Everything you need to know about Nanda: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Nanda: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Kolkata, June 16 (IANS) Expressing happiness at the end of JD-U's 17-year-old alliance with the BJP, the Trinamool Congress and the Samajwadi Party in West Bengal Sunday said it will boost the chances of formation of an alternative front.
London, June 15 (ANI): A study led by the University of Alicante has detected what may be the first observational evidence of existence of a new exotic phase of matter in the inner crust of neutron stars (pulsars).
Mumbai, June 3 (IANS) It's been 40 years since Amitabh Bachchan married his "Zanjeer" co-star Jaya. The megastar looks back at the "lifetime" and says god has been kind to give him the family that he has.
Mumbai, June 3 (IANS) It's been 40 years since Amitabh Bachchan married his "Zanjeer" co-star Jaya. The megastar looks back at the "lifetime" and says god has been kind to give him the family that he has.
Sydney, June 1 (IANS) Hundreds of people in Fiji are coming out to take a seven-day crash course of the Indian classical language Sanskrit.
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed a plea by dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar seeking a direction to the CBI to examine those dropped from the investigating agency's list of prosecution witnesses.
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed a plea by dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar seeking a direction to the CBI to examine those dropped from the investigating agency's list of prosecution witnesses.
Washington, May 24 (ANI): A major campaign using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and several other satellites has suggested that exotic neutron stars, magnetars may be more diverse-and common-than previously thought.
Thiruvananthapuram, May 22 (IANS) Technopark-based SunTec Business Solutions Wednesday launched its next generation product suite - Xelerate.
Bhubaneswar, April 19 (IANS) A 29-year-old man in Odisha has been arrested for allegedly posting several morphed, "obscene" photographs and videos of a state minister and a girl on different websites, an official said Friday.
Yangon, Feb 26 (IANS) Myanmar have named a 25-member squad for the AFC Challenge Cup qualifier to be hosted at Youth Training Centre here next month.
Chennai, Feb 26 (IANS) The cast of director Nanda Periyaswamy's "Azhagan Azhagi" is exceptional -- the Tamil romantic-comedy will launch as many as 34 debutants, including the lead pair.
Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) The Bachchan clan raised a whopping Rs.25 lakh (Rs.2.5 million) for a charity through sale of special paintings, based on interpretations of Amitabh Bachchan, and a book, which was unvieled to mark the megastar's 70th birthday.
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Young designer Masaba Gupta's debut collection for fashion brand Satya Paul will open the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) autumn-winter 2013 starting March 2013.
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Civil society groups have expressed shock at a parliamentary panel's recommendation to restrict the nutritional support under government schemes to only two children per family and to disqualify mothers of more children from maternity benefits.
Mumbai, Jan 26 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan keeps himself quite updated with new gadgets and gizmos, and his grand-daughter Aaradhya seems to be following suit.
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Delhi Metro Thursday felicitated eight volunteers for their services in spreading civic sense among commuters.
Mumbai, Dec 22 (IANS) Myanmar offers great opportunities for Indian business community to invest in infrastructure and power projects, visiting Myanmar President U. Thein Sein said here Friday.
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday told advocate R.K. Anand to provide free legal services for a year and pay Rs.21 lakh to Bar Council of India to support law colleges attended mostly by students from poor families.
Mumbai, Nov 15 (IANS) Always willing to take chances, Waheeda Rehman experimented with unconventional roles in films such as "Guide" and "Teesri Kasam". She sees a reflection of herself in Vidya Balan, who has also shown great chutzpah in selecting her films.
Washington, Nov 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) With an average altitude of around 6,800 feet, Colorado is known as the highest state in the US. After Colorado residents legalized the recreational use of marijuana last week, tourists may start flocking to the state for a different kind of high.
Mumbai, Nov 5 (IANS) Composer Aadesh Shrivastava wants to do a song on corruption and has asked his fans to send him ideas.
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday reserved its verdict on lawyer R.K. Anand's proposal to give free legal aid to poor litigants for one year as penance for his attempt to derail justice in the 1999 BMW hit-and-run incident here.
Kolkata, Oct 10 (IANS) With the sunset date for digitisation inching closer and war between the direct-to-home (DTH) and cable operators heating up, DTH service provider Dish TV Wednesday launched a special package for its new subscribers in the country's four metros.
Kolkata, Oct 4 (IANS) Notifying that his party would oppose FDI in pension and insurance bills on the floor of parliament, Samajwadi Party (SP) general secretary Kiranmoy Nanda Thursday said it would be better for the people of the country if the UPA government resigns from office before the scheduled time.
Mumbai, Sep 26 (IANS) Mega-celebrations are being planned for megastar Amitabh Bachchan's 70th birthday Oct 11. Designer duo Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla are assisting the veteran actor's wife Jaya in creating a "big surprise", and they are even designing a special outfit for Big B.
