Terror suspects families cry foul over arrests
August 31st, 2012 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 31 (IANS) The families of 11 terror suspects apprehended in Karnataka Friday expressed shock and disbelief over their arrests on charges of links with banned terror outfits Lashkar-e-Taiba ... Read more...
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Kerala Muslims celebrate Eid
November 7th, 2011 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 7 (IANS) Muslims in Kerala Monday offered prayers at mosques and specially-built prayer centres across the state on the occasion of Eid-ul-Zuha.Devout Muslims, dressed in their best, started ... Read more...
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Can’t suffer for brother’s sins, Yakub Memon tells apex court
November 2nd, 2011 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court was Wednesday told that Yakub Abdul Razak Memon, awarded death penalty in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts, should not be made ... Read more...
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Muslim sings Hindu devotional songs, propagates harmony
August 30th, 2011 - 9:47 am ICT by IANS
Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 30 (IANS) Spreading the message of communal harmony, a Muslim performer here is winning hearts by singing Hindu devotional songs for a living while the people ... Read more...
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Anna supporters ask PM to contest polls
August 27th, 2011 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 27 (IANS) Thousands of supporters of Anna Hazare marched down the main thoroughfares of this Uttar Pradesh capital Saturday, asking Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to contest Lok ... Read more...
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Headley reveals rare details of Mumbai terror plot planning
May 24th, 2011 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, May 24 (IANS) From how to pray without leaving the forehead indurated to the language of the train announcements at the Victoria Terminus station, the Pakistani planners of the ... Read more...
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Abdul Ghaffar Khan’s kin to visit India
April 20th, 2011 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Afsandyar Wali Khan, a top leader of Pakistan's ruling coalition and grandson of legendary Pashtun leader Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, will be on a week-long ... Read more...
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Madonna ‘just a woman like all the others’, says new beau
December 3rd, 2010 - 12:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 3 (ANI): Madonna's new man Brahim Zaibat has described the Queen of Pop as "just a woman like all the others".Speaking out for the first time about his love ... Read more...
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Be it Mammootty or common Muslims, Eid-ul-Azha touches all
November 17th, 2010 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 17 (IANS) Malayalam superstar Mammootty wasn't the only one who took a break from work on Eid-ul-Azha. Thousands of ordinary Muslim men and women in Kerala celebrated the festival of ... Read more...
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French Muslims feeling targeted over 26/11 Mumbai-style attack threat in Europe
October 9th, 2010 - 3:45 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, Oct 9(ANI): Many Muslims in France have said that they feel increasingly targeted amid growing concerns of 26/11 Mumbai-style attacks in Europe."Look at what is happening now. There is a security ... Read more...
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SRK happy with India’s maturity on Ayodhya verdict
October 2nd, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan says he is proud of the maturity of the countrymen in supporting the Ayodhya verdict, and hopes that the judgment ... Read more...
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God resides in man’s heart, not man-made houses: SRK
September 24th, 2010 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) It is futile for people to fight over religious monuments, says Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, in an indirect message for peace ahead of the verdict ... Read more...
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Indian celebrities against Quran burning
September 10th, 2010 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Indian celebrities like jewellery designer Farah Khan Ali and internationally-acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur have condemned a US pastor's plan to burn the Quran on the ninth ... Read more...
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I will surrender before a court: Maudany (Lead)
August 15th, 2010 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Anwarassery (Kerala), Aug 15 (IANS) Ahead of his impending arrest in connection with the 2008 Bangalore serial bombings, Abdul Nazir Maudany, the firebrand chief of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), said ... Read more...
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Kerala government not involved in Maudany case: Achuthanandan
August 15th, 2010 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 15 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Sunday told a group of Muslim leaders that his government has nothing to do with the impending arrest of People's Democratic Party ... Read more...
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Man City ace Yaya slams ’sex ‘n booze’ Premier League players
August 13th, 2010 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug.13 (ANI): Manchester City and Ivory Coast football star Yaya Toure has said that he despises wayward Premier League players who are allowing their lives to spin out of control.He particularly ... Read more...
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Famous Oriya singer Sikandar Alam is dead
August 9th, 2010 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 9 (IANS) Popular Oriya singer Mohammad Sikandar Alam, who was known for his devotional songs to the Hindu god Jagannath, has died of a heart attack, a family member said ... Read more...
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Amir Khan ’sent naked pics and twisted sex texts to a model’
May 2nd, 2010 - 12:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 2(ANI): Boxing hero Amir Khan used to send lewd snaps and sordid messages to a girl he hardly knew, it has emerged.
The 23-year-old WBA light-welterweight champion, who prides himself ... Read more...
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Dabangg set for an Eid release!
