Assam violence: Sonia warns against partisan finger-pointing
August 28th, 2012 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Warning against "partisan finger-pointing" over the Assam violence, Congress president Sonia Gandhi Tuesday called for "strictest possible action" against those who targeted people from ... Read more...
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Ordinance to protect Gilani’s actions challenged
June 26th, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 26 (IANS) A presidential ordinance issued to protect the legislative measures taken by the then Pakistani prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani from April 26 to June 19 ... Read more...
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India asks Pakistan to ensure protection of minorities
May 9th, 2012 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) India Wednesday asked Pakistan to ensure the protection of the constitutional rights of minorities following reports that Hindus in the country had been allegedly ... Read more...
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Food insecurity looms over Pakistan, says daily
April 17th, 2012 - 12:02 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 17 (IANS) A lot of Pakistanis are going to be hungry for years to come, warned a daily while describing the situation as "desperate".An editorial in the News ... Read more...
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Kolkata protest against PM comment on Kudankulam project
March 12th, 2012 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 12 (IANS) A group of Kolkata residents Monday held a 12-hour fast against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's comments on agitations centred around the Kudankulam nuclear power plant ... Read more...
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Education rights of minorities being violated, says official
March 7th, 2012 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 7 (IANS) National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI) Chairman M.S.A. Siddiqui Wednesday said some education rights of the minorities were being violated in "almost every state", ... Read more...
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Maldives vice president takes oath as head of state
February 7th, 2012 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Feb 7 (IANS) Maldives Vice President Mohammad Waheed Hassan Tuesday took oath as the president after Mohamed Nasheed announced his resignation amid protests.Hussain Shareef, chief spokesperson and member of ... Read more...
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Government working on reservation for minorities: Congress
December 1st, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) In a significant move ahead of assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress Thursday said the government was working speedily to give reservation to minorities ... Read more...
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Pakistan steps into absurdsville by banning words: Daily
November 21st, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 21 (IANS) Pakistan has stepped into "absurdsville" by moving to block some 1,500 words from text messages, said a daily.Daily Times editorially said Monday that it seems ... Read more...
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‘India-Pakistan rivalry impacts regional cooperation’
November 8th, 2011 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 8 (IANS) The South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) has urged the leaders attending the forthcoming 17th SAARC summit to strive for a democratic charter for the region ... Read more...
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Atheist group tries to stop prayers at High School
October 27th, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Alabama, Oct 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An Atheist group in Alabama is trying to stop prayers at a high school game. The Freedom From Religion Foundation filed the complaint against the Lauderdale County ... Read more...
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Parliament alone should draft laws, say government, opposition (Lead)
August 27th, 2011 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Though the opposition was unsparing in its attack on the government on the issue of corruption, both the government and the opposition were unanimous ... Read more...
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Restore Anna’s rights, Bhopal survivors urge president
August 17th, 2011 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Aug 16 (IANS) About 150 survivors of the world's worst industrial disaster in Bhopal Tuesday urged President Pratibha Patil to intervene for restoring the constitutional rights of civil ... Read more...
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BJP compares Anna detention to Emergency era
August 16th, 2011 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday blamed the government for creating an "Emergency like situation" by detaining Gandhian activist Anna Hazare."The government is creating ... Read more...
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Demonstrations in Lucknow against Hazare’s detention
August 16th, 2011 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 16 (IANS) People across various age groups and different walks of life held demonstrations in this Uttar Pradesh capital to protest the detention of Gandhian activist Anna Hazare ... Read more...
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MCD house rejects agency’s division
August 5th, 2011 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) house Friday unanimously passed a resolution rejecting division of the civic agency, as proposed by the Delhi government, in ... Read more...
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Imran to file PIL, wants drinking age reduced
June 17th, 2011 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 17 (IANS) Bollywood actor Imran Khan Friday vowed to file a PIL against the Maharashtra government's decision to scale up the minimum age for liquor consumption to ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa asks PM to suspend ferry service to Colombo
June 14th, 2011 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Chennai, June 14 (IANS) A day after a ferry service from Tuticorin to Colombo was flagged off, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Tuesday asked the central government ... Read more...
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Ramdev’s eviction attack on Indian democracy: Chouhan
June 5th, 2011 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, June 5 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Sunday condemned the forcible midnight eviction of yoga guru Baba Ramdev, who was on an indefinite fast at ... Read more...
