Top Pakistani Taliban leadership eliminated: Malik
June 26th, 2012 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 26 (IANS) The top leadership of the Pakistani Taliban has been eliminated, says Rehman Malik, the prime minister's advisor on interior affairs.Speaking to the media outside the ... Read more...
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No delay in liberlising visa regime: Pakistani envoy
June 5th, 2012 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Pakistani High Commissioner Shahid Malik Tuesday ruled out any delay in signing an agreement on liberalizing the sub-continental visa regime due to the suspension ... Read more...
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Gilani supports dual citizenship for MPs
May 28th, 2012 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 28 (IANS) Days after the Supreme Court suspended a member of parliament over her dual citizenship, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said he was in favour ... Read more...
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Pakistan court suspends MP over dual citizenship
May 25th, 2012 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 25 (IANS) The Pakistani Supreme Court has suspended a parliamentarian over her dual citizenship, a media report said Friday.National Assembly member Farahnaz Ispahani also holds an American ... Read more...
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Kenyan international Mishra plays as ‘uncapped’ Indian (Second Lead)
April 17th, 2012 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 17 (IANS) A Kenyan Indian becomes an Indian Kenyan in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Tanmay Mishra, who turned out for Kenya in the 2011 World Cup, ... Read more...
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Is Tanmay Mishra Indian or Kenyan? (Lead)
April 17th, 2012 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 17 (IANS) A Kenyan Indian becomes an Indian Kenyan in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Tanmay Mishra, who turned out for Kenya in the 2011 World Cup ... Read more...
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Is Tanmay Mishra Indian or Kenyan?
April 17th, 2012 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 17 (IANS) A Kenyan Indian becomes an Indian Kenyan in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Tanmay Mishra, who turned out for Kenya in the 2010 World Cup, ... Read more...
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Overseas Indians welcome right to vote
January 9th, 2012 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 9 (IANS) Non-resident Indians have hailed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's announcement that the government would allow them to vote and participate in the election process, a long-tanding ... Read more...
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400 Portuguese citizens removed from Goa electoral roll
December 16th, 2011 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Dec 16 (IANS) Names of nearly 400 voters were deleted from Goa's electoral rolls because the individuals opted for Portuguese nationality, Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi said Friday."(A total ... Read more...
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Mexican Drug lord’s wife gives birth to twin babies
September 27th, 2011 - 11:48 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Sept 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The wife of one of the most notorious Mexican drug lords has given birth to twins. Emma Coronel reportedly gave birth to two baby girls at ... Read more...
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Rs.70 lakh and counting, donations still pour in for Anna
August 28th, 2011 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Donations have been pouring in from across the country to support social activist Anna Hazare's anti-graft movement. India Against Corruption (IAC), the NGO spearheading ... Read more...
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Putin calls for compulsory training for adoptive parents
July 22nd, 2011 - 9:36 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Couples who want to adopt Russian children should undergo special training in the basics of teaching, psychology and first aid, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has ... Read more...
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Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva admits that he is a Geordie
February 25th, 2011 - 8:27 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Bangkok, Feb 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Thailand Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva admitted publicly for the first time that he holds dual citizenship.The prime minister was born in Newcastle and based on that he ... Read more...
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Environmentalist Brockovich wants to be an Oz citizen
February 11th, 2011 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Feb 11 (ANI): Environmental campaigner Erin Brockovich says she will seek to become a dual citizen of Australia and her native US.Brockovich is so dedicated to green issues in Australia she ... Read more...
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After court rap, doctor’s group unsure about PIL on Ketan Desai
December 21st, 2010 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) An NRI-led doctors' group that filed a petition against tainted former chief of the Medical Council of India Ketan Desai said Tuesday after a rap from the ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Bangladesh’s first foreign secretary dead
December 5th, 2010 - 1:24 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 5 (IANS) A.F.M. Abul Fateh, Bangladesh's first foreign secretary who was appointed after the country's liberation in 1971, has died in London. He was 86.Born in 1924 in Kishoreganj, Fateh ... Read more...
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Keira Knightley says goodbye to Britain
September 8th, 2010 - 8:51 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 8, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Oppressed British citizens have always considered the United States their second home and they have often moved to America to save taxes since 1775. Now it ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Katy Perry loves everything ‘English’
September 7th, 2010 - 6:01 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 7, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Singer Katy Perry is madly in love with her English-actor boyfriend Russell Brand (star from "Get Him to The Greek' fame). The "Teenage dream' singer is ... Read more...
