New Delhi, May 8 (ANI): With the Congress emerged as a single-largest party in Karnataka assembly polls, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday said winning with an absolute majority is a matter of pride for us.

Onboard special aircraft, April 14 (ANI): Stating that India enjoyed excellent bilateral and cultural relations with Tajikistan, Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari on Sunday said the issue of terrorism is a matter of deep concern to both countries.

Washington, Apr 10 (ANI): Environmental change can drive hard-wired evolutionary changes in animal species in a matter of generations, a new study has revealed.

New Delhi, Apr. 8 (ANI): Stating that the severe drought in some parts of the country, particularly Maharashtra, is a matter of grave concern, President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said the increasing occurrence of droughts and floods in India has underlined the need to find solutions to improve the management of water resources.

London, Apr 7 (ANI): Golf ace Bubba Watson has backed World No.2 Rory McIlroy for the top spot in the world again, saying that it is only a matter of time before McIlroy reclaims the place from the reigning Tiger Woods.

Washington, Mar. 31 (ANI): A leading cleric in Egypt has said in a video, that it is only a matter of time before "the flag of Islam flies above the White House".

Islamabad, Mar 15 (ANI): Pakistan chief selector Iqbal Qasim has claimed the lack of quality fast bowlers in the country is a matter of concern for them, adding they need to nurture more quicks on the grassroots

Washington, March 8 (ANI): People who have an "ends justify the means" mindset are more likely to balance their good and bad deeds, while those who believe that what is right and wrong is a matter of principle are more likely to be consistent in their behavior, even if that behavior is bad, a new research has found.

New Delhi, Feb. 21 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday said that while it has accepted Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's apology over his 'saffron terror' remark in the interest of democracy and to allow Parliament to function without disruption, and added that it was still quite disturbed about the fact that he did make the statement, giving room to hostile countries like Pakistan to say that India has a Home Minister who claims that political parties are indulging in terror within territorial limits.

Washington, January 30 (ANI): Getting people to think about morality as a matter of objective facts rather than subjective preferences may lead to improved moral behavior, Boston College researchers have suggested.

New Delhi, Jan.7 (ANI): The five accused of gang raping a 23-year-old woman on a running bus on the night of December 16 last year, were produced before Metropolitan Magistrate Jyoti Kler in Saket on Monday morning, even as the age of the sixth accused, said to be a minor, continues to be a matter of debate.

Washington, Dec. 23 (ANI): Adam Lanza, the fanatic gunman, who killed 20 children and six adults in a shooting spree at a Connecticut elementary school, was able to take apart and reassemble a computer in a matter of minutes, but rarely spoke to anyone.

Bhopal, Dec.3 (ANI): Twenty-eight years after the world's worst industrial disaster hit Bhopal, where toxic fumes from a pesticide factory leaked into the air claiming thousands of lives, victims and survivors of the tragedy on Monday, recalled the horrors of the fateful night when their world changed forever in a matter of minutes.

Melbourne, Nov 16 (ANI): Pop-culture fads that once lasted years are now coming in and out of fashion in a matter of months, and sometimes weeks.

New Delhi, Nov. 2 (ANI): Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray has termed the invitation extended to Pakistan's cricket team by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) a day ago as a matter of "national shame".

Kathmandu, Nov 1 (ANI): The decreasing turn out in elections in most of the established democracies has been a matter of concern in recent years. The former Chief Election Commissioner of India S.Y. Quraishi had said in an interview that the low voter turnout had emerged as a fundamental threat to the country's democracy.

Kaushambi, Oct 18 (ANI): India Against Corruption (IAC) activist Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday lashed out at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Gadkari over his 'chillar' remark, saying the revelations against the latter is a matter of the life and death for the farmers, who are committing suicides.

Hindon Air Force Base (Ghaziabad), Oct 8 (ANI): Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal N A K Browne, on Monday said the situation in country's neighbourhood was a matter of serious concern.

Tehran, Aug 30 (ANI): Terming the situation in Syria as a matter of concern, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Thursday said the ongoing crisis in that country should be resolved peacefully.

Jammu, Aug 24 (ANI): Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh on Friday said the recent ceasefire violation by border forces of Pakistan was a matter of concern and pressed for an explanation.

New Delhi, Aug.11 (ANI): Defence Minister A. K. Antony on Saturday said that the suicide committed by an army soldier in Jammu and Kashmir was a matter of great concern, but added that there has been a slight decrease in number of suicide cases.

Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir), July 29 (ANI): Army officers based in Poonch district, Jammu and Kashmir, have said that it is a matter of pride for them to make use of a Pakistani jeep that was captured by them during the 1971 war.

New Delhi, July 22 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's wife, Gursharan Kaur, has said the alarming figures of child labour is a matter of shame for the country.

New Delhi, June 22 (ANI): Oil Minister S. Jaipal Reddy on Friday said the government was relieved to witness a drop in global crude oil prices, however, the falling value of the Indian rupee remained a matter of severe concern.

New Delhi, June 20 (ANI): Former Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor has described Pakistan's internal conflict between its judiciary and parliament as a matter of concern.