Mumbai autorickshaw drivers divided on strike
April 15th, 2012 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 15 (IANS) Commuters may hope for some respite as a section of Mumbai's autorickshaw drivers, belonging to unions backed by the Shiv Sena and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, ... Read more...
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Catalin Predoiu appointed Romania’s acting PM (Lead)
February 6th, 2012 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bucharest, Feb 6 (IANS) Romanian President Traian Basescu Monday named Catalin Predoiu as the country's acting prime minister after Emil Boc stepped down from the post while announcing his cabinet's ... Read more...
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Trial of Khaleda Zia’s younger son begins in absentia
January 5th, 2011 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Jan 5 (IANS) The trial has begun here in absentia of former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia's younger son Arafat Rahman Koko, who is charged with graft and money laundering. Koko ... Read more...
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Al-Qaeda suspect wanted for USS Cole attack is alive in Yemen
December 16th, 2010 - 11:54 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- An Arab newspaper on Thursday reported that top al-Qaeda suspect Fahd Mohammed Ahmed al-Quso is alive in Yemen, despite earlier media reports which said he had been ... Read more...
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Corruption evidence against Zia, says anti-graft body
November 23rd, 2010 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 23 (IANS) Bangladesh's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has claimed to have found "convincing" evidence to prove graft charges against former prime minister Khaleda Zia but not against her two sons ... Read more...
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Chinese built metro starts to shuttle pilgrims in Saudi Arabia
November 14th, 2010 - 6:16 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Nov 14 (ANI): China has started its Mecca Metro, the first dual-track light railway in Saudi Arabia, on Saturday morning with an intention to ease the pilgrim traffic during the Hajj.The ... Read more...
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Deals with India top Bangladesh opposition’s protest agenda
September 9th, 2010 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Sep 9 (IANS) Corruption and five deals with India that "compromise national interest" top the protest agenda of main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
The party's chief and former prime ... Read more...
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Court extends former Bangladesh PM son’s parole
August 27th, 2010 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Aug 27 (IANS) The Dhaka High Court has extended the parole of Bangladesh opposition leader Khaleda Zia's son, who is wanted in a number of corruption cases and is in ... Read more...
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Bangladesh asks Zia’s son to surrender
August 20th, 2010 - 11:00 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Aug 20 (IANS) The Bangladesh government has refused to extend the parole of opposition leader Khaleda Zia's son Arafat Rahman Koko, living in Bangkok for over two years, and asked ... Read more...
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Dhaka presses graft charges against Khaleda Zia’s son
July 7th, 2010 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 7 (IANS) Bangladesh's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has pressed money-laundering charges against opposition leader Khaleda Zia's son Tarique Rahman and his business partner Giasuddin Al Mamun.
Rahman and Mamun siphoned Taka 204 ... Read more...
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Kiwi domestic Twenty20 teams target Afridi, Razzaq
May 29th, 2010 - 6:57 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, May 29(ANI): Pakistan all-rounders Shahid Afridi and Abdul Razzaq are reportedly attracting a lot of interest from domestic Twenty20 teams in New Zealand.The Pakistani interest in last season's New Zealand Twenty20 ... Read more...
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Asif’s Nottinghamshire dream falls apart as PCB denies permission
April 21st, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Apr.21 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has denied giving a nod to controversial fast bowler Mohammed Asif to play for English county team Nottinghamshire this summer.Asif was due to sign ... Read more...
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Injured Arafat out of World Twenty20
April 13th, 2010 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, April 13 (IANS) Pakistan were Tuesday forced to drop all-rounder Yasir Arafat from their 15-man squad for the World Twenty20 because of a calf injury.
Arafat, a successful all-rounder at the English ... Read more...
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New biomarker may help predict pancreatic cancer risk in the obese
February 4th, 2010 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 4 (ANI): Scientists from Jefferson Pancreatic, Biliary and Related Cancers Centre have identified an inflammatory marker that may help detect pancreatic cancer in obese patients.Studies have shown that obesity is ... Read more...
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MNS activists distribute Marathi alphabet books to north Indian cabbies
January 26th, 2010 - 12:38 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Jan 26 (ANI): The Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) distributed Marathi language alphabet books to north Indian taxi and auto rickshaw drivers as part of an exercise to teach ... Read more...
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244 Indian pilgrims died in Saudi Arabia
January 4th, 2010 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) As many as 244 Indian pilgrims died in Saudi Arabia during the Haj pilgrimage in November 2009, mostly due to ailments, according to the Haj Committee of ... Read more...
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Pakistan ignore Younis for Test series against Australia
December 8th, 2009 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
By Omar Khalid
Karachi, Dec 8 (IANS) Pakistan Tuesday overlooked its regular captain Younis Khan for the tough tour of Australia and instead stretched the captaincy tenure of senior batsman Mohammad Yousuf for ... Read more...
