HMAS Success engineers blamed for sexual misconduct
February 22nd, 2011 - 3:55 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 22 (ANI): A report on the sexual misbehaviour aboard the Royal Australian Navy supply ship HMAS Success has blamed a small group of sailors in the engineering department.Defence Minister Stephen ... Read more...
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HMAS Success sexual misconduct report raises concerns about Navy culture
January 25th, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 25 (ANI): The inquiry into the sexual misconduct aboard HMAS Success has raised serious concerns about Navy culture according to Defence Force chief Angus Houston.Air Chief Marshal Houston said he ... Read more...
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BJP leaders meet President, seek Bhardwaj’s recall (Lead)
January 24th, 2011 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders met President Pratibha Patil Monday and sought Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj's recall, with party leader L.K. Advani calling him biased and ... Read more...
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Bhardwaj action politically motivated, says BJP (Lead)
January 22nd, 2011 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) An angry Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday night strongly condemned Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj's giving the go-ahead for prosecution of Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa as "constitutionally ... Read more...
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Governor Bhardwaj rejects plea to drop proceedings for prosecution of Yeddyurappa
January 21st, 2011 - 7:37 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Jan 21 (ANI): Karnataka Governor H R Bhardwaj on Friday dismissed as 'unwarranted', a resolution moved by the state cabinet asking him to drop proceedings for prosecution of Chief Minister B ... Read more...
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Curfew lifted in Meghalaya’s riot-hit areas
January 19th, 2011 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mendipathar (Meghalaya), Jan 19 (IANS) Curfew was lifted in Meghalaya's Resulbelpara sub-division Wednesday after 18 days, even as life returned to normal in the riot-hit areas bordering Assam's Goalpara district.Amid massive security ... Read more...
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Karnataka Govt. opposes plea for prosecution of Yeddyurappa
January 19th, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Jan 19 (ANI): The Karnataka Government has asked Governor H R Bhardwaj to reject a demand by a lawyers forum for prosecution of Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and Home Minister ... Read more...
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Day curfew lifted in Meghalaya’s riot-hit areas
January 14th, 2011 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Mendipathar (Meghalaya), Jan 14 (IANS) After more than a week of tension, people in the riot-hit areas of Meghalaya's Resulbelpara breathed easier Friday as curfew was relaxed during day time.Amid massive security ... Read more...
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Curfew re-imposed in Meghalaya’s riot-hit areas
January 9th, 2011 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 9 (IANS) Curfew was re-imposed Sunday in the riot-hit areas of Meghalaya's Resubelpara sub-division after fresh cases of arson in Assam's Goalpara district, an official said.
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Apex court turns down Assam’s plea to reduce compensation
January 7th, 2011 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday declined the Assam government's plea seeking reduction in the amount of compensation to be paid to those killed by security forces in violence ... Read more...
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Two retired judges to probe Adarsh scam: Prithviraj Chavan (Lead)
December 8th, 2010 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Dec 8 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Wednesday said that the plot on which the scam-hit Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society building is constructed belongs to the state government and ... Read more...
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BJP declines to replace Yeddyurappa in Karnataka (Lead)
November 24th, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Beleageured Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa got a breather Wednesday with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) declining to replace him despite allegations of corruption ... Read more...
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BJP says Yeddyurappa to stay on as Karnataka CM
November 24th, 2010 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 24 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday said B S Yeddyurappa will continue as Chief Minister of Karnataka."After consultations with senior party leaders and state leaders, ... Read more...
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Not told to resign, says Yeddyurappa, to meet Gadkari Tuesday (Night Lead)
November 23rd, 2010 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Bangalore, Nov 22 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, who flew in to the capital Monday evening amid speculation that he would be asked to quit over allegations of favouring ... Read more...
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Not asked to quit, says Yeddyurappa (Second Lead)
November 22nd, 2010 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Bangalore, Nov 22 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, facing allegations of favouring his kin with prime land, arrived in the national capital Monday evening amid demands from the Congress ... Read more...
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12 killed in Indian Air Force helicopter crash
November 19th, 2010 - 10:27 pm ICT by BNO News
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- An Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter crash in the northwestern region of the country resulted in the death of all 12 people on board, officials said ... Read more...
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Report on police firing after Mecca Masjid blast submitted
October 16th, 2010 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 16 (IANS) The Justice Bhaskar Rao Commission submitted to the Andhra Pradesh government here Saturday its report on the police firing after a bomb blast at the historic Mecca Masjid ... Read more...
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Sonia seeks innovation in mineral, forest management
August 19th, 2010 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Dealing with the "Naxalite challenge" would call for "fundamental innovations" in how mineral resources were utilised and forests managed, Congress president Sonia Gandhi said here Thursday.
