US military trainers’ have not come back: Pakistan
May 31st, 2012 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 31 (IANS) Pakistani military Thursday denied claims by American officials that a group of US military trainers have returned to the country several months after their departure following ... Read more...
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BSP runs for cover as skeletons tumble out (News Analysis)
May 17th, 2012 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 17 (IANS) The skeletons are tumbling out of the corruption cupboard but Uttar Pradesh's former ruling party, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), is unusually quiet -- not ... Read more...
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Razing of Hindu centre in Russia angers Goa
April 2nd, 2012 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 2 (IANS) The impending demolition of Russia's biggest Vedic cultural centre in St Petersburg has triggered an angry reaction in Goa.The Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) has petitioned the ... Read more...
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Mancini bursts out at Balotelli at training
March 29th, 2012 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 29 (IANS) Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli was given a severe dressing down by manager Roberto Mancini after a training ground bust-up.The Italian striker provoked an angry reaction ... Read more...
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‘No politics behind order to cover Mayawati statues’
January 16th, 2012 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) Monday said its decision to order covering of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's statues and the Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) poll ... Read more...
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Europa League: Atletico Madrid qualifies for knock-out stages
December 16th, 2011 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Dec 16 (IANS) Atletico Madrid manager Gregorio Manzano heaved a sigh of relief as his the troubled Spanish side qualified for the knockout stages of the Europa League as ... Read more...
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`US will rely on Afghanistan to tackle threats from Pakistan’
June 23rd, 2011 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 23 (IANS) The US will be relying on Afghanistan's help to tackle threats emerging from Pakistan, said the New York Times following President Barack Obama's announement on ... Read more...
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People exasperated with situation in public life: Jaitley
April 9th, 2011 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley said Saturday that people were exasperated with the prevailing situation in Indian public life and the responsibility ... Read more...
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Is Carey Mulligan dating Eddie Redmayne?
February 1st, 2011 - 8:29 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Feb 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Media reports indicate that Carey Mulligan and Eddie Redmayne are going out.Carey’s relationship with Shia LaBeouf ended last October and it seems she has found a ... Read more...
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Maharashtra CM, envoys to receive Obama in Mumbai
November 6th, 2010 - 12:24 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Nov.6 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan and the ambassadors of India and the United States -- Meera Shankar and Time Roemer --, besides Minister-in-waiting Salman Khursheed, will receive US ... Read more...
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South African pastor sparks outrage with ‘Jesus was HIV-positive’ claim
November 3rd, 2010 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 03 (ANI): A South African pastor has sparked anger with a bizarre claim that Jesus Christ was HIV-positive.Xola Skosana left his congregation in Cape Town's Khayelitsha township stunned with his ... Read more...
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Price rise ghost continues to haunt parliament, both houses adjourned (Roundup)
July 28th, 2010 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Chaos, protests, slogan-shouting, disruptions and finally adjournment - the scenes in parliament Wednesday were no different from what it was like the day before, and at ... Read more...
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Brit minister vows to oppose calls for banning burka in UK
July 19th, 2010 - 6:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jul 19 (ANI): British Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman has vowed to oppose calls for banning burka in United Kingdom, and added that wearing a burkha could be "empowering" for some Muslim ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama is ‘political monk’, says Chinese official
March 4th, 2010 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 4 (IANS) A senior Chinese official Thursday described the Dalai Lama as a "political monk" while criticising "certain foreign leaders" for meeting the Tibetan spiritual leader.
Xinhua news agency quoted ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama returns to Dharamsala after his US visit
February 27th, 2010 - 11:35 pm ICT by ANI
Dharamsala, Feb 27(ANI): Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, returned to Dharamsala on Saturday after his visit to the United States, where he met President Barack Obama.Dalai Lama met ... Read more...
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Nine Indians killed in Taliban attack in Kabul, India outraged (Roundup)
February 26th, 2010 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul/New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Nine Indians were among 15 people killed when Taliban bombers attacked a hotel and three more buildings in the heart of the Afghan capital Friday, triggering ... Read more...
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Tibetans hail Obama-Dalai Lama meet
February 19th, 2010 - 9:30 pm ICT by ANI
Dharamshala, Feb 19 (ANI): The Tibetan Government-in-exile on Friday hailed US President Barack Obama for his support to preserve Tibetan identity and respect their human rights.Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai ... Read more...
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China furious as Obama meets Dalai Lama (Second Lead)
February 19th, 2010 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington/Beijing, Feb 19 (IANS) President Barack Obama Thursday met Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at the White House, triggering an angry reaction from Beijing which accused the US ... Read more...
