India to be rabies free country in next ten years

September 19th, 2009 ABOHAR - Radio Pakistan in its recent Punjabi Darbar programme has suggested that India should spend less on defence and more on education and health. Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and Human Resources Minister Kapil Sibal should thank the Punjabi Darbar programme of Radio Pakistan for its support to their causes.

September 9th, 2009 Kolkata, Sept 8 (IBNS) Hyderabad-based 160by2.com, one of India’s largest free SMS service providers, for the first time in the country enables its consumers send free SMS from mobile phone. This service is available to mobile phones with Internet connectivity across India and to UAE, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Malaysia and Philippines.

September 7th, 2009 RANCHI - Fear has gripped villagers on the outskirts of Ranchi after hyenas went on a rampage, attacking around a dozen people last month. A pack of hyenas attacked at least a dozen people in Lalli and neighbouring villages.

July 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Food and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Friday said that the Government has extended its scheme to allow duty-free raw sugar imports until March and white sugar imports up to November. Pawar said the government had also allowed private firms and more state-run firms, which he did not name, to import whites at zero duty.

May 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's new hockey coach Jose Manuel Brasa thinks that acting coach Harendra Singh has done a good job of managing the Indian team in the last couple of months and he should see it through the Asia Cup at Kuantan in Malaysia. The Spaniard, who is leaving for the Malaysian city Tuesday to join the Indian squad after taking over as national coach, said he would only be observing the players at the tournament.

April 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - More than two decades after it was formed, the party of 'honest members' - the Humanist Party is struggling to make a mark in national politics. Formed as part of the international humanitarian movement on Dec 10, 1984, observed as World Human Rights Day, the Humanist Party has since then been working at the grass roots level across 17 states in the country.

March 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the Boston Consulting Group Thursday launched a report to highlight what Indians want the country to be by 2022 - fully educated, with proper infrastructure, sustainable development, innovation and a corruption-free system. The 'India@75: The People's Agenda' programme was commissioned to involve people across the country in visioning how India could be after 75 years of independence, said management guru C.K.

March 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Want to see some butter sculptures? Or get some free health advice by Tibetan herbal doctors, or consult an astrologer? You can do all this and more as hundreds of Tibetans come together to begin their week-long 'Thank you India' celebrations in the capital Thursday. Commemorating 50 years in exile, the Tibetan community in India has decided to hold this special thanksgiving festival to show their gratitude to the Indian community for giving them shelter over the last five decades - ever since they fled China in 1959 after a failed uprising.

March 14th, 2009 MUMBAI - Slum kid actors of Oscar winning film 'Slumdog Millionaire' Rubina Ali and Azharuddin Ismail, were awarded scholarships for free education. The initiative by a self-help group called 'We Love India' in association with D.Y.

March 3rd, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Bringing global management education to the doorsteps of Indian students, the Netherlands-based Wittenborg University (WU) is planning to open its learning centres in India in the next few months. While making this announcement, WU director of International projects P.D.

February 15th, 2009 VADODARA - Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi said it was unfortunate that the country's political system 'fosters the dominance of one family', and India needs to be free of 'such mindset' so as to release 'tremendous energy for a vibrant democracy'. Speaking after unveiling the statue of Lok Nayak Jay Prakash Narayan here late Sunday, Modi emphasised the need to recognise the contributions of great Indian leaders.

January 21st, 2009 BANGALORE - Mobile service provider Virgin Mobile Thursday announced the India launch of 'New Thumb Rule', its latest SMS proposition that allows subscribers to send 100 national and 100 local SMSes free-of-cost daily after paying for the first three messages of each type. The subscribers do not have to avail of any special package to access the latest offer and they can send free SMSes to any network, Virgin Mobile chief executive M.A.

January 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - France-based Areva will deliver 300 tonnes of uranium to India, the first consignment of foreign nuclear fuel to reach the country in nearly 34 years, a top French government official said here Saturday. 'This is a very important symbolic gesture and we are happy that France will be the first country to give fuel to India in 34 years,' said Jean-David Levitte, diplomatic adviser to the French president.

January 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India Thursday reacted sharply to British Foreign Secretary David Miliband's remarks on Kashmir, saying it did not need 'unsolicited advice on internal issues'. 'Mr. Miliband is entitled to his views, which are clearly his own and are evolving.

January 4th, 2009 SHILLONG - Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam said he visualises India in 2020 as a country free from terrorism and a secure place to live in with people proud of the country's leadership.