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Panel to probe alleged excesses in Chhattisgarh village
March 24th, 2011 - 1:32 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, March 24 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh authorities Wednesday set up a panel to probe the alleged burning of tribal huts and assault on women by the security forces during anti-Maoist ... Read more...
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Only a Muslim can practise Islamic law: Malaysian court
March 18th, 2011 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, March 18 (IANS) A non-Muslim counsel cannot practise in a court dealing with Islamic jurisprudence in Malaysia, a high court in Kuala Lumpur ruled in a landmark case.Victoria ... Read more...
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Only Parliament can amend Pak Constitution: Gilani
March 7th, 2011 - 12:02 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar 7(ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that no institution other than the Parliament can rewrite the country's Constitution."The Constitution clearly determines the role of all state ... Read more...
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Cricket tycoon Stanford files 7.2 billion dollar lawsuit against US prosecutors, SEC
February 19th, 2011 - 12:33 pm ICT by ANI
Houston, Feb 19(ANI): Texas billionaire and cricket tycoon R. Allen Stanford, accused of fleecing investors out of seven billion dollars in a pyramid Ponzi scheme, has filed a counter lawsuit against U.S. ... Read more...
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Wajahat Habibullah is new head of minorities’ panel
February 3rd, 2011 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Former bureaucrat and India's first chief information commissioner Wajahat Habibullah Thursday took over as the new chairperson of the National Commission for Minorities. Habibullah will hold the ... Read more...
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‘This is not America’, court tells married man in live-in relationship
January 28th, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) "This is not America", is what the Delhi High Court Friday told a 22-year-old woman in a live-in relationship with her brother-in-law, who had deserted her sister ... Read more...
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Chilean woman found carrying brainless foetus
December 26th, 2010 - 10:38 am ICT by IANS
Santiago, Dec 26 (IANS/EFE) A Chilean woman, who is 36 weeks pregnant, has been found to carry a foetus which has no brain.After learning about her baby's condition, Claudia Pizarro, who also ... Read more...
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2010 Census Results Likely To Alter The State’s Congressional Set Up
December 22nd, 2010 - 8:55 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Dec 22, (THAINDIAN NEWS) 2010 Census Results have been declared. However, considering the current population growth and alteration, many people are expecting that there should be some changes in the ... Read more...
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Advani asks Prime Minister to face JPC probe or quit
December 22nd, 2010 - 8:20 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 22 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Lal Krishna Advani on Wednesday demanded that the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, should either face a Joint Parliamentary Committee ... Read more...
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Andhra chief minister braces for Telangana storm
November 25th, 2010 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 25 (IANS) With the Telangana movement likely to intensify next month, Andhra Pradesh's new chief minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy Thursday said his government would be firm in maintaining ... Read more...
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Miss USA Rima Fakih who is a Muslim opposes the construction of mosque near Ground Zero
August 22nd, 2010 - 10:47 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, Aug 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The first ever Muslim winner of the Miss USA pageant – Rima Fakih isn’t very keen on the idea of having a mosque near the infamous ... Read more...
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Muslim-born Miss USA is against Ground Zero mosque
August 21st, 2010 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug 21 (ANI): Reigning Miss USA Rima Fakih has spoken out against the Ground Zero mosque.Fakih, 24, is the first Muslim winner of the Miss USA contest and is preparing ... Read more...
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Muslim-born Miss USA opposes Ground Zero mosque
August 21st, 2010 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Aug 21 (IANS) The reigning Miss USA has come out against the Ground Zero mosque, saying "it shouldn't be so close" to the site of the Sep 11, 2001 ... Read more...
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New York airports to install full-body scanners
August 7th, 2010 - 5:06 am ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 7 (DPA) New York region's three major airports will next month install full-body scanners, which critics said would violate constitutional rights of American people, news reports said Friday.
The Port ... Read more...
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Drew Peterson To Stay Back In Jail During Trial
July 10th, 2010 - 7:05 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Will County, July 10, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Will County Judge Stephen White has ruled out that Drew Peterson shall remain behind the bars during his trial. Reportedly, the ex-Illinois policeman who ... Read more...
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Detroit Prosecutor Desires Time In Jail For Parents, Who Miss Parent-Teacher Conferences
July 7th, 2010 - 8:08 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
July 7, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): A prosecutor in Detroit has expressed her desire that the legislators of the area ratify an ordinance that has the provision of imprisoning parents ... Read more...
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