Everything you need to know about Talwara Village: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Talwara Village: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
New Delhi, May 16 (ANI): An intensive training programme has been launched by the Government for Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers to provide qualitative healthcare to the rural population.
Bhopal, May 16 (ANI): The Madhya Pradesh Government's Cottage and Village Industry Department has bagged United Nations Public Service Award for year 2013.
The Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), the stock market watchdog Tuesday gave its nod for village angel fund of $10 million....................
Kochi, May 7 (IANS) Market regulator SEBI has approved an angel fund of $10 million to address the problem of resource crunch for start-up companies across the country.
London, May 3 (ANI): Bob Dylan's never-before-released song's lyrics are set to go to under hammer in London next month, after they were discovered in a drawer in Sweden.
Shimla, May 1 (IANS) In a major relief to a ski resort project, being promoted by Alfred Ford of the Ford Motor Company near the picturesque town of Manali, Himachal Pradesh Wednesday withdrew its petition from the high court.
Harbin, May 1 (Xinhua-ANI): More than 300 villagers were evacuated on Wednesday after a 2-meter-tall bear intruded into three villages in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, local authorities said.
Beijing, April 30 (IANS) Eight villagers have been confirmed dead in China's Guizhou province following a landslide Saturday, after the last body was retrieved Monday afternoon.
London, Apr.29 (ANI): In a historical moment in the 269 years of the Muirfield Village Golf Club, which is a host to the Open Championship in July, the club is being pressured by women politicians into admitting women members also.
Chennai, April 28 (ANI): A seven-year old girl, who fell into a 900-foot deep bore well on a farm in Tamil Nadu's Suryapalli Village, was pulled out late on Saturday night, ending her 16-hour-long ordeal.
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Friday sought a report from the Rajasthan government over six boys being electrocuted to death due to the alleged negligence of the state electricity department.
Shimla, April 26 (IANS) The war of words is hotting up in Himachal Pradesh over the proposed multi-million dollar investment for a ski resort project being promoted by Alfred Ford of the Ford Motor Company near the picturesque tourist town of Manali. This, when it is unclear whether the promoters are keen to restart the project.
New York, April 23 (IANS/EFE) US singer-songwriter Richie Havens, the artist who opened the iconic Woodstock Festival in 1969 and one of this country's folk music legends, died Monday of a heart attack, according to his agent. He was 72.
Shimla, April 17 (IANS) The multi-billion high-end ski resort project, promoted by Alfred Ford of the Ford Motor Company, near Himachal Pradesh's resort town of Manali is expected to see the light of day after more than five years of logjams.
New York, Apr. 15 (ANI): Hugh Jackman has said that his encounter with a razor-wielding fan at West Village gym was a frightening experience.
London, Apr. 15 (ANI): Drake has said that Chris Brown's insecurities are the fact that he is making better music than the 'Kiss Kiss' singer.
New Delhi, Apr. 13 (ANI):It is very rare for cinemagoers and fans to interact with their favourite stars and directors in a
New York, Apr. 9 (ANI): Alec and Hilaria Baldwin's alleged stalker has rejected a no-jail, no-criminal-record deal for a string of tweets and uninvited visits at the couple's Greenwich Village and East Hampton homes, last year.
Shimla, April 9 (IANS) The rail budget for 2013-14 was disappointing and did not give sufficient funds to Himachal Pradesh to implement projects, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said Tuesday.
New York, Apr 9 (ANI): January Jones, who plays Betty Francis in 'Mad Men', dyed her signature champagne coif a shocking deep brown for Sunday night's season premiere.
New York, April 05 (ANI): Tom Brady and his supermodel wife, Gisele Bundchen, are reportedly looking to purchase a new pad in New York City.
Poonch, April 4 (ANI): Beneath a tranquil sky in the deceptive calm of a stunningly picturesque landscape, little children squat on bare ground, clutching their colorful text books. This is the border village of Keerni in Poonch District of Jammu, and the young students are in the open-air 'classroom' of their government school.
Abu Dhabi, April 4 (IANS/WAM) A delegation of British MPs have paid a special visit to the Saadiyat island off the coast of Abu Dhabi.
Buenos Aires, March 28 (IANS/EFE) US actor Tom Cruise turned up for the Argentine premiere of his new film "Oblivion", thrilling a crowd of fans eager for a glimpse of the Hollywood megastar.
Chandigarh, March 26 (IANS) Known for its history, especially battle of the Mahabharata, Haryana's Kurukshetra district has scored a first in technology among all other districts in the country.
