London, May 14 (ANI): A small team of Australian's have created a unique crowd-funding platform where fans of Manchester United can come together to raise funds to buy back their favourite football player, Cristiano Ronaldo.

New Delhi, May 13 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Monday called for the setting up institutional mechanisms for providing immediate funds to people to help them recover from losses caused by natural disasters.

London, May 5 (ANI): Italian apparel retailer Benetton had initially denied any connection to the factory that collapsed in Bangladesh killing more than 500 people, but since then photos of the brand's clothing in the building's rubble have emerged.

New Delhi, April 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has reportedly told a delegation of Odisha Congress members that there has been no discrimination in the allocation of funds to the state from the Central Government.

New Delhi, Apr. 27 (ANI): The government today said several actions were taken against alleged illegal raising of funds by some chit-fund companies in West Bengal and the eastern region.

New Delhi, April 26 (ANI): In a letter to the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, Member of Parliament from the state of Arunachal Pradesh Takam Sanjoy has appealed to him to order a probe into the fraudulent activities of hundreds of so-called financial institutions operating across the entire North East region.

New Delhi, April 25 (ANI): The Ministry of Rural Development has approved the recommendations of the empowered committee for releasing Rs.847.45 crores in funds for 94 road works and 28 long span bridges in Arunachal Pradesh under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY).

New Delhi, Apr 17 (ANI): A workshop on terror financing and implementation of Section 51A (concerning freezing of terror funds) of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 was organised here today.

Lahore, Apr. 17 (ANI): The Information Ministry of Pakistan will resubmit its list of secret expenses before the Supreme Court on Wednesday, revealing the details of payments made from the government's secret funds.

New Delhi, Apr. 13 (ANI): Finance Minister P. Chidambaram will leave for one week two nation tour to Canada and USA on Sunday morning.

Islamabad, April 12 (ANI): The Supreme Court of Pakistan has expressed its concern over the way development-related funds are being utilised in Balochistan in the last four to five years.

London, Apr. 12 (ANI): An ambitious global plan to eradicate polio, a disease that once paralyzed and killed millions, has the backing of more than 400 eminent scientists from 80 countries.

New Delhi, Apr 9 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will meet Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh here on Tuesday evening to discuss the financial situation of West Bengal and seek central funds for her state.

London, Apr. 9 (ANI): Halle Berry, who recently announced that she is expecting her second child, has teamed up with US fashion designer Michael Kors to help raise awareness and funds for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).

New Delhi, Apr. 3 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said the potential of knowledge-based industries in India is very high, and added that to facilitate their growth, increased access to alternative sources of capital like private equity, venture capital and angel funds should be made possible.

Sao Paulo (Brazil), Mar. 26 (ANI): The Government of Brazil is scheduled to hold an emergency meeting in the next few days to find a solution for the funding of a soccer stadium that is to host the opening match of the soccer World Cup 2014.

Washington, Mar. 26 (ANI): Republican Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) is under investigation by the Office of Congressional Ethics for alleged misuse of campaign funds, according to her attorney.

Kuala Lumpur, March 24 (ANI): Hong Kong superstar Jackie Chan has helped raised RM3mil ($1.8m ) from the auction of two Richard Mille watches and a painting during SM Chong Hwa's fund-raising dinner and concert on Saturday.

London, Mar 23 (ANI): Lawyer for former French president Nicolas Sarkozy have rejected claims of exploiting the mental frailty of the country's richest woman to raise election funds as 'flawed'.

Washington, Mar. 21 (ANI): Sheryl Crow is staging an intimate gig in her native Missouri, to raise funds for a friend, who is suffering from cancer.

Islamabad, Mar. 20 (ANI): An American lawmaker has asked the administration to reduce its aid to Pakistan to offset the impact of sequestration on funds needed for projects at home.

London, Mar 5 (ANI): Four PGA Tour stars have created a funny spoof of modern music in order to generate funds for a charity called Charity Water, which is aimed at getting clean water to those parts of the world where it is unavailable.

London, Mar 2 (ANI): A football that generates enough electricity to power a small LED light for three hours every time it is kicked during half an hour of play, has been developed in the United States using funds from a crowd funding website named Kickstarter.

London, Feb 20 (ANI): Internet search giant Google is in talks with Visa, Paypal and Mastercard to block illegal websites from receiving funding.

London, Feb 16 (ANI): A specially designed cricket bat has been launched by non-profit cricket organisation Bat4Africa, who has pledged to donate all profits from the sales of the bat to help to raise funds for a charity supporting street children.