Maoists caused major damage to India’s forests, says survey
February 7th, 2012 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) While India has set an ambitious goal of increasing its forest cover to 33 percent by 2020, a Forest Survey of India report Tuesday found ... Read more...
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Haqqani flies out of Pakistan
January 31st, 2012 - 11:58 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 31 (IANS) Pakistan's former envoy to the US Husain Haqqani flew out to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on his way to Washington after the Supreme Court granted ... Read more...
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Mansoor Ijaz’s credibility eroded: Pakistani daily
January 25th, 2012 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 25 (IANS) Mansoor Ijaz, one of the key figures in the memo scandal, has lived up to his track record of shifting goal posts whenever things get sticky, ... Read more...
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Plea for CBI probe into corporate ministry theft (Lead)
January 25th, 2012 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) A finance company has moved the Delhi High Court seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the theft from the ministry of ... Read more...
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Plea for CBI probe into corporate ministry theft
January 24th, 2012 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) A finance company has moved the Delhi High Court seeking a CBI probe into the theft from the ministry of corporate affairs of documents ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Provide security to Mansoor Ijaz: Pakistan judicial panel
January 24th, 2012 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 24 (IANS) The judicial commission probing memogate has directed authorities to provide security to Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz, one of the key figures in the scandal.The commission Tuesday ... Read more...
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Ijaz won’t come to Pakistan, says his lawyer
January 23rd, 2012 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 23 (IANS) Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz, one of the key figures in the memo scandal, will not come to Pakistan because he will be arrested upon his arrival, ... Read more...
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Memo scandal: Will present more proof, says Mansoor Ijaz
January 18th, 2012 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Jan 18 (IANS) Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz, one of the key figures in the memo scandal, Wednesday said he will present more proof to the judicial commission probing the ... Read more...
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Army is subordinate to executive, says Pakistan bar association
January 18th, 2012 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 18 (IANS) Pakistan Supreme Court Bar Association president Yasin Azad said the army was subordinate to the executive.Army chief Gen. Ashfaq Pervez Kayani and director general of the ... Read more...
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Memo scandal: Court dismisses plea against Mansoor Ijaz
January 18th, 2012 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 18 (IANS) A Pakistani court Wednesday dismissed a plea to file a case against Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz who forwarded a secret memo to Washington that said ... Read more...
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Circumstantial evidence should be conclusive: Supreme Court
January 15th, 2012 - 11:33 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) A woman found murdered, her jewellery gone missing and her two neighbours arrested after their "confession" -- what the Kerala Police built as an open-and-shut ... Read more...
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US think tank fears for Haqqani’s life
January 10th, 2012 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 10 (IANS) An American think tank is worried about the life of Pakistan's former envoy to the US Husain Haqqani, who is neck-deep in the 'memo scandal' ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Zardari may leave for Dubai soon, says media report
January 10th, 2012 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 10 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari, who spent about two weeks in Dubai last month over heart ailment and medical treatment, is likely to leave for the ... Read more...
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Bhanwari was killed at politician’s behest, says CBI
January 10th, 2012 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 10 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday confirmed before the Rajasthan High Court that missing nurse Bhanwari Devi was killed at the behest of a politician, ... Read more...
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Pakistan commission orders visa, security for Ijaz (Roundup)
January 9th, 2012 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 9 (IANS) Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz Monday agreed to appear before the Supreme Court-appointed memo commission after the attorney general was directed to ensure that he gets ... Read more...
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Ijaz to appear before memo commission Jan 16 (Lead)
January 9th, 2012 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 9 (IANS) Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz Monday agreed to appear Jan 16 before the memo commission which directed the country's attorney general to issue him visa and ensure ... Read more...
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Plea filed to block memo panel notice to Zardari
January 9th, 2012 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 9 (IANS) A petition seeking halt to the memo commission's proceedings has been filed, contending that it was parliament's right to probe the president and the commission's notice ... Read more...
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‘Haqqani to survive punishment even if link with memo proved’
January 9th, 2012 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 9 (IANS) Husain Haqqani, Pakistan's former amabassdor to the US, cannot be punished under the law even if a link is established between him and the controversial ... Read more...
