Everything you need to know about Ananda Pur: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Ananda Pur: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) To celebrate the first anniversary of her online pop-up shop, designer and stylist Pernia Qureshi is excited to launch a web magazine, offering fashion and style tips and information.
Kolkata, May 2 (IANS) Angry protestors in Kolkata Thursday burnt effigies of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, while torch rallies were held as a mark of respect to Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh who died after a brutal assault in a Pakistan jail.
He was a white American born in Romania to a Christian family. He was a callow 22-year-old when he picked Paramhansa Yogananda's 'Autobiography of a Yogi' at a New York book store. The spiritual classic was to transform J. Donald Walters into Swami Kriyananda and make him a lifelong devotee of Sanatan Dharma, a concept of universal religion.
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Swami Kriyananda, among the last of direct disciples of the iconic Paramhansa Yogananda, passed away Sunday in Italy, his organization Ananda Sangha announced. He was 86.
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Swami Kriyananda, among the last of direct disciples of the iconic Paramhansa Yogananda, passed away Sunday in Italy, his organization Ananda Sangha announced. He was 86.
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Swami Kriyananda, among the last of direct disciples of the iconic Paramhansa Yogananda, passed away Sunday in Italy, his organization Ananda Sangha announced. He was 86.
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the CBI to wrap up its probe in the Aircel-Maxis telecom deal saying that it could not go on forever.
Washington, April 11 (ANI): An Indian scientist and his Taiwanese colleague have discovered a blue supergiant star located far beyond our Milky Way Galaxy in the constellation Virgo.
Chennai, April 2 (IANS) Southern actress Karthika Nair has rubbished rumours that her sister Thulasi is cast opposite veteran actor Vijaykanth's son in an upcoming Tamil film.
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) With India looking to register a 4-0 series whitewash against Australia, former India skipper Sourav Ganguly Thursday batted for Ajinkya Rahane, saying the Mumbai batsman should play in the Delhi test match.
Kolkata, Mar 2 (IANS) Describing the Shahbag protests in Dhaka demanding death penalty for war criminals as a new dawn, writers, singers and artists from West Bengal Saturday hailed the movement.
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) Expressing confidence that the poor people who had veered away from the CPI-M would return to its fold, former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has said that his party would put up candidates with good image in the coming panchayat (rural body) polls.
Kolkata, Feb 5 (IANS) Hitting out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, her predecessor and CPI-M leader Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Tuesday alleged that a temple-mosque agenda was surfacing in the state with the government's decision to pay allowances to imams and muezzins.
London, Feb. 5 (ANI): Russell Brand is pushing Demi Moore for a spiritual healing retreat in India, so that she can get over her split from actor husband Ashton Kutcher.
Kolkata, Dec 26 (IANS) Books authored by scientists and those involved in science are "small edifices" that can bridge the gap between science and art, Dadasaheb Phalke awardee actor Soumitra Chatterjee said here Wednesday.
After concluding the second phase of voting in Gujarat state, various channels, newspapers and news agencies began exit poll - the forecast of the result on the basis of polling - predicting that Modi could get the Chief Ministerial post once again as his party Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) is going to get clear majority.................
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) The various committees whose members were appointed by the then railway minister Mamata Banerjee have been dissolved, Minister of State for Railways Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said Tuesday.
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Virtually approving the CBI's line of probe into suspected wrongdoing in the Aircel-Maxis telecom deal, the Supreme Court Wednesday said the allegations levelled by the investigators appeared to be correct.
Vientiane (Laos), Nov.6 (ANI): Denmark Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt met with Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on the margins of the ASEM Summit at Vientiane.
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) The CBI told the Supreme Court Thursday that it would file a status report next week on its probe against former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran for his alleged involvement in the controversial Maxis-Aircel telecom deal.
Film: "Mayilu"; Cast: Shri, Shammu, Ananda Vel, Murugan and Ponnusamy; Director: Jeevan; Rating: **1/2
Yoga postures are very different from ordinary exercise. It is a mistake even to call the postures exercises, in the usual sense of the word. Their purpose is not to strengthen the muscles. They emphasise relaxation quite as much as they do tension. Unlike most physical exercises, they do not excite; rather, they eliminate excitement from the system.
Washington, Sep.16 (ANI): With the availability of inexpensive digital and sound capturing equipment and the ability to immediately gain access to the public view through social media sites, it is no longer necessary to have the financial, intellectual and creative resources to produce a hate message and distribute it, an expert has claimed.
Kolkata, July 22 (IANS) Chefs in Rashtrapati Bhavan could undergo a crash course in preparing some Bengali delicacies like fish curries once Pranab Mukherjee moves in - if his son Abhijit has his way.