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Katy Perry Wants To Be A UK Citizen
September 6th, 2010 - 3:30 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 6, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The US singer, engaged to British comedian Russell Brand has been planning to apply for a dual citizenship after her marriage as she feels that ... Read more...
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Katy Perry eyeing British citizenship
September 4th, 2010 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 4 (IANS) Singer Katy Perry is planning to become a British citizen after she marries funnyman Russell Brand.
The "I Kissed A Girl" hitmaker is set to wed the funnyman ... Read more...
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Katy Perry says she can’t wait to become British
September 3rd, 2010 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 3 (ANI): American singer Katy Perry says she will apply to become a citizen of the UK as soon as she weds Russell Brand."When I get married next ... Read more...
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‘Thank U, India’ star Morissette is pregnant
August 12th, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Aug 12 (IANS) Canadian singer-cum-song writer Alanis Morissette, whose 'Thank U, India' in 1998 hit top ratings and was nominated for a Grammy, says she is pregnant.
The 36-year-old singer married 30-year-old ... Read more...
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Athlete holding foreign passport cannot represent India: Court
August 3rd, 2010 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday held that people of Indian origin holding foreign passport cannot represent India in international sports events.
Justice S. Muralidhar said this while ... Read more...
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Can’t go into policy matters: Supreme Court
July 19th, 2010 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday categorically stated that it would not interfere with policy matters and the law-making powers of the government.
"These are policy matters. We can't go ... Read more...
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New visa rules trouble Indian Americans: Minister
July 14th, 2010 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi was flooded with complaints from Indian Americans during his US visit over India's tightened visa rules.
"Every state that I visited ... Read more...
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‘Thank U’ India singer Morissette ties knot
June 8th, 2010 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, June 8 (IANS) Canadian singer-cum-song writer Alanis Morissette, whose 'Thank U, India' in 1998 hit top ratings and was nominated for a Grammy, has married American singer and rapper M.C. ... Read more...
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Over 500,000 Overseas Indian Cards issued: Ravi (Lead)
April 22nd, 2010 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) The government has issued 576,000 Overseas Indian Cards (OICs) while 9,000 applications are pending, Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi said Thursday.
"We have so far issued ... Read more...
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M.F. Husain surrenders Indian passport in Qatar
March 8th, 2010 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Iconic artist Maqbool Fida Husain, who has been granted Qatari citizenship, has surrendered his Indian passport to the Indian embassy in Doha, an official said.
The ... Read more...
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Yao Ming says that the birthplace of his baby is a private matter
March 6th, 2010 - 8:52 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Mar 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) After the star sportsman Yao Ming returned to United States with his pregnant wife Ye Li in tow, then the Chinese fans started speculating that ... Read more...
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Houston Rockets Player Yao Ming’s Unborn Baby Grabs Widespread Attention
March 6th, 2010 - 8:51 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Mar 6, (THAINDIAN NEWS) With Houston Rockets player Yao Ming and his wife gearing up to welcome their first child in the month of July, the Chinese fans of the ... Read more...
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Chinese fans wonder if Yao Ming’s baby will be an American
March 4th, 2010 - 10:11 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Mar 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Chinese fans of the NBA centre Yao Ming are very worried, that the unborn baby of the NBA centre Yao Ming will be a ... Read more...
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Mystery surrounds Hamas official’s death after Dubai names 15 more suspects
February 25th, 2010 - 6:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb. 25 (ANI): Clouds of mystery are surrounding the death of a senior Hamas official, after Dubai Police indicated the involvement of 15 members of an alleged Mossad squad in his ... Read more...
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Mystery surrounds Hamas official’s death after Dubai names 15 more suspects in case
February 25th, 2010 - 6:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb. 25 (ANI): Clouds of mystery is surrounding the death of a senior Hamas official, after Dubai Police indicated the involvement of 15 members of an alleged Mossad squad in his ... Read more...
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‘Indians holding dual citizenship must have tax obligations in India’
January 8th, 2010 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Indians living abroad and holding dual citizenship should accept tax obligations from their mother country just as they seek and often get many privileges and benefits that ... Read more...
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PM assures voting rights, social security for NRIs (Roundup)
January 8th, 2010 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Voting rights by next general elections and social security to tide over economic distress were the highlights of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's assurances to non-resident Indians ... Read more...
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