Pak PM ready for meaningful talks with India on Kashmir
April 30th, 2008 - 10:08 pm ICT by admin
Muzaffarabad, Apr.30 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday said that the people of Kashmir have sacrificed their lives and livelihood in their quest for self-determination, and therefore, ... Read more...
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Jamaat chief announces Black Day protests on May 12
April 30th, 2008 - 10:07 pm ICT by admin
Lahore, Apr.30 (ANI): The Chief of Pakistan's Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and the Muttahida-Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), Qazi Hussain Ahmad, on Wednesday announced countrywide Black Day protests on May 12 if the sacked judiciary was ... Read more...
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Shyamalan heads to Mumbai to promote new film
April 30th, 2008 - 10:07 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) Acclaimed Indian origin Hollywood director Manoj 'Night' Shyamalan will be in Mumbai May 5 to promote his new film "The Happening". Shyamalan's forthcoming movie is a co-production between ... Read more...
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Sharif, Zardari talks on judges restoration continue in Dubai
April 30th, 2008 - 10:05 pm ICT by admin
Dubai, Apr.30 (ANI): A second round of talks between Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chief Asif Ali Zardari and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief, Nawaz Sharif, has begun.
After a first round of talks, ... Read more...
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Advani justifies ‘populist sops’ for Karnataka poll
April 30th, 2008 - 10:03 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran L.K. Advani Wednesday justified his populist electoral sop like setting up a full-fledged cyber caf Read more...
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Mayawati to expand ministry
April 30th, 2008 - 10:03 pm ICT by admin
Lucknow, April 30 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati is set to expand her ministry Thursday evening with the induction of four new ministers. Those likely to be inducted are Rajpal Tyagi, ... Read more...
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India, Iran turn to cultural diplomacy
April 30th, 2008 - 10:01 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) A day after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ended his six-hour whistle-stop visit here, India and Iran Wednesday turned to cultural diplomacy, the two countries deciding to expand ... Read more...
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Congress has egg on face in Karnataka
April 30th, 2008 - 9:53 pm ICT by admin
Bangalore, April 30 (IANS) The Congress in Karnataka was Wednesday caught in an embarrassing situation as a squabble between two contenders left it without a candidate in one of the constituencies where ... Read more...
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Rajya Sabha MPs threaten privilege move against Ramadoss
April 30th, 2008 - 9:53 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi , April 30 (IANS) A section of the Rajya Sabha members Wednesday threatened to move a privilege motion against Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss for saying that the migrant population from ... Read more...
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IPL doors still closed for Shoaib Akhtar
April 30th, 2008 - 9:52 pm ICT by admin
Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) may have given some relief to Shoaib Akhtar, allowing him to play anywhere except in Pakistan while upholding his five-year ban, but the ... Read more...
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Georgian president says he wants peace with Russia
April 30th, 2008 - 9:50 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Moscow/Tblisi, April 30 (DPA) Georgia Wednesday appeared to be attempting to prevent the dispute with Russia over its breakaway province of Abkhazia and South Ossetia from further escalating with President Mikhail Saakashvili ... Read more...
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Woman dies after dowry demand, parents blame in-laws
April 30th, 2008 - 9:47 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) A day after her first wedding anniversary, a 24-year-old woman was Wednesday found hanging at her home in northwest Delhi, with her parents alleging that she had ... Read more...
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US consulate to campaign against trafficking in India
April 30th, 2008 - 9:45 pm ICT by admin
Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) The US consulate general office here, in collaboration with a leading NGO Apne Aap Women Worldwide, has launched an information campaign against the problem of human trafficking in ... Read more...
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US economy grew in first quarter of 2008
April 30th, 2008 - 9:44 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Washington, April 30 (DPA) The US economy grew by 0.6 percent in the first quarter of 2008, according to an initial estimate from the US government Wednesday, tempering fears that the world's ... Read more...
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Punjabi language reaching out to people across the world
April 30th, 2008 - 9:34 pm ICT by admin
Chandigarh, April 30 (ANI): Punjabi language has today turned into a transnational language due the presence of Punjabis around the world. But there are many thinkers who question whether the real ... Read more...
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Royal Challengers elect to field against Daredevils
April 30th, 2008 - 9:33 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Bangalore Royal Challengers won the toss and elected to bowl against Delhi Daredevils in the 17th game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Feroze Shah ... Read more...
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Discovered Rabong festival held
April 30th, 2008 - 9:32 pm ICT by admin
Gangtok, April 30 (ANI): To promote Sikkim as a major tourist destination, residents and State government here are making joint efforts to popularize the beauty of this captivating State.
This was ... Read more...
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Stabbed Indian drivers family demands for punishment for the accused
April 30th, 2008 - 9:29 pm ICT by admin
Karnal (Haryana), Apr 30 (ANI): Family members of Indian born driver Jalvinder Singh, who was stabbed in Melbourne on Tuesday, have appealed for prompt punishment to the accused.A 45-year old passenger ... Read more...
