Mohamed Hamid Ansari

Ansari, Chatterjee congratulate Slumdog Millionaire teams

Ansari, Chatterjee congratulate Slumdog Millionaire teamsNew Delhi, Feb 24 : Rajya Sabha chairman Hamid Ansari and Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee today congratulated the Slumdog Millionaire team for winning eight Oscars, including three Oscars to Indians A R Rahman, Gulzar and Rasul Pookutty.

"I would like to felicitate the three Indians who have won the Oscars," Ansari said.

In the Lok Sabha, Chatterjee made a statement congratulating the awardees and the entire teams of ''Slumdog'' and ''Smile Pinki''.

Need to prevent food contamination, says Hamid Ansari

Vice President Mohamed Hamid AnsariNew Delhi, Sept 23: Vice President Hamid Ansari on Tuesday said tackling non-biological contaminants required awareness and interventions across the food-chain with a focus on the management of food safety and quality.

Ansari inaugurated here today the national seminar on non-biological contaminants in food, feed and their safety standards.

Ansari in his inaugural address said that this was an age of contamination -- of environment, food, water and of most other ingredients essential to human existence.

Hamid Ansari says museums are places of social learning

Vice-President Mohamed Hamid AnsariNew Delhi, Sept 22: Vice-President Hamid Ansari today said that Museums, libraries, national galleries and archives which are a major contributor to tourist economy, have become powerful places of social learning, promotion of creativity and innovation.

President, Vice President greet people on New Year

New Delhi, Dec 31: President Pratibha Patil and Vice President Mohammad President Pratibha Patil and Vice President Mohammad Hami</body></html>