New Delhi, Nov 20(ANI): Lawyers from Uttar Pradesh held a demonstration in the national capital on Friday, demanding setting up of a Bench of the Allahabad High court in the region.

New Delhi, Nov 20 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh leaves for United States on invitation of President Barack Obama on Saturday, but chances are very slim that any big-ticket agreements will be signed.

Coimbatore, Nov 20(ANI): Green house technology is getting popular among the farmers in Tamil Nadu, where a farmer has reaped rich dividends by growing tomatoes with this technology.

New Delhi, Nov 20(ANI): External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Friday said that Chairman of the separatist Hurriyat (Freedom) Conference Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was free to travel wherever he wanted, including China.

Mumbai, Nov 20(ANI): Personnel of the State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) platoon, who were deployed at the Gateway of India in Mumbai to guard the Taj Mahal Hotel- one of the prime targets of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, were sent back to their barracks on Friday.

Bhubaneshwar, Nov 20(ANI): A visually impaired family has formed a musical orchestra group to showcase their talent in Orissa.

Amritsar, Nov 20 (ANI): Under the aegis of the Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy (IMTD), the US based NGO is preparing a blueprint for the peace corridor between India and Pakistan in order to support the safe and easy passage of pilgrims to Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib.

New Delhi, Nov 20(ANI): Union Environment and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh on Friday said that India needs better governance to support its progressive forest and environment laws.

Aurangabad (Maharashtra), Nov 20(ANI): Recent heavy unseasonal rains in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district have destroyed crops, including cotton, maize and sugarcane.

Jaipur, Nov 20(ANI): A Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) is setting up a hospital for camels in Jaipur, which will be completed by the end of the year.

New Delhi, Nov 20 (ANI): Union Government on Friday informed the Lok Sabha that it has taken a series of measures to promote safety in and around oil depots across the country.

Mumbai, Nov 20 (ANI): At least 25 people were hurt when Shiv Sena allegedly attacked the offices of IBN7 and IBN Lokmat, the Hindi and Marathi news channels of the IBN Network on Friday afternoon.

New Delhi, Nov 20 (ANI): With less than a week to go before the first anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, Defence Minister A.K. Antony reviewed the security scenario in the country in a high level meeting here on Friday.

Amethi, Nov 20 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi said here on Friday that more women should be associated with self help groups working in rural areas to make them financially strong.

Meghatpu (Orissa), Nov 20 (ANI): Maoist activists on Friday exploded a bomb in a Steel Authority of India (SAIL) mine here on Friday.

Ahmedabad, Nov 20 (ANI): Two Non-Governmental Organisations-Aadhar and Saral-are helping HIV-infected women prepare and sell nutritious and tasty food items in Ahmedabad.

New Delhi, Nov 20(ANI): Ahead of his landmark visit to the United States, the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, has asserted that India wants the US to use all of its influence with Pakistan to stop it from sponsoring terrorism.

Mumbai, Nov 20 (ANI): The Maharashtra Government on Friday ordered an inquiry into the violation of human rights of three undertrial prisoners by the state police.

New Delhi, Nov.20 (ANI): The Asian Centre for Human Rights today urged Home Minister P. Chidambaram to order an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the killing of one Mizo youth identified as Zarzokima on November 13 and the subsequent burning down of villages inhabited by the Brus also known as the Reangs in Mizoram since November 14.

Ludhiana, Nov 20 (ANI): The grand set of Hollywood's blockbuster 'The Mummy' is being recreated in Ludhiana for a pre-wedding ceremony.

Imphal, Nov 20 (ANI): Suspected militants lobbed a grenade on an army convoy here on Thursday, injuring two soldiers.

Kanchanpur/Janpui (Tripura), Nov 20 (ANI): Tension continues to prevail in border areas along Mizoram and Tripura.

Doars (WB), Nov 20 (ANI): A herd of around 25 wild elephants has entered a tea garden in the Doars region of West Bengal.

Srinagar, Nov 20 (ANI): About half a million migratory birds have arrived for their annual sojourn at the Hokersar wetlands in Kashmir from Central Asia.