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Ignoring China’s objections, Obama to meet Dalai Lama
February 13th, 2010 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Feb 13 (IANS) Refusing to bow to demands from Beijing, the White House has reiterated that President Barack Obama will meet the Dalai Lama next Thursday as scheduled."I ... Read more...
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Special US forces carried out covert raid inside Pak against Al-Qaeda: Ex-NATO official
December 22nd, 2009 - 1:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 22 (ANI): Special US forces have reportedly carried out multiple secret raids on the Al-Qaeda leadership in Pakistan's lawless tribal regions along the Afghan border, a former NATO officials has ... Read more...
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TRS chief’s condition serious, asked to end fast
December 8th, 2009 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 8 (IANS) The health of Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao, who is on fast-unto-death demanding a separate Telangana state, has begun deteriorating and doctors have warned ... Read more...
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20 hurt as police quell Telangana protests
December 7th, 2009 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 7 (IANS) The movement for a separate state of Telangana took a serious turn Monday as police and paramilitary forces used force to quell student protests at Osmania University and ... Read more...
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MJ hoax video a German company’s experiment
September 2nd, 2009 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 2 (ANI): A German company has admitted that its video showing Michael Jackson alive was a hoax created only to experiment on online conspiracy theories.German TV company RTL had ... Read more...
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Incoming British army chief under fire for saying Afghan war could last 40 years
August 9th, 2009 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug.9 (ANI): Britain's incoming Army Chief, General Sir David Richards, was under pressure from ministers on Saturday to backpedal on suggestions that UK forces could be in Afghanistan for up ... Read more...
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Love affair triggers communal tension
July 30th, 2009 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Rampur, July 30 (IANS) A love affair has triggered communal tension in this Uttar Pradesh town that also saw violence after an angry mob attacked a police station and damaged public property.
A ... Read more...
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India to mobilise global pressure over 26/11 mastermind’s release (Lead)
June 3rd, 2009 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) India Wednesday conveyed to Pakistan its "disappointment" over the release of Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed, the suspected mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, and said it ... Read more...
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Drobga apologises as Chelsea await sanctions
May 8th, 2009 - 4:39 am ICT by IANS
London, May 8 (DPA) Chelsea striker Didier Drogba apologised Thursday for his angry reaction towards referee Tom Henning Ovrebo at the end of the Champions League game semi-final with Barcelona Tuesday ... Read more...
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Crime branch begins probe into Ambani chopper ’sabotage’
April 25th, 2009 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 25 (IANS) The Mumbai police Crime Branch Saturday started investigations into the suspected sabotage of a private helicopter owned by industrialist Anil Ambani, whose company has alleged a conspiracy to ... Read more...
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Putin warns against excluding Russia from energy decisions
April 6th, 2009 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 6 (RIA Novosti) Attempts to exclude Russia from global energy decision making would be counterproductive, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Monday in an address to the lower house of ... Read more...
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Tiff over BJP-JD-U seat sharing in Jharkhand continues
March 23rd, 2009 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 23 (IANS) Angry over their party's seat sharing arrangement with the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) in Jharkhand, some Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers continued their protests for the second day ... Read more...
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Jharkhand BJP workers angry over seat sharing with JD-U
March 22nd, 2009 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 22 (IANS) Anrgy over their party's seat sharing arrangement with the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) in Jharkhand, some Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers Sunday protested and locked the party's headquarters ... Read more...
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Mangalore incident triggers war of words in women’s commission
February 3rd, 2009 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The Mangalore pub assault has triggered a war of words within the National Commission for Women, as its chairperson Tuesday "nullified" a probe by a commission member ... Read more...
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Malaysian poll campaign speech: lawmaker, two journalists held
September 13th, 2008 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Sep 13 (IANS) A Malaysian lawmaker and two journalists have been detained in connection with allegedly racist remarks made during the campaign for the parliamentary by-election that opposition leader Anwar ... Read more...
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Top ULFA leader killed in Assam shoot-out
September 12th, 2008 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Sept 12 (IANS) The death of a top leader of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Friday in a shoot-out with army soldiers in Assam has triggered angry reaction ... Read more...
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No linguistic controversies please: Maharashtra BJP
September 9th, 2008 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Sep 9 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Maharashtra unit Tuesday disapproved of attempts to rake up linguistic controversies in the state, saying the row betweeb Jaya Bachchan and Raj Thackeray ... Read more...
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