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CPM to decide on Kerala unit infighting today

New Delhi July 12, (ANI): The Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) is likely announce it’s with a decision today on the infighting in its Kerala unit.

The two-day meet that began on Saturday, is discussing the fate of Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan and party’s state unit secretary, Pinarayi Vijayan, who are [...]

Chris Brown hooks up with Kanye West’s on-off girlfriend Amber Rose

New York, Jul 6 (ANI): R ‘n’ B singer Chris Brown was reportedly spotted making out with American rapper Kanye West’s on-and-off girlfriend Amber Rose recently.

Both Brown, 20, and Rose, 26, locked lips at the July 4 White Party thrown by Sean (Diddy) Combs and Ashton Kutcher in Beverly Hills.

And even though Brown arrived at [...]

Mango festival starts in Haryana

Chandigarh, July 4 (IANS) Lovers of the king of fruits thronged a Haryana town as the 18th edition of the mango festival started Saturday.
Around 2,835 entries of mangoes from all across northern India were displayed in the Mango Mela but the highlight of the event is the display of 285 rare varieties of the fruit.
There [...]

BCCI to reconsider Deodhar Trophy’s fate after Sena threats

Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) Stung by threats from the Shiv Sena, the Indian cricket board is contemplating to accommodate the Deodhar Trophy tournament in a cramped 2009-10 schedule.
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary N. Srinivasan said Saturday the fate of the Deodhar Trophy will be decided in the next working committee meeting.
The [...]

Tour de France – Tour de France 2009 – Tour De France TV Schedule – Tour De France TV Schedule 2009 – Tour de France starts from July 4 2009 – Lance Armstrong in Tour de France 2009

Tour de France – Tour de France 2009 – Tour De France TV Schedule – Tour De France TV Schedule 2009 – Tour de France starts from July 4 2009 -  Lance Armstrong in Tour de France 2009
The 96th Tour de france this year, which will be starting today from Monaco from July 4. This [...]

Jackson to be buried in a $25,000 coffin

London, July 4 (IANS) King of Pop Michael Jackson is likely to be buried in a $25,000 solid bronze casket, just like soul legend James Brown.
Known as the Promethean, the coffin has a hand-polished 14-carat gold-plate finish and blue velvet-lined interior, reported thesun.co.uk.
It is the same model chosen by relatives of James Brown for the [...]

Michael Owen seals Manchester United switch

London, July 4 (DPA) Striker Michael Owen completed his free-transfer move to English football champions Manchester United Friday.
The 29 year old underwent stringent medical tests before signing a two-year contract on what is believed to be a pay-as-you-play basis with a basic weekly wage topped up by bonuses.
“Michael is a world-class forward with a proven [...]

“Slumdog” child star gets a new home in Mumbai

Mumbai, July 4 (ANI): Azharuddin Ismail, child star of the Oscar-winning movie “Slumdog Millionaire” got his new home in an upmarket Mumbai suburb on Saturday.

Ismail, who played the youngest Salim in the movie Directed by Danny Boyle, was exuberant about his newly allocated apartment.

“I [...]

Monsoon woes continue in Uttar Pradesh

Madna (Uttar Pradesh), July 4 (ANI): Delay in Monsoon in Uttar Pradesh, is upsetting villagers and farmers of Madna village, as they are going through a tough time as the fields in the region have almost dried up.

Harvesting was supposed to start by June 15 but with the delay in [...]

Heavy rainfall disrupts normal life in Mumbai

Mumbai, July 4 (ANI): Heavy monsoon downpour flooded streets and disrupted life in Mumbai on Saturday, as pedestrians waded through filthy knee-deep water facing lots of difficulty in commuting.

Many commuters were stranded on the flooded streets as [...]

JKNPP opposes court’s verdict on legalising homosexual relations

New Delhi, July 4 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) workers on Saturday held a demonstration in front of the Parliament in New Delhi, to protest against Delhi High Court’s verdict that legalises homosexuality.

Bhim Singh, Chief of JKNPP, said the judgement, which [...]

‘Shiney Ahuja’s maid was raped,’ says NCW chief

New Delhi, July 4 (ANI): The National Commission for Women (NCW) chief Girija Vyas said here on Saturday that Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja’s 18-year-old maid categorically stated that she was raped by the actor.

“When we had talked to the girl in Mumbai, [...]

Janata Dal (S) decides to stay with the Left front in Kerala

New Delhi July 4 (ANI): The National Executive meeting of the Janata Dal (Secular) has decided to remain with the Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala.

Speaking to the media here to day after the meeting of party’s national executive committee, [...]

Koraput Tribals launch sanitation drive

Koraput (Orissa), July 4 (ANI): Tribals in Orissa’s Koraput District have launched a sanitation drive to keep their villages clean and hygienic.

‘Sanjog’, a government run programme, was organised jointly by Panchayat Raj department, women and child department, health department and education [...]

Elephant rescued from muddy swamp in Kerala district

Wayanad (Kerala), July 4 (ANI): After a struggle of many hours and the effort of villagers, the life of an elephant which was stuck in a muddy swamp in the remote village of Madaki estate in Kerala’s Wayanad district, was saved on Saturday.

The elephant named Ramachandran was owned [...]

500,000 marooned in flood ravaged Bangladesh, six killed in landslides

Dhaka, July 4 (ANI): At least six people have died in landslides triggered off by heavy rains in Bangladesh’s Habibganj District.

Flash floods have stranded 500,000 people, officials said on Saturday.

The rivers Surma and Khusiara are in spate for the last four days.

Officials said [...]

NCW proposes to set up boards to rehabilitate rape victims

New Delhi, July 4 (ANI): The National Commission for Women (NCW) has proposed to set up a board at district level to rehabilitate rape victims.

The NCW has drawn a rehabilitation scheme for rape victims, which would help them to resume normal lives.

Addressing a press conference here, NCW Chairperson Girija Vyas said [...]

Real Madrid to bid for Ashley Cole

London, July 4 (ANI): Spanish football giant Real Madrid are expected to bid for Chelsea star Ashley Cole, after he rejected a new deal with the Blues.

According to reports, Cole has rejected the new contract which would have left him at least 30,000 pounds-a-week short [...]

Jackson’s 1984 portrait up for grabs

New York, July 4 (ANI): A “Michael Jackson” painting created by King of Pop Art Andy Warhol in 1984 has been under the hammer at the Vered Gallery of East Hampton.

The portrait depicts a smiling King of Pop in his red military uniform from his hit album “Thriller”.

Ruth [...]

A group of Afghan students visits India to learn Hindi

Agra, July 4 (ANI): A group of 34 students from the Nanghar University in Afghanistan recently visited Agra to study Hindi.

The students included six girls and 28 boys.

The students are being taught the language by the Central Hindi Organisation (CHO).

Chandrakant Tripathi, organization’s secretary [...]