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Atletico Madrid asks fans not to travel to Marseille

December 2nd, 2008 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS -
Madrid, Dec 2 (DPA) Atletico Madrid will not provide tickets to its fans for next week's Champions League away game against Olympique Marseille.The Spanish club Monday asked fans not to travel ...

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Mumbai police personnel take to yoga

November 26th, 2008 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI -
Mumbai, Nov 26 (ANI): Mumbai police officials have taken to Yoga to beat the stress of their hectic schedules. Around 5,000 officers of the Mumbai Police Force are participating in a weeklong ...

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Three Taliban among 10 killed in clashes with tribal elders in Bajaur Agency

Three Taliban among 10 killed in clashes with tribal elders in Bajaur Agency

November 19th, 2008 - 10:37 am ICT by ANI -
Bajaur Agency (Pakistan), Nov 18 (ANI): At least 10 people, included three Taliban, were killed in clashes between the Taliban and pro-government tribal leaders in the Bajaur Agency last evening. According to ...

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Pak security forces kill 20 militants

November 15th, 2008 - 2:01 pm ICT by ANI -
Peshawar, Nov 15 (ANI): Pakistan security forces pounded the hideouts of suspected militants and criminals in villages located on the boundary between Peshawar and Mohmand Agency with gunship helicopters and artillery, ...

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Supporters of two political parties clash in J-K ahead of elections

November 13th, 2008 - 9:22 pm ICT by ANI -
Srinagar, Nov 13 (ANI): Supporters of the National Conference and the Congress parties clashed in Srinagar on Thursday. The clashes occurred during the National Conference President Omar Abdullah''s election road show in ...

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Pak Taliban set afire truck carrying US military jeep to Karachi

Pak Taliban set afire truck carrying US military jeep to Karachi

November 12th, 2008 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI -
Landikotal (Pak), Nov 12 (ANI): In yet another incident of its kind on the second consecutive day, suspected Pakistan Taliban (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan) on Tuesday set on fire a truck carrying a ...

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England has firepower to crush India: Collignwood

November 11th, 2008 - 7:23 pm ICT by ANI -
London , Nov 11 (ANI): English middle order batsman Paul Collingwood has insisted that England has the firepower to crush India and put down a marker for next summers Ashes. Collignwood ...

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12 Taliban surrender, six killed in Bajaur Army operation

November 11th, 2008 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI -
Khar, Nov 11 (ANI): Around 13 Taliban fighters were killed and several injured in a Pakistani Army operation in Swat and Bajaur on Monday. According to official sources, five of the Taliban, ...

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Sikhs celebrate tri-centennial of Guru Granth Sahib

October 29th, 2008 - 11:47 am ICT by ANI -
Nanded (Maharashtra), Oct 29 (ANI): Sikh devotees began the celebrations to mark the tri-centennial of the holy book Guru Granth Sahib here. Nearly one million Sikhs are expected to descend here ...

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15 killed in clash in southern Philippines

October 27th, 2008 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS -
Manila, Oct 27 (DPA) One soldier and 14 Muslim rebels were killed Monday in a clash in southern Philippines, a military spokesman said.Major Randolph Cabangbang said the fighting erupted when soldiers encountered ...

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Bihar protests against Raj Thackeray

Bihar protests against Raj Thackeray

October 23rd, 2008 - 9:58 pm ICT by ANI -
Patna, Oct 23 (ANI): Protests erupted in Bihars Nalanda District on Thursday in retaliation to attacks on migrants in Mumbai. The mob went on a rampage, vandalizing public property and damaging vehicles. Protesters ...

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Special cabinet committee to be formed soon in Nepal

October 21st, 2008 - 4:06 pm ICT by ANI -
Kathmandu, Oct 21 (ANI): Nepal Prime Minister Prachanda and UML General Secretary Jhalanath Khanal today agreed to form a special cabinet committee at the soonest to carry out the army integration ...

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800 students participate in peace cycle rally in Guwahati

October 19th, 2008 - 9:22 pm ICT by ANI -
Guwahati, Oct 19 (ANI): Around 800 students from various schools participated in a cycle rally held at Guwahati in Assam on Sunday to promote peace, keeping in view the recent clashes ...

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Orissa CM says Kandhamal violence due to SC-ST conflict

October 13th, 2008 - 7:51 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct 13 (ANI): Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said that the recent incidents of violence in the State were a manifestation of the "conflict of interest" between Scheduled Castes ...

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Death toll climbs to 10 in Dhule; situation peaceful

October 13th, 2008 - 7:15 pm ICT by ANI -
Nashik, Oct 13 (ANI): Schools as well as educational institutes opened on Monday a week after violence broke out in Dhule over tearing of a banner and curfew in this North ...

