New Delhi

President''s Nature Trail to have different summer timings for visitors

 President''s Nature Trail to have different summer timings for visitorsNew Delhi, Mar 24 : The Nature Trail in the President''s Estate, which has been created to spread awareness on conservation of an eco-heritage through direct intervention in an eco-friendly township, will have new summer timings for visitors from March 28.

The Nature Trail would now be open to visitors from 9 a. m. to 12 p. m. on every Saturday.

The Nature Trail is a result of President Pratibha Patil''s keen interest to protect the ecological heritage of the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Samajwadi Party not to contest elections from Ghaziabad, Mathura

Samajwadi Party not to contest elections from Ghaziabad, MathuraNew Delhi, Mar 24 : Samajwadi Party General Secretary Amar Singh on Tuesday announced that his party would not field any candidate against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Rajnath Singh.

"We will not field any candidate against the BJP president Rajnath Singh in Ghaziabad," Amar Singh told reporters here.

Singh, however, said that his party would help the secular candidate from the constituency to defeat the BJP president.

Amar Singh to act in a Bollywood film

Amar Singh to act in a Bollywood filmNew Delhi, Mar 24 : Samajwadi Party (SP) General Secretary Amar Singh will get a chance to act as the Home Minister in the forthcoming Bollywood film ''Charge Sheet'', which is to be directed by Dev Anand.

"It''s my privilege that Dev Saab asked me for this favour and I simply agreed to it. Till date, I haven''t become any Minister and I never wanted to become one. In fact, I never thought of becoming the Home Minister. So no matter whether it''s just in the film, " said Amar Singh.

India's Congress Party names Singh for re-election as premier

India's Congress Party names Singh for re-election as premier New Delhi - India's ruling Congress party released its election manifesto on Tuesday saying eradicating terrorism, protecting farmers and maintaining economic growth in the face of the global economic crisis will be its priorities.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress leader Sonia Gandhi unveiled the party's policies in national capital New Delhi, ahead of the April 16 to May 13 elections.

Africa an opportunity for India: Anand Sharma

Africa an opportunity for India: Anand SharmaNew Delhi, mar. 24 : The 21st Century is the century of a "resurgent India and a vibrant and self-confident Africa," said Minister of State for External Affairs and Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Anand Sharma, adding that it was time for India and Africa to step up their partnership to a new level, especially in the fields of capacity building and skills development.

BJP finalises names of 29 nominees for elections in Uttar Pradesh

BJP finalises names of 29 nominees for elections in Uttar PradeshNew Delhi, Mar 24 : The Bharatiya Janata Party has finalised the names of 29 Lok Sabha nominees for Uttar Pradesh, including R. V. Singh and Pradeep Singh.

R. V. Singh will contest from the Amethi constituency against Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi, while Pradeep Singh will contest against Congress president Sonia Gandhi for the Rae Bareli seat.

Party president Rajnath Singh, also cleared the names of candidates for State Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh and Orissa.

Pages