April 15th, 2010 - 9:28 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
April 15, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): After the debacle of Veer, Bollywood hunk Salman Khan has his hopes pinned on Dabangg. The Arbaaz Khan production is his next major release, in which ... Read more...
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Kerala’s first multiplex all set to open
February 24th, 2010 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
By Sanu George
Kochi, Feb 24 (IANS) Fifty-eight-year-old M.A.Mohammed, a Dubai-based Kerala businessman, is on a roll as the state's first multiplex is all set to open at his Oberon mall here.The ... Read more...
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Movie Review : Road To Sangam (2010)
January 30th, 2010 - 12:17 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Road To Sangam: Carries a strong messageRating: 3.5 out of 5*Starring: Paresh Rawal, Om Puri, Swati Chitnis, Pawan Malhotra, Vijay Mishra and Javed SheikhDirector: Amit MishraThe films starts with Tushar Gandhi, ... Read more...
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I learnt a lot from Road to Sangam -Paresh Rawal
January 29th, 2010 - 11:58 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Paresh Rawal is an actor par excellence. From character roles to negative to comedy to serious, he has done everything with aplomb. This veteran of acting is all praise for his ... Read more...
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I have no desire to direct: Paresh Rawal (Interview)
January 16th, 2010 - 9:35 am ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Paresh Rawal's acting skills are well-known and the popular actor also dons the producer's hat for several television serials but the veteran is clear ... Read more...
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Movie Preview: Road to Sangam (Confluence) 2010
January 15th, 2010 - 10:28 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Presented by Gipsy Films, Road to Sangam is a simple story of a God fearing, devout Muslim mechanic named Hashmat Ullah (Paresh Rawal). A renowned mechanic by profession, he is ... Read more...
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“I was fascinated with the character of Hashmat Ullah”- Paresh Rawal
January 9th, 2010 - 5:41 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
This actor needs no introduction. Acting is in his blood. He has done it all from romance to comedy, bad boy to a simpleton; and delivers every performance with a great ... Read more...
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Fort Hood suspect charged with attempted murder
December 3rd, 2009 - 8:45 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 3 (DPA) The suspected gunman in the deadly shootings at Fort Hood was charged with 32 counts of premeditated attempted murder, the US Army confirmed.
Those charges are in addition to ... Read more...
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For 40 years, Muslim discourses on Hindu scriptures (Feature)
November 29th, 2009 - 10:55 am ICT by IANS
By Asit Srivastava
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 29 (IANS) Dressed in saffron robes, adorned with rudraksh garlands, sporting a sandalwood mark on his forehead and delivering discourses on Hindu scriptures in temples across ... Read more...
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Muslims in Kerala celebrate Bakr Eid
November 27th, 2009 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 27 (IANS) Muslims across Kerala Friday gathered in mosques and special prayer centres to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha, or Bakr Eid, the festival of sacrifice.
Soon after the morning prayers, thousands of devotees ... Read more...
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Headley always felt pulled between East and West: Investigators
November 22nd, 2009 - 4:34 pm ICT by ANI
Philadelphia, Nov. 22 (ANI): Global terrorism accused David Headley always felt pulled between his strict Pakistani upbringing and bohemian American culture, where he arrived at the age of 17, Investigators have said.Raised ... Read more...
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Headley said: ‘We’ll retaliate against India’
November 22nd, 2009 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 22(IANS) David Headley, a Pakistani origin American citizen at the centre of a global terrorism investigation on charges of plotting terror attacks in India and Denmark, has been portrayed as ... Read more...
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Carry out intelligence review of Fort Hood killer: Obama (Lead)
November 13th, 2009 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Nov 13 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has ordered a review of the way intelligence agencies handled information related to an army major accused of carrying out the ... Read more...
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Obama orders intelligence review of Fort Hood killer; Hasan charged with murder
November 13th, 2009 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Nov 13 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has ordered a review of the way intelligence agencies handled information related to an army major accused of carrying out the ... Read more...
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Fort Hood shooting suspect charged with murder
November 13th, 2009 - 2:49 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 13 (DPA) The suspected shooter in the Fort Hood, Texas rampage has been charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and will be tried in a military court, the ... Read more...
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Fort Hood shooter frequented Texas strip club
November 9th, 2009 - 1:37 pm ICT by ANI
Killeen (Texas, US), Nov.9 (ANI): The Army psychiatrist who authorities say killed 13 people and wounded 29 others at the Fort Hood Army Base on Thursday was a recent and frequent customer ... Read more...
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Fort Hood shooter shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ before shooting
November 7th, 2009 - 1:04 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Fort Hood, Nov 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Fort Hood shooter who infamously shot 13 people and injured dozens apparently shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ before starting his shooting spree.‘The thirty-nine year old ... Read more...
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