India News / Press Releases on December 22, 2007

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Avoid communalisation and politicisation of anti-terror laws: Chief Justice of India
Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan on Saturday said that communalisation and politicisation of anti-terror laws must be prevented. ANI

Miffed Keshubhai Patel ready to reply BJPs showcause notice
Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Gujarat Chief Minister, Keshubhai Patel today said that he is ready to give a reply to the show cause notice issued by the BJP for his alleged anti-party activities. ANI

Election Commission warns Modi, Sonia Gandhi for violating code of conduct
The Election Commission (EC) today came down heavily on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Sonia Gandhi for violating the model code of conduct during the Gujarat Assembly polls. ANI

Mayawati to address BSP rally in Bangalore on Sunday
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati will address a mammoth convention of her party workers at the Palace Grounds here on Sunday. ANI

Delhis India International Centre suspends M.F.Hussain art exhibition
The India International Center (IIC) in the national capital suspended an art exhibition of artist M.Hussain after reportedly receiving threats from right wing groups. ANI

Taslima is not under house arrest, says Pranab Mukherjee
External Affairs Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday denied that controversial Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen was under house arrest. ANI

Vikram Verma named new BJP Vice President
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Rajnath Singh today named former Rajya Sabha MP from Madhya Pradesh, Vikram Verma, as the partys new vice president. ANI

UP Police arrest two HUJI militants (Lead: UP police)
The Uttar Pradesh Police and central security agencies today arrested two militants of the Harkat-ul-Jehad-al-Islami (HuJI) who were allegedly involved in serial bomb blasts in the state. ANI

Chinese court sentences former power company chairman to death
A Chinese court has sentenced the former board chairman of Shanghai Electric Group and former president of Shanghai SVA (Group), Wang Chengming, to death for being involved in collective misappropriation and taking bribes. ANI

Footwear industry in Agra thrives on child labour
Despite laws banning child labour in India, children continue to work in footwear factories in Agra, one of the leading centres of footwear industry in the country. ANI

Taslima Nasreen put her next novel on hold
Bangladeshi Author Taslima Nasreen who has been in hiding at a government safe house in Delhi for over a month has decided to put her next novel on hold. ANI

IAF plane catches fire at Bhubaneswar airport
An Indian Air Force plane caught fire while taking off from the Biju Patnaik Airport here today. ANI

Woman found killed in Gurgaon
A young woman, in her mid-30s, was found murdered at her Sushant Lok house in Gurgaon this morning. ANI

Indian Military Academy alumni gather for reunion after 60 years
Alumni of the 1947 batch of Indian Military Academy, the first batch to be commissioned post India-Pakistan partition in 1947, gathered for their diamond jubilee reunion in Dehradun. ANI

Former cadres blame ULFA for ills of Assam
A number of cadres, who left the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) recently, blame the separatist outfit for many of the ills plaguing Assam. ANI

Central India Horse celebrates 150th raising day
Colourful celebrations marked the 150th raising day of the Central India Horse (CIH) regiment of the Indian army in Bathinda recently. ANI

Christmas brings cheer to street children in Guwahati
Christmas season brought cheer to street children in Guwahati as social activists gave them food, clothes and enjoyment. ANI

Big Bs mother Teji Bachchan cremated
) : The last rites of actor Amitabh Bachchans mother, Teji Bachchan, were performed at the Juhu Cremation Ground here on Saturday. ANI

PM condoles demise of Arunachal Congress President
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has condoled the demise of Arunachal Pradesh Congress President Omem Moyong Deori. ANI

Kalam to teach management students
Former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam will teach students of the Faculty of Management Studies at the Delhi University this afternoon. ANI

Counting for Gujarat Assembly polls tomorrow
Counting of votes for the two-phased Gujarat Assembly elections will take place tomorrow. ANI

Kathak revival in Punjab
Kathak, the classical dance of North India, is being revived in Punjab. ANI

New Delhi stands by its avowed polices on Taslima Nasreen: Pranab
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said that Indias policies on foreign nationals seeking shelter were applicable to Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen as well. ANI

Two HUJI militants arrested
The Uttar Pradesh Police and central security agencies today arrested two militants of the Harkat-ul-Jehad-al-Islami (HuJI) who were allegedly involved in serial bomb blasts in the state. ANI

Teji Bachchan to be cremated today
The cremation of Teji Bachchan, the mother of Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, will be held here today. ANI

Dharam Raj Ranka on a mission to protect India's most revered animal 'Cow'
Cows rescued from Slaughter houses in Hyderabad not only get a fresh lease of life, but also a royal treatment at city's "Satyam Shivam Sundaram Gau Nivaas" which is claimed to be South India's biggest and best maintained Gow Shala which is now celebrating 6th anniversary. Solus Media

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