Everything you need to know about Nadia Bishnupur: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Nadia Bishnupur: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Washington, May 24 (ANI): The temperature in the permafrost on Ellesmere Island in the Canadian high Arctic has been found to be nearly as cold as that of the surface of Mars.
New Delhi, May 22 (ANI): Agriculture and Food Processing Industries Minister Sharad Pawar will confer awards on four farming communities for their outstanding work in conservation of genetic resources, in a ceremony here today.
Moscow, May 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian tennis star Maria Kirilenko feels she is reaching her peak as a tennis player and will soon achieve some big victories.
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) In a bid to augment food security, West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra Friday announced the successful completion of digitised zoning and land-use mapping in 129 blocks in the state.
Kolkata, May 9 (IANS) Liquor baron Kishore Chhabria's Allied Blenders & Distillers (ABD) has acquired 100 percent stake in Wales Distilleries in West Bengal.
Karachi, April 7 (ANI): Pakistani women models have revealed that it's the designers and photographers who are pressurizing them to lose weight.
London, April 4 (IANS/EFE) Italy's Nadia Santini has been named the Veuve Clicquot 2013 Best Female Chef, an honour that Britain's Restaurant magazine bestows each year.
Indian Wells (California), March 13 (IANS) Top seed and former world No.1 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus eased past Poland's Urszula Radwanska in straight sets to reach the last eight of WTA BNP Paribas Open here.
Dubai, Feb 22 (IANS) Sania Mirza and her American partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands Friday entered their second final of the season defeating Australia's Anastasia Rodinova and Zimbabwean Cara Black in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
Sydney, Feb. 20 (ANI): A far-right politician in the Netherlands, Geert Wilders has called the Prophet Mohammad a murderer and used Anzac soldiers as an example of the courage needed to speak out against Islam.
London, January 26 (ANI): Two masterminds have given vending machines, which are usually synonymous with four finger KitKats and watered down hot drinks, a much-needed glamorous makeover and launched one that is full of girly gifts from face creams and nail varnish to makeup kits and emergency beauty supplies.
Melbourne, Jan 24 (IANS) It was a bad day in office for India as both Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi lost their respective mixed doubles quarterfinal matches at Melbourne Park here Thursday. This brings an end to the Indian challenge.
Melbourne, Jan 23 (IANS) India's Rohan Bopanna partnering Su-Wei Hsieh of Chinese Taipei lost their mixed doubles quarterfinal match of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park here Wednesday.
Melbourne, Jan 22 (IANS) India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Nadia Petrova of Russia defeated Katarina Srebotnik and Nenad Zimonjic to enter the mixed doubles quarterfinals at the Australian Open here Tuesday while last year's runners-up Leander Paes and Elena Vesnina suffered a shock loss in the second round.
Melbourne, Jan 22 (IANS) India's Mahesh Bhuptahi and Russia's Nadia Petrova overcame stiff resistance from Katarina Srebotnik and Nenad Zimonjic to enter the mixed doubles quarterfinals of the Australian Open here Tuesday.
Melbourne, Jan 20 (IANS) Mahesh Bhupathi with Russian partner Nadia Petrova entered the mixed doubles second round at the Australian Open, defeating Anastasia Rodionova and Jean-Julien Roger here Sunday.
London, Jan 17 (IANS) A mother and her seven children have been jailed for 15 years in Egypt for reconverting to Christianity from Islam, a British daily said Thursday.
London, Jan. 17 (ANI): A mother and her seven children are jailed for 15 years for converting back to Christianity and changing their names in Egypt.
Melbourne, Jan 17 (IANS) Reigning champions Leander Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek were knocked out in the first round of the men's doubles at the Australian Open here Thursday. They lost 3-6, 5-7 to South African Kevin Anderson and Israeli Jonathan Erlich.
London, Jan. 17 (ANI): A mother and her seven children are jailed for 15 years for converting back to Christianity and changing their names in Egypt.
Melbourne, Jan 15 (IANS) Japan's 42-year-old Kimiko Date-Krumm knocked out women's 12th seed Nadia Petrova out of Australian Open to reach the second round here Tuesday.
Sydney, Jan 15(ANI): Japan's 42-year-old Kimiko Date-Krumm has become the oldest woman to win a main draw match at the Australian Open after beating Russian Nadia Petrova 6-2 6-0 in just over an hour, in a big win for experience over youth.
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Bangladesh will expose Indian art lovers to its contemporary art in a move to project its soft power in the region.
