Chennai, Dec 25 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today greeted former Prime Minister A B Vajpayee, who turned 83, an official release here said.
Hubli, Dec 25 (UNI) Renowned writer and senior Journalist C H Raghavendra died following massive heart attack here today. He was 59 and is survived by wife, two daughters and a son. According to family sources C H Raghavendra died of massive cardiac arrest. Raghavendra had worked in a Vernacular Kannada daily Samyuktha Karnataka for more than three decades and also penned many books. UNI MV SP RAI2231.....
New Delhi, Dec 24 (UNI) President A P J Abdul Kalam was today urged to intervene to stop the displacement of tribals in Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh due to the Wildlife Conservation Act. In a memorandum to President Kalam today, the Samajwadi Jan Parishad said the Hoshangabad tribals have been facing a crisis of livelihood after the forest department of the state banned fishing, harvesting, grazing of cattle and collection of forest products by.....
Jammu, Dec 24 (UNI) Noted lawyer Ram Jethmalani may have earned brickbats and been at the receiving end in the Jessica Lall murder case recently for defending the person who was on the ''wrong side of the law'', but he still has an unexpected taker who spares no efforts in showering encomia on him and wants to follow in his footsteps. ''Nargis and Meena Kumari were my idols, but during the past three years.....
New Delhi, Dec 25 (UNI) Tributes were paid to freedom fighter Madan Mohan Malviya on the occasion of his 146th birth anniversary today. Leading Delhiites in paying tributes to the renowned nationalist was Delhi Legislative Assembly Speaker Ch Prem Singh. Mr Singh joined a large number of freedom fighters, Chief Whip of the Congress Ramakant Goswami, Delhi Chief Secretary R Narayan Swami and Sikh leader jatthedar Rachpal Singh in offering floral tributes at the statue of.....
Mumbai, Dec 24 (UNI) Eminent criminal lawyer Pravin Singhal today joined Samajwadi Party and has been appointed as the executive committee member of the Maharashtra unit of the party. According to a release issued here today, he is also given the responsibility to look after the legal cell of the party. Mr Singhal, who had served as the additional public prosecutor at Bombay high court for seven years, has represented state of Maharashtra in various.....