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Peace March in support of Tibet
Hundreds of activist of various organizations on Saturday took out a peace March in support of Tibetan cause in the heart of Amritsar. ANI
Tripura DGPs cremation held with state honour
Cremation of Deputy General of Police (DGP) K T D Singh was performed Saturday at Battala Cremation ground with full state honour. ANI
Womens Reservation Bill to be tabled in Parliament next week: PM
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday expressed his keenness to table the Womens reservation bill in the current budget session of Parliament. ANI
Case registered against BJP MLA for vandalising school
Uttarakhand Police on Saturday registered a case against a legislator in Dehradun after BJP activists vandalized a Christian school on the day of a shutdown called by the party. ANI
Sarabjit Singhs family celebrates stay on his execution
The beleaguered family members of Sarabjit Singh, the Indian national on death row in Pakistan for the last 17 years, erupted in ecstasy in Amritsar after the Pakistani Government deferred Singhs execution. ANI
National Conference questions credibility of voters I-card in J-K
The National Conference on Saturday questioned the credibility of identification process ahead of elections later this year as militants infiltrating into Kashmir have managed to acquire voter identity cards. ANI
Fire at Asias biggest chilli market in AP results in mega financial loss
A major fire damaged a chilli market yard in Guntur on Saturday has caused heavy financial losses. ANI
Give BJP a chance to set things right in Karnataka: Advani
Holding the Congress Party responsible for spiralling inflation, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L K Advani on Saturday appealed to electorate of Karnataka to give his party a chance to set things right in Karnataka. ANI
India confers Padma Shri on Canadian food scientist
Canadian biochemist, Joseph H. Hulse, one of the worlds leading experts in biotechnology and a former Vice-President of Canadas International Development Research Centre (IDRC), will be honoured this year with a Padma Shri award, at a ceremony to be held at Rashtrapati Bhawan on May 5. One of Indias highest civilian marks of recognition, the Padma Shri conferred to Prof. Hulse comes at a time when the spectre of food crises looms over the world. A former scientific advisor to the UN Secretary General, Prof. Hulse has devoted his life to research on food, nutrition and food security and written many acclaimed scientific books and papers on the subject.We are very pleased to see such a prestigious award being conferred on a man whose illustrious career has been one devoted to mankind, said David Malone, Canadas High Commissioner to India and President-elect of IDRC. This recognition will bring to the attention of those not already aware that Canadians are heavily engaged in research activities aimed at bettering life conditions in the developing world. Receiving accolades in India is not new to Prof. Hulse, who first visited the country in 1962 to offer Canadian cooperation in the establishment of the International Food Technology Training Centre, Mysore. In the next 40 years, he travelled to India over 60 times for various projects. Indians have shown their appreciation for Prof. Hulses contribution to their country by honouring his achievements.In 2006, Prof. Hulse was elected Fellow for Life of Indias National Academy of Sciences. To date, he remains the only non-Indian to have received the Conservation of the Environment Award presented by Rotary Clubs and the Earthcare Society of India.Prof. Hulse is currently a Visiting Professor at the Central Food Technological Research Institute in Mysore and the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation in Tamil Nadu, besides being the Honorary Fellow of the University of Manchesters Institute of Science and Technology and the Australian, British and New Zealand Institutes of Food Science Technology. ANI
LF partners hold CPI(M) responsible for pre-poll terror
Major Left Front partners like the RSP and the Forward Bloc have charged Big Brother CPI(M) with resorting to large-scale violence to defeat their nominees for the rural polls scheduled to be held in the second week of this month. ANI
Resident of Gorakhpur produces music from leaves!
A man at Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh displays extraordinary talent by playing a wide variety of music with leaves as instruments. ANI
Sarabjit Singhs family celebrates indefinite postponement of his hanging
) As news of the indefinite postponement of Sarabjits Singhs death sentence reached his hometown, Bhikhiwind, his family members turned emotional. ANI
Educational department employees protest against extortion calls in Manipur
pur, May 3 (ANIEmployees of the Higher Education Directorate here staged a sit-in protest on Saturday against the extortion demands made by militant outfits. ANI
Raging forest fire poses a threat to Jim Corbett National Park
A fire that has been raging in the forests of Uttarakhand for nearly a week now poses a threat to the famed Jim Corbett National Park. ANI
Fire destroys chilli market in Andhra Pradesh
A major fire has damaged a chilli market yard in Guntur in Andhra Pradesh today, causing heavy financial losses. ANI
Malaria claims 22 lives in Tripura
Malaria continues to take a heavy toll in Tripura with reports of at least 30 tribals falling prey to high fever and 22 of them succumbing to the vector spread disease. ANI
Land fetches fabulous price at Mohali
Farmers at a Jhurheri village in Punjab have struck gold as they are offered a huge financial package as compensation for the land acquired by the government for construction of the Mohali International Airport. ANI
No takers for farm produce as government cracks down on hoarders
Farmers in Nagpur are facing a tough time as traders have stopped buying their produce. ANI
Hindu Makkal Katchi protests Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat indecent attire
Activists of the Hindu Makkal Katchi have protested against Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawats indecent attire while accompanying Hollywood action hero Jackie Chan to the music release of a Tamil film. ANI
An elephant and her calf electrocuted in Orissa
A mother elephant with its calf, electrocuted by a low dangling high-tension electric cable, died on the spot at Badrama Ghati range along Sambalpur-Deogarh districts border in Orissa. ANI
Price rise key to national polls schedule: Advani
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L K Advani has said the price rise would be the key to the scheduling of the national polls. ANI