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Everything you need to know about Saho: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Indian American student among wounded in US shooting

April 3, 2012 at 5:44 PM

Washington, April 3 (IANS) A gunman who killed seven people at a California University ordered everyone to get up against a wall, and started shooting, according to a 19-year old Indian American student who was among the three wounded.

Single screen theatres resurface to tell Vidya's 'Kahaani'

April 3, 2012 at 12:40 PM

Kolkata, April 3 (IANS) If Vidya Balan-starrer "Kahaani" has catapulted director Sujoy Ghosh into the big league, it has also benefited much-neglected single-screen theatres in the city that have done roaring business for three weeks now.

India to help Vietnamese teachers in English training

March 29, 2012 at 8:58 PM

New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Vietnam will be sending teachers to India for English training, besides sourcing English teachers from India, according to the ministry of human resource development. The objective behind the entire exercise will be to prepare 20,000 English teachers in Vietnam over the next few years.

Jewellers in Gujarat hail government's decision of mandatory hallmarking

January 13, 2012 at 4:35 PM

Rajkot, Jan 13 (ANI): Jewellers in Gujarat welcome the Central Government's decision of mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery as it will protect the consumers from being cheated.

How Maya lowlands supported dense population

November 8, 2011 at 7:58 PM

London, Nov 8 (ANI): The scientists have revealed how Maya lowlands, which were one of the most densely populated areas in the world during ancient Maya Classic period (250 - 900 AD), sustained its population.

Unique Char Dham Hindu Temple to break ground in Texas

October 22, 2011 at 5:46 PM

Nevada (US), Oct 22 (ANI): Bhoomi-Puja (ground-breaking) for a unique Char Dham Hindu Temple will be held in The Woodlands (Texas, USA) on November 12.

UAE footballer gets death for murdering neighbour

June 15, 2011 at 4:12 PM

New Delhi, June 15 (ANI): Fayaz Jumaa Khamis, a former UAE international football player has been sentenced to death on charges of murdering his neighbour three years ago.

Indian scientists' new program lets you hide data in an executable file

May 10, 2011 at 5:30 PM

Washington, May 10 (ANI): In this computer age, Steganography - a form of security through obscurity in which information is hidden within an unusual medium - has become more of a science than an art.

No trace yet of Arunachal CM, search enters fifth day

May 4, 2011 at 11:40 AM

Itanagar, May 4 (ANI): Six Indian Air Force helicopters began an aerial survey along inhospitable altitudes of Sela Pass on Wednesday to trace the missing chopper carrying Arunachal Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu and four others on board.

Government reconstitutes Society of Film and Television Institute of India in Pune

March 24, 2011 at 1:21 PM

New Delhi, Mar. 24 (ANI): The government has reconstituted the Society of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune for a period of three years with effect from March 4.

Prisoners 'were in awe of George Michael'

December 5, 2010 at 12:12 PM

London, Dec 5 (ANI): Pop star George Michael apparently joked with fellow prisoners and talked footie when he was in jail.

Jharkhand drought-affected protest over non-distribution of grains

September 30, 2010 at 12:20 PM

Palamu, Sep 30 (ANI): Hundreds of poor and drought-affected people in Jharkhand's Palamu District staged a protest outside Food Corporation of India godowns on Wednesday.

Orissa artisans carve trophies for sports awards

August 20, 2010 at 7:36 PM

Bhubaneshwar, Aug 20 (ANI): The artisans in Orissa's Bhubaneshwar city have engaged themselves in manufacturing trophies depicting Hindu mythological stories for the prestigious sports awards.

Honorary Commission in the Indian Air Force

August 14, 2010 at 10:39 PM

New Delhi, Aug.14 (ANI): On the occasion of 64th Independence Day, Honorary Commission of Flight Lieutenants and Flying Officer have been granted to the following IAF personnel.

Pak Punjab Assembly's minority members demand review of blasphemy laws

July 22, 2010 at 3:17 PM

Lahore, July 22 (ANI): In the wake of the brutal murder of two Christian brothers, who were charged for blasphemy, outside the Faisalabad court premises earlier this week, the minority members of the Punjab Assembly have called for a review of the Article 295-C of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC).

World's most expensive car wash service costs 7,200 pounds

July 20, 2010 at 5:21 PM

London, July 20 (ANI): A British man is offering the world's most expensive car wash service, which costs up to 7,200 pounds per vehicle. urcharn Sahota takes up to 250 hours to clean a vehicle with around 100 cleaning fluids and wax that costs 8,200 pounds per tub.

Orissa NGO helps specially abled women reunite with their families

July 15, 2010 at 6:14 PM

Bhubaneswar, July 15 (ANI): Mission Ashra, an NGO in Orissa that helps specially abled women reunite with their families, hosted a special event to mark the 350th family reunion of such unfortunate women at Bhubaneswar on Thursday.

