Army ex-chief faces court, granted bail in defamation case (Second Lead)
July 20th, 2012 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) In a first for a four-star defence officer, former army chief Gen. V.K. Singh Friday appeared before a Delhi court in a defamation case filed ... Read more...
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Netanyahu calls for early polls in Israel
May 7th, 2012 - 9:29 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, May 7 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for an early general election in four months' time, BBC reported.The vote is expected to take place in ... Read more...
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Pakistan Army and ISI is kidnapping and killing people of Gilgit Baltistan
December 18th, 2010 - 10:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 18 (ANI): Mirza Wajahat Hassan Khan left for Dubai unaccompanied on October 28 2010, for a family business venture.He being a sugar patient with a broken knee and hypoglycemia ... Read more...
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Gorkha rally brings Siliguri to a standstill
November 21st, 2010 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
By Tarak SarkarSiliguri, Nov.21 (ANI): A Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJMM) rally disrupted normal life in Weat Bengal's Siliguri town.GJMM activists came on to the streets and shouted slogans. They claimed the authorities ... Read more...
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Retired soldier buys bugle, finds it was used by his grandfather
November 19th, 2010 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 19 (IANS) A 73-year-old retired British soldier bought a battered old bugle from a junk market. When he bought the instrument home and cleaned it, he uncovered the army service ... Read more...
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China’s first law to regulate online games comes into effect
August 1st, 2010 - 6:35 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 1 (ANI): China's first regulation governing the booming market of on-line games takes effect on Sunday, which is expected to protect children from unwholesome content and Internet addiction.The regulation, ... Read more...
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‘Shutter Island’ - A thrilling treat (IANS Movie Review)
June 5th, 2010 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
By Satyen K. Bordoloi
Film: "Shutter Island"; Director: Martin Scorsese; Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley; Rating: ***1/2The hallmark of a good suspense film is that almost nothing is what ... Read more...
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Aussie women could soon fight alongside men on deadly front line
August 22nd, 2009 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Aug 22(ANI): Putting behind the debate about whether women belong on the front lines or not, Australian women are moving closer to fighting alongside men.In the coming years, it would ... Read more...
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Moshe’s nanny regrets not being able to save rabbi couple
December 5th, 2008 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Sandra Samuel, the nanny who saved two-year-old Moshe by running "like mad" out of Nariman House, regrets not being able to do anything to save the rabbi ... Read more...
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Five hostages dead in Mumbai’s Jewish centre; two terrorists killed (Lead)
November 28th, 2008 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 28 (IANS) At least five hostages have been killed at Nariman House, known among Israeli tourists as Chabad House, the Jewish centre targeted by the terrorists in Mumbai. It is ... Read more...
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Eight, including Jewish centre rabbi, stuck in Nariman House
November 28th, 2008 - 10:06 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 28 (IANS) Nariman House is known among Israelis as Chabad House, the Jewish centre at the centre of the terrorist drama unfolding in Mumbai. It is a popular stop for ... Read more...
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BBC journos call for broadcasting human side of Taliban raises a stink
August 25th, 2008 - 3:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 25 (ANI): A British journalist working with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for the past 25 years has shocked many by saying that the Corporation must show the human ... Read more...
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Victoria Cross winner returns medal to protest treatment of fellow UK Gorkhas
June 26th, 2008 - 3:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 26 (ANI): A Gorkha war veteran, who won the Victoria Cross, has delivered dozens of his medals to Downing Street in protest at the treatment of his fellow soldiers. ... Read more...
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Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme to be extended to Coast Guard pensioners
December 13th, 2007 - 5:21 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Dec 13 (ANI): The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for the extension of the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) to uniformed Coast Guard pensioners and retired personnel of Defence ... Read more...
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