Ajmer, India News

JAIPUR: The ruling Congress has virtually swept the panchayat polls in Rajasthan by establishing its majority in as many as 26 of the 33 zila parishads in the State.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday asked the Centre to deploy Central Industrial Security Force for the security of Ajmer Sharif dargah in the view of large number of pilgrims visiting the shrine.

B.RAMAN During her recent visit to India from January 10 to 13,2010, we saw in Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who has completed one year in office, a greater confidence in herself and a greater feeling of political security.

India is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. It attracts a large number of attractions to offer it visitors.

Writer-director Dr Biju, whose earlier films Saira and Raman were appreciated in prestigious film festivals like Cannes and Cairo, is getting ready with his latest Malayalam film titled Veettilekkulla Vazhi .

American terror suspect David Headley was scheduled to visit India again in November last year apparently to finalise the next target for Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba group and set up a base in Delhi.

JAIPUR: The Rajasthan Government has decided to install bulk meters at the sources of drinking water supply and water storage points to prevent leakage and minimise the losses during the supply to consumers in various towns.

Mumbai, Jan 29 : Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar said National Awards are the Oscars of India.

New Delhi, Jan 29 : Heeding the "advice" of Defence Minister A.K. Antony, Indian Army chief Gen.

Former Olympian and 1966 Jakarta Asian Games 400 metres gold medallist Ajmer Singh died here Wednesday.

Every day at the break of dawn in sleepy Kharkheri, at the foothills of the Aravalis, the muezzin's azaan - a call to worship -rings out loud and clear, urging believers to invoke Allah with the fazra namaz, the first prayer of the day.

JAIPUR: Union Minister of State for Railways E. Ahamed has expressed anguish at the growing public tendency in the country to target the Railways to force all sorts of demands and vent grievances.

JAIPUR: Ranjeet Singh, son of the last Maharaja of Bundi State the late Colonel Bahadur Singh, died in Delhi this past week after a brief illness.

An eco activist could face 10 years in an Indian prison after being arrested by police on terrorism charges.

A British environmental campaigner detained in India under anti-terriorism laws for possessing a satellite phone without permission was yesterday freed on bail.

A London-based environmental campaigner traveling around the world in a biofuel-driven bus has been arrested in India on terrorism-related charges, his family and Italian officials said Sunday.

A British man who has been travelling the world in a bus powered by chip fat has been arrested in India on suspicion of terrorism, his family say.

He said the Bangladesh-India relations had worsened during the last BNP-led alliance government.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina offers a 'chadar' at the shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer on Wednesday.

Amid tight security, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday offered prayers at Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti's shrine in Ajmer.