Friday, May 8th, 2009
Chandigarh, May 8 (ANI): In a poll conducted by the Inter National Institute of Fashion Design (INIFD), student designers selected Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi and actor-turned politician Hema Malini as 'Political Style Icons of India'.
The poll was conducted at the 156 centres of INIFD across India in which 14,000 ...
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Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Islamabad, May 7 (ANI): Pakistan has refused to issue visas to a team of British officials who were supposed to visit Islamabad to facilitate signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between both the countries on extradition of unwanted, suspicious persons.
According ...
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Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Washington, May 07 (ANI): A new study by researchers in Australia has shown that consumers are more likely to identify healthy food when they see colour-coded traffic light nutrition labels.
Some governments are trying to improve the quality of nutrition information that consumers have access to in supermarkets by adding labels ...
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Thursday, May 7th, 2009
London, May 6 (ANI): California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has said it is time to talk about legalising the sale of cannabis to generate much-needed tax revenue for the state to help bridge its burgeoning 60 billion dollar debt, despite President Barack Obama dismissal about the possibility of legalizing marijuana.
Governor ...
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Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
New Delhi, May 5 (ANI): Rejecting AICC General secretary's claims that the Congress and the Left parties will form a post-poll alliance, CPI (M) politburo member Sitaram Yechury has said that his party was working for a non-Congress, non-BJP ...
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Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
New Delhi/Kathmandu, May 5 (ANI): The Indian Government on Tuesday rejected the Maoist Government in Nepal's allegation that it was responsible for the political chaos in that nation.
New Delhi rubbished Maoist claims that it had aided the Nepal Army and backed Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav's decision to rescind ...
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Saturday, May 2nd, 2009
Washington, May 1 (ANI): The debate on gay marriage refuses to die down on Miss USA runner-up Carrie Prejean who has now joined the National Organization for Marriage as part of a national ad campaign that invites people to voice their opinion on the topic without criticism.
Miss California was speculated ...
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Saturday, May 2nd, 2009
Washington, May 1 (ANI): Britney Spears has been granted permission to extend her Circus tour to Europe, it has emerged.
The 'Hit Me Baby One More Time' hitmaker, who is under the conservatorship of her father Jamie, went to the L.A. court to seek permission to take her shows beyond North ...
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Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
London, Apr 29 (ANI): Silvio Berlusconi's 'exasperated' wife has launched a scathing attack on the Italian Prime Minister, insisting that she's 'suffering' from his fascination with young women.
Veronica Lario described Berlusconi's behaviour as "shameless rubbish" and compared ...
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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
Rae Bareli, Apr 27 (ANI): Priyanka Gandhi, the daughter of Congress President Sonia Gandhi, on Monday asked people to realize the power of their votes, saying no one can become a leader or get into the government without the support of the people.
"By your support, development and change take place. ...
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