Addressing ... Read more...
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America Endorses An Inquisition By The U.N. Into Alleged Myanmarese War Crimes
August 19th, 2010 - 1:30 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Washington, August 19, 2010 (Just Flashed): The federal administration of America has privately indicated its endorsement for the implementation of a "U.N. commission of inquiry'. The commission of this U.N. Commission will ... Read more...
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Soz speaking out of turn: National Conference
July 30th, 2010 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 30 (IANS) Members of the ruling National Conference in Jammu and Kashmir are not too happy with Saifuddin Soz, leader of their ally Congress, for going public with government decisions ... Read more...
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Israel rules out apology to Turkey
July 3rd, 2010 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, July 3 (DPA) Israel will not apologise to Turkey for the killing of nine activists on the Turkish vessel Mavi Marmara May 31 while intercepting the ship as it sought ... Read more...
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‘Israel will not apologize to Turkey’
July 2nd, 2010 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, July 2 (DPA) Israel will not apologize to Turkey for the killing of nine activists on the Turkish vessel Mavi Marmara while intercepting the ship as it sought to break ... Read more...
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Kanishka victims’ relative angry over Canadian Govt.’s inquiry report
June 19th, 2010 - 9:27 pm ICT by ANI
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh), June 19(ANI): After the Canadian Government released the final report of the Commission of Inquiry into the 1985 Air India Kanishka bombing, an angry relative of three victims has ... Read more...
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Kanishka victims’ relatives ‘angry’ over Canadian govt’s inept handling of inquiry
June 17th, 2010 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
Vancouver, June 17(ANI): As the Canadian Government's Commission of Inquiry into the 1985 Air India Kanishka bombing is set to release its final report, angry Indian community members have reiterated that the ... Read more...
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Israel names judge to probe Gaza flotilla raid
June 13th, 2010 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, June 13 (DPA) Israel will appoint retired Supreme Court Judge Yakov Tirkel to head a probe into Israel's seizure of flotilla carrying aid and pro-Palestinian activists to the Gaza Strip, Prime ... Read more...
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Israeli Navy commandos kill five Palestinian terrorists
June 7th, 2010 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, June 7 (ANI): Israeli Navy commandos killed five armed Palestinian frogmen early Monday morning in the Nahal Aza area, as they were trying to swim towards the Gaza Strip via the ... Read more...
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UN chief proposes joint Gaza aid flotilla probe
June 6th, 2010 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, June 6 (IANS) United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has proposed to Israel to set up an international commission of inquiry into the attack on the Gaza-bound aid flotilla, a ... Read more...
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Female sailor aboard HMAS Success faces sex grope charge
April 30th, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, April 30 (ANI): The HMAS Success has landed itself in yet another alcohol-fuelled sex scandal after a female sailor allegedly groped her male colleagues in public after she became drunk.It is ... Read more...
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Committee to probe Benazir Bhutto assassination crime scene to spark row: Editorial
April 26th, 2010 - 8:05 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Apr 26(ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani's decision to form a committee to probe the hosing down of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination crime scene is likely to ... Read more...
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Canada to release 1985 Air India ‘Kanishka’ massacre inquiry report in June
April 23rd, 2010 - 2:44 pm ICT by ANI
Vancouver, Apr 23(ANI): The Canadian Government's Commission of Inquiry into the 1985 Air India Kanishka bombing will release its final report in June, just in time for the 25th anniversary of the ... Read more...
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Indian origin woman leader in Trinidad poll fray
April 18th, 2010 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Paras Ramoutar
Port-of-Spain, April 18 (IANS) A million people will vote in the general election in Trinidad and Tobago May 24 that will decide the fate of Prime Minister Patrick Manning's ... Read more...
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Putin promises swift probe into Kaczynski plane crash
April 11th, 2010 - 2:18 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 11 (DPA) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has promised a swift probe into the cause of the plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski and at least 96 others ... Read more...
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Vatican investigates Virgin Mary miracles, appearances
March 19th, 2010 - 4:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 19 (ANI): It has emerged that the Vatican has begun an investigation into miracles and appearances of the Virgin Mary at the famous Medjugorje shrine in Bosnia.The Vatican said ... Read more...
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BJP demands minister Pala’s removal over jailbreak
March 2nd, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, March 2 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party Tuesday demanded the resignation of union Minister of State for Water Resources Vincent H. Pala in connection with a sensational jailbreak here last ... Read more...
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Antony recommends disciplinary action against Lt General Prakash
January 27th, 2010 - 9:06 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 27 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony on Wednesday recommended disciplinary action against Lt. General Avadhesh Prakash who indicted by the Court of Inquiry (CoI) investigating Sukhna Land Scam, ... Read more...
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