Raja phone call case: ‘I don’t want to play a blame game’, says Justice Reghupathi
December 18th, 2010 - 10:45 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Dec 18 (ANI): Madras High Court Justice R. Reghupathi reiterating his previous claim that in his letter to Senior Supreme Court Judge, Justice H L Gokhale, he had specifically named former ... Read more...
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NHRC to raise issue of harmful effect of pesticide in Kerala (Lead, Changing dateline)
December 18th, 2010 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kasargode (Kerala), Dec 18 (IANS) National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chief K.G. Balakrishnan Saturday said that he will take up with the central government the seriousness of the impact of the use ... Read more...
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WikiLeaks vindicates our stand on torture: Kashmir separatists
December 18th, 2010 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 18 (IANS) Kashmiri separatist leaders Saturday said the WikiLeaks cable disclosures on torture of detainees in Kashmir vindicated their stand on rights violations, while the mainstream political parties continued their ... Read more...
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Dhaka Islamists drag India in blame game over 1971 war crimes
December 15th, 2010 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 15 (IANS) Bangladesh's largest Islamist party, the Jamaat-e-Islami - facing charges of targeting unarmed civilians during the 1971 war - has now accused India of killing a score of ... Read more...
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Syria was shocked at top Hezbollah operative’s assassination two yrs back: Wikileaks
December 8th, 2010 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI
Damascus, Dec 8 (ANI): US diplomatic cables exposed by Wikileaks have shown that Syrian officials of President Bashar al-Assad's regime were shocked at the assassination of a senior Hezbollah operative in Damascus ... Read more...
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No nation can win ‘war on terror’ sans Pak support: Gilani
December 5th, 2010 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Dec 5(ANI): No country can win the war against terrorism without Pakistan's help, Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said.Addressing a joint press conference after holding bilateral talks with Afghan ... Read more...
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WikiLeaks: US, Britain decided to play safe after 26/11
December 3rd, 2010 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Wellington, Dec 2 (IANS) Diplomats from five countries, including the US and Britain, decided not to get "sucked into the blame game" being played by India and Pakistan after the 26/11 Mumbai ... Read more...
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Gilani to oust Religious Affairs Minister over defective Haj arrangements
November 21st, 2010 - 6:00 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 21 (ANI): Taking serious notice of inadequate Haj arrangements, corruption and irresponsible statement about the Saudi government, Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has decided to show the ... Read more...
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Delhi Police do not help stop illegal construction: MCD
November 20th, 2010 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The blame game continues even four days after the east Delhi building collapse. A senior Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) official Friday blamed Delhi Police for not ... Read more...
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Building collapse: NHRC issues notices to Delhi government, MCD
November 19th, 2010 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The Delhi government and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) have been issued notices by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) over the collapse of a five-storey ... Read more...
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Building collapse toll 69, political blame game goes on (Night Lead)
November 18th, 2010 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Three days after a building collapsed in east Delhi, the toll has risen to 69, and political recriminations have broken out in full force over the tragedy, ... Read more...
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Delhi building collapse: Blame game continues
November 18th, 2010 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) The blame game over the east Delhi building collapse continued even three days after the crash, with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress councillors getting into ... Read more...
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Delhi building collapse: 20 still buried under debris
November 17th, 2010 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Rescue operations continued Wednesday at the site of the collapsed five-storey building in east Delhi to search for the 20 people still feared buried under the debris, ... Read more...
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Mumbai attack undermined peace efforts: Zardari
November 8th, 2010 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 8 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has admitted that Mumbai terror attack has undermined efforts for peace and said his government is "cooperating in unearthing and bringing to justice ... Read more...
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Asian Games bid hots up, IOA says India should decide
November 1st, 2010 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) With two weeks to go for the Asian Games bid for 2019 and 2023 to be finalised, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) feels that it is ... Read more...
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Pak FO launches diatribe over “ISI-obsessed India’s rhetoric and blame game”
October 29th, 2010 - 4:21 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 29 (ANI): Pakistan has once again blamed India for playing a blame game over their bilateral disputes, including Jammu and Kashmir.Commenting on Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement in ... Read more...
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Blame game starts over abandoned Kochi ODI
October 17th, 2010 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 17 (IANS) Former Indian cricket board secretary S.K. Nair Sunday hit out at the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) after the first one-day international of the three-match series between India and ... Read more...
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Pak Chef de mission, weightlifter still fighting over ‘CWG flag-carrying controversy’
October 15th, 2010 - 6:52 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Oct 15 (ANI): The 'Pakistan flag-carrying controversy' refuses to die down, as the chef de mission of the Pakistan contingent in the Commonwealth Games, Muhammad Ali Shah, and top weightlifter Shuja ... Read more...