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12 bombers among 27 Taliban killed by Pak security forces in Orakzai Agency

12 bombers among 27 Taliban killed by Pak security forces in Orakzai Agency

October 13th, 2008 - 11:38 am ICT by ANI -
Peshawar , Oct 13 (ANI): Pakistani security forces claimed to have killed 27 Taliban, including 12 bombers, in an air-strike in the Orakzai Agency, here last evening. The Frontier Corps (FC) ...

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ULFA wants ouster of Bangladeshi, Nepali migrants from Assam

October 12th, 2008 - 5:27 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct 12 (ANI): The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has sought expulsion of Bangladeshi immigrants from Assam, a demand that is significant as most of the top leaders ...

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Curfew relaxed for three hours in Maharashtra’’s Dhule district

October 12th, 2008 - 2:46 pm ICT by ANI -
Dhule (Maharashtra), Oct 12 (ANI): Curfew was relaxed for three hours in Maharashtra''s violence-hit Dhule district on Sunday. According to police, the curfew was relaxed by the district administration from 8:00 a.m. ...

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Fazlullah declares unilateral ceasefire in Swat, claims Jirga chief

Fazlullah declares unilateral ceasefire in Swat, claims Jirga chief

October 12th, 2008 - 12:34 pm ICT by ANI -
Peshawar, Oct 12 (ANI): The security forces and the Taliban have made conflicting claims about casualties during clashes in the troubled Swat Valley, as the chief of the Kanju Amn Jirga ...

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Prevent flare-ups in the future: Assam CM to district administration

October 11th, 2008 - 9:29 pm ICT by ANI -
Guwahati, Oct 11 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today asked the district administration of violence-hit Udalguri and Darrang Districts to formulate an action plan to prevent any flare ups in ...

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Civil curfew in Kashmir to protest Manmohan Singhs visit

Civil curfew in Kashmir to protest Manmohan Singhs visit

October 11th, 2008 - 4:39 pm ICT by ANI -
Srinagar, Oct 11 (ANI): Residents of Kashmir Valley on Saturday observed a "civil curfew" to protest Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singhs visit and the use of force on peaceful demonstrators. In Srinagar, ...

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`Trooper Gate probe could derail Republican’’s bid for White House

`Trooper Gate probe could derail Republican’’s bid for White House

October 10th, 2008 - 3:23 pm ICT by ANI -
New York, Oct.10 (ANI): The Trooper Gate scam involving Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has the potential of unraveling and derailing the Republican Partys bid for the White House, even as the ...

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Assam limps back to normalcy, curfew relaxed

October 9th, 2008 - 10:39 pm ICT by ANI -
Guwahati, Oct 9 (ANI): The situation in the violence-affected Udalguri and Darrang districts of Assam is limping back to normalcy and curfew has been relaxed in some areas. No fresh incident ...

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Curfew continues in Maharashtra’’s Dhule town

October 8th, 2008 - 8:18 pm ICT by ANI -
Dhule (Maharashtra), Oct.8 (ANI): Curfew continued for the fourth consecutive day in Maharashtra''s violence-hit Dhule townon Wednesday. Violence erupted in the old town area on Tuesday. So far, seven people have died ...

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Assam violence toll rises to 51

October 8th, 2008 - 3:21 pm ICT by ANI -
Guwahati, Oct 8 (ANI): The death toll in Assams Udalguri and Darrang Districts, dogged by clashes between Bodos and illegal Bangladeshi migrants has risen to 51 with the recovery of 11 ...

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Jaiswal to assess communal situation in Maharashtra’’s Dhule district

October 8th, 2008 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi/Dhule, Oct 8 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Home Sriprakash Jaiswal will visit Dhule district of Maharashtra to review the situation. According to Home Ministry spokesman, Jaiswal is scheduled to ...

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Situation still tense in Maharashtras Dhule district, curfew lifted

October 7th, 2008 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI -
Dhule, Maharashtra Oct 7 (ANI): Communal violence in Dhule district of Maharashtra that has claimed five lives erupted again on Monday night forcing the administration to re-issue shoot-at-sight orders. Incidents of ...

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Normalcy returns to violence-hit Assam districts

October 7th, 2008 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI -
Guwahati, Oct 07 (ANI): The situation in violence-hit areas of Assam remained calm on Tuesday with no overnight incidents reported. Assam Government spokesman and Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the ...

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Assam violence toll rises to 40

October 6th, 2008 - 7:12 pm ICT by ANI -
Guwahati, Oct 6 (ANI): The death toll in Assams Udalguri and Darrang districts, dogged by clashes between Bodos and illegal Bangladeshi migrants, rose to 40 on Saturday with the violence spreading ...

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Communal tension in Maharashtra’’s Dhule district, four killed

October 6th, 2008 - 2:03 pm ICT by ANI -
Dhule (Maharashtra), Oct 6 (ANI): The death toll in group clashes and police firing has risen to four in Dhule district of Maharashtra today. There is no relaxation in curfew which ...

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