NHRC notice to Jharkhand on Dhanbad coal mafia
February 7th, 2012 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission Monday issued notice to the Jharkhand government on the economic hardships being faced by tribals, and the illegal coal mining ... Read more...
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Nicaraguan president defends Iran nuclear programme
January 12th, 2012 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
Managua, Jan 12 (IANS/EFE) Daniel Ortega began his second consecutive five-year term as president of Nicaragua with a speech substantially devoted to defending the Iranian nuclear programme.The current campaign of ... Read more...
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Slowdown in textile a concern: Minister
December 12th, 2011 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) The slowdown in the textile sector is a matter of concern, union Commerce Minister Anand Sharma told parliament Monday.
"There is a slowdown in ... Read more...
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Nearly half of US lawmakers are millionaires
November 17th, 2011 - 12:14 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 17 (IANS/EFE) Nearly half of the 535 members of the US Congress have a net worth greater than $1 million, the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics says in ... Read more...
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Is joyful parenthood overrated?
March 3rd, 2011 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 3 (ANI): Raising a child is emotionally and intellectually draining, and often requires professional sacrifice, financial hardship and declines in marital satisfaction.However, many parents still insist that their children are ... Read more...
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Croatian protesters continue to challenge government
March 1st, 2011 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Zagreb, March 1 (IANS/AKI) Croatian anti-government protesters continued to demonstrate Tuesday in the capital Zagreb and other cities, with demonstrators calling for an end to corruption and demanding government resignations and ... Read more...
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Bhopal’s toxic reality - 26 years and still hurting
December 1st, 2010 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
By Shahnawaz Akhtar
Bhopal, Dec 1 (IANS) Another year, another anniversary, another round of protests. But the thousands of survivors of the world's worst industrial disaster are unwilling to give up the ... Read more...
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ATM Vending Machines That Sell Gold, To Be Installed In America
September 28th, 2010 - 7:51 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
September 28, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Thomas Geissler, the chief executive of Ex Oriente Lux and the creator of the ‘Gold to Go’ brand is now eyeing the American ... Read more...
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Pak will continue to acquire weapons for legitimate defence needs: Gilani
February 9th, 2010 - 5:48 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Feb.9 (ANI) : Highlighting the need of acquiring modern weapons for the armed forces to help them meet the legitimate defence needs of the country, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani ... Read more...
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Pakistan doesn’t have hegemonistic designs: Gilani
February 8th, 2010 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Feb 8 (IANS) Pakistan doesn't have any hegemonistic designs and does not want to engage in an arms race with any country but would fulfil all the needs of its ... Read more...
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Protesters should not be punished, says Khatami
December 21st, 2009 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Dec 20 (DPA) Iranian ex-president Mohammad Khatami said that people should not be punished just for seeking their legitimate rights, the labour news agency ILNA reported Sunday.
"One of the most important ... Read more...
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Gilani shrugs off Pak’s economic hardship, doubles MNA’s fund
July 1st, 2009 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, June 30 (ANI): In the times when Pakistan is facing severe economic hardships, the country's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has given a whopping windfall to all the lower house ... Read more...
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Michelle Obama asks graduates to pay back
May 17th, 2009 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 17 (ANI): In her commencement address to the graduating students of University of California at Merced, America's first lady Michelle Obama encouraged the students to serve their communities.Recalling her personal ... Read more...
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G11 signs accord to improve economic cooperation
May 17th, 2009 - 3:33 am ICT by IANS
Dead Sea (Jordan), May 17 (DPA) A group of lower-middle-income states, known as the Group of Eleven (G-11), Saturday signed an agreement to boost economic, trade and cultural cooperation among the member ... Read more...
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US historys best presidential inaugural addresses
January 21st, 2009 - 3:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan.21 (ANI): Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, John F Kennedy and Ronald Reagan have been credited with delivering the best inaugural addresses in American history, according to a Live Science ... Read more...
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Bhopal gas tragedy: Delhiites pledge to detoxify country
December 2nd, 2008 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2(IANS) Hundreds of citizens of Delhi and representatives of civil society groups gathered at Jantar Mantar in the heart of the capital Tuesday evening to mark the ... Read more...
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Bhopal gas tragedy: 24 years on the trauma continues
December 2nd, 2008 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Dec 2 (IANS) Twenty-four years have passed since the world's worst man-made disaster - Bhopal gas tragedy - occurred. But despite the passage of time the trauma continues for the survivors ... Read more...
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US meltdown forces Indian American to kill self, family of five (Fourth lead)
October 7th, 2008 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles/Washington, Oct 7 (IANS) An Indian American millionaire, who turned pauper overnight in the great American meltdown, killed his wife, mother-in-law and three sons and then took his own life in ... Read more...
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Jobless Indian American kills wife, kids, self (Lead)
October 7th, 2008 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Oct 7 (IANS) A 45-year-old Indian American, who lost his hight-profile job to the global financial meltdown, has killed his wife, mother-in-law and three children before taking his own life, ... Read more...
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Little to celebrate after 100 days of Pakistan government
July 6th, 2008 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 6 (IANS) There was little to celebrate in Pakistan - and worries were galore - as the Pakistan Peoples Party-led coalition government completed its first 100 days Sunday. "Even a ... Read more...
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Athletes driving up the price of Viagra
June 15th, 2008 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
New York, June 15 (ANI): With each passing day, its getting harder to be a Viagra user, thanks to the arrival of the erectile-dysfunction drug in professional sports.The price of the ... Read more...
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Pakistan parliament’s budget session from June 2
May 28th, 2008 - 1:41 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad, May 28 (IANS) Pakistan's National Assembly will meet from June 2 for the first budget session of the new government amidst continuing uncertainty over the future of President Pervez Musharraf and ... Read more...
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Pak lawyers movement dying down because of internal, political differences
April 24th, 2008 - 12:30 pm ICT by admin
Lahore, Apr 24 (ANI): The yearlong movement of lawyers for the restoration of the judiciary in Pakistan seems to be dying down slowly, as internal rifts and fissures have started appearing ... Read more...
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Top cop in conservative Iran caught in brothel with six naked women
April 16th, 2008 - 12:07 pm ICT by admin
London, Apr 16 (ANI): An Iranian police chief in-charge of checking corruption has been jailed after he was caught consorting with as many as six naked women in an underground brothel ... Read more...
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Half of Pakistan population at the risk of food insecurity, warns WFP
April 5th, 2008 - 2:32 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad, Apr 5 (ANI): The World Food Programme (WFP) has cautioned that nearly half of Pakistans 160 million population was at the risk of food insecurity due to a surge in ... Read more...
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Gujarat farmers’ kin to hold march to demand aid
March 9th, 2008 - 6:11 pm ICT by admin
Ahmedabad, March 9 (IANS) A group of relatives of farmers, who have committed suicide in the state because they could repay theirs debts, will march to the Gujarat assembly Monday to demand ... Read more...
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Assam stuntman, on road to realising his dreams
January 4th, 2008 - 7:59 pm ICT by admin
By Apem KamodangGuwahati, Jan 4 (ANI): Faith can move mountains and thats what Bashab Raj Neog, a stuntman from Desoi Nagar Gaon in Jorhat district of Assam has been trying to do. ... Read more...
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