Moscow, March 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Three multi-faith prayer centres will open in Sochi for athletes at next year's Winter Olympics, organisers said Thursday.
Thiruvananthapuram, March 14 (IANS) The information technology (IT) sector in Kerala has registered an all-round growth in key indicators such as employment, turnover, built-up area and incubation of new companies, the state government said Thursday.
New York, Mar 14 (ANI): A New York-based dating website is reaching out to rev up the love lives of city slickers who are already matched up, by providing pre-planned dates.
London, Mar 9 (ANI): A former insurance salesman from Wales has been crowned king of a village in India.
London, Mar 7 (ANI): A 400-year-old bed which has been slept in by 15 generations of the same aristocratic family is claimed to be the oldest still in use in the UK.
Mumbai, March 6 (IANS) Actor-producer John Abraham plans to donate and auction most of his clothes to raise money for a charity.
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Bollywood actor John Abraham has lent his name to PowerLight A Village, an initiative to provide solar electricity to remote villages across the country. He has urged his fans to join in the effort.
Tarn Taran (Punjab), Mar. 5 (ANI): A village girl, who was brutally assaulted by police in Punjab's Tarn Taran District, recalled her trauma on Tuesday and demanded the dismissal of all officials who had thrashed her on the roadside.
Kochi, March 5 (IANS) Startup Village, the country's first telecom incubator here, will host top global entrepreneurs and mentors Wednesday.
Jammu, Feb. 22 (ANI): Behind a herd of goats and some footloose clucking chickens scurrying around the dusty courtyard, three partially open weathered and dilapidated doors shyly invite a visitor into three dank, dark and cramped sheds. Each 10 x 10 feet structure resembling long abandoned, defaced pigeon holes with damaged roof of tar felt cement sheets is home to an internally-displaced family of thirty five.
Poonch, Feb. 21 (ANI): While inaugurating the health summit 'India's Call to Action - Child Survival and Development Summit' in Chennai on 7th February'13, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad said that India will be in the forefront of the war against child deaths and ensure that no child dies owing to causes that can be prevented.
Kochi, Feb 20 (IANS) Overcoming stiff global competition, Profoundis Labs, a Startup Village company here has been selected for the Microsoft Accelerator Programme, a company official said Wednesday.
New York, Feb. 20 (ANI): Scarlett Johansson sent the rumour mills spinning after she was seen with an eye-catching pear-shaped diamond ring on her finger while she was out walking with her French boyfriend on Monday.
London, Feb 20 (ANI): Eating unhealthy snacks at your work desk makes you pile on almost half a stone a year, a new survey has found.
Shimla, Feb 18 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh has demanded setting up of new rail projects, especially in its industrial belt of Baddi-Barotiwala, besides expediting ongoing rail projects, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said here Monday.
Washington, Feb 15 (ANI): Tom Cruise has quietly sold his condo in New York City's East Village neighborhood earlier this month for a reported 3 million dollars.
Washington, Feb 15 (ANI): Popular US burger restaurant Ray's Hell Burger has closed two of its locations due to a landlord dispute.
London, Feb. 3 (ANI): Amy Winehouse's goddaughter Dionne Bromfield, who is on a pilgrimage to St Lucia, said that she wanted to continue the troubled singer's legacy.
London, Jan 29 (ANI): Irina Shayk was spotted with brunette locks, just three days after posting a snap of herself in fiery red hair in the social networking site.
Beijing, Jan 18 (IANS) A man was stabbed to death and dumped into a manhole by his roommate in a Chinese village after the duo quarrelled while drinking, Shanghai Daily reported Friday.
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 16 (IANS) Kochi-based Startup Village Wednesday tied up with the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) to set up "Energy Innovation Zone" - a platform that will foster new ideas and innovations to solve problems afflicting the power sector.
Kochi, Jan 12 (IANS) A US-based non-profit organisation Saturday offered free internship opportunities to bright Indian students in American engineering colleges.
Kunming, Jan. 11 (Xinhua-ANI): Thirty-two people have been confirmed dead, two others injured and dozens more remain missing after a landslide hit a mountainous region in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Friday, local authorities said.
New York, Jan. 9 (ANI): Mila Kunis, who was named the Sexiest Woman Alive by Esquire in 2012, is rarely spotted nowadays in anything except dumpy, frumpy gym wear.
