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Up to Malaysias rulers to accept yoga ruling

November 26th, 2008 - 6:06 pm ICT by ANI -
Ipoh (Malaysia), Nov.26 (ANI): The National Fatwa Council may have declared yoga haram for having the potential to undermine the faith of Muslims as it could be traced back to Hinduism, ...

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13 booked for selling Waqf property in Uttar Pradesh

November 19th, 2008 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Nov 19 (IANS) As many as 13 people, including a government official, have been booked for encroaching on 'Waqf' (a Muslim charitable endowment) property, and selling it off fraudulently in Uttar ...

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No layoffs even at seven percent growth: Ahluwalia

November 19th, 2008 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Even as fears of large-scale job cuts grip all major economies around the world, a top government official said here Wednesday that the total number of jobs ...

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Three Taliban among 10 killed in clashes with tribal elders in Bajaur Agency

Three Taliban among 10 killed in clashes with tribal elders in Bajaur Agency

November 19th, 2008 - 10:37 am ICT by ANI -
Bajaur Agency (Pakistan), Nov 18 (ANI): At least 10 people, included three Taliban, were killed in clashes between the Taliban and pro-government tribal leaders in the Bajaur Agency last evening. According to ...

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India expects economy to grow around 7.5 percent

November 18th, 2008 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Despite an uncertain economic outlook, India is expected to grow around 7.5 percent this fiscal, a top government official said here Tuesday."Though everything is uncertain, we should ...

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Pak forces given licence to kill to protect NATO supplies

Pak forces given licence to kill to protect NATO supplies

November 17th, 2008 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI -
Peshawar, Nov 17 (ANI): Pakistan government is learnt to have given a shoot-to-kill order for those trying to disrupt the NATO supplies to Afghanistan. The order comes in the wake of ...

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Pak moral police ask cable operators not to air obscene Star Plus TV channel

November 14th, 2008 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI -
Lahore, Nov 14 (ANI): A top cop in Gujranwala town in Pakistan has reportedly directed the local cablewallahs not to air Indian entertainment channel Star Plus because programmes running on this ...

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India’s export growth slows to five-year low

November 10th, 2008 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) India's export growth rate slipped to 15 percent in October, the lowest in five years, a top government official said here Monday. “Exports grew at 15 percent ...

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Seven Qaeda men, one Taliban among the dead in US air attacks in N. Waziristan

Seven Qaeda men, one Taliban among the dead in US air attacks in N. Waziristan

November 8th, 2008 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI -
Peshawar, Nov 8 (ANI): At least 13 persons were killed as suspected US drones fired two missiles at a house in North Waziristan Agency on Friday. Though it was immediately not ascertained ...

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Saddam Husseins yacht for sale

November 3rd, 2008 - 11:46 am ICT by ANI -
London , Nov 3 (ANI): Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Husseins palatial 270-foot yacht Ocean Breeze has been put on sale. Fastened at the southern French resort of Nice, the yacht is ...

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China chalks out a new schedule for talks with the Dalai Lama

October 30th, 2008 - 12:37 pm ICT by ANI -
Beijing , Oct 30 (ANI): The Chinese government is learnt to have chalked out a new schedule for holding another round of talks with His Holiness the Dalai Lamas representatives in ...

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Jharkhand asks Maharashtra for the body of violence victim

Jharkhand asks Maharashtra for the body of violence victim

October 26th, 2008 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS -
Ranchi, Oct 26 (IANS) Jharkhand has approached the Maharashtra government to secure the body of a person reportedly killed in violence against North Indians Oct 19, an official said Sunday.According to official ...

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Government official shot dead in Jharkhand

October 20th, 2008 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS -
Ranchi, Oct 20 (IANS) A government official was killed by unidentified assailants in Palamau district of Jharkhand, police said Monday.The victim Om Prakash Rai was shot dead at his house Sunday night ...

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Government official leaps to death from Udyog Bhavan

October 7th, 2008 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) A 52-year-old government official Tuesday allegedly committed suicide by jumping to death from his fifth-floor office in Udyog Bhavan, which houses the industry and commerce ministry, ...

