Implement DRS on permanent basis: Dar
October 4th, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Oct 4 (IANS) Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar has backed the use of the Decision Review System (DRS) and feels it should be used on a permanent basis to avoid ... Read more...
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Iranian supreme leader criticises US support for Israel
October 2nd, 2011 - 3:15 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Oct 2 (IANS) Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Saturday criticised what he called US President Barack Obama's support for Israel, a media report said.Khamenei made the ... Read more...
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Pakistan governance has been a failure: Fatima Bhutto
September 30th, 2011 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuiram, Sep 30 (IANS) The system of governance in Pakistan has been a failure but it is absurd to call the country a failed state, Karachi-based writer and columnist ... Read more...
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Pakistani parties to discuss security situation
September 29th, 2011 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 29 (IANS) Over 30 leaders of various parties, including Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, will gather here Thursday to discuss the security situation following the US ... Read more...
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PUDR blasts new suggested poverty line
September 26th, 2011 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) The Peoples Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) Monday criticised the Planning Commission for suggesting that those earning over Rs.32 in urban areas and Rs.26 in ... Read more...
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NCP criticises government’s poverty estimate
September 22nd, 2011 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party, a constituent of the United Progressive Alliance, Wednesday criticised the Planning Commission's affidavit in the Supreme Court that "those earning up ... Read more...
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Italian prime minister slams country’s downgrading
September 20th, 2011 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Sep 20 (IANS) Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Tuesday criticised Standard & Poor's downgrading of the country's credit rating and defended the measures contained in an emergency budget ... Read more...
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Left parties in Bengal to protest petrol price hike
September 16th, 2011 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 16 (IANS) Denouncing the petrol price hike as anti-people, West Bengal's opposition Left Front parties have decided to hit the streets to empathise with the people."Prices of essentials ... Read more...
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East Bengal slam AIFF for not promoting Fed Cup
September 16th, 2011 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 15 (IANS) City based East Bengal football club Thursday criticised the sport's governing body All India Football Federation (AIFF) for its failure to promote its premier tournament Federation ... Read more...
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Bansal takes a dig at Advani
September 9th, 2011 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal Thursday took a dig at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani's decision to launch a 'yatra' against ... Read more...
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Yoshihiko Noda is Japan’s new PM (Lead)
August 30th, 2011 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Aug 30 (IANS) Japan's parliament has backed former finance minister Yoshihiko Noda as the country's new prime minister, BBC reported Tuesday.The parliament's approval came after the 54-year-old Noda secured ... Read more...
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Ricky welcomes criticism from friends
August 4th, 2011 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS) Singer Ricky Martin says he doesn't mind being criticised by friends because their comments keep him grounded."My family and friends have always kept me grounded. I've ... Read more...
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India should have come with three openers: Gavaskar
July 29th, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Nottingham, July 29 (IANS) Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar criticised India's selectors for not picking a reserve opener for the ongoing England tour.The elbow injury to regular opener Gautam ... Read more...
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Cabinet rejig: Patnaik sore over no Orissa face
July 12th, 2011 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 12 (IANS) Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik criticised the Congress-led central government for not appointing anyone from the state as a cabinet minister in Tuesday's ministerial reshuffle."It is ... Read more...
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Pranab defends Chidambaram
July 8th, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Friday defended Home Minister P. Chidambaram, criticised for not keeping records of his meetings with jailed former telecom minister A. ... Read more...
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Law defends Mathews going slow to ensure Chandimal’s century
July 6th, 2011 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 6 (IANS) Sri Lanka's coach Stuart Law defended all-rounder Angelo Mathews going slow at victory doorstep to allow Dinesh Chandimal to make a maiden One-Day International century at ... Read more...
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We are not thinking of regaining No.1 Test ranking: Nielsen
July 4th, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, July 4 (IANS) Australia's cricket coach Tim Nielsen, who is under the scanner since his team's defeat in the Ashes, says they are looking for consistency rather than regaining ... Read more...
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British town to ban smoking on streets
June 30th, 2011 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 30 (IANS) A small town in Britain with a population of around 12,000 may soon become the first in the country to ban smoking on its streets, a ... Read more...
