We are lions, we want sovereignty: Karzai
November 16th, 2011 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Nov 16 (IANS) Afghan President Hamid Karzai Wednesday said there should be limits to what US and NATO troops could do in his country as the Afghan people ... Read more...
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3,000 more jobs for Kashmiri Pandits soon
September 13th, 2011 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep 13 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir will advertise 3,000 more jobs for displaced Kashmiri Pandits as part of a package announced by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in which ... Read more...
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All eyes on Hisar - to fill Bhajan Lal’s shoes
September 11th, 2011 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 11 (IANS) The Oct 13 byelection to the Hisar Lok Sabha seat is not just another poll in Haryana. This one is going to be an all-out battle ... Read more...
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Lawmaker arrested in immigration protest at White House
July 28th, 2011 - 11:28 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 28 (IANS/EFE) Rep. Luis Gutierrez was arrested for staging a sit-in in front of the White House to demand that President Barack Obama stop the deportations of ... Read more...
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Haryana Jats end stir, start clearing railway tracks (Second Lead)
March 26th, 2011 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 26 (IANS) Members of the Jat community Saturday afternoon withdrew their three-week-long agitation for a job quota after the Haryana government gave a written assurance on their ... Read more...
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Jats seek written assurance on quota (Lead)
March 26th, 2011 - 12:02 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 26 (IANS) Just hours after Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda announced that Jats had suspended their protests, leaders of the community Saturday said they would seek ... Read more...
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High court asks agitating Jats to leave rail tracks
March 24th, 2011 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 24 (IANS) The Punjab and Haryana High Court Thursday directed Jat community protesters to immediately leave railway tracks that they have blocked in several parts of Haryana for ... Read more...
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Bill Gates, Melinda visit Bihar villages (Lead)
March 23rd, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 23 (IANS) Software billionaire Bill Gates and his wife Melinda who co-chair their international philanthropic Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation arrived here on a day-long visit Wednesday to ... Read more...
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Bill Gates and Melinda visit village in Bihar
March 23rd, 2011 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 23 (IANS) Software billionaire Bill Gates and his wife Melinda who co-chair their international philanthropic Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation arrived here on a day-long visit Wednesday to ... Read more...
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Haryana Jats harden stand on quota
March 22nd, 2011 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 22 (IANS) Threatening to block the busy railway track and roads leading to Delhi and even disrupting the water supply to the national capital, agitating Jat community leaders ... Read more...
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Jats to end rail blockade, but continue agitation (Lead)
March 19th, 2011 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Amroha (Uttar Pradesh), March 19 (IANS) Jat community leaders Saturday said they have decided to end their two-week long rail blockade here, but added that their agitation to press ... Read more...
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Bangladeshis say being forced to take part in Bahrain pro government rally
March 18th, 2011 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI
Manama, Mar.18 (ANI): Bangladeshi expatriates in Bahrain say they have been forced to take part in pro-government rallies, which has provoked attacks from a majority of the Shia population of the country ... Read more...
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UN announces new programme for Indian widows
March 8th, 2011 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Recognising the plight of widows in India whose lives are often mired in poverty and neglect, the UN Tuesday launched a new programme for widows ... Read more...
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NRIs want to vote, but through postal ballot
March 4th, 2011 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 4 (IANS) Indians in America have welcomed the Election Commission's move to permit non-resident Indians to vote back home, but feel it would be a tough call ... Read more...
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Pak taking steps to evacuate its nationals from Libya: Foreign Office
February 28th, 2011 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb 28(ANI): The Pakistan government is taking steps to evacuate its nationals stranded in trouble-ridden Libya, a Foreign Office spokesperson has said.Tehmina Janjua said that a special task force has been ... Read more...
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Bangla gangrape victim kills self
February 23rd, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 23 (IANS) A tribal girl, who was a gangrape victim, took her life in a Bangladesh village after one of her alleged rapists who was to marry her as part ... Read more...
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Christians voice concern over Narmada Kumbh festival
February 8th, 2011 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Feb 8 (IANS) Christian community leaders Tuesday voiced concern over the Narmada Kumbh festival in Madhya Pradesh's Mandla district following media reports that the massive gathering aims to "return" tribal Christians ... Read more...
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More Sikh trainers for Malaysia’s National Service
January 25th, 2011 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 25 (IANS) Malaysian authorities have said they would involve more Sikh trainers for the National Service (NS) programme after a Sikh youth complained that his hair had been cut ... Read more...
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Australia under pressure to reject Sri Lankan envoy
January 24th, 2011 - 4:26 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 24 (ANI): Australia is under pressure to reject Sri Lanka's choice of naming former Navy Chief as its next envoy in Canberra.Former Sri Lankan Navy Chief Thisara Samarasinghe has ... Read more...
