Puducherry: Migratory birds and endangered animals protected by the Indian wildlife laws are being sold openly in a market in Puducherry. CNN-IBN has accessed images that expose the thriving lucrative business. At a roadside food stall, in the city of Puducherry the selling of protected birds and animals is a common sight. The images show ibis and purple moorhens, open billed storks being sold openly at roadside stalls. These birds...
06:25 AM, May 31, 2012
Puducherry: Migratory birds and endangered animals protected by the Indian wildlife laws are being sold openly in a market in Puducherry. CNN-IBN has accessed images that expose the thriving lucrative business. The images show ibis and purple moorhens, open billed storks being sold openly at roadside stalls. These birds visit the Oussudu Wildlife Sanctuary in the winters for breeding where they are allegedly hunted. Jungle cats, palm civets, porcupine, monitor...
01:25 PM, May 30, 2012
New Delhi: The government may slash spending on foreign travel by ministers and officials and on meetings in five-star hotels as part of austerity measures to cut down on budget deficit. Two days after announcing in Parliament, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee announced the first steps in that direction. This is another austerity drive from the government that is running out of ideas to the run the economy. There will...
09:43 PM, May 18, 2012
New Delhi: Two days after announcing in Parliament that India will have to tighten its belt, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has hinted at austerity measures that will be taken. Pranab said that there will soon be a ban on the purchase of new vehicles by the government departments. Interestingly, Home Minister P Chidambaram and the Home Secretary have recently purchased new official cars. Pranab also said that foreign trips by...
01:20 PM, May 18, 2012
New Delhi: Many people have asked us why reinvestigate a kidnapping from 1995 when there are many more recent incidents, horrific and baffling, that remain unsolved? There are several reasons. For me, (and for Benazir Bhutto with whom we discussed the Kashmir kidnapping many times as it had struck such a chord with her as Prime Minister) it was a watershed, a point at which the West witnessed for the...
02:50 PM, May 15, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: The Italian government on Tuesday signed a one crore compensation deal with families of the two fishermen shot dead by Italian marines. The two families have now withdrawn all petitions against the Italian crew. But crucially, the criminal case against the Italian marines filed by the Kerala government is still very much on. Pinku was one of the two fishermen shot dead allegedly by Italian marines off the Kerala...
10:33 PM, Apr 24, 2012
New Delhi: It was an emotional reunion the Bhattacharya family has been waiting. After nearly a year in foster care in Norway, two NRI children, separated from their parents on grounds of negligence, arrived in India to an emotional welcome following a prolonged custody battle and diplomatic pressure by India. The children - Abhigyan (3) and Aishwarya (1) - escorted by uncle Arunabhas Bhattacharya and their Norwegian foster father were...
07:19 PM, Apr 24, 2012
New Delhi: A new study by the Centre for Science and Environment has found that at least 16 major food brands may label themselves as 'healthy' but are in fact not so. Most junk foods contain very high levels of trans fats, salts and sugar, leading to obesity and diabetes. This is something people well know. But what does one do when food companies label their food as healthy which...
10:48 AM, Mar 31, 2012
New Delhi: The Maoist abductors of two Italian nationals on Tuesday forwarded the names of two new mediators after the state government rejected one and another of the three named earlier refused to participate in talks with the state. Meanwhile, the Naveen Patnaik government named three negotiators to hold discussions with the Maoists. Speaking to reporters, Patnaik said, "One of the negotiators, Narayan Sanyal, is not acceptable to us as...
09:09 PM, Mar 20, 2012
London: Action movie 'John Carter' is the biggest grosser on international box office for the second consecutive week, raking in over $40 million in 54 markets outside America. The film, starring Taylor Kitsch as a Civil War hero transported to Mars, has been panned by critics in the US but that hasn't stopped it from raking in the moolah. 'John Carter' has now earned a total of $126 million internationally...
11:41 AM, Mar 20, 2012
New Delhi: Ahead of the hearing on the custody row involving two NRI children in Norway, two senior Indian officials are leaving for the country. The two MEA officials are heading to Norway on the directions of External Affairs Minister SM Krishna and will be attending the custody hearing on March 23 in Stavanger, official sources said in New Delhi. NRI couple Anurup and Sagarika Bhattacharya's children Abhigyan (3) and...
09:52 AM, Mar 19, 2012
New Delhi: The two Italians taken hostage by Maoists in Kandhamal, Odisha, are scared but safe, according to one of the two Indians released. The Maoists have set a deadline of Sunday evening for 13 demands to be met including an end to anti-Naxal operaitons. The Maoists treated us well, did not beat us and gave us food to eat. Both the Italian tourists are scared but are safe and...
06:21 AM, Mar 19, 2012
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Sunday spoke to Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik about the status on the two Italian tourists taken hostage by Maoists. Krishna was briefed of the efforts made by Odisha government for the early release of two kidnapped Italian nationals. The two tourists were taken hostage by Maoists in Kandhamal district of Odisha, reports said. Jaynarayan Pankaj, SP, Kandhamal, has confirmed abduction of...
05:07 PM, Mar 18, 2012
This week Rajeev Masand reviews Roopa Ganguly-starrer 'Chaurahen' and 'This Means War'. ...
10:14 AM, Mar 17, 2012
Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy Director: McG This Means War is a formulaic, predictable action-rom-com that'll win no points for originality, but it's all so light and frothy and inoffensive that, chances are, you won't get too bored. The film stars Chris Pine and Tom Hardy as deadly CIA agents and best friends, who look and dress like male models, and live in fancy apartments straight out of...
10:57 PM, Mar 16, 2012
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