Kolkata, Sep 13 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party said the anti-people policies of the Congress-led central government will take the country towards devastation and asserted it would fight the diesel price hike announced Thursday.
Kolkata, Sep 12 (IANS) On a day when the Samajwadi Party (SP) indicated it would prefer Left parties over the Trinamool Congress for the Third Front, party leader Akhilesh Yadav Wednesday met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and said her government was working as per people's expectations.
Kolkata, Sep 12 (IANS) On a day when the Samajwadi Party (SP) indicated it would prefer Left parties over the Trinamool Congress for the Third Front, party leader and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Wednesday met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the state secretariat here.
Mumbai, Sep 12 (IANS) Director David Dhawan's son Varun, who will be making his acting debut with Karan Johar's "Student Of The Year", says that filmdom belongs to everyone and is not anyone's birthright.
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Acknowledging his pioneering work in the field of low cost sanitation and social uplift, a French economic forum has invited Sulabh Sanitation movement chief mentor Bindeshwar Pathak to share his experiences with world leaders and business tycoons in Le Harve Sep 13-14.
Kolkata, Sep 9 (IANS) Ruling out any immediate chances of forging a third front, a senior Samajwadi Party leader Sunday said his party wanted good relations with all parties opposed to the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party.
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Big B of Indian Cinema Amitabh Bachchan advocates fair education for all, whether it is country"s underprivileged or the women folk....
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan believes in fair education for all, be it the country's underprivileged or the women folk.
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) The makers of Bollywood film "Heroine", starring Kareena Kapoor, Monday moved the Delhi High Court against the information and broadcasting ministry's order to display anti-smoking messages during smoking scenes in the movie.
Bhubaneswar, Aug 27(IANS) Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Monday intensified its protest against the construction of the multi-purpose Polavaram irrigation project in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh.
Mumbai, Aug 22 (IANS) Amitabh Bachchan is a vast pool of knowledge himself, but the Bollywood megastar believes his daughter, Shweta Nanda, is the most knowledgeable person in his family.
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the Chhattisgarh government to place before it the original answersheets of some candidates who cleared an exam for recruitment of civil judges in 2008.
New Delhi, Aug. 3 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday provided some relief to Sanjeev Nanda, the prime accused in the 1999 BMW hit-and-run case, by sparing him from spending some more time in jail, though it upheld his conviction.
The Apex court upheld the Delhi High court decision to convict Sanjeev Nanda in 1999 BMW hit-and-run case in the national capital. The Supreme Court has convicted Nanda but did not enhance his sentence imposed by Delhi High court.
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday upheld the Delhi High Court order reducing the prison sentence of Sanjeev Nanda, the main accused in the January 1999 BMW hit-and-run case in the national capital, from five years to two years. Six people were killed in the Jan 10, 1999, accident.
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday upheld the Delhi High Court order reducing the prison sentence of Sanjeev Nanda, the main accused in the January 1999 BMW hit-and-run case in the national capital, from five years to two years. Six people were killed in the Jan 10, 1999 incident.
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday acquitted three people convicted for tampering with evidence in the 1999 BMW hit-and-run case involving Sanjeev Nanda, son of arms dealer Suresh Nanda. Six people were killed in the incident.
Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) Mumbai-based security solutions provider Topsgrup said Sunday it had completed the acquisition of British security firm The Shield Guarding Company Limited.
London, July 15 (ANI): Indian security apparatus tycoon Richie Nanda has hit out at rival G4S for failing to recruit enough security staff for the London 2012 Olympics, and increased his stake in rival Shield Guarding Company from 51 to 100 per cent.
Bhubaneswar, July 10 (IANS) The Odisha unit of the Nationalist Congress Party Tuesday sought disqualification of its four legislators who last month defected to the state's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD).
Kolkata, June 15 (IANS) Hours after Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav announced support for Pranab Mukherjee as president, party general secretary and MP Kiranmoy Nanda Friday said his party was left with no other option as A.P.J. Abdul Kalam had reportedly expressed his disinterest in contesting.
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Scotching speculation of a rift between the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Trinamool Congress, SP general secretary Kiranmoy Nanda Friday said both the parties had jointly announced their presidential candidates.
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) After designing saris and gowns, Satya Paul, a known brand in fashion, has ventured into making accessories for laptops as they feel fashion is not restricted to just clothes.
New York, June 5 (IANS) Siddhartha Mukherjee, the Pulitzer prize winning Indian-American writer of the "The Emperor of All Maladies", a biography of cancer, has won one of the Light of India awards recognizing excellence of Indians living abroad.