Martyr Sawinder Singh cremated with State honours

April 26, 2010 at 9:54 PM

Gurdaspur (Punjab), April 26 (ANI): Sawinder Singh, one of the two policemen, who died fighting militants was cremated here with full State honours at his native village Pokhar in Punjab's Gurdaspur district on Monday (April 26).

Two militants killed in Punjab encounter

April 25, 2010 at 12:17 PM

Gurdaspur (Punjab), Apr 25 (ANI): Four people,including two militants were killed in an encounter in Punjab's Gurdaspur District on Sunday morning.

Severe heat wave in Bhubaneswar

April 10, 2010 at 5:00 PM

Bhubaneswar (Orissa), Apr 10 (ANI): The scorching heat has thrown life out of normal gear in Bhubaneswar here with the weather department issuing a heat wave advisory in the region for the next 24 hours.

Child trafficking docu: BBC defends LiLo

March 23, 2010 at 5:07 PM

London, March 23 (ANI): A BBC boss has defended Lindsay Lohan for presenting an investigative documentary on child trafficking.

Sand artist Sudarsan Patnaik creates sculpture of forthcoming Hockey World Cup

February 24, 2010 at 1:45 PM

Puri, Feb 24 (ANI): Renowned sand artist Sudarsan Patnaik made a sculpture depicting the forthcoming World Cup Hockey championship, which will start from February 28t New Delhi.

Jumbos stray in Orissa villages, create panic

January 16, 2010 at 1:55 PM

Angul (Orissa), Jan 16 (ANI): A herd of around 22 elephants strayed into the hamlets in Angul region here creating panic among the people.

Birmingham bigwigs to file petition for direct flights from Punjab

October 23, 2009 at 3:52 PM

London, Oct 23 (ANI): Leading figures from within Birmingham's business, government and ethnic communities will join together next week to launch a petition to the Indian government for the re-establishment of direct flights between Birmingham and the Punjab.

Mock marriage held for good husbands on Kumari Poornima in Orissa

October 3, 2009 at 9:52 PM

Shampur (Orissa), Oct 3(ANI): A mock marriage ceremony meant for seeking good matrimonial alliance was held here on Saturday on the occasion of 'Kumari Poornima', an ancient custom of Orissa.

Sangeet Akademi Awards presentation today

July 14, 2009 at 10:05 AM

New Delhi, July 14 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil will confer the prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships and Akademi Awards for 2008 at a special ceremony at Vigyan Bhavan today. The Akademi Fellowship (Akademi Ratna) and Akademi Awards (Akademi Puraskar) are recognized as the highest national honour conferred on practicing artists, gurus and scholars and have come to stay as the most coveted honour, which the artistes aspire to.

Sangeet Akademi presentation on Tuesday

July 13, 2009 at 1:23 PM

New Delhi, July 13 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil will confer the prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships and Akademi Awards for 2008 at a special ceremony at Vigyan Bhavan on Tuesday.

Monsoon reaches Orissa's southern coast

June 26, 2009 at 9:13 PM

Bhubaneshwar, June 26 (ANI): People of Orissa can take a sigh of relief as the much-awaited monsoon touched its southern coast, and will cover entire state in a day or two, say officials.

Water testing kit developed by a university in Punjab

June 20, 2009 at 9:41 PM

Chandigarh, June 20(ANI): The microbiology department of Punjab Agricultural University has developed a water testing kit to help people test water at their homes and ward off numerous water borne diseases.

Punjab Agricultural University develops 30-rupee water-testing kit

June 20, 2009 at 8:20 PM

Chandigarh, June 20 (ANI): Punjab Agricultural University's microbiology department has developed a water testing kit to help people ward off numerous water borne diseases.

Family pressure on us disgusting: Indian gays

May 24, 2009 at 1:01 PM

New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Homosexuality is a criminal offence in India, but many gays believe that a change in the law will do no good to them unless society starts accepting them and stops putting pressure on them to conform.

Naveen Patnaik sworn-in as Orissa CM

May 21, 2009 at 1:01 AM

Biju Janata Dal chief Naveen Patnaik was sworn-in as Chief Minister Thursday for the third consecutive term. Twenty other ministers also took oath of office with him.

VAL on way to build the largest smelter power plant at Jharsuguda

May 1, 2009 at 1:01 AM

Vedanta Aluminium Ltd's CSR Advisory Board members consisting of the eminent personalities of Orissa like Dr A.B.Ota, Director of SC&ST Research centre,

Poojashri qualifies for second round of Women's ITF

December 23, 2008 at 9:51 PM

New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Poojashree Venkatesha was the only Indian Tuesday to qualify for the second round as her compatriots Shalini Sahoo and Parul Goswami lost their first-round matches in the $50,000 Women's ITF tournament at the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association (DLTA).

Four-year-old girl freed after 50 days in jail

November 21, 2008 at 1:37 PM

Bhubaneswar, Nov 21 (IANS) A four-year-old girl who languished for about 50 days in an Orissa jail was freed Friday, jail officials said. Her father and grandparents had been charged with her mother's death and kept in jail, so she had nowhere else to go.