Berlin, Jan 8 (IANS) A 28-foot reptile species is the first top marine predator that fed on similar-sized prey more than 244 million years ago, say findings based on a fossil recovered from the Nevada desert in the United States in 2010.
Kolkata, Dec 12 (IANS) Admitting that the state police had made "some mistakes", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday urged people not to brand them as bad but praise their good work instead.
Kolkata, Dec 11 (IANS) "Unable to discuss matters of public importance" inside the West Bengal assembly, the opposition Left Front Tuesday met Governor M.K. Narayanan, seeking his intervention.
Kolkata, Dec 10 (IANS) Eight people were killed and four critically injured Monday when a truck collided eith another commercial vehicle in West Bengal, police said.
Nadia, Dec 10 (ANI): At least eight people were killed and two others injured when their car hit a lorry on National Highway-34 in West Bengal's Nadia District today.
Kolkata, Nov 29 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday ordered a judicial probe into the recent police firing in Nadia district, and admitted police action in Birbhum district's Loba village which resulted in a clash leaving 33 injured was "a mistake".
Kolkata, Nov.29 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday announced that a judicial inquiry will be initiated into the November 14 firing by an SDPO which left a man dead at Tehatta in Nadia district.
New York, Nov 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Italy's Sara Errani has been named the WTA's most improved player of the year for rising 39 places in the world rankings to No. 6 and reaching her first singles Grand Slam final.
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Tuesday issued notice to the West Bengal government over the alleged killing of a person in police firing in Nadia district.
Moscow, Nov 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) One of the two jailed members of the Pussy Riot group, Maria Alyokhina, will be placed in solitary confinement for the next three months at her own request, a regional prisons spokesperson told RIA Novosti Friday.
Kolkata, Nov 20 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday asked the Congress?led UPA government to bring peace in Assam instead of criticising her government for police firing which claimed a life in Nadia district.
Kolkata, Nov 19 (IANS) Villagers of West Bengal's Nadia district, where a person was killed in police firing Nov 14, Monday sought a probe by the West Bengal Human Rights Commission into the incident.
Kolkata, Nov 19 (IANS) Accusing the Mamata Banerjee?led government in West Bengal of trying to divide people along communal lines and perpetrating atrocities on political opponents, the CPI?M Monday said the state has slipped into anarchy.
Kolkata, Nov 17 (IANS) After West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hinted at a "political conspiracy" behind the Nov 14 Nadia police firing which claimed a man's life, the Congress Saturday accused her of making "irresponsible comments".
Kolkata, Nov 17 (IANS) As a feisty opposition leader, Mamata Banerjee attacked the erstwhile Left Front government for police firing on protesting farmers in West Bengal's Nandigram, which signalled the beginning of the end of a powerful regime.
Kolkata, Nov 16 (IANS) The West Bengal government Friday announced a compensation of Rs.2 lakh and a government job to the family of the man who allegedly died in police firing in Tehatta Nov 14.
Kolkata, Nov 16 (IANS) Three days after a man was killed in police firing in Tehatta in West Bengal, union minister and Congress MP Deepa Dasmunshi alleged that the state government was suppressing the truth and rubbished claims of the police firing in self?defence.
Kolkata, Nov 16 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday endorsed the police's claim that they opened fire at a mob in Teratta Nov 14 in self?defence.
Kolkata, Nov 15 (IANS) Dismissing claims that police fired in self?defence in West Bengal's Tehatta, the opposition Left Front Thursday said the Mamata Banerjee government would have denied the incident had there been no video footage showing a policeman firing bullets.
Kolkata, Nov 15 (IANS) Tension prevailed Thursday at Tehatta in West Bengal's Nadia district, a day after mob-police clash left one person dead and nine others injured, an official said Thursday as top police officials rushed to the region to take stock of the situation.
Kolkata, Nov 14 (IANS) One person was killed and nine others were injured in West Bengal Wednesday when a mob of agitating villagers clashed with police over a land dispute, causing police to open fire.
Sofia, Nov 5 (IANS) Nadia Petrova of Russia won the women's tennis Qatar Airways Tournament of Champions beating former World No.1 Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark 6-2, 6-1.
Special Cell, Delhi Police has arrested one Ningthoujam Romen Singh Kumbi Thingel Leikai, District Bishnupur, Manipur who is Commander-in-Chief/ Financial Secretary of the KCP (MC), a faction of banned terrorist organization Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP)
Imphal, Oct. 29 (ANI): Security forces have stepped vigil across the state of Manipur to curb the spread of militant activity.
