Chennai, Dec. 26 : Union Minister for Indian Overseas Affairs Vyalar Ravi today assured that the government was doing everything for the safe release of an Indian worker abducted in Afghanistan.
As the deadline to give ransom for release of the Simon Paramnathan ends on Friday, Ravi held over an hour-long meet with Tamil Nadu Chief minister M. Karunanidhi in Chennai at his Gopalapuram residence.
Vyalar Ravi after his meet with the Tamil Nadu CM, said that Chief Minister Karunanidhi wanted to ensure Simon''s safe and immediate release from the captivity of abductors in Afghanistan.
Ajmer, Dec. 26 : It is often said the real India lives in villages and so does the original beauty of secularism.
The fact is well evident in nearly a dozen and half villages in Ajmer region of Rajasthan where residents identifying themselves as part of the Cheetah community follow the tenets of Hinduism and the Islam with equal reverence.
It is heartening to notice the Cheetah community of Ajmer which looks wedded to communal amity. The society here is an example of different faiths including social traditions, living in harmony.
Mumbai, Dec. 26 : Members of the Jew community assembled at the Gateway of India on Thursday to pray for the departed souls in the Mumbai terror attack during the last week of November. They also lit religious lamps in the memory of the deceased.
Grandparents of Moshe Holtzberg, the two-year old son of the Israeli Rabbi parents who died in the recent Mumbai attack were among the participants of this memorial service held at the Gateway of India and also at Nariman House on the eve of completion of one-month of the terror attacks.
New Delhi, Dec. 26 : A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team has started the process of recording evidence of Jasbir Singh, a witness of 1984 anti-Sikh riots case involving the then parliamentarian Jagdish Tytler.
The testimony of Jasbir Singh started 11.30 a. m (U. S time) on Thursday and lasted till 5.00 p. m on Christmas Day at GADAR Memorial, San Francisco, CA. The testimony will continue on Friday.
The two-member CBI team, which is visiting the U. S, recorded the statement of Jasbir Singh for four hours in San Francico. The testimony, however, was scheduled to resume on December 26.
London, Dec 26 : Chelsea star Frank Lampard, set to lead his side after John Terry's dismissal against Everton, knows that they must return to those winning ways to lift the title.
"Our home form has been suspect and West Brom is a game where we have to say `Right we're back on form' and win it. We are not playing particularly well at home and there are a few reasons for that. There's a bit of a lack of confidence to be honest," he said.
"We went so many games unbeaten and walked out on the pitch each time thinking `We're going to win this' no matter who we were playing. Now we're not as confident.
Chennai, Dec. 26 : Union Minister for Indian Overseas Affairs Vyalar Ravi today assured that the government was doing everything for the safe release of an Indian worker abducted in Afghanistan.
Ajmer, Dec. 26 : It is often said the real India lives in villages and so does the original beauty of secularism.
Mumbai, Dec. 26 : Members of the Jew community assembled at the Gateway of India on Thursday to pray for the departed souls in the Mumbai terror attack during the last week of November. They also lit religious lamps in the memory of the deceased.
New Delhi, Dec. 26 : A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team has started the process of recording evidence of Jasbir Singh, a witness of 1984 anti-Sikh riots case involving the then parliamentarian Jagdish Tytler.
London, Dec 26 : Chelsea star Frank Lampard, set to lead his side after John Terry's dismissal against Everton, knows that they must return to those winning ways to lift the title.
New Delhi, Dec 26 : The chiefs of all three wings of the Army, Navy and Air
