31 killed in Sudanese plane crash
August 19th, 2012 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
Khartoum, Aug 19 (IANS) A total of 31 passengers were killed Sunday when a Sudanese civil plane carrying a ministerial delegation crashed in the country's South Kordofan state, Xinhua reported.The ... Read more...
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China vows closer military ties with Afghanistan
July 28th, 2012 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 27 (IANS) China Friday called for enhanced military ties with Afghanistan.Vice Chairman of China's Central Military Commission Guo Boxiong has said that military ties have been growing steadly ... Read more...
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Lawson to assist Afghan under-19 World Cup team
July 12th, 2012 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, July 12 (IANS) Former Australian fast bowler Geoff Lawson will assist the Afghanistan team as consultant during the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Queensland August 11-26.Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) ... Read more...
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Three injured in freak railway mishap near Mumbai
June 26th, 2012 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 26 (IANS) In a freak accident, three passengers of a local train in Thane in Maharashtra were injured Tuesday after being hit by broken pieces of pantograph, the ... Read more...
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Panetta’s safe haven comment unhelpful: Pakistan (Lead)
June 9th, 2012 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 9 (IANS) Pakistan Saturday rejected US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's recent comment on militant safe havens in the country and said "such statements are unhelpful in bringing about ... Read more...
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Pakistan must not allow terrorists to use its territory: Panetta (Lead)
June 7th, 2012 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, June 7 (IANS) Visiting US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta Thursday observed that Afghanistan has made progress in security and governance transition, and added that it was extremely important ... Read more...
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Pakistan must not allow terrorists to use it: Panetta
June 7th, 2012 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, June 7 (IANS) Visiting US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta Thursday observed that Afghanistan has made progress in security and governance transition, and added that it was extremely important ... Read more...
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Afghanistan, US sign deal on night raids
April 9th, 2012 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, April 8 (IANS) The Afghan government and the US forces signed an agreement here Sunday to hand over all special operations, including the controversial night raids, from US and ... Read more...
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Jammu and Kashmir budget presented in assembly
March 6th, 2012 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 5 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather Monday presented a zero deficit budget in the state legislative assembly with record revenue recovery during current ... Read more...
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PDP disrupts Kashmir assembly over corruption
February 24th, 2012 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 24 (IANS) The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) moved an adjournment motion on corruption and then disrupted proceedings in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly Friday, a day ... Read more...
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Traders’ strike affects Kashmir Valley
August 9th, 2011 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 9 (IANS) Life across Kashmir Valley was adversely affected Tuesday by a strike called by local traders and transporters against increase in taxes charged from them by the ... Read more...
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NATO hands over control of province to Afghan troops
July 18th, 2011 - 5:38 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, July 18 (IANS) NATO Sunday handed over control of the central Afghan province of Bamyan to Afghan security forces as part of a process designed to allow foreign troops ... Read more...
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India to extend more training to Afghan armed forces
June 3rd, 2011 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) With Pakistan intensifying its efforts to influence the Afghan reconciliation process and the phased pullout of US forces from that country set to begin ... Read more...
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India promises to continue training Afghan security forces (Lead) (With images)
June 1st, 2011 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) With Pakistan intensifying its attempts to influence the Afghan reconciliation process and a month before the phased pullout of US forces, India Wednesday underlined ... Read more...
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India commits to capacity-building of Afghan armed forces (With images)
June 1st, 2011 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) At a time when Pakistan is constantly attempting to increase its presence in its western neighbour, India Wednesday committed itself to the capacity-building of ... Read more...
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Afghan defence minister to visit India from Wednesday
May 31st, 2011 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Afghan Defence Minister General Abdul Rahim Wardak will be on a three-day visit to India from Wednesday to explore opportunities for expanding bilateral military ... Read more...
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Manmohan in Kabul, says India will stand by Afghanistan (Fourth Lead)
May 12th, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, May 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who arrived here Thursday on a two-day visit, one of the first world leaders to be in Kabul after the killing ... Read more...
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Indian PM in Kabul to discuss terror, aid with Karzai (Third Lead)
May 12th, 2011 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, May 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived here Thursday on his second trip to Kabul in six years, saying India and Afghanistan will discuss a range of ... Read more...
