Myanmar grants amnesty to 80 prisoners, to deport 34
July 3rd, 2012 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, July 3 (IANS) The Myanmar government has granted a general amnesty to 80 prisoners, including 34 foreigners, who will be freed starting Tuesday, according to an order of President ... Read more...
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Myanmar forms peace group to deal with ethnic insurgents
May 18th, 2012 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, May 18 (IANS) A high-level peace group headed by President U Thein Sein has been formed in Myanmar to carry out peace negotiations with ethnic armed groups in the ... Read more...
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Myanmar to release 651 more prisoners
January 12th, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, Jan 12 (IANS) The Myanmar government Thursday granted amnesty to 651 more prisoners who will be released Friday. Over 6,600 prisoners were released last week, Xinhua reported.The prisoners will ... Read more...
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Terrorism unacceptable, unjustifiable: Sheikh Hasina
September 7th, 2011 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Sep 7 (IANS) Stating that any act of terrorism is "unacceptable" and "unjustifiable", Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday expressed her "profound shock and outrage" over the bomb ... Read more...
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Crowds throng Ajmer for Sufi saint’s Urs
June 3rd, 2011 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Ajmer, June 3 (IANS) Courted by emperors and commoners alike to have their wishes granted, Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti still draws pilgrims centuries after his death, with people of ... Read more...
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Ex-PM Devegowda condoles Arjun Singh’s demise
March 5th, 2011 - 6:41 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar. 5 (ANI): Former Prime Minister H.D. Devegowda on Saturday condoled the death of senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Arjun Singh.In a statement, Devegowda said: "I am deeply ... Read more...
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Beni Prasad Verma condoles passing away of Arjun Singh
March 4th, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 4(ANI): Union Minister of State for Steel (Independent Charge) Beni Prasad Verma has condoled the death of veteran leader and former Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh, who ... Read more...
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Musharraf condemns assassination of Salmaan Taseer
January 5th, 2011 - 5:27 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 5(ANI): Former Pakistan President and chief of the All-Pakistan Muslim League (APML) Pervez Musharraf has expressed deep sorrow and grief over the assassination of Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer.In a ... Read more...
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‘Taliban schools’ in Karachi promising kids ‘heaven’ if they turn suicide bombers
October 26th, 2010 - 4:22 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Oct 26 (ANI): The Taliban have set up "schools" on the outskirts of the city, where they deliver lectures and sermons in an attempt to brainwash innocent youngsters and convince ... Read more...
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Gaza violence overshadows Mideast peace talks
September 16th, 2010 - 6:01 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem/Gaza, Sep 15 (DPA) Israelis and Palestinians have begun tackling the "most difficult" core issues of their mutual conflict, the US said Wednesday, but the second round of direct peace negotiations ... Read more...
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Mangaloreans celebrate marriage of dead couple
August 4th, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by ANI
Mangalore, Aug 4 (ANI): Residents of a Badagabellur village in the outskirts of Karnataka's Mangalore District celebrated the marriage of a dead man and woman.
As per the locals, during the Aati month, ... Read more...
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Assamese delegation’s expected meet with Prime Minister cancelled
June 21st, 2010 - 11:24 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 21 (ANI): Expected meet between an Assamese delegation of the 'All Assam Convention for Revival of Talks' and Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh was cancelled here on Monday.The ... Read more...
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Bollywood actors celebrate Durga puja
September 27th, 2009 - 1:27 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Sep 27 (ANI): Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan along with his mother Jaya Bachchan, wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and sister Shweta Nanda visited a temple at Khar in Mumbai on Saturday ... Read more...
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Paramilitary forces celebrate Rakhi in Srinagar
August 5th, 2009 - 9:47 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Aug.5 (ANI): As people in the country celebrated Rakhi, the sibling festival, at their homes, the security personnel of paramilitary forces stationed in Srinagar marked the occasion with a note of ... Read more...
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Courage under crisis: stories of Bangalore’s brave women (For International Women’s Day)
March 8th, 2009 - 12:14 pm ICT by IANS
By Maitreyee Boruah
Bangalore, March 8 (IANS) The cruel blows of fate have not broken their will, their resolve to fight. Widowed very early in life, or divorced after facing cruelty in their ... Read more...
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Assam rises in protest against terror
November 4th, 2008 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Nov 4 (IANS) The entire Assam has risen in protest against terrorism taking out processions, and holding candlelight rallies and street corner prayers condemning Thursday's deadly wave of bombings that killed ... Read more...
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Gurudwara Nanak Shahi promotes a message of brotherhood
September 6th, 2008 - 1:04 pm ICT by ANI
By Rafiqur Rehman
Dhaka, Sep.5 (ANI): While one can find Gurudwarars or Sikh shrines, in almost every part of the world, the Gurudwara Nanak Shahi in Bangaladeshs national capital holds a great ... Read more...
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Mexican artists wrap Gandhi in fusion music for children
April 19th, 2008 - 11:27 am ICT by admin
By Liz Mathew
Mexico City, April 19 (IANS) Ravi Shankar introduced Indian classical music to the West, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi took transcendental meditation across the Atlantic, and now Latin American fusion music is ... Read more...
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