London, Jan. 3 (ANI): Katie Holmes and Jake Gyllenhaal are not dating, a spokesperson for the actress has clarified.
New York, Jan 3 (IANS) Actress Katie Holmes has reportedly been spending time with Jake Gyllenhaal in recent weeks.
Pong Dam (Himachal Pradesh), Jan 2 (IANS) Over 27,000 bar-headed geese, the world's highest-altitude migrant bird species, are "holidaying" in Himachal Pradesh's Pong Dam wetlands along with around 100,000 birds of 60 local and migratory species.
Beijing, Jan 1 (IANS) The credibility of the Olympic Movement was called into question in 2012 again when a string of scandals and controversies hit the London Olympics.
Moscow, Jan 1 (IANS) Technical experts have inspected the infrastructure facilities created for the Sochi Winter Olympics in the wake of the earthquakes that rocked the Krasnodar region last month.
Kochi, Dec 31 (IANS) MindHelix Technosol made history by being the first IT startup from Kerala to get selected for the US-based Alchemist Accelerator Programme for enterprise product startups, a company official said here Monday.
Kochi, Dec 24 ( IANS) Kochi-based MindHelix Technosol Pvt Ltd has successfully developed and launched a smartphone application for improving the security of users, the first such application ever to be launched.
London, December 21 (ANI): Brooke Shields' former ski lodge in Idaho has been listed for 4.2million dollars.
Moscow, Dec 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Sochi's mountain-based Olympic village will be ready by October 2013, an official with constructor Gazprom said.
Beijing, Dec 14 (IANS) Twenty-two school children and a villager were injured Friday in a knife attack at the gate of a primary school in central China's Henan province, the authorities said.
Washington, Dec. 12 (ANI): Tiger Woods was spotted partying with some attractive 'scantily-clad' females the night following his 14th Annual World Challenge Golf Tournament.
New York, Dec. 11 (ANI): Tom Cruise's former girlfriend Nazanin Boniadi has spoken out against the Church of Scientology in the form of a rap song.
Patna, Dec 8 (IANS) Khadi will be now be promoted as a brand and a designer wear to popularise it among the youth, Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) chief said here Saturday.
Kochi, Dec 2 (IANS) The Startup Village here began on a modest scale, with just 5,000 sq feet of space, in April. There are, though, big plans and the idea is to scale up fast. Startup Village is the first public-private partnership model incubator in India, jointly promoted by the central government's department of science and technology and Technopark, the country's largest IT park.
Candolim (Goa), Nov 29 (IANS) From crochet, woodcraft, wall hangings to jewellery and even homemade Feni ? Goan craftspersons are getting a rare worthy chance to showcase their handicrafts at the ongoing India Resort Fashion Week (IRFW), where fashionistas from different corners of the world have converged.
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi Monday flagged off a unique roadshow to woo tourists for the forthcoming Grand Kerala Shopping Festival (GKSF) beginning Dec 15.
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) The Kerala government is organising the sixth Grand Kerala Shopping Festival (GKSF) from Dec 15, to promote the state as an international shopping destination.
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Cloth can be a powerful development resource for India's last-mile communities, says Anshu Gupta of the NGO Goonj that annually collects, processes and transports 1,000 tonnes of material to ultra-poor communities in 21 states.
Washington, Nov. 7 (ANI): Hundreds of residents in the ancestral village of second term US presidential winner
Kogelo (Kenya), Nov 7 (IANS) Results of the US presidential election might be still hours from being known but residents of Kogello, the Kenyan home of US President Barrack Obama's father, are already in celebratory mood.
Srinagar, Nov.5 (ANI): Village headmen staged a protest in Srinagar on Monday and demanded that the state government empower rural council bodies.
Kochi, Oct 30 ( IANS) Oracle India and Startup Village here have joined hands to train more than 30,000 students and 200 teachers in over 100 engineering colleges in Kerala in Java programming language, according to the state IT department.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 28 (IANS) Armed Maoists Sunday set ablaze equipment at a bridge construction site in Odisha's Malkangiri district Sunday, a day after a contractor was killed by guerrillas in the region.
London, Oct 20 (ANI): US disco icons Village People have stunned their fans by revealing that there were no gay overtones to their songs.
London, Oct 20 (ANI): US disco icons Village People have stunned their fans by revealing that there were no gay overtones to their songs.
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) A 50-year-old man, who used to run a public welfare trust, shot himself dead with his licensed pistol at his house here Wednesday, police said. A suicide note was recovered from his possession in which he blamed the government for his death.
