Politics

50,000 proud Chennai residents create Guinness world record of largest human national flag

Chennai, Dec 07 (ANI): The 50,000 proud residents of Chennai on Sunday succeeded in forming the largest human national flag as they made their way to the Guinness Book of World Records. People from all walks of life assembled holding placards of different colours - saffron, white and green to form the Indian national flag. One of the participants in the record attempt, Vatrivel, said he felt proud of the attempt. Another participant, Ekta said she felt proud as an Indian after the successful attempt. The officials of the Guinness world record limited will adjudicate the details of the attempt and will announce the record later in the day. The record was organised by the Rotary Club International.

Dec 7, 2014

Eco friendly products mesmerize visitors at Kerala Bamboo Fest in Kochi

Kochi, Dec 07 (ANI): Visitors made a beeline towards the makeshift tents of the 11th edition of the annual 'Kerala Bamboo Fest' which displayed artisans' innovativeness while propagating the use of the 'green wood' in Kochi. Craftsmen from various Indian states arrived in the five-day bamboo festival to propagate the use of bamboo and bamboo-made products in order to spread awareness regarding the use of eco friendly products in daily life. Managing Director of Kerala State Bamboo Co-operation, T Sukumaran Nair, said that the fest aims to make eco-friendly things and prevent deforestation. The annual event is being organised by the Kerala State Bamboo Mission. The fest displays various artifacts and furniture made of pure and treated bamboo and wall mounting art works which are also on sale.

Dec 7, 2014

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe hits the campaign trail in Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hits the campaign trail in Tokyo as polls show his party is on course for a landslide win in the December 14 general election. Duration: 01:11

Dec 7, 2014

400 paddle board enthusiasts cross Paris on the Seine

400 competing paddle board enthusiasts braced a chilly Sunday morning on the Seine for a race spanning more than 10km from the National Library of France to the Quai de Javel. Duration: 00:43

Dec 7, 2014

Lalu arrives in Lucknow with 'shagun' for daughter's wedding

Lucknow, Dec 7 (ANI): RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav arrived in Lucknow on Sunday to pay a visit at SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's residence and to perform the "shagun" ceremony ahead of his daughter Raj Lakshmi's wedding. Lalu's youngest daughter Raj Lakshmi is set to tie the knot with Mulayam's grandson MP Tej Pratap Singh and the dates are yet to be decided. The grand ring ceremony is scheduled to be held in the New Delhi on December 16.

Dec 7, 2014

BJP worker burned with cigarette butts for attending Amit Shah's Kolkata rally, politicos react

Kolkata, Dec 07 (ANI): A BJP worker was branded with burning cigarette butts - allegedly by workers of the ruling Trinamool Congress - for attending BJP chief Amit Shah's rally last Sunday. The incident took place in Hooghly district adjoining Kolkata after Bishnu Choudhury reportedly participated in BJP national president Amit Shah's rally. Meanwhile, the BJP and Congress criticized the incident terming it as an act of barbarism.

Dec 7, 2014

BJP says twitter won't be only defining factor to get BJP tickets for Delhi polls

New Delhi, Dec 07 (ANI): BJP on Sunday stood by the reports that the party will back twitter factor to decide on who gets tickets for Delhi Assembly elections. BJP leader GVL Narasimha Rao said that the party is depending on more twitter followers but that would not be the only defining factor to get tickets for the Assembly polls. Party leader Ashwini Upadhyay also said that there are many factors which decide the candidature and this would be just one of them. He said that this will make leaders more social network friendly and they will in this way get more connected to youth.

Dec 7, 2014

Politicos & Social activists demand action against Uber cab driver for alleged rape case in Delhi

New Delhi, Dec 07 (ANI): Political leaders on Sunday demanded action against the Uber taxi service driver who allegedly raped a woman who was returning from a dinner party in Gurgaon on Friday night. BJP Spokesperson GVL Narasimha Rao said that police is taking action and that the government will not tolerate crime against women. Congress leader Rashid Alvi also condemned the incident and demanded action on the same. Meanwhile, women rights activists and social activists also condemned the incident and said that it is unfortunate that such incident take place under the very nose of the central government. The incident took place at around 9:30 pm when the woman, who works for a finance company in Gurgaon, was headed back to her home in north Delhi's Inderlok area.

Dec 7, 2014

Politicos react as Mamata & Omar fail to attend PMs meeting over new Planning Commission

New Delhi/ Kolkata, Dec 07 (ANI): Political leaders on Sunday react as West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah failed to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with state CMs on new Planning Commission. BJP Spokesperson GVL Narasimha Rao said that such meetings are meant for welfare of the states and Banerjee failing to attend the same would only harm people of West Bengal. Meanwhile, Congress leader Rashid Alvi said that there can be other reasons and engagements for Banerjee for not attending the meeting and Abdullah may be busy with the state polls. PM Modi held the meeting at his residence 7 Race Course Road in New Delhi. In the meeting, discussions took place on the structure and role of the new body that will replace the Planning Commission.

Dec 7, 2014

Indian Army recovers arms used in Handwara encounter in Kashmir

Srinagar, Dec 7 (ANI): Indian Army on Sunday recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition used by militants during the latest encounter in Handwara town of Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir. According to the reports, these arms and ammunitions were used in the gunfight between the Army and the militants during the second phase of assembly polls in Handwara on Tuesday. Also recovered were arms used during a gun battle in Uri sector, near the heavily militarized border with Pakistan, on Friday when militants sneaked into an Indian military camp killing 11 soldiers and police officials. Violence has escalated in Kashmir as India holds an election to the state assembly that separatists have shunned and instead urged talks with Pakistan to resolve the 67-year-old row over the Muslim-majority region.

Dec 7, 2014

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