Guwahati, July 4 (IANS) Guwahati police have arrested two top leaders of a militant outfit of the Dimasa community from the city, police said Wednesday.
Kolkata, May 31 (IANS) S. Sabanayakan of The Hindu was Thursday re-elected unopposed as president of the Calcutta Sports Journalists' Club for 2012-13 at its annual general meeting here.
Yangon, May 29 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Tuesday said Myanmar is entering a new phase in its nation building, and added that India as a close friend and well wisher will be happy to see this country join the ranks of the economically dynamic and politically vibrant countries of South-East Asia.
Nay Pyi Daw (Myanmar), May 29 (ANI): India and Myanmar have agreed to use the recently inked Cultural Exchange Program to promote greater people-to-people contact
Kolkata, May 28 (IANS) Calling M.S. Dhoni India's best T-20 skipper, former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly Sunday said the time had not come yet to compare Gautam Gambhir with Dhoni.
Kolkata, May 28 (IANS) Calling M.S. Dhoni as India's best twenty20 skipper, former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly Sunday said the time has not come to compare Gautam Gambhir to the Ranchi boy.
Kolkata, May 28 (IANS) Describing Kolkata Knight Riders as "deserving winners" of the Indian Premier League, former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly praised Manvinder Bisla for his cracker of an innings that set the stage for the team's triumph in the final against Chennai Super Kings Sunday.
Film: 'The Raid - Redemption'; Cast: Iko Uwais, Ananda George and Ray Sahetapy; Director: Gareth Evans; Rating: 3/5
Los Angeles, May 10 (IANS) Gareth Evans' Indonesian film "The Raid: Redemption" is releasing here Friday and the director promises some edge-of-the-seat action sequences that will not only keep the audience engaged, but also leave them shocked.
New Delhi, May 10 (ANI): Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy on Thursday informed that he has been granted permission by the Supreme Court to file a petition in the Aircel-Maxis fraud case.
Agartala, April 20 (IANS) A quarrel over family matters led two youths to axe their father to death in Tripura, police said here Friday.
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The 24-hour news channel STAR News will soon be renamed ABP (Ananda Bazar Patrika) News, Media Content and Communications Services (MCCS) announced Monday.
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday directed NGO Telecom Watchdog to explain its turnaround in stating that Dayanidhi Maran, when he was the communications minister, had not compelled Chennai-based businessman C. Sivasankaran to sell his stake in mobile telephony provider Aircel to Singapore-based Maxis.
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee seems to have mastered the art of making unforced errors, to use a sports terminology, to hand down potent ammunition to her opponents.
West Bengal chief minister decision to ban all dailies except eight vernacular newspapers in the state-funded libraries.
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) As the Supreme Court-appointed expert committee Thursday sought the court's direction on opening of a vault of Kerala's Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple, the apex court said it would examine the request.
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MP Ambika Banerjee Thursday said he had shot off letters to the prime minister and the defence minister on disputed deals, and not to the army chief who is demanding a probe against a top lieutenant general on the basis of this missive.
Kolkata, March 28 (IANS) Renowned filmmaker Mrinal Sen and writer Mahasweta Devi Wednesday condemned the Mamata Banerjee-led government's decision to ban all leading dailies except eight vernacular newspapers in state-funded libraries to promote "free thinking" among readers.
Kolkata, March 28 (IANS) The West Bengal government's decision to ban all dailies except eight Bengali newspapers in state-funded libraries to promote "free thinking" among readers has drawn widespread flak including from those who once backed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Kolkata, March 28 (IANS) The Mamata Banerjee-led government's decision to ban all dailies except eight vernacular newspapers in state-funded libraries to promote "free thinking" among readers, has drawn widespread criticism, including from those who once were close to the chief minister.
New Delhi, Jan 03 (ANI): A New Year's Day luncheon is a tedious idea. Wonder why Smt. Jha has decided to host one? But then, I had to go. It is one of those Lutyen's Delhi do's, which include a smattering of politicians, editors, television anchors, industrialists, restaurant or boutique owners and the kinds. You know, the pretty people of Delhi. Now, if there are pretty people, how can yours truly, Sweety Kapoor Khanna not be there?
Chennai, Oct 11 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Tuesday termed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raids on the premises of former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran and his brother Kalanidhi Maran in connection with the controversial Aircel-Maxis deal as a mere eyewash.