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Ijaz submits phone details to memo commission
January 7th, 2012 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 6 (IANS) A lawyer representing Pakistani American businessman Mansoor Ijaz Friday submitted his BlackBerry personal identification number to the commission probing the memo scandal.The commission had sought phone ... Read more...
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Kashmir police busts Lashkar module
January 5th, 2012 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 5 (IANS) A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) module working to recruit youths as its militant cadres has been busted, Jammu and Kashmir Police claimed Thursday.According to a statement, Anantnag police ... Read more...
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Missing nurse case: Legislator sent to judicial custody
January 2nd, 2012 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Jan 2 (IANS) A court here Monday remanded to judicial custody till Jan 16 Congress legislator Malkhan Singh Bishnoi, arrested in the case of missing nurse Bhanwari Devi, officials ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Haqqani’s lawyer quits as memo panel holds first meeting (Lead)
January 2nd, 2012 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 2 (IANS) A Pakistani judicial commission probing the memo scandal Monday held its first meeting which former envoy to the US Husain Haqqani did not attend. His lawyer ... Read more...
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Haqqani absent from memo hearing
January 2nd, 2012 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 2 (IANS) Former Pakistani ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani Monday did not attend the hearing of a judicial commission here probing the memo scandal.The commission meeting was ... Read more...
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Haqqani’s lawyer quits, criticizes memo commission
January 2nd, 2012 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 2 (IANS) Pakistani lawyer Asma Jehangir has refused to represent former envoy to the US Husain Haqqani in the memo case, saying she has "no confidence" in the ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Punjab Congress blames Akalis for black flags shown to PM
January 1st, 2012 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 1 (IANS) The Punjab Congress Sunday blamed the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal for some people showing black flags to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in the name of ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Black flags to PM not at our behest: Team Anna
January 1st, 2012 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Team Anna Sunday denied involvement of its members in showing black flags to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during his visit to the Golden Temple ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Missing nurse case: Brother of absconding suspect arrested
December 30th, 2011 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Dec 30 (IANS) The brother of a key suspect in the case of missing nurse Bhanwari Devi was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday, sources said.Omprakash ... Read more...
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Missing nurse case: CBI hunts for legislator’s sister
December 29th, 2011 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Dec 29 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Thursday raided several places in and around Jodhpur in search of a Congress legislator's sister named in the nurse Bhanwari ... Read more...
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Missing nurse case: Arrest warrants for legislator’s sister, four others
December 23rd, 2011 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Dec 23 (IANS) Arrest warrants were Friday issued against five people including a Congress legislator?s sister after she failed to appear before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for ... Read more...
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Key suspect in missing nurse case surrenders, arrested (Lead)
December 23rd, 2011 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Dec 23 (IANS) Sahiram Bishnoi, the key suspect in the case of Rajasthan missing nurse Bhanwari Devi, surrendered before a court here Friday morning, sources said. He was remanded ... Read more...
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Missing nurse’s husband sent to judicial custody
December 22nd, 2011 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Dec 22 (IANS) Amarchand, the husband of missing Rajasthan nurse Bhanwari Devi, was sent to judicial custody by a court here Thursday, a lawyer said.He was presented in the ... Read more...
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Indian Army officer under scanner after honey-trapped by Pakistan (Lead)
December 20th, 2011 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) In a major embarrassment, a lieutenant colonel from the Indian Army was reportedly caught in a "honey trap" by Pakistani intelligence agencies that forced him ... Read more...
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Indian Army Lt.Col. honey-trapped by Pakistan
December 20th, 2011 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) A lieutenant colonel of the Indian Army was reportedly "honey-trapped" by Pakistan's intelligence agencies into spying for them, sources in the army headquarters here said ... Read more...
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Missing nurse case: Husband accused of involvement in disappearance
December 15th, 2011 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Dec 15 (IANS) Amarchand, the husband of missing nurse Bhanwari Devi, has been accused of being part of the conspiracy behind the disappearance of his wife since Sep 1, ... Read more...
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No talks with Taliban: Rehman Malik
December 12th, 2011 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 12 (IANS) The government would not hold talks with Pakistani Taliban, which is responsible for a string of terror attacks, until the terrorists surrender, said Interior Minister ... Read more...
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