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Abu Salem faces threat to life from Dawood: Police
April 30th, 2008 - 9:28 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) Mumbai Police fear assassination attempts on underworld don Abu Salem, now in their custody for trials in various cases, from his one-time boss and India's most wanted fugitive ... Read more...
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Hindu guru held for indecency continues tour in US (Lead)
April 30th, 2008 - 9:26 pm ICT by admin
New York, April 30 (IANS) A prominent Hindu religious leader with a worldwide following and a huge ashram complex in the US, who was detained on charges of indecency with minor girls, ... Read more...
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Iran replaces US dollars in oil transactions
April 30th, 2008 - 9:25 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Tehran, April 30 (Xinhua) Iran has replaced the US dollar with other currencies in its oil transactions, an oil ministry official said Wednesday. "The dollar has completely been removed from our oil ... Read more...
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PMO did not issue any order to help Baalu: Deora
April 30th, 2008 - 9:23 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) had not issued any orders to help a firm owned by Shipping and Road Transport Minister T.R. Baalu's son, Petroleum and Natural ... Read more...
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Special forces deployed to root out militias: Iraqi PM
April 30th, 2008 - 9:18 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Baghdad, April 30 (DPA) Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Wednesday special forces were deployed in Sadr City in the eastern part of the capital to root out "gangs", in reference to ... Read more...
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French woman says having six children by her father: Report
April 30th, 2008 - 9:16 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Paris, April 30 (DPA) After the case of Elisabeth Fritzl in Austria, a French daily Wednesday reported the story of a French woman who said she was raped by her father for ... Read more...
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B.R. Chopra honoured with ‘Phalke Ratna’ award
April 30th, 2008 - 9:14 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) Legendary filmmaker B.R. Chopra was Wednesday conferred the Phalke Ratna award here while superstar of the 1970s Rajesh Khanna was honoured with the Phalke Legend Actor Award. The ... Read more...
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Dr. Reddy’s buys BASF manufacturing unit in US
April 30th, 2008 - 9:13 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Ludwigshafen (Germany), April 30 (DPA) Indian pharmaceuticals company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories bought Wednesday a manufacturing facility of BASF at Shreveport, Louisiana, the world's biggest chemicals group said in Germany. BASF said that ... Read more...
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MP CM, BJP leaders go on fast against Centres biased policies
April 30th, 2008 - 9:11 pm ICT by admin
Bhopal, Apr 30 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday sat on a day-long fast along with his cabinet colleagues to protest against Central Governments biased policies.Chouhan ... Read more...
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Court issues notices on Nalini’s demand for freedom(Second Lead)
April 30th, 2008 - 9:11 pm ICT by admin
Chennai, April 30 (IANS) The Madras High Court Wednesday issued notices to the central and Tamil Nadu governments on a petition from Nalini Sriharan, serving a life term for her role in ... Read more...
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Apex court asks Tata, Reliance to pay access deficit charges
April 30th, 2008 - 9:04 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Observing that Tata Teleservices' 'Walky' and Reliance Communication's 'Unlimited Cordless' telephone services fall in the category of "limited mobile telephony services", the Supreme Court Wednesday ruled that ... Read more...
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Gorkha Janmukti Morcha activists to launch fast (Lead)
April 30th, 2008 - 9:02 pm ICT by admin
Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) Leaders and activists of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), which is demanding a separate statehood for Darjeeling Hills, decided to go on a fast for an indefinite period ... Read more...
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Bollywood filmmaker Ravi Tandon conferred with Dadasaheb Phalke award
April 30th, 2008 - 9:01 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, Apr 30 (ANI): Bollywood director Ravi Tandon was on Wednesday awarded with countrys most coveted cine honour, the Dadasaheb Phalke at Mumbai, for making some of the landmark films during ... Read more...
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Indian spy agencies-media nexus behind terrorism acts in Pakistan, says paper
April 30th, 2008 - 8:51 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad, Apr.30 (ANI): An editorial in a Pakistani daily has claimed that there is a nexus between the Indian media and Indian spy agencies, and that this nexus is behind several ... Read more...
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Kamath, Srinivasan take charge at CII
April 30th, 2008 - 8:47 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) ICICI Bank managing director and CEO Kundapur Vaman Kamath and Sundaram-Clayton managing director Venu Srinivasan Wednesday took charge as president and vice president respectively of the Confederation ... Read more...
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Increase compensation for lost baggage, death of air travellers: MPs
April 30th, 2008 - 8:47 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) MPs from all parties Wednesday demanded more compensation for loss or damage to baggage or death or injury of air travellers in accordance with the Montreal Convention, ... Read more...
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Verdict on Soha Ali Khan’s gun licence May 8
April 30th, 2008 - 8:40 pm ICT by admin
Gurgaon, April 30 (IANS) Actress Soha Ali Khan Wednesday failed to appear before a court here for the second time to explain how she, despite being under-age at the time, obtained a ... Read more...
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