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 11 (ANI): Malaysian company Maxis Communications Bhd (MCB) has denied any wrongdoing in India's telecom spectrum scam after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered a case against the company's promoter T Ananda Krishnan and its senior executive Ralph Marshal along with former Indian Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran and his brother Kalanidhi.
New Delhi, Oct 10 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday termed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raids on the premises of former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran in connection with the controversial Aircel-Maxis deal to be a formality and a delayed process.
Chennai, Oct 10 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday conducted raids on the premises of former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran after registering a case against him in connection with the controversial Aircel-Maxis deal.
Washington, August 26 (ANI): Astronomers, including one of an Indian-origin, have come across the "most exotic galaxy with a black hole ever seen" which they believe played key roles in the growth of galaxies and clusters of galaxies early in the history of the Universe.
New Delhi, Jul 8 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is likely to visit Chennai tomorrow to meet Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK) Chief M Karunanidhi.
New Delhi, Jul 8 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is likely to visit Chennai tomorrow to meet Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK) Chief M Karunanidhi.
Chennai/New Delhi, July 7 (ANI): Commenting on Union Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran's resignation from the Union Cabinet, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Thursday said the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, should have made him resign long ago.
Chennai, July 7 (ANI): Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK) chief M. Karunanidhi on Thursday blamed the media for Dayanidhi Maran's resignation from the Union Cabinet.
New Delhi, July 7 (ANI): The Opposition parties on Thursday criticized Union Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran for delaying his resignation in connection with the 2G spectrum scam.
New Delhi, July 7 (ANI): A day after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) held him guilty in the 2G spectrum scam, Union Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran on Thursday handed over his resignation to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.
New Delhi, July 6 (ANI): With the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) stating that a preliminary inquiry suggests that Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran did misuse his office in 2006 to force the sale of Aircel to an industrialist his family was allegedly close to, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa today said that it is high time the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, should drop him from the Union Cabinet.
Washington, June 25 (ANI): The development of an artificial pancreas that will deliver insulin automatically and with an individualized precision will soon relieve diabetic patients of finger pricks and daily insulin dosing.
Washington, Dec 26 (ANI): Today there is an app for almost everything, from losing weight to finding a job. Can any of them help us keep our New Year's resolutions?
Hyderabad, Dec 22 (ANI): Four top Maoists laid down their arms before the Andhra Pradesh police on Tuesday.
London, Sept.30 (ANI): A landmark report by six science academies has revealed that plagiarism plagues India's genetically modified crops.
Imphal, Sep 2 (ANI): Students of the Ananda Singh Higher Secondary School here have nabbed a militant who was trying to extort money from their principal.
Hyderabad, July 29 (ANI): General Than Shwe, the military ruler of Myanmar, visited the IT complex here on Wednesday.
New Delhi, July 28 (ANI): General Than Shwe, the head of Myanmar's military junta, who is presently on a five-day state visit to India, met Pratibha Devisingh Patil here on Tuesday.
New Delhi, July 27 (ANI): India and Myanmar on Tuesday signed five agreements, including a pact on rendering mutual assistance in criminal matters, as part of its endeavour to foster good relations between the two nations.
New Delhi, Mar.27 (ANI): Indian firms hope to cash in on the new U.S. healthcare law signed this week by President Barack Obama.
Bodh Gaya (Bihar), Jan 1 (ANI): Thousands of Buddhists monks converged at Bodh Gaya to beg alms as a mark of promoting and spreading the message of universal peace.
Washington, Nov 28 (ANI): With the advent of new modes of communication, such as Facebook, language and social interaction have gone through a major change, says an expert.
Kathmandu, June 16 (ANI): The election of the Nepali Congress parliamentary board will take place on Saturday.
Kolkata, May 29 (IANS) Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Friday said she would submit a report to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the post-cyclone Aila situation in West Bengal.
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee is game to talk to the Tatas if they want to speak to her on setting up the Nano plant in Singur, but said the auto major will have to return 400 acres of land acquired from farmers for the project.
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) After leaving the Left Front battered in the Lok Sabha polls, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee is now eyeing its constituents, the Forward Bloc and Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP).
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Meeting for over eight hours Monday, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Monday refused to hold any individual responsible for its worst poll drubbing and ruled out general secretary Prakash Karat's resignation over it.
Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Tuesday dissociated itself from the comments by maverick party leader Subhas Chakraborty that it was impossible to fight imperialism without the Congress.
Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) It is not possible to fight American imperialism without the Congress, declared maverick Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Subhas Chakraborty here Monday.
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee says he is trying to bring former party leader Somnath Chatterjee back to the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and has spoken to comrades in Kolkata and Delhi on the issue.
