Eight Iraqi athletes to go to London
July 15th, 2012 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, July 15 (IANS) A 38 member team, including eight athletes, will represent Iraq at the 2012 London Olympic Games, chef de mission Samir Sadiq al-Musawi said."We have eight athletes, ... Read more...
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Jordan to hold parliamentary elections this year
May 8th, 2012 - 6:08 am ICT by IANS
Amman, May 8 (IANS) Jordan's King Abdullah II has said that the country's parliamentary elections will be held before the end of this year, official Petra news agency reported.During a ... Read more...
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Channel 4 to telecast a tale on Queen Victoria’s last love
April 24th, 2012 - 1:32 am ICT by IANS
London, April 23 (IANS) Britain's Channel 4 is all set to telecast a documentary "Queen Victoria's Last Love", on the queen's infatuation with a tall, handsome Indian servant who was ... Read more...
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Mamata’s honeymoon with media seems to be over (West Bengal Newsletter)
April 1st, 2012 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee seems to have mastered the art of making unforced errors, to use a sports terminology, to hand down potent ... Read more...
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Judge speaks to AMRI Hospital fire accused in ambulance
December 19th, 2011 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 19 (IANS) After AMRI director R.S. Agarwal, an accused in the hospital fire, pleaded he was unwell and could not come to the court, a city court judge ... Read more...
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Telgi seeks reduced sentence, fine in fake stamp paper cases
November 17th, 2011 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Abdul Karim Telgi, convicted in the multi-crore fake stamp paper racket, Thursday approached the Delhi High Court seeking reduction of his jail sentence and fine ... Read more...
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Probe into north Bengal’s development under Left: Minister
September 12th, 2011 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 12 (IANS) The West Bengal government will hold a comprehensive probe into the non-receipt of utilisation certificate for development projects worth Rs.48 crore in the northern part ... Read more...
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Poachers held with four deer heads in Bangladesh
July 19th, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 19 (IANS) Police in Bangladesh's Bagerhat district arrested three people Tuesday after four deer heads and 60 kg of deer meat were seized from them, the Daily Star ... Read more...
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Kashmir’s historic town soon to be history!
July 10th, 2011 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 10 (IANS) Pul Doda, the highway town that has connected tourist hubs in Jammu and Kashmir for many years, will soon disappear from the state's map as the ... Read more...
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Court notice to CBI on stamp paper scam
June 1st, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday sought a response from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a public suit alleging that the agency had hushed ... Read more...
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43-member Mamata ministry to be sworn-in Friday
May 19th, 2011 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) With the Congress deciding to join the new West Bengal ministry, Mamata Banerjee will be sworn-in Friday at the head of a 43-member ministerial team ... Read more...
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BP seeks business in UAE
March 4th, 2011 - 1:18 am ICT by IANS
Sharjah, March 3 (IANS/WAM) British oil major BP is seeking cooperation with the Sharjah authorities for exploring oil resources in the emirates.Sharjah ruler Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi Thursday ... Read more...
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‘Lost diary’ sheds light on Queen Victoria’s relationship with Indian servant
February 27th, 2011 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 27 (ANI): A new archive of letters, pictures and a 'lost diary' belonging to an Indian man who worked as a servant for Queen Victoria has shed light on the ... Read more...
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Iraqi oil refinery shut down after gunmen attack
February 26th, 2011 - 9:41 pm ICT by BNO News
BAGHDAD (BNO NEWS) -- Iraq's biggest oil refinery, Beiji, was shut down on Saturday after gunmen killed two employees and set on fire three of its production units, Aswat al-Iraq news agency ... Read more...
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Four LeT men in Mumbai, planning major attack: Police
December 23rd, 2010 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 23 (IANS) Four LeT men have sneaked into Mumbai and are planning a "violent" attack on the city, Joint Commissioner of Police Himanshu Roy said here Thursday evening."We have received ... Read more...
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2 militants killed at Kulgam, 3 miscreants arrested at Srinagar in J-K
November 1st, 2010 - 10:27 pm ICT by ANI
Kulgam/Srinagar, Nov. 1 (ANI): Two militants were killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam area whereas three miscreants allegedly involved in abetting riots were arrested by police here on Monday.In the first ... Read more...
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Trio rearrested over Indian millionaire Muthuraja’s death
September 26th, 2010 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Sept 26 (ANI): In the latest development in the disappearance of Indian millionaire A. Muthuraja, a lawyer, his brother and another suspect, whose remand order ended on Saturday, have been ... Read more...
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No takers for “pregnant teens” school in Malaysia
September 18th, 2010 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
Jasin, Sept 18 (ANI): After a lot of media hype, Malaysia's first school for pregnant teens- Sekolah Harapan- or "school of hope" has finally been opened, but no one has enrolled in ... Read more...