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Khaleda Zia’s son challenges trial in corruption case
August 4th, 2009 - 11:29 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Aug 4 (IANS) Bangladesh opposition leader Khaleda Zia's younger son Arafat Rahman Koko has challenged his trial for alleged corruption in two deals, one with German telecom major Siemens and the ... Read more...
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Smoking ‘raises potential for metastatic pancreatic cancer’
July 28th, 2009 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 28 (ANI): Exposure to nicotine through cigarettes can significantly elevate the risk of pancreatic cancer to become metastatic, say researchers.Researchers from the Kimmel Cancer Centre at Jefferson claim that isoform ... Read more...
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Khaleda to get son Tarique to rebuild BNP
June 19th, 2009 - 11:17 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, June 19 (IANS) Bangladesh opposition leader and two-time prime minister Khaleda Zia may get her politician son Tarique Rahman to return from Britain to rejuvenate the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), a ... Read more...
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Scoreboard: England vs. Pakistan, Group B, World Twenty20
June 8th, 2009 - 3:21 am ICT by IANS
London, June 8 (IANS) The following is the scoreboard of the match between England and Pakistan in Group B of World Twenty20 at The Oval here Sunday.
England:Ravi Bopara c Malik b Aamer ... Read more...
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Graft cases against Hasina, Zia being reviewed
May 11th, 2009 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, May 11 (IANS) While Bangladesh's courts hear the government recommendation that 11 cases against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina be dropped, a senior law officer Monday began scrutiny of documents relating ... Read more...
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Herbal extract effective against pancreatic cancer
April 20th, 2009 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 20 (IANS) A herb that kills pancreatic cancer cells can also halt pancreatic cancer from developing, thanks to its anti-inflammatory properties.
Thymoquinone, the major constituent of the oil extract from ... Read more...
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Pakistan cruise to 662-6 against Sri Lanka (Lunch Report)
February 25th, 2009 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Feb 25 (IANS) Pakistan captain Younis Khan fell in his chase for a world record but enabled his team to get past Sri Lanka's mammoth 644-7 declared in the first innings ... Read more...
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Warnapura, Sangakkara take Sri Lanka to 120/2 (Lunch Report)
February 21st, 2009 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Feb 21 (IANS) Half-centuries from Kumar Sangakkara and Malinda Warnapure took Sri Lanka to 120 for two in the first innings at lunch on the opening day of the first Test ... Read more...
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Hasina wants white paper on corruption during Zia’s term
February 12th, 2009 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 12 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wants a white paper published on corruption during the 2001-06 tenure of her main political rival Khaleda Zia.
"Of course, the white papers ... Read more...
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Dhaka asks US for money siphoned off by Zia’s son
February 3rd, 2009 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 3 (IANS) Bangladesh has sought from the US the money that was allegedly stashed away by opposition leader Khaleda Zia's businessman son in a telecom deal signed during her tenure. ... Read more...
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Militants have no connection with Islam: Saudi Arabia’’s Grand Mufti
December 8th, 2008 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
Arafat, Dec 8 (ANI): Saudi Arabia''s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Sheikh has said that militants have no link with Islam.
Calling for Muslims to unite in the face of terrorism, ... Read more...
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Zia bargains for son as government readies to release her
August 14th, 2008 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Aug 14 (IANS) Getting ready for freedom after 11 months of detention, Bangladesh's former prime minister Khaleda Zia is bargaining for ailing son Tarique Rahman's freedom with the interim government that ... Read more...
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Khaleda Zia’s son Tarique may follow brother to temporary freedom
July 18th, 2008 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 18 (IANS) Tarique Rahman, the jailed politician son of former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia, may be allowed eight weeks of freedom like his younger brother Arafat Rahman Koko, a ... Read more...
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One more corruption case against Khaleda Zia, son
July 4th, 2008 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 4 (IANS) Continuing with its anti-graft drive, Bangladesh's caretaker government has sued former prime minister Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique Rahman for allegedly drawing money for a non-existent orphanage. ... Read more...
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No politics while on bail, Dhaka regime tells ex-PMs
June 16th, 2008 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, June 16 (IANS) Bangladesh's caretaker government has said that it will not permit holding or addressing of political rallies by jailed politicians, especially the two former prime ministers, released "under special ... Read more...
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Freedom for Zia likely as Dhaka may ease Emergency curbs
June 13th, 2008 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, June 13 (IANS) Bangladesh's military-backed government may not oppose the bail of detained former prime minister Khaleda Zia as it prepares to ease Emergency curbs to facilitate a political dialogue in ... Read more...
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Hasina may go abroad for treatment, Zia unwilling
June 7th, 2008 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, June 7 (IANS) The health conditions of Bangladesh's jailed former prime ministers, Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia, and the government's plans to send them abroad for treatment, have once again triggered ... Read more...
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Angry Zia slams government in court
June 5th, 2008 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, June 5 (IANS) An angry former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia slammed the caretaker government during a courtroom trial, denying graft charges against her and her associates as "politically motivated". Zia ... Read more...
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