New Delhi, Nov 20 (ANI): The Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Union Law and Justice Minister Veerappa Moily and Opposition Party Leader L.K. Advani are meeting here on Friday to decide on who will become the new Chief Information Commissioner (CIC).

Amethi, Nov 20 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka have begun their two - day visit of Amethi constituency.

Kochi (Kerala), Nov.20 (ANI): The Indian Navy created history on Friday by inducting two women aviators or combatants into its combat arm, which is happening for the first time in the Indian Armed Forces.Sub-lieutenants Ambica Hooda of Haryana and Seema Rani Sharma of Uttar Pradesh will now serve the nation as naval observers are airborne tacticians on the Indian Navy's multi-role Dornier aircraft, which are used for transportation and aerial surveillance and work at the front line during war situations.

New Delhi, Nov 20 (ANI): Both houses of Parliament adjourned till Monday on the sugarcane pricing issue following opposition protests.

Ranchi, Nov 20 (ANI): The Maoists on Friday called for a shutdown in Jharkhand to protest against the police operation against them.

New Delhi, Nov 20 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, will leaves for a landmark visit to United States on Saturday.

Mumbai, Nov 20 (ANI): A mix of high performing cars and bikes along with the latest accessories are being showcased at the Auto Car Performance 2009 here.

Belgaum (Karnataka), Nov 20 (ANI): Veteran Congress leader and former Union Minister B. Shankaranand died at a private hospital here this morning.

Mumbai, Nov.20 (ANI): Australian High Commissioner Peter Varghese today presented a cheque for Rs 10,00,000 to Magic Bus for the provision of sport and personal development training to 240 underprivileged children in Mumbai.

New Delhi, Nov 20 (ANI): The Union Government on Friday asked the Uttar Pradesh Government to increase the security provided to Congress Party General Secretary Rahul Gandhi during his visits to the state.

Poonch (J-K), Nov 20 (ANI): Security forces seized a huge cache of ammunition from Dhoke-Sawjian in Poonch District on Thursday.

Lucknow, Nov 20 (ANI): Men, mostly harassed husbands, dressed up as grooms, took to the streets here on Thursday to demand the creation of a National Commission for Men.

Shimla, Nov 20 (ANI): A three-day international meet on climate change and its impact on forests began here on Thursday.

West Singhbhum (Jharkhand), Nov 20 (ANI): Two passengers were killed and over 47 others injured when eight bogies of the Tata-Bilaspur passenger train derailed after Maoists blew up railway tracks on Thursday night in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district.

Chennai, Nov 19(ANI): A Chennai court on Thursday dismissed the bail petition by William Heum, a Dutch national, who has been charged under the new IT Act for digital child pornography.

New Delhi, Nov.19 (ANI): In a significant step, the Centre on Thursday recommended a special economic package of Rs. 7,266 crore for Bundelkhand region, spread over Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, to help it recover from draught's affect.

New Delhi, Nov 19(ANI): Apprehending the threats posed by global warming and nuclear armament, religious leaders of different faiths on Thursday came together to voice their concern over these issues which, they said, were pushing the world to the path of destruction.

New Delhi, Nov.19 (ANI): Former Defence Secretary Vijay Singh took the oath of office and secrecy as Member, Union Service Public Commission today.

Shopian (Jammu and Kashmir), Nov. 19 (ANI): Two key witnesses in the Shopian rape and murder case, Ghulam Mohiuddin Lone and Abdul Rashid Pampori have turned hostile, retracting their statements which implicated the security forces.

New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): The Union Government on Thursday announced the setting up of 193 Grama Nyayalayas (village courts) in various states in the current year.

New Delhi, Nov (ANI): The Union Agriculture Ministry said here on Thursday that Rs. 1.38 lakh crore have been disbursed among farmers across the country as agriculture credit up to September.

New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil said here on Thursday that education is a very powerful tool for empowering people and for giving them self-dignity.

Ranchi, Nov 19 (ANI): Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda on Thursday denied receiving any summons from the Enforcement Directorate and the Income Tax department.

