13 killed as train hits auto-rickshaw in Odisha (Second Lead)
August 24th, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 24 (IANS) At least 13 people, mostly women, were killed and four critically injured when an express train rammed into their auto-rickshaw in Odisha's Sambalpur district Friday, police ... Read more...
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TTD to conduct mass marriages in US
April 4th, 2012 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 3 (IANS) The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) has decided to conduct mass marriages of Hindus in the US.The TTD board, which met at Tirumala Tuesday, decided to ... Read more...
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WSH: Pune Strykers beat Delhi Wizards in an away game
March 4th, 2012 - 2:29 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Penalty corner expert Gurpreet Singh's late conversions steered Pune Strykers to an impressive 3-1 win over Delhi Wizards in the third and last match on ... Read more...
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Visual IQ launches the latest tool for advertisers
February 15th, 2012 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Feb 15 (IANS) Boston-headquartered Visual IQ, 'the thought leader' in providing companies an impact of their ad-campaign, Wednesday announced the launch of their latest offering TrueAttribution 2.0.It is ... Read more...
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Expel three Christian priests: Kashmir Sharia court
January 19th, 2012 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 19 (IANS) A Sharia court Thursday issued a decree seeking expulsion of three Christian priests from Jammu and Kashmir and monitoring of the activities of Christian missionary schools ... Read more...
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Pakistan rights groups to rally against Hindu killings
November 10th, 2011 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 10 (IANS) Civil society and human rights organisations of Pakistan will stage a rally Monday in Hyderabad city of Sindh province in protest against the killing of four ... Read more...
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Egypt amends law to tackle discrimination
October 16th, 2011 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, Oct 15 (IANS) The Egyptian Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF) ratified Saturday an amendment to the criminal law to tackle discrimination among the Egyptians as tension between the ... Read more...
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Lack of funds delay railway projects: Minister
August 12th, 2011 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) The government Friday said lack of funds and bureaucratic hurdles were causing huge price escalations in ongoing railway projects."The main reasons for delay have been ... Read more...
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Apex court upholds life for Graham Staines’ killer (Lead)
January 21st, 2011 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday upheld the life imprisonment awarded to Dara Singh alias Ravinder Kumar Pal for leading a mob that burnt to death Australian Christian missionary ... Read more...
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Converts to Islam double in Britain, says study
January 4th, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 4 (IANS) The number of Britons choosing to become Muslims has nearly doubled in the past decade, according to a study by an inter-faith think tank. The study by think ... Read more...
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‘Brinkley, Miliband pressed Zardari to send ISI chief to India following 26/11′: Cable
December 2nd, 2010 - 1:23 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec 2 (ANI): Following the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, the then British Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, and Ambassador Robert Brinkley pressed Pakistan to send ISI MG Ahmed Shuja Pasha to India, ... Read more...
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CWG women’s hockey: England begin medal hunt in style (Lead)
October 5th, 2010 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) England, the highest ranked team in the women's hockey competition at the 19th Commonwealth Games, opened their campaign in pool B with a 4-1 win against arch-rivals ... Read more...
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India down England in hockey warm-up tie
September 29th, 2010 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) The Indian men's team warmed up nicely for the Commonwealth Games hockey competition with another comfortable 3-1 win against fancied England in a practice game at the ... Read more...
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Star Wars in 3-D to hit theaters in 2012
September 29th, 2010 - 6:46 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 29, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): George Lucas has decided to bring back the phenomenon called Star Wars in the 3D format. "Avatar" and "Alice In Wonderland" tasted immense success in their ... Read more...
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Apologise for anti-Christian remarks: Yeddyurappa tells legislator
August 25th, 2010 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 25 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Wednesday said he had directed his party legislator Prahlad Remani to apologise for his anti-Christian statements on Independence Day.
"If he does not tender ... Read more...
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James Cameron slams Hollywood for making inferior movies in 3D
August 15th, 2010 - 3:28 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Aug 15 (ANI): Hollywood filmmaker James Cameron has slammed Hollywood for making inferior movies in 3D.Cameron's 3D movie 'Avatar' was the world's highest grossing movie that earned around 3 billion dollars ... Read more...
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Pastor, church attacked in Uttar Pradesh
May 7th, 2010 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 7 (IANS) A group of people vandalised a church and assaulted the pastor, accusing him of carrying out forceful conversions in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur district, police said Friday.
Five ... Read more...
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Germany outplay England, stay on course for a hat-trick of title(Lead)
March 11th, 2010 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
By Avishek Roy
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) World and Olympic champions Germany ended England's fairytale run routing the European champions 4-1 to storm into the final of the Hockey World Cup.Germany scored ... Read more...
