Articles tagged with "New Delhi"
Indian Railway Ad Places Delhi in Pakistan
Believe it or not, an official Railway Ministry advertisement in India has place Delhi in Pakistan. Take a look at the picture. The map in the advertisement depicts Delhi in Pakistan, Varanasi in Orissa, Gwalior in Maharashtra and going much further placed Kolkata and Gaya in Bay of Bengal!
The print advertisement was published by [...]
56th National Film Awards Ceremony
On Friday, Indian President Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil conferred the 56th National Film Awards for 2008 in a glittering function held at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. The star of the event was eminent cinematographer Sh. V.K.Murthy, who received standing ovation and thunderous applause when the President decorated him with the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke [...]
Indian Government-NSCN (IM) peace talks on Tuesday
Talks between the Indian Government and leaders of Naga militant group NSCN (IM) are scheduled to begin in New Delhi on Tuesday. Mr. R S Pandey, interlocutor, will represent the Central Government and hold talks with the NSCN(IM) Secretary General, Mr. T H Muviah and the Chairman Mr. Issac Swu Chishi.
The Naga leaders are [...]
Remove all misgivings on GM foods: Pawar tells Scientists
The Indian Minister of Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Shri Sharad Pawar has urged agricultural scientists to double their efforts to remove all misgivings regarding GM crops from the minds of policy makers and public. Inaugurating the two-day conference of Vice Chancellors of Agricultural Universities and meeting of Directors of ICAR in New [...]
India offers $250 million line of credit to Nepal
India on Tuesday offered $250 million line of credit to Nepal to enhance its development process. India will also supply 50 thousand tonnes of wheat and 20 thousand tonnes of rice and 10 thousand tonnes of yellow peas to the neighbor nation.
According to news sources, the offer was made during Nepalese President Ram Baran [...]
CGF map with J&K and Gujarat in Pakistan!
When India is celebrating 61st Republic Day, it has emerged that the official web site of Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) is carrying a faulty map of India. The map shows parts of Jammu & Kashmir and Gujarat as Pakistan territory. Look the screenshot below.
Was it a mistake or a deliberate effort to show [...]
India Corporate Week 2009 concludes
With the President of India, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil, exhorting the leaders of Industry to explore the many complementarities that exist between rural enterprises and the corporate world, the first ever ‘India Corporate Week’ (14 December-21December) concluded in New Delhi on Monday. Addressing the concluding function of the ‘India Corporate Week 2009’ at Vigyan Bhawan [...]
Police, Student injured in JNU violence
New Delhi, Nov 22 – On Sunday night violence broke out in the campus of the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi when students and police personnel clashed over arrest of four youths for allegedly drinking liquor and passing obscene comments on girls in the campus. To control the situation police used lathi charge [...]
Pratibha Patil asks AIIMS graduates to serve in rural areas
Indian President Shrimati Pratibha Devisingh Patil has urged the young doctors of the country to devote some years of their professional lives to working in rural areas by responding positively to the call of the Government to take up rural postings. Speaking at the 37th Annual Convocation of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences [...]
Power failure hits Delhi Metro services
On Sunday, the Delhi Metro services were hit by a power failure on the Dwarka-Yamuna bank line. The incident left hundreds of passengers stuck on a newly introduced train for over two hours.
The incident was reported between the R.K. Ashram Marg and the Rajiv Chowk Metro stations around 3.15 p.m. According to police sources, the [...]
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