Los Angeles, Oct 16 (IANS) Actress Jennifer Aniston couldn't hold back her tears while talking about her fiance Justin Theroux during a TV interview with her close friend Chelsea Handler.
New York, Oct 13 (ANI): Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis were spotted putting up an amorous display of affection yet again - this time while sharing an icy treat at Grom Gelato in the West Village.
Glasgow (Scotland), Oct 13 (IANS/CMC) Plans are progressing well for the staging of the 2014 Commonwealth Games here, the Co-ordination Commission (CoCom) has said after completing a detail review.
New York, Oct 13 (IANS) Actors Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis had a romantic time eating ice cream together in West Village here. Kutcher even treated his lady love to the sweet delight with his own hands.
Madrid, Oct 12 (IANS) The Spanish Olympic Committee (COE) confirmed it had paid 11.50 euros (9.30 pounds) for damage to two apartments in the Olympic Village in London caused by members of the Spanish basketball team.
Krasnaya Polyana (Russia), Oct 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Olympic villages being built for Sochi 2014 competitors will be the best-ever at a Winter Games, the International Olympic Committee's chief inspector said Thursday.
London, October 10 (ANI): Monica Lewinsky painted a very different portrait, in her first picture in public for the first time in a year, from the intern who achieved global notoriety after her sordid Oval Office affair with Bill Clinton.
Los Angeles, Oct 10 (IANS) Actor Colin Farrell says he is addicted to saunas.
New Delhi, Oct.9 (ANI): In an effort to bring the two nations closer, India's The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)--in collaboration with LEAD Pakistan, the Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) Pakistan and the Buksh Foundation-will be organising a series of events to mark the launch of the "Lighting a Million Lives" campaign in Pakistan on October 12-13, 2012.
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Thirty shows, one international designer slot every day and the four-day festival divided into three main areas - the upcoming India Resort Fashion Week (IRFW) in Goa promises to set new trends in the world of fashion with its second season.
New York, Oct 5 (IANS) Jewellery worth $1,25,000 was stolen from actress Julianne Moore's West Village home during summer, according to a police source.
The world's first known gay person has been found. He lived 4,900 years ago. And there was I thinking the whole gay thing was invented by David Bowie in the 1970s.
Mogadishu, Sep 21 (IANS) At least 14 people, including three journalists and a number of Somali government officials, were killed and many others injured in two suicide bombings at a bar in the Somali capital, Xinhua reported.
London, Sept 20 (ANI): J K Rowling could be "imprisoned" by the huge fortune that she has made from the 'Harry Potter' books, according to fellow author Joanna Trollope.
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 18 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Tuesday said that in three years, 2,000 IT firms will be incubated at the Startup Village in Kochi, which has already opened.
Kochi, Sep 15 (IANS) Britain's KloudPaD, a mobile electronics convergence brand, is ready with its non-GSM based wireless open phone memmoo network for consumers in Kerala.
New York, September 8 (ANI): Eastern Bloc - the East Village bar co-owned by US journalist Anderson Cooper's boyfriend Ben Maisani - has found a novel way to raise money for President Obama.
Kochi Sep 6 (IANS) India's first Startup Village, the only telecom incubator, Friday sealed a technological collaboration with Finland's hi-tech hub Aalto Centre for Entrepreneurship (ACE), giving a cutting edge to churn out billion-dollar start-ups from Indian campuses.
Jammu, Sep 7 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Police has started the process of "rationalising" the village defence committees (VDCs) after the waning of militancy in the state.
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) India's physically challenged powerlifter Farman Basha Thursday lashed out against the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) for using the free facilities meant for athletes and their support staff during the ongoing Paralympic Games in London.
Kochi, Sep 5 (IANS) Making a wheelchair follow your instructions to calling an auto-rickshaw with a text message are among the many projects by Kerala's students lined up for incubation.
Khunti, Sep 5 (ANI): Three Maoists, associated with two different organizations, have been arrested from Jharkhand's Khunti District yesterday.
Kochi, Aug 31 (IANS) Venture capital group Indian Angel Network (IAN) will mentor budding IT entrepreneurs at the Startup Village in the city.
Panaji, Aug 27 (IANS) Navelim village in Goa's mining belt shut down Monday in protest against what they called "heavy pollution" emitted from an iron processing plant operated by the Sesa Goa Limited (SGL).
London, Aug 26 (IANS) Eva Loeffler, Mayor of the Paralympic Games village, is proud of the village.