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PCB sends show-cause notice to Shahid Afridi
October 12th, 2010 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Oct 12 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board Tuesday sent a show-cause notice to Shahid Afridi for allegedly violating the central contract."Shahid Afridi has violated the central contract," ... Read more...
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Afridi hopeful of positive end to spot-fixing saga
October 11th, 2010 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Oct 11 (IANS) Pakistan's one-day and T20 captain Shahid Afridi hopes that the three cricketers reportedly involved in spot-fixing will come out clean in the International Cricket Council (ICC) ... Read more...
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MQM to continue supporting ‘French Revolution’ in Pak: Altaf Hussain
October 11th, 2010 - 4:05 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Oct 11(ANI): Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has said that his party would continue to support the 'French Revolution' in the country until its finalization.Hussain said that millions ... Read more...
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Thiruvananthapuram’s new terminal opening still uncertain (Lead)
October 9th, 2010 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvanathapuram, Oct 9 (IANS) The Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Air India (AI) are in a blame game over the delay in opening of the new terminal of Thiruvananthapuram airport.The ... Read more...
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Thiruvananthapuram’s new terminal opening still uncertain
October 9th, 2010 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvanathapuram, Oct 9 (IANS) The Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Air India (AI) are in a blame game over the delay in opening of the new terminal of Thiruvananthapuram airport.The ... Read more...
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New Zealand confident about Games security (Lead)
October 1st, 2010 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, Oct 1 (IANS) New Zealand's Foreign Minister Murray McCully Friday said he is confident about security during the Delhi Commonwealth Games and asked Michael Hooper, a New Zealander who is the ... Read more...
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Hooper must share blame for Games’ problems: New Zealand
October 1st, 2010 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, Oct 1 (IANS) New Zealander Michael Hopper, in charge of the Commonwealth Games in India, must share the blame for the problems related to the event, New Zealand Sports Minister Murray ... Read more...
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Blame game begins over Delhi Zoo blackbucks’ deaths
September 28th, 2010 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) A blame game has begun over the deaths of 10 blackbucks in the Delhi Zoo, with zoo authorities Tuesday blaming the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) for contaminated ... Read more...
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CWG delegates troop in, Hooper clarifies anti-government remarks (Night Lead)
September 26th, 2010 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) On a day when the biggest group of foreign athletes and officials arrived here Sunday for the Commonwealth Games, Commonwealth Games Federation chief executive Mike ... Read more...
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Hooper retracts criticism of Indian government (Lead)
September 26th, 2010 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) After slamming the Indian government for the delay in readying the Games infrastructure, Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chief executive Mike Hooper Sunday retracted and thanked the government ... Read more...
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Flooded Kashmere Gate stops inter-state bus services (Lead)
September 23rd, 2010 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Inter-state bus services from the usually busy Kashmere Gate terminus here came to a complete halt Thursday as waist-deep flood waters inundated the complex. Passengers were ... Read more...
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Zardari asks England, Pak to end cricket match fixing blame game
September 21st, 2010 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sep 21 (ANI): Concerned over the issue of match-fixing allegations levelled against the Pakistani cricket team, President Asif Ali Zardari met British High Commissioner Adam Thomson in the capital on Monday. ... Read more...
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Former PCB chief claims all cricket-playing nations involved in match-fixing
September 21st, 2010 - 1:22 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Sept 21 (ANI): In the wake of the spot-fixing scandal rocking Pakistan, former chief of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)- Arif Abbasi- has claimed that all cricket-playing nations are somehow involved in ... Read more...
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Stability in Afghanistan significant for Pakistan: Gilani
September 17th, 2010 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sept 17 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has said that his country attached great significance to Afghanistan's unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity, and has also suggested the initiation of ... Read more...
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Government responsible for Games mess, says Malhotra
September 10th, 2010 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Vijay Kumar Malhotra, president of General Association of National Sports Federations (GANSF), took serious exception to Sports Minister M.S. Gill blaming federations for the inordinate delay in ... Read more...
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Delhi waterlogging: Civic agencies ignored police warning
August 24th, 2010 - 11:09 am ICT by IANS
By Praveen Kumar
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Way back in May, Delhi's traffic police had told the civic agencies about 279 roads that were likely to come under water in the monsoon, ... Read more...
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Don’t indulge in blame game on CWG, Dikshit tells BJP
August 23rd, 2010 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Monday told the opposition not to indulge in a blame game over the Commonwealth Games, hinting that it sent a negative ... Read more...
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