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CPI-M leader flays Mamata for land return announcement
June 25th, 2011 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata June 25 (IANS) A Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Saturday criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's decision not to allow any further land acquisition in Rajarhat ... Read more...
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JD-U rebels seek compensation for police firing victims
June 23rd, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 23 (IANS) The Bihar Nav Nirman Manch, a newly formed outfit of dissidents in Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U), Thursday criticised Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for not announcing ... Read more...
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Rajnath slams UPA over price rise, corruption
June 13th, 2011 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 13 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rajnath Singh Monday criticised the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for "its failure to tackle" the issues of price ... Read more...
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Privacy concerns on Natgrid unwarranted: Chidambaram
June 11th, 2011 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Allaying fears that the National Intelligence Grid (Natgrid) may encroach on individual privacy, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said high safeguards would be in place ... Read more...
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Germany admits bean sprouts caused E.coli outbreak
June 10th, 2011 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 10 (IANS) Germany has admitted that locally-grown bean sprouts were the cause of the E. coli outbreak that has killed 29 and made ill nearly 3,000 people across ... Read more...
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Bangladesh groups protest move to hand over land to India
June 9th, 2011 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, June 9 (IANS) Two Bangladeshi human rights organisations have protested the government's reported move to hand over more than 150 acres of the country's territory to India, a ... Read more...
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British party criticised for hiring unpaid interns
May 31st, 2011 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 31 (IANS) British political party Liberal Democrats has been criticised for its policy to hire unpaid interns. The volunteers only get a small reimbursement for travel and an ... Read more...
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Blanchett criticised over tax scheme campaign
May 30th, 2011 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 30 (IANS) Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett has attracted the wrath of Australians after agreeing to promote a controversial tax scheme in her native country.The actress appears in ... Read more...
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Pakistan a picture of institutionalised incompetence: daily
May 10th, 2011 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 10 (IANS) The variety of statements following Osama bin Laden's killing in Abbottabad makes it "a picture of institutionalised incompetence that runs right to the top", said ... Read more...
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Top Formula One drivers excited about Indian Grand Prix
May 9th, 2011 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Istanbul, May 9 (IANS) Top Formula One drivers including reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel are excited about racing in the inaugural Indian Grand Prix scheduled Oct 28-30 in New Delhi.Vettel, ... Read more...
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South Korea’s Posco gets green nod for $12-bn steel plant (Roundup)
May 2nd, 2011 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Six years after receiving a proposal for India's largest foreign investment project, a final green clearance was Monday given for using 1,253 hectares of forest ... Read more...
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Joshi to go ahead with PAC report despite dissent
April 28th, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Murli Manohar Joshi, the head of parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC), will finalise the report on the 2G spectrum ... Read more...
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Joshi walks out of PAC meet
April 28th, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Murli Manohar Joshi Thursday walked out of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) meeting to discuss the report on the ... Read more...
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PM’s indirect green signal to Raja’s designs: PAC (Roundup)
April 27th, 2011 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) A parliamentary panel's draft report on the 2G spectrum allocation has criticised Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for giving an "indirect green signal" to former ... Read more...
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RLDF slams Shiv Sena for violence in anti-Jaitapur protests
April 22nd, 2011 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 22 (IANS) Indicating cracks among anti-Jaitapur project groups, the Republican Left Democratic Front Friday criticised the Shiv Sena for turning the protests violent while blaming the government for ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka warns ‘release of war crimes report’ by UN could hit ethnic reconciliation
April 22nd, 2011 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, Apr 22 (ANI): Sri Lanka has warned the United Nations (UN) that releasing a report on the alleged war crimes committed by both the government and the Tamil Tigers, could affect ... Read more...
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Gaddafi controlled companies still operating in UK despite sanctions
April 17th, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 17 (ANI): Libyan companies controlled by Colonel Muammar Gaddafi are reportedly still trading in Britain despite being under official sanctions.The Telegraph quoted the Treasury as saying that it ... Read more...
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