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Shia Muslims to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on Monday
Lucknow, Sept 20 (ANI): A senior official of Shia Muslim community has said that Eid-ul-Fitr would be celebrated on Monday. Kalbe Sadiq, Shia cleric and senior vice president of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board, said here that the Ramadan moon would be sighted on Sunday. “I can say without any doubt that in [...]
Nine-day ‘Navratri’ festival begins all over India
New Delhi/ Faizabad/Allahabad, Sept 19 (ANI): The nine-day ‘Navratri’ festival began across India with religious fervour on Saturday. Thousands of devotees queued up at various temples dedicated to Goddess Durga. In New Delhi, devotees converged at Jhandewalan to offer prayers prior to dawn and observed fast throughout the day. “We observe fast on the first [...]
Sealdah-New Delhi Duronto Express flagged off
Kolkata, Sep 19 (ANI): Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee flagged off Sealdah-New Delhi Duronto express, the country’s first point-to-point non-stop train in Kolkata. The Duronto express will cover the 1447-km distance between Sealdah and New Delhi in 16 hours and 20 minutes. “After 30 years there is a train called Duronto. It will go faster than [...]
Stabbed West Ham star Davenport takes his first steps
London, Sep.19 (ANI): Looking gaunt almost a month after being knifed in his legs six times, West Ham star Calum Davenport took his first steps in public on Friday. The unshaven ex-England Under-21 defender, dressed in a navy blue tracksuit and wearing slippers, hobbled on crutches outside hospital, reports The Sun. He was allegedly attacked [...]
‘Dirty Dancing’ town planning memorial for Patrick Swayze
London, Sep 19 (ANI): Locals of a North Carolina community, where Patrick Swayze’s film ‘Dirty Dancing’ was shot, are planning a memorial service for the late star. The ‘Ghost’ star died on Monday evening after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. The town of Lake Lure will pay homage to the 57-year-old during a memorial [...]
Muslims in Lucknow offer ‘Alvida Namaz’ before Eid
Lucknow, Sep 18(ANI): Muslims gathered in huge numbers at several mosques of Lucknow on Friday to offer the ‘Alvida Namaz’ marking the last Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan. “We prayed to the Lord to raise the financial status of Muslims and also eradicate all their problems. In India, Hindu and Muslims have [...]
Army hosts yacht training camp for school children
Nainital, Sep 18 (ANI): With an aim to revive yacht sailing in the country, a 15-day camp is being organised in Nainital district of Uttarakhand where in school children are being trained in yacht sailing. Over 40 school students from the various parts of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh are taking part in the camp, which [...]
Flintoff to coach UAE cricket team for six months
London, Sep 18(ANI): England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff will be coaching the United Arab Emirates national team during the period that he recovers from knee surgery. “A partnership has been agreed with Dubai Sports City to use their gym and facilities as a base for his rehabilitation. In return he will be carrying out some coaching [...]
Pak Army’s plans to use private militia against Taliban may backfire: Report
Washington, Sep.18 (ANI): The Pakistan Army’s initiative to sponsor local militias, or the lashkars, as they are commonly known, may have been working in its favour against the Taliban, however some people feel such move could back fire in future. Backed by the Army, which had initiated an all out operation against the Taliban in [...]
Scientists find meteorite that came from innermost asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter
Washington, September 18 (ANI): In a very rare finding, scientists have discovered an unusual kind of meteorite in the Western Australian desert and have uncovered that it came from the innermost main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Meteorites are the only surviving physical record of the formation of our Solar System. However, information about [...]
Jumbos enjoy a day off at a wildlife sanctuary in West Bengal
Jalpaiguri, Sep 18 (ANI): Captive elephants, used by the forest officials to supervise the area, enjoyed a royal treat at the Jaldapara Sanctuary in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal. The forest officials use elephants to supervise the area since most of the sanctuary is inaccessible by vehicle or on foot. Every year on the occasion [...]
Extremely tough to win a Grand Slams now, says Murray
London, Sep.17 (ANI): World Number three Andy Murray is of the view that winning a Grand Slam title in the present day and age is far more tougher than it was before, given the kind of talent on show in the tennis circuit. He said that when players are competing against the likes of Roger [...]
Action plan to phase out consumption of HCFC is on track: Ramesh
New Delhi, Sep 16 (ANI): Union Environment and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh said on Wednesday that India has developed a comprehensive Road Map and Action Plan to phase-out of production and consumption of Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) in various sectors. Addressing the gathering during the 15th International Ozone Day here Ramesh said: “The Government of India has [...]
Patna schoolchildren protest against kidnapping of six-year-old boy
Patna, Sep. 16 (ANI): School students in Patna city protested on Wednesday against the kidnapping of a six-year-old boy. Shresht Sanjay was kidnapped at the gunpoint in Patna on Monday. Shresht is a standard One student at Christ church school in Kankarbagh area. Students of Montessori School in Patna organised a ‘hawan’ to pray for [...]
Climate change will lead to less ultraviolet radiation over northern high latitudes
Imphal, Sep.16 (ANI): “Move onward with the Lord within your heart and with the footprints of your ancestors in your eyes’ is the greatest moral teaching from Heigru Hidongba ceremony held every year in Manipur. Heigru Hidongba, a socio-religious ceremony, to exhibit the firm devotion of the descendants of the Great Grand Mantri Anandashai of [...]
NASA concludes tests for prototype Moon rovers
Washington, September 16 (ANI): NASA has concluded two weeks of technology development tests on two of the agency’s prototype lunar rovers. “These tests provide us with crucial information about how our cutting edge vehicles perform in field situations approximating the moon,” said Rob Ambrose, Human Robotic Systems project lead at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in [...]