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TNI Bureau: Legendary sitar maestro, Pandit Ravi Shankar, who passed away yesterday, is going to be conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award posthumously.  The organisers of the top awards of the music industry spoke about their…

TNI Bureau: On the 11th anniversary of Parliament attack, the BJP MPs created ruckus in Lok Sabha, demanding the immediate hanging of Afzal Guru, the key accused in the case. They shouted slogans and asked the government to make a statement…

TNI Bureau: Voting on 87 constituencies for the first phase of Gujarat Assembly elections began today at 8 am. As many as 846 candidates are in fray in this phase. Ruling BJP has fielded candidates on all 87 seats for this first phase of…

TNI Bureau: Under the pressure from the Opposition BJP and continuous disruptions in both the Houses, the government finally ordered a probe into reports of Wal-Mart lobbying. The opposition alleged that the retail giant had paid bribe to…

TNI Bureau: Cricketer Irfan Pathan surprised everyone today as he was seen at an election rally in Kheda with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. He also shared stage with Modi. Pathan, who is out of team due to his injury, his presence…

TNI Bureau: BSP chief Mayawati took on Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari for leaving the House daily during Question Hour. She held responsible Ansari for not smooth functioning of the House that has been facing repeated adjournment over…

Balasore: India successfully test-fired nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface Agni-1 ballistic missile from Wheeler Island off Odisha coast to mark the special date 12-12-12. It was fired with a strike range of 700 km at around at 8.15 am on…

TNI Bureau: Sitar Maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar passed away in San Diego Today. He was 92. He breathed his last at around 6 AM (4.30 pm Pacific time on Tuesday). He was admitted to the Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla last Thursday…

TNI Bureau: Just two days before the Gujarat Polls, the Congress-led UPA Government has hinted at raising the cap on subsidised LPG cylinders from 6 to 9 in a year. Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily has said that the Cabinet will take a…

TNI Bureau: Expressing displeasure over the repeated adjournments and disruptions of Question Hour in the Upper House, Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari said that the Question Hour should be scrapped and the segment of proceedings should be…