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Malaysian tycoon’s killer also killed Indian, suspect cops
September 13th, 2010 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Sep 13 (IANS) Police in Malaysia are investigating whether two brothers suspected to be behind the murders of a woman tycoon and three others had earlier killed an Indian national.
Police ... Read more...
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Malaysia to have school for pregnant teenagers
September 1st, 2010 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Sep 1 (IANS) A school exclusively for pregnant teenagers will be opened this month in Malaysia's Malacca state, an official said.
The purpose of opening the school is to help the ... Read more...
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Porn turning Malaysian teens into sex addicts
July 25th, 2010 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, July 25 (ANI): As many as 202 complaints have been received by The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) for obscene content on Malaysian websites and personal blogs as of ... Read more...
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Documents reveal Queen Victoria’s fondness for her ‘Indian John Brown’
March 27th, 2010 - 6:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 27 (ANI): For more than a hundred years, Munshi Abdul Karim was looked down on for being a pretentious servant who had a prestigious image in the household of Queen ... Read more...
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Victoria and Abdul: A friendship beyond boundaries
January 12th, 2010 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The attachment between a British empress and her young and handsome munshi, or instructor, from India is the subject that cross-cultural dreams are ... Read more...
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Karzai unlikely to sacrifice his wolves!
November 18th, 2009 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
Helmand (Afghanistan), Nov.18 (ANI): Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who will make his inauguration speech in Kabul tomorrow, is unlikely to carry out a major cull of his ministerial team, believe diplomats ... Read more...
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Dhaka police look for ship that carried arms for Indian militants
October 25th, 2009 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Oct 25 (IANS) Bangladesh police are trying to identify the ship that carried 10 truck-loads of arms and ammunition meant for an Indian militant outfit in 2004, a media report said.
The ... Read more...
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Supreme Court stays narco test of police officers in Shopian case
July 20th, 2009 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 20 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the narco-analysis test of police officers who were arrested in connection with the alleged rape and murder of two women in ... Read more...
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Blood samples of arrested police officials collected in Shopian murder case
July 19th, 2009 - 7:29 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, July 19 (ANI): Blood samples of the four policemen charged for dissipation and suppression of evidence in the rape and murder of two women in Shopian town were taken here on ... Read more...
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J and K HC orders exhumation of Shopian rape victims bodies
July 4th, 2009 - 3:16 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar July 4 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir High Court today directed state police to exhume the bodies of the victims of rape and murder in Shopian for fresh post mortem.The ... Read more...
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Scam mastermind Telgi jailed for seven years, fined Rs.1.30 crore (Lead)
June 11th, 2009 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Abdul Karim Telgi, the main accused in the multi-million rupee counterfeit stamp paper scam, was Thursday sentenced by a court here to seven years in jail and ... Read more...
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Telgi gets seven years in jail for stamp paper scam
June 11th, 2009 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Abdul Karim Telgi, the main accused in the multi-million rupee counterfeit stamp paper scam, and four of his associates were Thursday sentenced by a city court to ... Read more...
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Kugan’s family sues Malaysian cops to recover items
May 29th, 2009 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, May 29 (ANI): The family of alleged car thief A. Kugan has filed an application to compel the police to return all items, documents, tissue samples and bodily fluid which ... Read more...
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Malaysian Health Ministry promises fair post-mortem inquiry into Malay Indian’s death
April 20th, 2009 - 3:40 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Apr 20 (ANI): The Malaysian Health Ministry has said that the ongoing Medical Council's inquiry on A. Kugan, who died while in police custody, will be carried out in a ... Read more...
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Malaysian Indian Congress to seek Oz specialists’ advice on Kugan’s death
April 9th, 2009 - 6:10 pm ICT by ANI
Putrajaya, Apr 9 (ANI): The youth wing of the Malaysian Indian Congress has said that it will send two post mortem reports on suspected car thief A. Kugan to Australia for advice.MIC ... Read more...
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Kugan’’s family shows no confidence in Health Ministry inquiry
March 12th, 2009 - 5:47 pm ICT by ANI
Petaling Jaya, Mar 12 (ANI): The family of A. Kugan, whose custodial death had created a public uproar in Malaysia, has no confidence in the independent inquiry to be initiated by ... Read more...
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Deceased Malay Indian’’s family accuses hospital for concealing cause of death
March 7th, 2009 - 4:57 pm ICT by ANI
Petaling Jaya, Mar 7 (ANI): The family of A. Kugan, who died in police custody on January 20, has lodged a complaint against the Serdang Hospital and Dr Abdul Karim Tajuddin, ... Read more...
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