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Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Memorial Service Concludes With Hindu Chants

The 26th Annual Martin Luther King Junior Inter-faith Community Memorial Service in Nevada, U.S.A., concluded with mantras from ancient Hindu scriptures on Jan. 15.

Jan 16, 2012

Adult Content Shown on Railway Station Television Terminals, One Arrested

In a disturbing incident at the Bhubaneswar railway station on Sunday, a 10-minute long film with adult content was mistakenly aired on television sets meant to display arrival and departure information.

Jan 16, 2012

Manipur Assembly Polls: 280 Candidates in Fray

A total of 280 candidates are in the fray for the elections to the 60-seat Manipur assembly.

Jan 15, 2012

Team Anna to Kick Start Campaign in UP from Feb 3; Anna Hazare May Skip

With Uttar Pradesh assembly elections scheduled to start from February 8, Team Anna has announced that they will start campaigning in the state from February 3. However, social activist Anna Hazare is unlikely to take part in the campaign due to bad health.

Jan 14, 2012

Dalit Rape Victim to be Shifted to AIIMS; Govt. Orders Judicial Probe

A Dalit girl from Odisha, who has been in coma ever since she was allegedly raped and strangled last November, has been shifted to AIIMS, New Delhi for better treatment.

Jan 14, 2012

Baba Ramdev Target of Ink Attack by Social Worker

At a press conference organized by Baba Ramdev at the Constitutional Club, New Delhi, a social worker reportedly threw black ink at the yoga guru.

Jan 14, 2012

Pongal and Makara Sankranti: President, Vice President and Prime Minister Greet Nation

The Indian President, Pratibha Patil; the Vice President, Hamid Ansari; and Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, spoke to the nation, on the occasion of Makara Sankranti and Pongal, the agriculture-related festive season.

Jan 14, 2012

Salman's Promise for Muslims Quota Backfired; Congress Distances Itself

The Congress has distanced itself from the Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid's promise to provide 9 per cent sub quota within the existing 27 percent OBC quota to Muslims.

Jan 13, 2012

AIIMS Medical Entrance Paper Leak Racket: Police Arrest 2 Doctors

The leakage of the post graduate medical entrance papers of the prestigious medical college, AIIMS, has turned murkier with the police arresting two doctors for their alleged role in the racket.

Jan 13, 2012

India for Long-Term Partnership with Republic of Korea

At a bilateral meeting with the delegates of the Republic of Korea in New Delhi Thursday, India expressed its wish to establish a "long-term cooperative partnership" with that country.

Jan 13, 2012

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Swami Vivekananda's 150th Birth Anniversary Observed (PHOTOS)

India Thursday observed the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda with cultural activities and special prayers.

Jan 12, 2012

Norway to Study India's Decentralized Governance

A Norwegian delegation, led by Liv Signe Navarsete, the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development of the Royal Kingdom of Norway, is on a three-day official visit to India, to study the functioning of the country's decentralized governance.

Jan 11, 2012

17 Indians from Hijacked Ship Savina Caylyn Released

A group of 17 Indian sailors, who were held captive of Somali pirates, along with an Italian ship, for over 10 months, returned home on Tuesday.

Jan 11, 2012

4 Dead, 5 Injured in Brahmaputra Mail Collision

Four persons were killed and five others injured near Sahibganj, Jharkhand, in a train collision on Wednesday at 5.50 a.m.

Jan 11, 2012

India's First 3-D Movie on Swami Vivekananda to be Launched

For the first time in India, a short, stereoscopic 3-D movie on Swami Vivekananda will be launched by the Chennai branch of Sri Ramakrishna Math at Vivekanandar Illam, Tamil Nadu, on Jan. 12 (the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda) which is celebrated as National Youth Day in India.

Jan 9, 2012