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India will stand by Afghanistan: PM
May 12th, 2011 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, May 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who is on a two-day visit to Afghanistan Thursday said India will stand by Afghanistan "through thick and thin".The prime minister ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh arrives in Afghanistan (Second Lead)
May 12th, 2011 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, May 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived here Thursday on a two-day visit to Afghanistan. This is the first trip to Kabul by an Indian prime minister ... Read more...
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Posters of Malaysian sex video out in Kuala Lumpur
April 28th, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, April 28 (IANS) Scenes from a sex video clip, allegedly involving Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim, were printed as posters in the capital while a new video was posted ... Read more...
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Kashmir mulls re-opening of other pre-Partition routes
March 31st, 2011 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 31 (IANS) In a bid to boost the people-to-people contact between two sides of Kashmir, the Jammu and Kashmir government is examining proposals for re-opening more pre-Partition ... Read more...
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Malaysian Indian loses court appeal over LTTE link charge
March 10th, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, March 10 (IANS) A Malaysian Indian activist accused of having links with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has lost his defamation appeal before a court.One ... Read more...
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Zero-deficit Kashmir budget promises jobs
March 7th, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 7 (IANS) Announcing job-generation schemes, Jammu and Kashmir Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather Monday presented a zero-deficit budget for fiscal 2011-12 in the state assembly.
It was the ... Read more...
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Minister admits to financial indiscipline in department
February 26th, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 26 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir finance minister Saturday admitted there was "violation of financial discipline" in the state.Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather told a meeting of officers of his ... Read more...
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Gayatri Mantra opened University of Nevada ‘Inner-Faith Night’ celebrations
February 25th, 2011 - 11:23 am ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Feb 25 (ANI): 'Second Annual Inner-Faith Night' of University of Nevada-Reno (UNR) on February 23 saw various religious groups coming together in dialogue.This unity celebration included dialogue among Christian, Muslim, ... Read more...
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J.K Finance Minister expects good grant from federal budget
February 22nd, 2011 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
Jammu, Feb.22 (ANI): Abdul Rahim Rather, has said that he is expecting several plan outlays and grants for his state in the proposed federal budget.He expects the Central Government to address all ... Read more...
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Christians-Muslims-Hindus-Buddhists-Jews-Baha’is to dialogue at University of Nevada-Reno
February 11th, 2011 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Feb 11 (ANI): "Second Annual Inner-Faith Night" of University of Nevada-Reno (UNR) in USA, to be held on February 23, will see major religious groups coming together in dialogue.According to ... Read more...
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Jammu and Kashmir budget March 7
February 8th, 2011 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 8 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir's annual budget for the 2011-2012 fiscal will be presented to the state assembly March 7 and its focus would be on bridging the gap ... Read more...
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Decks cleared for panchayat polls in Kashmir: Minister
January 29th, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 29 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government Saturday said decks have been cleared for holding panchayat elections in the state.The announcement came after a meeting of the cabinet sub-committee, headed ... Read more...
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BJP workers attack Kashmir minister’s car
January 26th, 2011 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 26 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers Wednesday attacked Jammu and Kashmir Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather's car here to protest against the state government preventing party leaders from ... Read more...
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Pak Election Commission doubtful about degrees of 298 lawmakers
January 12th, 2011 - 6:58 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 12 (ANI): The Pakistan Election Commission is reportedly unhappy over the eligibility of 298 lawmakers who despite being reminded repeatedly, have failed to submit their graduation degrees.According to the ... Read more...
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Catholic-Hindu-Muslim-Protestant-Buddhist-Jewish leaders connect in dialogue in Nevada
January 9th, 2011 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Jan 9 (ANI): In a remarkable interfaith gesture, Catholic-Muslim-Hindu-Protestant-Buddhist-Jewish leaders today had a dialogue in Sparks (Nevada, USA) to explore connections among Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Judaism.This annual conference, ... Read more...
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Catholics to continue dialogue with Hindus-Muslims-Protestants-Buddhists- Jews in Nevada
December 21st, 2010 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Dec 21 (ANI): Catholics in northern Nevada (USA) want to continue the annual dialogue tradition with Jews-Muslims-Protestants-Buddhists-Hindus next year also in Sparks.According to Father Charles T. Durante, Pastor of Saint ... Read more...
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Kashmir an integral part of India, say Deoband clerics
October 11th, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
Deoband, Oct 11 (ANI): Upholding India's stand on Jammu and Kashmir, several Ulemas and intellectuals in Deoband have declared the State as an integral part of the country and urged the government ... Read more...
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