New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): The Union Government on Thursday informed the Lok Sabha that the vision document 2015 has been prepared in order to increase the level of processing and to promote food processing industries to exploit both the domestic and international market potential for processed food products.

New Delhi, Nov.19 (ANI: The rich and vibrant culture of Punjab has gained big popularity over the years across the world. It gets strongly reflected during Punjabi weddings and other ceremonies. And, 'The Great Big Punjabi Wedding', a new music album promises to cater all that and much more.

New Delhi, Nov.19 (ANI): Home Minister P. Chidambaram administered the National Integration Pledge to the officers and staff of the Ministry of Home Affairs in connection with the Quami Ekta Week today.

Kochi (Kerala), Nov.19 (ANI): Indian Navy is once again poised to create history by inducting two women combatants into its combat arm, which is happening for the first time in the Indian Armed Forces.

Jalpaiguri (West Bengal), Nov 19 (ANI): A woman here was compelled to sell her three-month old baby in order to release her husband, who has been allegedly held by the hospital authorities from the last three months over non-payment of bill.

New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): Air India pilots, owing allegiance to the Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA), staged a demonstration here today asking the management to fulfill their demands.

New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): A man was injured today at a Metro construction site in South Delhi, when a metallic grider on which he was sitting along with his friend fell down.

Rae Bareli (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 19 (ANI): People paid tribute to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 92nd birth anniversary in her constituency here.

New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): The Union Government on Thursday announced that entrepreneurs are free to set up steel plants anywhere in the country except in restricted locations based on their commercial judgement.

New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): The Centre on Thursday informed the Lok Sabha that there has been considerable growth of the pharmaceutical industry in the country during the last few years.

New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): The winter session of the parliament was adjourned for the day on Thursday due to opposition protests over sugarcane prices.

Noida (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 19 (ANI): A private chartered bus crushed a Class 9 student of the Gyan Bharti School here this morning.

Mumbai, Nov 19 (ANI): When bullets were flying thick and fast at Cama Hospital on the night of 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai, a girl was born in the hospital. Her parents have aptly named her Goli (Bullet) in memory of the bullet shots fired.

Noida (UP), Nov 19 (ANI): A warehouse of Hindi newspaper Dainik Jagran was gutted in a fire here this morning.

New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): Farmers from all parts of the country have begun congregating in the national capital in an attempt to stall proceedings in the winter session of parliament in protest against high sugarcane prices.

Kabul, Nov 19(ANI): Indian External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said here on Thursday that international forces should continue to stay in Afghanistan to bring about a balance in that country.

Kolkata, Nov 19 (ANI): West Bengal Industries and Commerce Minister Nirupam Sen has accused the Trinamool Congress of creating problems in the state government's land acquisition plans, thus delaying industrialisation in the state.

New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): An Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) will meet today to evaluate the development on the auction of 3G mobile licenses, and differences that have arisen between the Telecom and the Defence ministries over the release of spectrum for viable use.

New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): The winter session of parliament has been adjourned till noon today, due to opposition protests over sugarcane prices.

New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan has said there is no controversy in the state over the use of Marathi and Hindi languages.

New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) chief Nandan Nilekani has said that various banks, tax authorities, utilities and other service providers would be roped in to enroll people for the issue of unique identification numbers.

New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): The nation today paid homage to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 92nd birth anniversary.

Panitanki / Siliguri/ Fulbari (WB), Nov 19 (ANI): India has stepped security along the 'Chicken Neck area', a narrow strip of land in West Bengal wedged between Nepal and Bangladesh, to keep a check on arms smuggling.

Bangalore, Nov 19 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) senior leader Sushma Swaraj has said her party will emerge stronger from the internal crisis in Karnataka.

New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): The National Integration Week will be observed in India from today.

New Delhi, Nov.19 (ANI): The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts will celebrate its 24th Foundation Day on Thursday to commemorate the 92nd birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

Ranchi, Nov 19 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) will question former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda here today over an alleged Rs 2,000 hawala transaction case.

New Delhi, Nov.19 (ANI): The Winter Session of Parliament beginning from today is likely to be stormy on a number of issues.