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BILLINGS, Mont. — A U.S. bankruptcy judge is stopping the new owners of the Yellowstone Club from buying a key piece of property within the exclusive, millionaires-only ski resort.
Cycling star Greg LeMond had objected to the deal. He is one of the club’s original members, and his family holds a $13.5 million lien on [...]

Ahmedabad, Sep 18(ANI): In contrast to leaders of some political parties, who are criticising the austerity measures mooted by the government as mere ‘tokenism’, Gandhians associated with the Sabarmati Ashram at Ahmedabad have lauded the initiative.

The Gandhains, who themselves live a life of extreme simplicity, following [...]

New Delhi, Sept 15 (ANI): The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has renewed its commitment of financial support to the Public Service Broadcasting Trust (PSBT), a Delhi-based NGO.

Under the plan scheme component for production of documentaries through NGOs, the Films Division would grant funds to the PSBT, which has been short-listed for production of [...]

Bhubaneshwar, Sep 13 (ANI): Twenty-five minor girls were rescued from an orphanage by police here on Saturday night during a raid.

The Orissa police, later, claimed to have busted a group involved in sexual exploitation of the rescued girls.

According to police, caretaker of the orphanage and his friends used to sexually exploiting the minor girls.

Police [...]

New York, Sep. 2 (ANI): A court-appointed trustee overseeing the Madoff case is poised to file civil complaints against jailed Ponzi King Bernie Madoff’s two sons Mark and Andrew – who ran their father’s trading division – and Peter Madoff, Bernie’s brother and company’s chief compliance officer.

Trustee Irving Picard will seek in excess of 50 [...]

Kuala Lumpur, Aug 19 (ANI): Pictures of a semi-dressed young Caucasian woman supposedly praying at the Kek Lok Si Temple has left temple trustees furious.

The trustees have denied that the pictures, being circulated through an email, were shot inside their temple, and have claimed that it is the work of some mischievous people, who are [...]

New Delhi, July 4 (ANI): The Central Board of Trustees (CBT) of the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is meeting today to discuss the rate of interest for provident fund for the current financial year.

Labour Minster Mallikarjun Kharge will chair the meeting.

The EPFO meeting, which is happening two days before the presentation of the general [...]

Mumbai, May 17 (ANI): Advocate Abbas Kazmi, who represent Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist of Mumbai terror attacks, today said that he would move to court to challenge the controversial decision of Islamic Gymkhana of removing him as its Trustee, saying [...]

Company Anticipates Last Day of Trading on NASDAQ on or about May 4, 2009; Plans
to Seek Listing on OTC Bulletin Board
NEW YORK–(Business Wire)–
FX Real Estate and Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ: FXRE) announced that on April 8,
2009 it received notice from The NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) indicating that,
as of December 31, 2008, FXRE is no longer in [...]

NEW YORK, April 10 (Reuters) – Victims of Bernard Madoff may be allowed to push the swindler behind a purported $65 billion Ponzi scheme into bankruptcy, a federal court judge ruled on Friday.
Despite objections from federal prosecutors, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Trustee for the Liquidation of Bernard L Madoff Investment [...]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Victims of Bernard Madoff may be allowed to push the swindler behind a purported $65 billion Ponzi scheme into bankruptcy, a federal court judge ruled on Friday.
Despite objections from federal prosecutors, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Trustee for the Liquidation of Bernard L Madoff Investment Securities LLC, U.S. [...]

IF US President Barack Obama is serious about reducing nuclear weapons, putting in place a global nuclear test ban and ending the production of fissile material to produce more nuclear weapons, then India will necessarily be in the frontline of such efforts. Speaking in Prague, Obama said, ” and #8230;I state clearly and with conviction [...]

CHENNAI: Beach-goers, fisherfolk, environmentalists and residents of Foreshore Estate, Olcott Kuppam and Orur Kuppam in Besant Nagar on Friday
demanded that the state government abandon its proposed 7.5-km six-lane elevated expressway along the beach from Marina to East Coast Road.
Under a newly formed forum, Save Chennai Beaches, an awareness and protest rally was held on [...]

Ahmedabad, March 30 (ANI): Handspun cotton popularly known as ‘Khadi’ is becoming less popular among political parities in Gujarat.

Khadi had emblematic status during India’s freedom struggle. Gujarat is one of the hubs of Khadi outlets in the country.

With the coming of the elections, the shopkeepers believe that that election would make up for their declining [...]

London, Mar 28 (ANI): Ex-EastEnder Michelle Ryan is being eyed to play Jade Goody in a film about her life, it has emerged.

The 24-year-old, who appeared in US show The Bionic Woman in 2007, is said to be top of the list to star in the biographical movie that will focus on Jade’s meteoric rise [...]

London, Mar 25 (ANI): Late Jade Goody’s rollercoaster life is set to be turned into a Hollywood movie, it has emerged.

According to reports, the trustees of reality TV star’s estate are keen on making a movie on her second autobiography Catch A Falling Star.

“Her story lends itself to [...]

New Delhi, Mar.21 (ANI): The Indian Government should try to convince the Brack Obama administration that all Taliban are equally bad and dangerous, former National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra suggested here today.

“There is nothing like good Taliban or [...]

London, Mar 19 (ANI): Kerry Katona has called off the search for her missing millions of pounds.

The former Atomic Kitten singer has appointed forensic accountant Frank Cochran after her supposed split from hubby Mark Croft last week.

She kicked Croft out of their house immediately after learning she had lost almost 3 million pounds in [...]

Ahmedabad, Feb 13, (ANI): The followers of Mahatma Gandhi on Friday gave a mixed response to the move to auction some of his personal belongings in New York next month.

The sandals and metal-rimmed glasses of Mahatma Gandhi will be auctioned on March 4 – 5.

Sabarmati Gandhi Ashram managing trustee Amrutbhai Modi said, “There are his [...]

Ahmedabad, Feb 13, (ANI): The followers of Mahatma Gandhi on Friday gave a mixed response to the move to auction some of his personal belongings in New York next month.

The sandals and metal-rimmed glasses of Mahatma Gandhi will be auctioned on March 4 – 5.

Sabarmati Gandhi Ashram managing trustee Amrutbhai Modi said, “There are his [...]