St. Petersburg, Oct 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian city of Kazan has joined Mexico City, Singapore and China's Tianjin as candidates to host the 2014 season-ending Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Championships.
Istanbul, Oct 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian women's tennis pair of Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova won the WTA Championships after beating Czech duo Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka here in the final.
Istanbul, Oct 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Doubles World No.3 Andrea Hlavackova and No.4 Lucie Hradecka reached the doubles final of the WTA Championships here.
Moscow, Oct 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova booked the last doubles place at next week's WTA Championships after reaching the final of the Kremlin Cup here.
Moscow, Oct 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Caroline Wozniacki edged out Sweden's Sofia Arvidsson in a thrilling all-Scandinavian Kremlin Cup semifinal Saturday that gives the Dane a shot at her second title of the season.
Bishnupur (Manipur), Oct 20 (ANI): The Police along with security forces have arrested a wanted militant and recovered arms and explosives in Bishnupur district of Manipur.
New York, Oct 18 (ANI): Mel Gibson was spotted getting cozy with a new girl during a sushi dinner at Nobu in Malibu on Sunday, who has been identified as actress-stuntwoman Ashley Cusato.
Chennai, Oct 17 (IANS) Southern actress Nadiya Wednesday said that women in cinema would be considered as equals to their male peers only when the perception of audiences changes.
Moscow, Oct 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian duo of Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova are focusing on their bid to reach the doubles tennis tournament at the WTA Tour Championships, Kirilenko said Tuesday.
New York, October 15 (ANI): Hundreds of wanna-be Playboy bunnies are slated to strip down and strut their stuff before a set of keen-eyed casting agents on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, it has been revealed.
Kolkata, Oct 3 (IANS) The 22-year-old son of West Bengal Food Processing Minister Ujjal Biswas died of burn injuries at a hospital here Wednesday, a minister said. Police said Sayan Biswas probably attempted self-immolation.
Beijing, Oct 2 (IANS) China's World No.8 Li Na got her revenge over Russian Nadia Petrova when she defeated her nemesis for the first time in seven meetings at China Open second round here Tuesday.
Islamabad, Sep 30 (IANS) The Pakistan Supreme Court has issued notices to several legislators, including Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik, directing them to appear before the court in the dual nationality case.
Tokyo, Sep 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) World No.1 Victoria Azarenka beat Italy's Roberta Vinci to enter the quarterfinals of the Pan Pacific Open tennis event here Wednesday.
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Australia and India will open a new chapter in public diplomacy and cultural exchange with the 'Oz Fest', Australian high commissioner to India Peter Varghese said in the capital Tuesday.
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Australia will stage its biggest ever cultural festival in India in October, Australian High Commissioner Peter Varghese said here Tuesday.
Tokyo, Sep 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) World No.1 Victoria Azarenka faced little difficulty in the second round of the Japan Open tennis tournament Tuesday when she demolished Austria's Tamira Paszek in straight sets.
Tokyo, Sep 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian World No.2 Maria Sharapova was pushed to the limit as she beat Britain's Heather Watson in a three-hour epic in the Japan Open tennis event here Tuesday.
Islamabad, Sep 20 (IANS) Pakistani parliamentarians holding dual nationality were disqualified by the Supreme Court Thursday.
Kolkata, Sep 18 (IANS) Threatened by relatives for marrying outside their religions, a man and his wife from the city Tuesday approached the West Bengal Human Rights Commission seeking its intervention.
Kolkata, Sep 18 (IANS) In a shocking incident of honour killing, a minor girl was allegedly hacked to death by her family in West Bengal for having an affair with a they did not like, police said Tuesday.
Kuala Lumpur, September 16 (ANI): Former Miss Malaysia World Nadia Heng has been bought by a lawyer for 600 Malaysian ringgits in Bangsar in an "auction" for a good cause.
Moscow, Sep 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) World No. 7 Samantha Stosur and former French Open champion Ana Ivanovic are to headline the Kremlin Cup in Moscow next month.
New York, Sep 6 (IANS) Sixth seeded Czech Tomas Berdych outlasted top seed Roger Federer 7-6(1), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to advance into the US Open tennis semi-finals.
London, Sept 4 (ANI): Four British Christians who claim they lost their jobs as a result of discrimination against their religious believes will now taking their cases to the European Court of Human Rights.
New York, Sep 4 (IANS) Second seed Agnieszka Radwanska was ousted from the US Open tennis tournament after she lost 1-6, 4-6 to 20th seeded Italian Roberta Vinci in the women's singles here at the Flushing Meadows.
