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Veraval riots: Nanavati Commission not to issue notice against Modi
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 [...]
South African officials withhold findings of Caster Semenya’s gender test
London, Sep. 19 (ANI): Even before South African star athlete Caster Semenya’s gender was questioned at the World Championships in Berlin, Athletics South Africa (ASA) had found out and withheld the fact that she had internal testes, an e-mail exchange has revealed.
According to the e-mail exchanges published in the Mail and Guardian newspaper, ASA officials [...]
Lahore women files petition seeking Pakistani citizenship for Indian husband
Lahore, Sep.17 (ANI): A Pakistani woman has filed a petition in the Lahore High Court (LHC) seeking Pakistani citizenship for her Indian husband.
Justice Mian Saqib Nisar admitted the petition filed by one Shazia Zia, and referred the matter to the High Court [...]
Missing Hindu nurse’s parents’ pleas in Pak falling on deaf ears
Karachi, Sep.18 (ANI): Family members of the Hindu nurse, Bano, who disappeared from Karachi last month under mysterious circumstances, have urged the government to step into the issue and direct the concerned authorities to pursue the matter seriously to find out her whereabouts.
Bano’s uncle and the head of the Hindu Maheshwari community, Narain Das feared [...]
Farmers protest against Hydro Power Project in Himachal
Rampur (HP), Sept 18 (ANI): Hundreds of residents and farmers here protested against the construction of run-of-river hydropower plant project on the river Satluj.
The campaigners called for Save Satluj drive and complained that the hydropower plant would disturb the ecological balance [...]
Railways to probe scam during Lalu Prasad’s tenure
New Delhi, Sep 18 (ANI): Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee has said an external agency would probe allegations of graft during her predecessor’s tenure.
Lawmakers belonging to Bihar’s Janata Dal (United) had alleged that that during the tenure of former Railways Minister Lalu Prasad, [...]
Govt. to help grant 150,000 illegal Indian citizens Italian citizenship: Krishna
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 [...]
Faster visa to US under Delhi consular section
New Delhi, Sep 15 (ANI): The US Ambassador to India, Timothy Roemer on Monday inaugurated the US Embassy’s new Consular (visa) section in New Delhi.
The new facility is the result of a multi-year, 10 million dollar expansion that would permit the embassy to provide faster and better consular service to the Indian community, particularly [...]
External Affairs Ministry denies Chinese firing across LAC
New Delhi, Sep.15 (ANI): A spokesman of the Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday denied a media report about two ITBP jawans being injured due to firing from across the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
“A media report about two ITBP jawans having been injured due to firing from across the LAC (Line of Actual Control) [...]
We will not let Commonwealth Games suffer: Shiela Dixit
New Delhi, Sep 14 (ANI): A day after the chief of Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) Michael Fennel expressed reservations regarding the completion of work and preparations for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit on Monday admitted that there [...]
Chidambaram says cross border terrorism is a matter of deep concern
New Delhi, Sep 14 (ANI): Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Monday said that cross border terrorism is a matter of deep concern. They find supports among disgruntled elements within India.
Addressing the inaugural session of a two-day conference on internal security threats, Chidambaram said: “Cross border terrorism is a matter of deep concern. Terrorist groups [...]
Michael Bay defends Megan Fox over “dumb-as-a-rock” claims
London, Sep 14 (ANI): American film producer Michael Bay has had to defend actress Megan Fox from the crew on movie ‘Transformers’ after they branded her “dumb” and “ungracious”.
The event had taken place after three unnamed workers posted an open letter supporting Bay, 44, on his official website after [...]
Scientists develop ‘electronic nose’ that can sniff out toxins by changing colors
Washington, September 14 (ANI): A team of scientists has developed a sensor that works as an ‘electronic nose’ in sniffing out some known poisonous gases and toxins, simply by changing colors.
Support for the development and application of this electronic nose comes from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, part of the National Institutes of [...]
Somnath slams CPI (M) leadership, says it made party almost irrelevant
Kolkata, Sep.12 (ANI): The former Communist Party of India (Marxist) member Somnath Chatterjee on Saturday hit out at CPI(M) leadership terming the charges it levelled against him were “a character assassination” and the current political culture of the present leadership made the party [...]
Detained UAE aircraft takes off from Kolkata to China
Kolkata, Sep 10 (ANI): The China-bound cargo plane of United Arab Emirate’s (UAE) Air Force which was carrying arms and ammunition, finally took off from the Netaji Subhas Chnadra Bose International Air port on Thursday morning.
The UAE aircraft was detained by the Indian Security agencies after it found carrying huge cache of arms and [...]
Allahabad University students go on a rampage
Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh), Sep.9 (ANI): Irate students of Allahabad University went on a rampage on Wednesday, necessitating a police baton charge to bring the situation under control.
The clash between the students and the police [...]
External Affairs Ministry directs Defence Ministry to let go UAE military aircraft: Reports
Kolkata, Sep. 9 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs has reportedly directed the Defence Ministry to let go the detained UAE Air Force plane that was detained in Kolkata after arms and ammunition were found on board.
On Tuesday, Kolkata officials had sent a detailed report [...]
Opposition accuses Kerala Govt of leaking out cabinet decision, stages walkout
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep. 9 (ANI): Accusing the Kerala Government of giving cabinet decision documents on a corruption case to CPI-M’s tainted leader Pinarayi Vijyan, the Congress-led Opposition staged a walk out of the Kerala Assembly on Wednesday.
Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan, however, denied the charges, saying that the documents were given [...]
Pak Govt says it is watching illegal madrassas closely
Islamabad, Sep. 9 (ANI): The Pakistan Government has told the National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior that it is monitoring the activities of illegal madrassas in Islamabad.
While responding to concerns expressed by the legislators over unregistered madrassas, Chief Commissioner Fazeel Asghar said there were 140 seminaries in the city, out of which 122 were registered.
The [...]
Syringe attacks continue in Urumqi despite death penalty warning
Urumqi (China), Sep. 9 (ANI): Despite a death penalty warning, 77 cases of needle attack were reported between Sunday and Monday evenings in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, police say.
So far, police have caught 45 suspects during the syringe scare, of whom 12 remain [...]
