Pakistan, Bangladesh stay off SAARC anti-terror meet
February 9th, 2012 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Pakistan and Bangladesh have stayed away, for unspecified reasons, from attending a two-day SAARC anti-terror meeting that began in the capital Thursday.Official sources said ... Read more...
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Four officials sacked as 18 kids die in accident
November 17th, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 17 (IANS) Four officials were sacked in China after 18 kindergarten children were killed in an accident.At least 20 people, including 18 pre-schoolers, were killed and 45 injured ... Read more...
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Ceasefire with Meghalaya rebel group extended
September 23rd, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Sep 23 (IANS) The central government Friday extended the ceasefire with the Achik National Volunteers Council (ANVC), a powerful rebel group in Meghalaya, by another one year till Sep ... Read more...
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Black money case: Apex court reserves verdict (Lead)
September 1st, 2011 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday reserved its verdict on the maintainability of the central government's application for recall of its July 4 order, by which it ... Read more...
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High-level committee to trail money laundering
April 25th, 2011 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The central government Monday told the Supreme Court that it has set up a multi-disciplinary committee, comprising top officials of different departments, to oversee and ... Read more...
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US police saw UFO explode in 1949: FBI secret files
April 11th, 2011 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 11 (IANS) Secret FBI files that have been made public for the first time reveal that US police and army officers saw a UFO explode over Utah state ... Read more...
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CRPF observes Valour Day
April 9th, 2011 - 9:03 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 9(ANI): The Central Reserve Police Force today observed Valour Day in a function held at New Delhi.Union Minister of State for Home and Telecom Gurudas Kamat was the ... Read more...
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Emily Blunt had to fight for ballerina role in ‘The Adjustment Bureau’
February 27th, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 27 (ANI): Actress Emily Blunt has revealed that she had to fight to land her ballerina role in new thriller 'The Adjustment Bureau'.Director George Nolfi wanted to cast a professional ... Read more...
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Raids at ex-JPSC chairman’s house, other places
June 15th, 2010 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 15 (IANS) Raids were conducted Tuesday at nine places, including the house of a former Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) chairman, in connection with alleged irregularities in the appointments of ... Read more...
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Aussie strip clubs safer than churches!
April 11th, 2010 - 3:23 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, April 11 (ANI): Aussies are safer in a strip club than a church, suggests new government data.According to the latest figures compiled by the New South Wales Bureau of Crime Statistics ... Read more...
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Ceasefire with Meghalaya rebel group extended
March 24th, 2010 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, March 23 (IANS) The central government Tuesday extended the ceasefire with the outlawed Achik National Volunteers Council, a powerful rebel group in Meghalaya, by another three months till June 22. ... Read more...
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US intelligence chief meets Chidambaram
March 18th, 2010 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) America's top intelligence official Dennis C. Blair met union Home Minister P. Chidambaram here Thursday, on a day suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba operative David Headley was slated to ... Read more...
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FBI chief meets Indian officials, discusses Pune and Headley
February 23rd, 2010 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The visiting director of the US' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Robert Mueller Tuesday met with Indian government officials and discussed issues related to Pune blast investigation ... Read more...
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India’s anti-terror mechanism ‘woefully inadequate’: FICCI
November 11th, 2009 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) As the nation remembers the victims of the Mumbai terror strike last November, a top business forum says India's existing mechanism to deal with such terror attacks ... Read more...
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India should react militarily to Pakistan terror: FICCI
November 10th, 2009 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Hard military and economic counter actions should be the answer to Pakistan's cross border terror, says India's top business forum, regretting that New Delhi's response has ... Read more...
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Himachal to post names of corrupt officers on website
September 20th, 2009 - 10:34 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 20 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Police will post names of corrupt government functionaries on its official website, a senior official said Sunday.
"We will soon post the names of corrupt officers on ... Read more...
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Benazir’s protocol officer files petition against Musharraf, Malik in LHC
August 29th, 2009 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Aug.29 (ANI): Slain Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's protocol officer, Chaudhry Aslam, has filed a petition in the Lahore High Court (LHC) seeking registration of a case against former President ... Read more...
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Neighbours’ nod compulsory to own a dog in China
June 9th, 2009 - 3:57 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 9 (ANI): From now on, residents in China's Luwan District of Shanghai, who wish to keep a pet dog, will have to attend a hearing with their neighbours for ... Read more...
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Germany says LeT staged Mumbai mayhem
January 22nd, 2009 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) Stating that its investigations had confirmed that Pakistani terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) had staged the Mumbai mayhem, the head of Germany's Federal Police Office Thursday said his ... Read more...
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Bitta criticizes politicians for questioning Jamia Nagar encounter
October 23rd, 2008 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) All India Anti Terrorist Front (AIATF) chief M.S. Bitta Thursday criticised the leaders of political parties for questioning the authenticity of the Sep 19 Jamia Nagar shootout ... Read more...
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Pak PM constitutes new committee to review Islamabad security
September 24th, 2008 - 3:45 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sept 24 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has constituted a committee to review security in Islamabad after Saturday''s massive suicide attack in which around 60 people were killed.
The ... Read more...
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Chinese mayor sacked over baby food scandal
September 18th, 2008 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 18 (Xinhua) China Thursday sacked the mayor of the northern city of Shijiazhuang, the base of the company which marketed contaminated baby food that led to the death of three ... Read more...
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Pak Senate body dissatisfied with probe into live burial of five Baloch women
September 13th, 2008 - 2:46 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad , Sep 13 (ANI): A Pakistan Senate body has given a deadline of one month to Balochistan Police Inspector General Asif Nawaz to submit an inquiry report about the alleged ... Read more...
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NSA Narayanan meets Vohra to discuss security situation in J-K
August 20th, 2008 - 3:47 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Aug 20 (ANI): National Security Advisor M K Narayanan today met Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra and other top officials of the state administration to discuss the ongoing ... Read more...
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Pak govt coalition partners decide not to allow foreigners use its soil for launching attacks
July 24th, 2008 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad , July 24 (ANI): The coalition partners in Pakistan s federal government have reportedly unanimously agreed not to tolerate any foreign attacks on the countrys soil.During a meeting lasting ... Read more...
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Indian is UNDP’s Asia-Pacific bureau director
July 9th, 2008 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New York, July 9 (IANS) An Indian serving in the World Bank has been appointed as director of the Asia-Pacific regional bureau of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Ajay Chhibber will ... Read more...
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China launches largest ever Tibet cultural relic preservation
April 19th, 2008 - 2:02 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Apr.19 (ANI): China on Friday launched a 570 million yuan (81.43 million dollar) project to preserve 22 historical and cultural relics in the southwestern Tibet Autonomous Region.
The project, China's ... Read more...
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China’s Olympic co-host city promises clear skies
February 29th, 2008 - 8:39 pm ICT by admin
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Shijiazhuang, Feb 29 (Xinhua) Qinhuangdao, a port city in north China's Hebei Province, is going all out to help ensure blue skies as a co-host of this summer's Olympic Games, the local ... Read more...
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Kalam, Dalai Lama to launch new global initiative for conflict avoidance
January 21st, 2008 - 1:11 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Jan. 21 (ANI): The former President of India, Dr A P J Abdul Kalam, and Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, would be the chief guests at the ... Read more...
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