New York, Sep 4 (IANS) Following are the US Open results Monday:
New York, Sep 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) World No.1 Victoria Azarenka and reigning champion Samantha Stosur won their fourth round matches to meet in the US Open quarterfinals here at the Flushing Meadows.
New York, Sep 1 (IANS) Following are the US Open singles results held here at the Flushing Meadows Friday:
Wangoo, Bishnupur (Manipur), Aug 30 (ANI): Setting an exemplary precedent of grit to achieve self-sufficiency, women here have turned entrepreneurs and become financially independent.
Krishnanagar (West Bengal), Aug 29 (IANS) After all the flak she drew the last time she got a man arrested for publicly questioning her government's policies, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday chose to answer a similar question raised by a young man at a rally.
London, August 22 (ANI): Mel Gibson has ignited rumours of a new romance after he was pictured with aspiring musician Nadia Lanfranconi.
Los Angeles, Aug 22 (IANS) Actor Mel Gibson has sparked rumours of a new romance after he was pictured with aspiring musician Nadia Lanfranconi.
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) After wowing fans in Pakistan, popular singer Kailash Kher is ready to entertain music lovers in Australia. He will perform at the OzAsia Festival in Adelaide Sep 14-30.
London, Aug 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Williams sisters, Serena and Venus, claimed their record fourth tennis gold in the Olympics as they overpowered Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic in the women's doubles final here Sunday.
Moscow, Aug.5 (ANI): Three members of Russian punks-against-Putin band, Pussy Riot, are reportedly being denied both food and water, and could face up to seven years' imprisonment if convicted of hooliganism.
London, Aug 4 (IANS) Swiss World No.1 Roger Federer has survived a marathon semifinal in his quest to win a singles gold medal at the London Olympics tennis tournament and set up a dream final clash against Briton Andy Murray, who defeated second seeded Serb Novak Djokovic.
London, Aug. 2(ANI): London Olympics chief Lord Sebastian Coe has claimed Michael Phelps, who recently won his record 19th Olympic medal, is not the greatest Olympian but is the most successful one, and recommended the names of Brit decathlon legend Daley Thompson and Brit rower Steve Redgrave's name.
London, July 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) World No.1 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus dropped a set before beating Romania's Irina-Camelia Begu to move into the second round of the women's tennis singles event at the Olympics here Monday.
London, July 26 (IANS) India's men's doubles pair of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna has been seeded seventh while Swiss Roger Federer, who reclaimed the top spot after winning the Wimbledon, has been given the top seeding in the men's singles of the tennis competition at the London Olympics that gets under way here Friday.
Washington, July 24 (ANI): First Lady Michelle Obama is heading to London as head of Team U.S.A.'s official cheering section at the Olympics.
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Yahoo India launched a dedicated destination for the London Olympics 2012. The company has brought together a panel of experts comprising of Olympic gold medallists Dan O'Brien, Summer Sanders and Shannon Miller.
Special cell has nabbed a hardcore member of banned terrorist organization People?s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak in Manipur.
Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) A total of 126 couples hailing from underprivileged backgrounds, tied the knot in a mass wedding ceremony here Sunday.
London, June 29 (IANS) Sania Mirza and Bethanie Mattek-Sands advanced to women's doubles third round at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, easing past Stephanie Foretz Gacon and Kristina Mladenovic here Friday.
London, June 29 (IANS) Frenchman Gilles Simon's Wimbledon campaign ended in the second round of the men's singles, losing to Xavier Malisse 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (5).
Moscow, June 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Former world No.3 Nadia Petrova has returned to the top 20 in the latest WTA rankings published Sunday.
Moscow, June 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's Vera Zvonareva has been picked for the London Olympic tennis tournament despite ongoing injury problems, the Russian Tennis Federation said Friday.
Kolkata, June 17 (IANS) Seven people, including three women, were killed and eight others injured in two separate road accidents in West Bengal on Sunday, police said.
Paris, June 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian World No.1 Maria Sharapova became only the 10th female tennis player to complete a career Grand Slam as she swept aside Italy's Sara Errani in straight sets in the French Open final Saturday.
Paris, June 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Italian pair of Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci have won the women's doubles at the French Open after defeating Russia's Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova here Friday.
Paris, June 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Maria Sharapova reached her first French Open final Thursday after a comfortable straight-sets win over world No. 4 Petra Kvitova. The Russian will meet Italy's Sara Errani in the final.
Paris, June 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Italian Sara Errani upset reigning US Open champion Samantha Stosur in the French Open semi-final Thursday to reach her first Grand Slam final.