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The central government has held out the promise to make safe, hassle-free and environment friendly the 280-km Nanda Devi pilgrimage in Uttrakhand, held once every 12 years, BJP leader Tarun Vijay said here Monday.
Pondicherry, May 29 (IANS) Local star Linda Rangarajan with 9.0 points emerged champion in the third KACC International FIDE Rating chess tournament (below 2200) here Tuesday.
Pondicherry, May 28 (IANS) Local star L. Rangarajan scalped top seed K. Gunasekaran to lead the field with 7.0 points after the seventh round of the third KACC International FIDE Rating chess tournament (below 2200) here Monday.
Raigad (Maharashtra), May 28 (IANS) A total of 27 people were killed, including six children below 14 years, while on their way back from a wedding and 29 injured as a speeding truck hit two stationary mini-buses on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway early Monday, officials said.
New Delhi, Apr 23 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Shahid Siddiqui on Monday welcomed Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar's suggestion that the president of the country should be a non-political person, and said his party would definitely back Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam if there is a consensus on his name.
Kolkata, April 21 (IANS) In a stern warning to the Congress-led union government, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday said it has to accept West Bengal's demand for a tax moratorium for the next three years.
Kathmandu, April 20 (IANS) A total of 6,574 ex-Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), the (UCPN-M)'s People's Liberation Army (PLA) combatants, have opted for voluntary retirement, a report said.
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) If you want to wear loose fitting clothes to office in summer but dread that monotonous corporate look, here's how to glam up. Put on a simple shirtdress, throw in a chic accessory or try a Peter Pan collar shirt to see the difference.
Nalanda (Bihar), April 12 (IANS) A farmer from Bihar's Nalanda district has set a national record in organic wheat production, say officials.
London, Apr 12 (ANI): Nepalese soldiers have taken over the control of former Maoist rebels camps, as part of securing peace six years after the end of civil war in Nepal
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday questioned the government on its approach of discouraging short service commission women officers opting for permanent commission in the army.
Kolkata, March 24 (IANS) Reiterating Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's prediction that Lok Sabha elections could be held "after a year", its general secretary Kiranmoy Nanda Saturday said their prty will help Congress to pass the general budget but not join the UPA government.
Lucknow, Mar 17 (ANI): Actor-turned politician Jaya Bachchan filed her nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha in presence of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav here on Saturday.
Lucknow, Mar 17 (ANI): Actor-turned politician Jaya Bachchan filed her nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha in presence of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav here on Saturday.
London, Nov 7 (ANI): A team of Indian scientists has revealed that a prototype of a hand-held breathalyser for detecting tuberculosis infection could be available within two years.
Gaya (Bihar), Oct 20 (ANI): Disillusioned by Maoist ideology and extremist activities, Nanda Singh, a rebel in Bihar's Gaya District turned into a teacher and is providing education to poor children for free of cost.
Gaya, Oct 20 (ANI): Nanda Singh, a Maoist rebel has taken to the teaching profession, educating poor children free of cost, after being left disillusioned by Maoist ideology and extremist activities.
Haldwani (Uttarakhand), Sep.10 (ANI): Residents of Haldwani, Uttarakhand, participated in the annual Nanda Devi Fair, the cultural carnival that is of immense religious and cultural significance and symbolises the economic and cultural prosperity of the region.
Dubai, Sept 4 (ANI): The producers of the much-acclaimed Indian film 'The Living Ghost' are planning to shoot their next film on picturesque locations in the sultanate of Oman.
Washington, Aug 4 (ANI): Indian scientists have found a fast and inexpensive way to detect and monitor the effectiveness of treatment for tuberculosis (TB) from the patients' urine.
Nainital, June 4(ANI): In a bid to revive the sport of yachting, the Indian Army in conjunction with the Nainital Yacht Boat Club organized the Surya Sailing Regatta, a yachting competition, in Nainital, Uttarakhand.
Gonda, Feb 10 (ANI): Farmers in Gonda in Uttar Pradesh are incurring huge losses in tobacco production because of last year's floods.
New Delhi, Dec.12 (ANI): Dastangoi, which means to tell a Dastan or story being recited in the Urdu language, is witnessing the participation of scores of persons belonging to various religious outfits and setting an example of communal harmony and brotherhood.
New Delhi, Dec 8 (ANI): Defence Minister AK Antony today said that an army Court of Inquiry investigating the allegations of sexual misconduct against former Engineer-in- Chief Lt General AK Nanda has found that he "acted against service decorum".
Washington, Oct 15 (ANI): National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a research method by which new insights into the infection process of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that leads to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) can be observed.
Colombo, Sept 17 (ANI): A retired senior diplomat in Sri Lanka, Nanda Godage, has testified before the war commission examining the final years of the long-running civil conflict which ended last year, that at least 2,000 young Tamils are being held in custody in the country without any charges being brought against them.
