Now, tigers and leopards targeted by Maoists
September 12th, 2012 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 12 (IANS) Pushed to a corner after "Operation Biswas", a police drive to contain Maoists, the rebels have now struck upon a new strategy to collect funds, police ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Women’s group claims Goa government in cahoots with casinos
August 13th, 2012 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 13 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led coalition government in Goa is hand in glove with the casino industry, a leading women's organisation here alleged Monday.Sabina ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Maoists expel Odisha leader Sabyasachi Panda from party
August 10th, 2012 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 10 (IANS) The outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist has expelled its Odisha state organising committee secretary Sabyasachi Panda from the party, accusing him of an "enemy-like opportunistic stand ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
BJP, Congress in nexus over illegal mining: Goa activists
September 23rd, 2011 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 23 (IANS) Citing the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) inability to take on the Congress-led ruling coalition on the issue of illegal mining in Goa, anti-mining activists say ... Read more...
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Exporting terror led to internal warfare: Pakistan daily (Lead)
June 27th, 2011 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 27 (IANS) Exporting jehad to other countries, especially in South Asia, has triggered internal warfare in Pakistan, the Daily Times said Monday.Alleging that "most terror networks operating ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
US, Pakistan struck deal on Osama raid in 2001
May 10th, 2011 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 10 (IANS) Pakistan had given the US permission to carry out unilateral assault inside its territory if Osama bin Laden's hideout was found, a media report said ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Pakistan denies ISI links with Al Qaeda (Lead)
May 5th, 2011 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 5 (IANS) An angry Pakistan Thursday denied accusations that a section of its intelligence agency was linked to Al Qaeda.Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir told the media here that ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Sex boosting food items could cause hemorrhage, high BP, erectile dysfunction
August 6th, 2010 - 3:33 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 6 (ANI): If you are thinking of buying food or beverages that claim to boost sexual appetite or slim you down, here's a reality check-such items could take a ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Arbitration clause won’t allow ‘too hot’ ex-employee to sue Citibank
June 5th, 2010 - 4:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 5 (ANI): The case of the 'too-hot-to-handle' Debrahlee Lorenzana, who was fired for 'being too sexy', has come to a grinding halt as she can't sue Citibank because of an ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Pak official confirms Shahzad’s claims of receiving terror training in restive tribal areas
May 24th, 2010 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
New York, May 24 (ANI): A top Pakistan military official, who is privy to the probe concerning the failed Times Square bomber, has put a stamp on Faisal Shahzad's claims that ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Helping Qaeda lands Queens suspect Hashmi facing 15 years in prison
April 28th, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Apr.28 (ANI): Syed Hashmi, a resident of New York's Queens area, has sensationally pleaded guilty to providing material support to Al Qaeda on the eve of his trial, and now ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Keeling lawyer says Goa police, drug lords in cahoots
April 5th, 2010 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr.5 (ANI): A lawyer representing the mother of Scarlett Keeling, the British teenager who was raped and killed in early part of 2008 on Goa's Anjuna Beach, has claimed that drug ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Brinda says Mamta leading most opportunistic political alliance
January 23rd, 2010 - 5:47 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan.23 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) politburo member and member of Parliament Brinda Karat has accused Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee of leading the most ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Reliance Industries slams news channel report alleging compliance in death of YSR
January 8th, 2010 - 6:56 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 8 (ANI): The Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) on Friday rejected a private news channel report about its a hand in the helicopter crash that killed former Andhra Pradesh Chief ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Nepal to tell its story on 10th anniversary of IA hijack
December 23rd, 2009 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Dec 23 (IANS) A decade after the stunning hijack of an Indian Airlines (IA) aircraft on way to New Delhi from Kathmandu and the brutal killing of a ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Trinamool, Maoists creating anarchy in West Bengal: Yechury
November 26th, 2009 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Sitaram Yechury Thursday said the Trinamool Congress was in cahoots with the Maoists to create anarchy in West Bengal.
"They (Trinamool) ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Bal Thackeray calls estranged nephew Raj a ‘modern day Jinnah’
September 30th, 2009 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 30 (IANS) Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray Wednesday called his estranged nephew Raj Thackeray a "modern day Jinnah" playing into the hands of the Congress to divide the sons ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Nude photos: Vanessa Hudgens not bothered
August 11th, 2009 - 7:11 pm ICT by IBNS
Aug 11 (IBNS) Young actress Vanessa Hudgens, who starred in the “High School Musical” movies, seemingly does not care about online nude photo scandal. She was spotted smiling on the red carpet.Alleged ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Left and Maoists are hand in glove: Mamata
June 22nd, 2009 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 22 (IANS) Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Monday accused West Bengal's ruling Left Front of being in cahoots with the Maoists saying the Communists had used the rebels to win ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Kashmir issue is constantly highlighted in UK: Pak envoy
February 2nd, 2009 - 3:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 2 (ANI): Pakistani High Commissioner to UK Wajid Shamsul Hasan has said the Kashmir issue is constantly highlighted in the UK, and British parliamentarians are voicing their concerns over ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Man alleges police harassment, attempts suicide near AIIMS
January 26th, 2009 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) A 30-year-old man attempted suicide by consuming some poisonous substance outside the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to protest what he alleged police harassment and ... Read more...
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Some Delhi cops face inquiry over links with land mafia
January 13th, 2009 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) At a time when sleuths of the Delhi Police are probing irregularities in the allotment of over 5,000 flats in the capital, their own officers have come ... Read more...
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Republicans conspiring to spread dubious allegations about voter fraud
October 18th, 2008 - 4:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 18 (ANI): Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obamas campaign has complained that Republicans are conspiring to spread dubious allegations about voter fraud problems.Obamas campaign is accusing Republicans of enlisting ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Hamilton to shack up with five Pussycat Dolls on New Year’’s Eve
October 15th, 2008 - 7:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct.15 (ANI): If tabloid reports are to be believed, Formula One ace Lewis Hamilton will spend New Years Eve shacked up with not one, but all five Pussycat Dolls.
According ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Where is football in Hyderabad, ask Olympians
July 31st, 2008 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
By Abhishek Roy
Hyderabad, July 31 (IANS) Hyderabad has produced more Olympian footballers than any other city in the country. Alas, today there is hardly any trace of the 'Beautiful Game' in Andhra ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Armed robbers loot Rs.50 mn and 1 kg gold from armoured van (Lead)
May 21st, 2008 - 9:19 pm ICT by admin
Ranchi, May 21 (IANS) In the biggest heist of its kind in Jharkhand, a gang of over a dozen men, suspected to be Maoist guerrillas, looted Rs.50 million and a kg of ... Read more...
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