Sanaa in pre-quarters of ITF tennis

November 17, 2008 at 9:24 PM

Kolkata, Nov 17 (IANS) Sanaa Bhambri booked her place in the pre quarter finals, prevailing over compatriot Isha Lakhani in straight sets at the Gujarat NRE Coke $50,000 ITF Women's Challenger tennis tournament here Monday.

Indian challenge ends with Sahoo's loss at NECC-ITF

November 13, 2008 at 8:44 PM

Pune, Nov 13 (IANS) The Indian challenge in the $25,000 NECC-ITF women's tennis championships came to an end with top seed Melanie South beating halting Shalini Sahoo's fine run in the tournament to enter the semi-final here Thursday.

Sahoo enters quarterfinals of NECC-ITF Women's Tennis

November 12, 2008 at 6:25 PM

Pune, Nov 12 (IANS) Qualifier Shalini Sahoo continued her fine run, knocking out Uzbekistan wildcard Alexendra Kolesnichenko in straight sets to enter the quarterfinals of the $25,000 NECC-ITF women's tennis Championships here Wednesday.

Indian qualifier Shalini stuns seventh-seeded Dutch girl

November 11, 2008 at 8:37 PM

Pune, Nov 11 (IANS) Little-known Indian qualifier Shalini Sahoo knocked out seventh-seeded Nicole Thyssen of the Netherlands, while another Indian Isha Lakhani easily won her first round on a day two other seeds were also shown the door at the $25,000 NECC-ITF women's tennis championships at the Deccan Gymkhana courts here Tuesday.

Sculptor builds his 38th Taj Mahal in Amsterdam

November 10, 2008 at 3:37 PM

Amsterdam, Nov 10 (IANS) Sudarshan Pattnaik, an acclaimed Indian artist, is building a sand Taj Mahal in this city of tulips - his 38th and biggest - in his quest to make such replicas in 100 places around the world.

Higher wages make Kerala the new 'Gulf' for migrant labourers

October 29, 2008 at 10:34 AM

Kozhikode, Oct 29 (IANS) Kerala, with its higher wages and ample opportunities is emerging as the new 'Gulf' for unskilled and semi-skilled labour from other states, even as far away as Orissa and West Bengal.

Ratnika to meet Shweta in DSCL tennis finals

October 24, 2008 at 4:14 PM

New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) Wildcard Ratnika Batra produced a stunning upset at the DSCL women's tennis nationals, knocking out top seed Shalini Sahoo, to set up a title clash with qualifier Shweta Rana, who shocked veteran Geeta Manohar at the DLTA complex here Friday.

Rana shocks second seed Solanki in DSCL tennis nationals

October 23, 2008 at 5:03 PM

New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) Qualifier Shweta Rana put up a crafty performance to topple second seeded Shweta Solanki in the DSCL women's tennis nationals to cruise her way to the semi-final at the DLTA complex here Thursday.

Top seed Shalini in national tennis quarters

October 22, 2008 at 7:02 PM

New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Top seed Shalini Sahoo had little difficulty in beating her one-time sparring partner Arantxa Andrady, 6-0, 6-2, at the DSCL women's tennis nationals to enter the quarter-final at the DLTA complex here Wednesday.

Orissa's voluntary organisation promotes foster family system for kids

October 12, 2008 at 8:41 PM

Boudh (Orissa), Oct.12 (ANI): A voluntary organisation in Orissa has launched a novel project for the orphan kids of Boudh and Bolangir Districts to enable them alternative care by foster families in a family environment.

Four Indians among 64 detained at Sharjah airport

October 7, 2008 at 5:34 PM

Dubai, Oct 7 (IANS) Four Indians are among 64 people detained at the Sharjah International Airport for trying to illegally enter the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Call centre employee killed over mobile phone in Punjab

October 6, 2008 at 8:09 PM

Mohali (Punjab), Sep 28 (IANS) A call centre was stabbed to death by three youths, who had borrowed his mobile phone to make a few calls but refused to return it, in this Punjab town, the police said Sunday.

Call centre employee killed over mobile phone in Punjab

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Mohali (Punjab), Sep 28 (IANS) A call centre was stabbed to death by three youths, who had borrowed his mobile phone to make a few calls but refused to return it, in this Punjab town, the police said Sunday.

Six paramilitary personnel killed in Chhattisgarh landmine blast

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Narayanpur (Chhattisgarh), Aug 29 (ANI): Six personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), including an inspector, were killed in a landmine blast in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur District on Friday.

Tiger death motivates forest officials for public awareness in Madhya Pradesh

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Bhopal, Aug. 14 (ANI): The growing concern about tiger deaths in Madhya Pradesh have made the forest department of the National Park Association here to spread awareness about this endangered animal.

Cash bonanza for boxers

April 25, 2008 at 1:01 AM

Promising junior and World cadet champion Sunil Kumar and Womenâ??s world champion Sarita Devi along with 16 others has