Shimla, Sep.12 (ANI): A rising number of people in Shimla are getting drawn to a unique and age-old South Korean energy healing therapy, as scores of individuals here claim to have benefited from it.
New Delhi, July 26 (ANI): Former Australian pacer Brett Lee walked down the ramp modelling designs made by noted couturists Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla at Delhi Couture Week in New Delhi.
New Delhi, June 25 (ANI): Veteran mountaineer and former Army officer Col Narinder Kumar (76) has been decorated with prestigious Mac Gregor Memorial medal.
New Delhi, June 8 (ANI): The Indian Army has ordered a Court of Inquiry (CoI) into charges of sexual misconduct levelled against its Engineer-in-Chief Lieutenant General A K Nanda by a subordinate officer's wife.
New Delhi, June 3 (ANI): Contradicting the media reports stating resignation of Lieutenant General A.K.Nanda, the Ministry of Defence on Thursday clarified that neither he has resigned nor been asked to put up his resignation and he continues to hold his position as Engineer-in-Chief for the Indian Army.
New Delhi, June 3 (ANI): The Indian Army's reputation took a hit on Thursday when Lieutenant General A.K. Nanda, its Engineer-in-Chief, was asked to put in his papers after a fellow Army officer's wife filed a complaint against him for sexual misconduct.
New Delhi, Apr 12 (ANI): The Supreme Court will hear an appeal filed by the city police challenging the lenient punishment imposed by the Delhi High Court to Sanjeev Nanda, found guilty in the BMW hit-and-run case.
Shattergaon (Assam), Mar 12(ANI): Villagers of Shattergaon are taking care of a female elephant, which got hurt by a train near Deepor Beel (a freshwater lake) in Guwahati.
New Delhi, Mar 2(ANI): Prabeer Kumar Basu on Tuesday took charge as the Secretary of the Agriculture and Cooperation Ministry. He replaces T. Nanda Kumar, who retired from service on February 28 on superannuation.
Trivandrum (Kerala) Dec 2 (ANI/Business Wire India): Riding the current wave of reinvigoration sweeping through the market that had been lulled by the global downturn, SunTec Business Solutions, the leading provider of Relationship-based Pricing and Centralized Billing solutions, has announced their hiring plan for 2010, much in sync with their expansion strategy.
Shimla, Nov 18 (ANI): Wrestler Dalip Singh Rana, popularly known as 'Khali' inaugurated an awareness drive about special children organised by the Himachal chapter of Special Olympics here on Tuesday.
Mumbai, Nov. 6 (ANI): Cine icon Amitabh Bachchan was felicitated with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 11th Mumbai Film Festival on Thursday for completing 40 years in the film industry.
Mumbai, Oct 4 (ANI): Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra has unveiled the music album of a forthcoming film 'Jail' here.
Washington, September 26 (ANI): Vikas Nanda, a scientist of Indian origin, has won the prestigious National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director's New Innovator Award this year.
Washington, Aug 26 (ANI): Prostate cancer patients, who also suffer from heart conditions, have increased death risk if they undergo hormone therapy, revealed a study led by an Indian-origin scientist.
New Delhi, Aug.20 (ANI): Two more Delhi Ranji Trophy players have reportedly opted to skip the conditioning camp organised by the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) at the Ferozeshah Kotla, raising the number of missing players to nine.
New Delhi, Aug 19 (ANI): The revolt in the Delhi cricket team has got bigger with as many as seven players boycotting the team's Ranji camp on Wednesday.
New Delhi, July 29 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of criminal lawyer R K Anand for contempt of court for attempting to influence key witness Sunil Kulkarni in the 1999 BMW hit-and-run case.
New Delhi, July 20 (ANI): The Delhi High Court has upheld the conviction of Sanjeev Nanda in the infamous BMW hit and run case, in which six persons were killed in 1999.
New Delhi, July 20 (ANI): The Delhi High Court will give its verdict on Monday in the BMW hit-and-run case in which trial court had convicted and sentenced Sanjeev Nanda, to five years imprisonment.
New Delhi, June 26 (ANI): The Central Government has assured the States of adequate availability of short-duration seeds that may be required in case of further delay in monsoon.
New Delhi, June 26 (ANI): Union Agriculture Secretary T Nanda Kumar has said that rains in the months of July and August are very crucial in deciding India's agricultural output for this year.
New Delhi, June 25 (ANI): Union Agriculture Secretary T Nanda Kumar will meet Agriculture Secretaries of states on Thursday to discuss the situation arising due to delayed monsoon.
New Delhi June 24 (ANI): The Metrological Department predicted a below normal rainfall in the month of July, expecting 93 % rainfall, as against 96% predicted earlier for this.
