Holland issues postage stamps in honour of Sri Sri

September 27th, 2009 AMRITSAR - Neeraj Jain, a passionate stamp collector from Punjab's Amritsar district, boasts of some of the rare stamps that were issued in the country and continues to carry on with his passion despite reeling global slow down and recession. Jain, who works as a team leader in a private shopping mall, had started collecting stamps from a very early age of thirteen and has continued with his passion since then.

August 31st, 2009 AMRITSAR - A stamp collector from Punjab's Amritsar district, Neeraj Jain has received the first stamp of the 'Pride of India' series, which was introduced by the Government on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of First War of Independence. Jain had started collecting stamps from a very early age of thirteen and has continued with his passion since then.

July 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday expressed his deep resentment over violence against women, saying "we should hang our heads in shame" for incidents like honour killings taking place in the country in the 21st century.

July 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Afghan Army Chief General Bismillah Khan Mohammadi, who is on a four-day visit to India, received guard of honour here on Monday. General Mohammadi met his Indian counterpart General Deepak Kapoor and discussed vital security issues, concerning both countries.

May 9th, 2009 'Simpsons' cast, crew unveil show's postal stampsLOS ANGELES — "The Simpsons" now has the U.S. government's stamp of approval.

April 7th, 2009 NAINITAL - Bulbs of flowers, which were earlier imported from Holland, are now being grown in Uttarakhand. The Indo Dutch Horticulture Technology Private Limited in Nainital along with the Uttarakhand Government is implementing this project first time in India.

April 2nd, 2009 LOS ANGELES - The dysfunctional cartoon family The Simpsons has been chosen for one of the most iconic honours in the US. The portraits of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie Simpson will all feature on five first class postage stamps, the US Postal Service announced Wednesday.

March 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi on Friday released a commemorative stamp on industrial Dr. K K Birla, who died on August 31, 2008 The stamp is of five rupees denomination.

March 5th, 2009 LONDON - Models Elizabeth Hurley and Jasmine Guinness have donated family photos to be used on a new set of stamps to raise money for domestic violence charity Women's Aid. Hurley contributed to the cause with a picture of her six-year-old son Damien, reports dailymail.co.uk.

February 24th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - The police Tuesday said they have recovered rubber stamps of government officials and principals of several colleges from two engineering students here who allegedly used to sell fake degree certificates for massive amounts. The police said fake rubber stamps of senior government officials, principals and management of several colleges were recovered from the possession of Manoj Gupta and Anil Upadhyay, the B.

February 15th, 2009 LONDON - Oscars host Hugh Jackman is praying late Australian actor Heath Ledger walks away with a posthumous Academy Award because the honour would be 'fitting' to the star's memory. Ledger, who died from an accidental drug overdose in January 2008, achieved huge critical acclaim for his turn as The Joker in Batman movie 'The Dark Knight'.

January 25th, 2009 LONDON - Noted Indian-origin doctor and inter-faith campaigner Lord Khalid Hameed Monday thanked his 'mother country' for the Padma Bhushan conferred on him for services to medicine. 'This is a great honour from my mother country.

January 25th, 2009 KOLKATA - Feeling 'humble', Missionaries of Charity (MoC) superior general Sister Nirmala Monday said she was unable to understand why she was being given Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian honour. 'I don't know much about this award and can't understand what I have done to receive this honour!' Nirmala told reporters at Mother House, the global headquarters of MoC here.

January 23rd, 2009 CHANDIGARH - A court here Saturday sentenced a man and his son to life imprisonment and slapped a fine of Rs.15,000 on each of them after their conviction for an honour killing six months ago. A bench of Additional District and Sessions Judge Raj Rahul Garg announced the quantum of sentence Saturday.

January 14th, 2009 MELBOURNE - World No.1 Rafael Nadal, as expected, is the top seed in the Australian Open men's singles tennis championship. But it may well prove to be a dubious honour as only few top seeds in the past have gone on to win the championship.