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday held out an olive branch to the Left parties and Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi drew up the broad contours for an alliance with them, but the communists spurned the overtures, reiterating that they would not work with the Congress again.
Kolkata, April 12 (IANS) In a statement that may not exactly be music to the ears of the Trinamoool Congress, its alliance partner Congress' senior leader Pranab Mukherjee has supported the proposed chemical hub project at West Bengal's Nayachar island.
Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) Countering the view that India is now in the coalition era, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee Saturday said the alliance governments at the centre followed the weakening of the Congress in four large states and the inability of any other national party to take its place.
Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee Saturday said he had objected to the nomination of Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar as Congress candidates for the Lok Sabha polls when the issue of the 1984 ani-Sikh riots again came to the fore.
Film: 'Ananda Thaandavam'; Direction: A.R. Gandhi Krishna; Cast: Tamanna, Sidharth, Rukmini; Music: G.V. Prakash; Cinematography: Jeeva Shankar; Rating: *
Washington, April 6 (IANS) Dental researchers have got evidence that pregnant women with gum disease increasingly risk developing gestational diabetes (GD), marked by an inability to transport glucose - the main source of fuel for the body - to the cells, even if they do not smoke or drink.
Washington, April 5 (ANI): A new study by a New York University dental research team has discovered evidence that pregnant women with periodontal (gum) disease are more likely to develop gestational diabetes mellitus than pregnant women with healthy gums.
Kolkata, April 3 (IANS) For Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, riding the little Nano is a big 'No-No', as it is made with the 'blood of people'.
Kolkata, March 28 (IANS) Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee works out on the treadmill daily to remain fit and keeps chocolates on the dashboard of her car for children as she jumps headlong into a gruelling campaign schedule for the coming Lok Sabha poll.
Kolkata, March 25 (IANS) Apparently taken aback by Kolkata Knight Riders cricket operations director John Buchanan's proposal for multiple captains, Sourav Ganguly Wednesday night said he first came to know of the idea from the media and wondered why he was always at the centre of controversies.
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee has said he had no plans to retire from politics at the moment, and clarified that his comment that the 15th Lok Sabha polls could be his last was made 'casually'.
London, March 14 (IANS) The funeral of Sheila Gupta, widow of former acting chief justice of India and Maruti Inquiry Commission head Alak Chandra Gupta, was held in the peaceful surroundings of the English countryside Friday.
Kolkata, Mar 11 (IANS) Conceding that there were 'shortcomings' in the Left Front government's land reforms programme, West Bengal's Transport and Sports Minister Subhas Chakraborty Wednesday said the front would have to make way for an improved alternative in due course of time.
Kolkata, Jan 17 (IANS) Having suffered the terror menace for the last 25 years, New Delhi will see how long Islamabad takes to probe the Mumbai terror strikes that were aimed at hurting the Indian economy, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said here Saturday.
Kolkata, Jan 17 (IANS) India will see how long Pakistan takes to complete the investigation into the Mumbai terror strikes, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said here Tuesday as he underlined that terrorist strikes were aimed to hurt Indian economy.
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) Buddhism will have to evolve rites and rituals to become more socially relevant in Asian nations, including India, where people identify religion with prayer rites, feels Buddhist scholar Lokesh Chandra.
Kolkata, Nov 19 (IANS) Three people died and three others were seriously injured after they fell off from an overcrowded train Wednesday in West Bengal, a railway official here said.
Kolkata, Nov 16 (IANS) Holding that fear had taken hold in the minds of the common man due to the 'red terror' of the Maoists, Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee has urged people to fight against the left-wing insurgents in India.
Kolkata, Nov 9 (IANS) Expelled from the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) for his refusal to heed the party diktat during the July 22 trust motion, Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee Sunday said he did not harbour any thought of returning to his parent party 'at this advanced age'.
Jamnagar (Gujarat), Nov 8 (IANS) At least 86 couples from different parts of Gujarat will get married in a mass marriage ceremony here Monday to be organised by a non-government organisation.
Bhubaneswar, Nov 6 (IANS) The murder of a Hindu activist by suspected Maoists has renewed tension in Orissa's volatile Kandhamal district, where communal violence since August has left at least 38 people dead and thousands homeless, officials said Thursday.
Kerala has ignored a call by the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leadership to revolt against the entry of media mogul Rupert Murdoch's STAR TV network into the state.
Book: 'The Immigrant'; Author: Manju Kapur; Publisher: Random House India; Price: Rs.395
Book: 'The Immigrant'; Author: Manju Kapur; Publisher: Random House India; Price: Rs.395