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Gauge conversion of 800 Km Railway Line announced
February 24th, 2010 - 8:28 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb.24 (ANI): Minister for Railways Mamta Banerjee on Wednesday announced a target of 800 km has been fixed for gauge conversion for the following sections during the next financial year:1. ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh church castigates Rajnath Singh
November 6th, 2009 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Nov 6 (IANS) The Catholic Church in Madhya Pradesh has strongly criticised the recent speech made by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh on "mass illegal conversions" during a ... Read more...
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‘Love jihad’: Court seeks better police probe
October 26th, 2009 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi (Kerala), Oct 26 (IANS) The Kerala High Court Monday is unhappy over the nature of police investigations into charges that Muslim men were marrying and forcibly converting non-Muslim women to ... Read more...
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Kerala police asked to probe conversions on pretext of love
September 30th, 2009 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi (Kerala), Sep 30 (IANS) The Kerala High Court Wednesday directed the police to prepare a report in three weeks on instances of women in colleges being lured into embracing Islam by ... Read more...
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Nepal bar offers Michael Jackson theme cocktails
July 3rd, 2009 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, July 3 (IANS) King of pop Michael Jackson's untimely death last week spurred fresh public interest in him worldwide. Now an enterprising restaurant in Kathmandu, a city that was not ... Read more...
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Federer, Soderling move up in Wimbledon
June 26th, 2009 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 26 (DPA) Roger Federer and Robin Soderling delivered knockout blows to third-round Wimbledon opponents Friday to set up a re-play of their French Open final three weeks ago.
Second seed ... Read more...
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Malaysian Indian couples’ cases test conversion laws
May 3rd, 2009 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, May 3 (IANS) A government decision as well as Malaysian laws related to conversion are poised to be tested by the country's highest court, thanks to two cases of estranged ... Read more...
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Malay Indian mom waits for kids to be declared Hindus
April 24th, 2009 - 3:18 pm ICT by ANI
Petaling Jaya, Apr 24 (ANI): Indra Ghandhi, whose husband converted himself and their three children to Islam, hopes that Malaysian Cabinet's decision on conversion will apply to her."I am not sure whether ... Read more...
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Malaysian kids to be raised in parents’ religion at marriage
April 24th, 2009 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, April 24 (IANS) The Malaysian government has decided that children should be raised in the religion which their parents had at the time of marriage, even if one of the ... Read more...
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‘Government projects polluting Lucknow’
March 10th, 2009 - 11:42 am ICT by IANS
By Sharat Pradhan
Lucknow, March 10 (IANS) The Mayawati government is turning a blind eye to the "suffocating" levels of air pollution in the Uttar Pradesh capital, says the chief of an environment ... Read more...
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Orissa’s Kandhamal wants more paramilitary forces for polls (Lead)
March 1st, 2009 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 1 (IANS) Authorities in Orissa's Kandhamal district, which witnessed communal violence last year, have sought additional central forces to ensure the smooth conduct of the upcoming assembly and Lok Sabha ... Read more...
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Orissa’s Kandhamal seeks more central forces for polls
March 1st, 2009 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 1 (IANS) Authorities in Orissa's riot-hit Kandhamal district have sought additional central forces to ensure that the upcoming assembly and Lok Sabha elections are conducted smoothly, an official said Sunday.
"We ... Read more...
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US Govt. to increase stake in Citi
February 27th, 2009 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb. 27 (ANI): The US Government has reached an agreement with beleaguered Citigroup Inc., under which the government is likely to substantially increase its stake in the bank and demand ... Read more...
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Muslims rise while Christians fall in Britain
February 1st, 2009 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 1 (IANS) The number of Muslims in Britain has grown by more than 500,000 to 2.4 million in four years, according to official research collated for The Times newspaper.The population ... Read more...
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Christian leaders meet Orissa CM, discuss Kandhamal riots fallout
November 10th, 2008 - 5:54 pm ICT by ANI
Bhubaneswar (Orissa), Nov.10 (ANI): A team of Christian leaders, including the Archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar Raphael Cheenath, met Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in Bhubaneswar on Monday, and reportedly discussed the fallout ... Read more...
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Prison officers fear that Muslim inmates are turning to extremism
October 10th, 2008 - 7:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct.10 (ANI): British prison officers fear that Muslim inmates are turning to extremism.
According to The Times, prison officers at Whitemoor Jail fear growing radicalisation and conversions among the 395 inmates, ... Read more...
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Looking at Christianity’s handshake with media in India (Book Review)
July 22nd, 2008 - 10:45 am ICT by IANS
By Papri Sri Raman
Book: "Strong Religion, Zealous Media"; Author: Pradip Ninan Thomas; Publisher: Sage Publications; Pages: 207 The book is a result of a two-year study done in Chennai by Pradip Ninan ... Read more...
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