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New Delhi, Sep 10 (ANI): The Union Cabinet today approved the Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2009 for amending the Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970.

“Sowa-Rigpa” commonly known as ‘Amchi’ is one of the oldest surviving [...]

Bhopal, Sep.10 (ANI): Abandoned by their own children, many elderly people at an old-age home in Bhopal, performed ‘Shraadh’ for themselves during the ongoing ‘Pitrapaksha’.

As per Hindu tradition, one’s children or family members perform the Shraadh, the ritual of remembering the deceased.

These elderly [...]

London, Sep.6 (ANI): Coach Fabio Capello has warned his England players that they need to be at their best against Croatia on Wednesday night – and also for the rest of the season.

The Daily Express quoted Capello as saying: “We have improved a lot since Croatia won at Wembley to prevent England going to the [...]

New Delhi, Aug. 28 (ANI): The star cast of the upcoming Bollywood film ‘Mohandas’ visited Rajghat, the memorial of Father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi here on Friday.

The movie is the directorial debut of cinematographer Mazhar Kamran who has [...]

Nevada (US), Aug 27 (ANI): Rumour has it that some Hollywood celebrities will partake in the Haridwar Kumbh Mela, termed as biggest spiritual gathering on earth, in India during January-April next year.

The names of the celebrities, however, are being kept under wraps.

For international celebrities, business tycoons and other VVIPs, many luxury camps with all-weather cottages [...]

Shimla, Aug 21 (ANI ) : Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) President Rajnath Singh, on Friday refused to take any questions from the media on the issue of expulsion of former External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh from the party and said L.K [...]

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John David Lewis who teaches at the Duke University wrote a piece called What ‘Right’ to Health Care? where he rips Obama’s health care proposal to shred. Here is what the professor in [...]

Washington, July 12 (ANI): A new analysis has indicated that the judicial appointments of former president George W. Bush suggest that his motivation for appointing nontraditional judges was driven more by ideology and strategy than concerns for diversity.

The analysis was done by Jennifer Segal Diascro, a professor of government at American University’s School of Public [...]

Washington, July 11 (ANI): Reports indicate that tire manufacturer Yokohama is now selling a model made with 80 percent non-petroleum material, substituting orange oil as the primary ingredient to make vulcanized rubber.

According to a report carried out in www.earth911.com, the new tire is called the ‘Super E-spec’ and has already received the Popular Mechanics Editor’s [...]

New York, July 4 (ANI): Sarah Palin’s shocking announcement of stepping down as Alaska Governor has doomed her chances of ever becoming a President, Republican insiders have claimed.

“She has an incredibly thin résumé, a serious lack of gravitas, no coherent philosophy and the people around her are amateurs. She’s finished,” the Daily News quoted a [...]

London, July 3 (ANI): Michael Jackson was an avid reader who had a library at Neverland that held 10,000 volumes on its shelves, his lawyer has revealed.

Bob Sanger, the King of Pop’s lawyer for 16 years, said that Jackson was fascinated by philosophy and history – and covered his books with notes.

“Michael was [...]

London, July 1 (ANI): Arsene Wenger revealed for the first time why he rejected the chance to leave Arsenal for Real Madrid.

The Gunners chief urged the world of football to avoid making “moral judgements” about the Bernabeu side, after admitting he was sorely tempted by the offer from incoming Real Madrid president Florentino Perez in [...]

Islamabad, June 28 (ANI): Former Member of the National Assembly (MNA) Maulana Shah Abdul Aziz has been apprehended with a letter written by Tehrik-e-Taliban (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud to a former ISI general, strengthening the notion that links between banned militant organizations and the ISI are as strong as ever.

Aziz was picked up by intelligence [...]

New York, June 22 (ANI): The death of Neda, which means “voice” in Farsi, has become the central rallying cry of the Iranian protests that followed the disputed presidential election.

Iranian state media has confirmed 17 deaths as a result of the protests. But one death, a woman by the name of Neda, has stood out [...]

Washington, May 18 (ANI): U.S. President Barack Obama has revealed that he is presently reading a book by Joseph O’Neill, titled ‘Netherland’.

He has revealed that reading the book for a half hour forms part of his daily schedule-which includes morning workouts, [...]

Washington, May 18 (ANI): U.S. President Barack Obama has revealed that he is presently reading a book by Joseph O’Neill, titled ‘Netherland’.

He has revealed that reading the book for a half hour forms part of his daily schedule-which includes morning workouts, office work, and spending time with his family.

“I’m a night owl. My usual [...]

Washington, May 11 (ANI): Responding strongly to critics of his administration in the United States, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari said on Sunday that the war against extremists and militants in the tribal badlands had begun much before the 9/11 strikes across America.

“It’s a war of our existence,” Zardari told NBC News’s Meet the Press.

“We’ve [...]

Washington, May 1 (ANI): Rachel McAdams has urged women to opt for bamboo lingerie for the betterment of environment.

The Notebook star has become a leading celebrity green activist and she has launched a website, GreenIsSexy.org, to help raise awareness about clothing alternatives and better ways to serve the environment.

“A sexy green thing to do is [...]

London, April 20 (IANS) Nobel laureate Amartya Sen Monday criticised Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav’s campaign pledge to banish the use of English in Uttar Pradesh, saying such a move would only deepen existing divisions between the haves and have-nots in the state.
‘I don’t know what Mulayam Singh Yadav has in mind… I don’t [...]

London, April 19 (IANS) Britain’s foreign minister will be in a high-profile ‘conversation’ with Indian Nobel-laureate Amartya Sen before the world’s press Monday but organisers can’t say what they will be talking about.
More than 50 journalists from 26 countries have signed up for the Monday morning event that will mark the launch of the London [...]