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Mirchpur violence: Jats continue protest for fifth day
January 19th, 2011 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Jind (Haryana), Jan 19 (IANS) Jat community members continued their protest here for the fifth day Wednesday as several rounds of talks between their representatives and the district administration over demand ... Read more...
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Mirchpur violence: Jats continue rail blockade
January 16th, 2011 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
Jind (Haryana), Jan 16 (IANS) Hundreds of Jat community members continued to squat on railway tracks near here for the second day Sunday, disrupting train services over their demand for a fresh ... Read more...
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Mirchpur violence: Jat conclave wants fresh CBI probe
January 15th, 2011 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
Jind (Haryana), Jan 15 (IANS) Tension prevailed in this Haryana district Saturday as members of the Jat Mahapanchayat, a congregation of leaders from over 42 khap panchayats, threatened to block roads and ... Read more...
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Gujjar talks drag, to continue Wednesday (Lead)
January 4th, 2011 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 4 (IANS) The meeting between Gujjar leader Colonel (retd) K.S. Bainsla and Rajasthan government representatives Tuesday once again remained inconclusive. However, both the parties have agreed to meet again Wednesday ... Read more...
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Gujjar leader Bainsla to meet Ashok Gehlot
January 4th, 2011 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 4 (IANS) Colonel (retd) K.S. Bainsla, leader of Rajasthan's agitating Gujjar community, will Tuesday hold talks with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, even as the community's stir for five percent reservation ... Read more...
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Talks between Gujjars, Rajasthan government break down (Second Lead)
January 3rd, 2011 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 3 (IANS) The talks Monday between a motley delegation of the Gujjars and the Rajasthan government broke down, with the community leaders blaming the government for not accepting their three ... Read more...
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Government committed to reservation: Pilot tells Gujjars (Lead)
January 1st, 2011 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 1 (IANS) Even as the proposed two-way talks to end the Gujjar agitation for job quota remained in limbo, the Gujjar community representatives in the Congress party met Saturday to ... Read more...
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Rajasthan urges Gujjars to hold talks
January 1st, 2011 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 1 (IANS) The Rajasthan government Saturday requested the Gujjar community, agitating for five percent reservation in jobs, to send a delegation to hold further talks on their charter of demands ... Read more...
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Ahmadiyya community condemns terror in name of Islam
December 28th, 2010 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Qadian (Punjab), Dec 28 (IANS) The Ahmadiyya Muslim community, which is holding its annual congregation in this Punjab town, Tuesday strongly condemned terror in the name of Islam.Community leaders, while addressing the ... Read more...
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Gujjars intensify stir, put forward new demands to Rajasthan Government
December 25th, 2010 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI
Jaipur (Rajasthan), Dec. 25 (ANI): The Gujjar community has intensified their agitation demanding five per cent reservation in government jobs and educational agitations in Rajasthan.Gujjar leader Colonel Kirori Singh Bainsla has ... Read more...
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Sikh community portrayed as very regal, noble in movie ‘No Problem’: Kapoor
December 10th, 2010 - 5:45 pm ICT by ANI
By Shaikh SharikMumbai, Dec.10 (ANI): Bollywood actor and producer Anil Kapoor said his upcoming comedy movie 'No Problem' portrays the Sikh community as regal and noble.Kapoor and actor Akshay Khanna interacted ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa awaits meeting with Gadkari, party decision (Lead)
November 23rd, 2010 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Bangalore, Nov 23 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, battling allegations of favouring his close relatives with prime land, waited Tuesday to meet Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin ... Read more...
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Amritsar goes ahead with plans to welcome Obama
October 20th, 2010 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Amritsar, Oct 20 (IANS) There may be uncertainty about US President Barack Obama visiting the Golden Temple, but Punjab's 'holy city' is going ahead with plans to roll out the red ... Read more...
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Malaysian educationists welcome proposal to increase Tamil schools
September 26th, 2010 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Sept 26 (ANI): Malaysian educationists and community leaders have reportedly welcomed the proposal to allot land for national-type schools in areas where the majority of residents are Chinese or Indians.The ... Read more...
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Brit college’s decision to ban veils criticised by community leaders
September 24th, 2010 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 24(ANI): The decision by Burnley College in Lancashire, England, to ban Muslim veils has provoked outrage from community leaders.The college has said that all students, staff and visitors must ... Read more...
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British college bans veils
September 24th, 2010 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 24 (IANS) A college in Britain has banned veils, drawing criticism from Muslim community leaders, a media report said.
Burnley College, Lancashire, said that for security reasons, all students, staff and ... Read more...
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