these non-state actors [...]

Islamabad, Sep 14 (ANI): A number of women shoppers in Pakistan have come out with complaints that eve teasing is on the rise in markets and bazaars, and that the police enjoy watching it happening.

With Eid just around the corner, the markets and bazaars are crowded with shoppers, but there are hardly any policemen to [...]

New Delhi, Sep.14 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday rebutted criticism of her government’s efforts on preparations for the Commonwealth Games to be held in the national capitalext year.

Reacting to Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president Mike Fennell’s concerns about the organizing committee’s ability to deliver, Dikshit said that she had not received or [...]

Kolkata, Sep 11(ANI): Bibi Russell, a noted fashion designer from Bangladesh, showcased her new collection, which is inspired by the rural life on the second day of Kolkata Fashion Week here on Thursday.

Russell’s creations, which included sarees, salwar kurtas and western wear, were based on natural fabrics like cotton and silk.

“If you [...]

London, September 10 (ANI): Teenagers’ obsession with mobile phones and computers is taking a toll on their education, suggests a new research.

Andrew Kakabadse, professor of international management development, Cranfield School of Management, found that almost 60 per cent of teenagers were submitting coursework downloaded from the web without reading, rewriting, or understanding it.

The survey also [...]

Washington, Sep.9 (ANI): Though Obama administration officials are reluctant to confirm that there has been wholesale fraud in the presidential elections in Afghanistan, they have recognised that with President Hamid Karzai getting a slim majority, that they will have to keep dealing with him for another five years.

While there are clearly numerous egregious instances of [...]

Nevada (US), Sep.9 (ANI): Hindus have applauded Catholic Archdiocese of Malta for documenting that students should “learn from the beauty and goodness of other faith traditions”.

According to Constitution of Malta (Chapter I, Article 2, Item 3): “Religious teaching of the Roman Catholic Apostolic Faith shall be provided in all State schools as part of compulsory [...]

Wellington, Sep 8 (ANI): Architectures in New Zealand capital Wellington are all set to build a toilet block that will clearly resemble the shape of Madonna’s infamous pointy bra to jazz up its waterfront.

Although the 400,000-dollar designer toilets were meant to resemble a crayfish, locals claim that they look more like a pair of pointy [...]

London, September 7 (ANI): A new survey of public attitudes to deceitful behaviour has shown that men and women’s views of what is dishonest vary greatly.

Released at the British Science Festival at Surrey University, Guildford, the study conducted by two academic criminologists has shown that women are more likely than men to categorise some behaviour [...]

Hyderabad, Sep.6 (ANI): The son of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Jaganmohan Reddy, on Sunday urged his supporters to obey the party high command’s directives on the succession issue in the state.

Appealing to his supporters to be patient, Jaganmohan Reddy said: “Sonia Gandhi (Congress president) knows what is good for us all. [...]

Gaziabad, Sep.5 (ANI): Agitated over a drive to demolish unauthorised structures by the administrative authorities, residents in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazibad district turned violent and clashed with police on Saturday.

The protesting mob torched many vehicles including a bus and two [...]

Unnao (UP), Sep 5 (ANI): Drought has hit hard the farmers of Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district.

The fear of people dying of starvation looms large as farmers have been either unable to sow their crops on time due to inadequate rainfall or the sown crops have dried in the fields.

“The rain has been almost negligible. It [...]

London, Sept 5 (ANI): A new UK study has shown that while boys aspire to take up a job that would catapult them to limelight, girls are likely to wish for more caring roles.

The survey involving 2,000 adults, showed that majority of the men admitted that they dreamt of playing professional football as a boy. [...]

Urumqi (China), Sep 3(ANI): Following a spate of ethnically motivated syringe attacks in China’s Xinjiang province, renewed mass demonstrations and violence was reported in the region on Thursday.

Thousands of people gathered at the residential quarter of Xiaoximen, [...]

Washington, September 3 (ANI): In an experiment, a scientist is using 100,000-degree heat to study ultra-high temperature and non-equilibrium plasmas to mimic what happens to matter in accretion disks around black holes.

The scientist in question is University [...]

Lahore, Sep. 2 (ANI): Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf has invited ‘Nazims’ (elected officials of local governments) to meet him in Abu Dhabi in order to gain his support against government’s move to scrap the existing local government system.

Nazims already have support of the PML-Q and the MQM.

“Former president after concluding his visit to Saudi [...]