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Private airline ferries stranded Kalam home in Chennai

October 3rd, 2008 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS -
Chennai, Oct 3 (IANS) Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was stranded at the airport here Friday evening upon arrival aboard a scheduled flight from Madurai, said an employee of a private airline."We ...

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Pak plans a major crackdown on Taliban in FATA

Pak plans a major crackdown on Taliban in FATA

September 29th, 2008 - 11:04 am ICT by ANI -
Peshawar , Sept 29 (ANI): The Pakistan Government is learnt to have chalked out a decisive plan to launch a major crackdown on Taliban in the Tribal Areas. But, the actual ...

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Shifting Nano plant: Tatas keep options open

September 26th, 2008 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Sep 26 (IANS) Auto major Tata Motors is keeping its options open on shifting out of West Bengal's simmering Singur area the plant to make the world's cheapest car Nano, according ...

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Jharkhand villagers beat up government official

September 24th, 2008 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS -
Ranchi, Sep 24 (IANS) Protesters demanding adequate compensation for their acquired agricultural land allegedly beat up a government official in a Jharkhand village Wednesday, the police said.Around 3,000 villagers gathered under the ...

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Vacation of defence spectrum unlikely

September 24th, 2008 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Allocation for fresh spectrum from the defence sector for operation of second generation (2G) services appears bleak, according to a senior government official."Defence also does not have ...

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Australia will always pay lip service to America

Australia will always pay lip service to America

September 19th, 2008 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, Sep 19 (ANI): Australias relationship with China could be affected by the US election results and the Australian influence is limited to reacting to US actions, a former American diplomat ...

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113 year old Japanese man is celebrating his 113th birthday today

September 18th, 2008 - 6:22 pm ICT by David M N James -
Tomoji Tanabe, the world's oldest male is now 113 years old. He celebrated his 113th birthday today, Thursday 18th, at his home in southern Japan. He told journalists of his lovely and ...

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Minor says ‘No’ to marriage with 70-year-old (Lead)

September 16th, 2008 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS -
Patna, Sep 16 (IANS) A 15-year-old girl here refused to marry a septuagenarian and ran away from the marriage 'mandap', police said Tuesday. Minor Kanchan Kumari was Monday night being married to ...

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Minor refuses to marry 70-year-old

September 16th, 2008 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS -
Patna, Sep 16 (IANS) Asserting her right to refusal, a 15-year-old girl here declined to marry a septuagenarian and ran away from the marriage 'mandap', police sources said Tuesday.The poor minor girl ...

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Taiwan bans Chinese diary products after health scar

September 15th, 2008 - 1:02 am ICT by IANS -
Taipei, Sep 14 (DPA) Taiwan will tighten safety controls on Chinese dairy products following a contaminated milk powder health scare, a government official said Sunday.Government spokeswoman Vanessa Shih said that Taiwan has ...

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Overseas coal block acquisition policy advocated

September 11th, 2008 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) India should draw up a policy so that Indian firms could be encouraged to acquire coal blocks overseas and secure supplies, said a senior Indian government official ...

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Ten killed in militant attack in Swat

Ten killed in militant attack in Swat

August 25th, 2008 - 11:56 am ICT by ANI -
Mingora (Pakistan), Aug 25 (ANI): Ten people were killed today in Pakistan''s Swat Valley when militants attacked a district government official home. According to the police, the deceased include three members ...

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Blast at Pakistan hospital kills 20

August 19th, 2008 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI -
Peshawar, Aug 19 (ANI): A bomb blast outside a hospital in northwest Pakistans Dera Ismail Khan, located about 300 km from here, on Tuesday killed at least 20 people and injured ...

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Musharraf could head abroad after a few weeks

Musharraf could head abroad after a few weeks

August 18th, 2008 - 7:34 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Aug.18 (ANI): Outgoing Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf may think of setting up house abroad after a few weeks, the Financial Times reports. According to the paper, it is not clear as ...

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Tamil Nadu seeks to control deemed universities

August 16th, 2008 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government has sought additional powers from the human resource development (HRD) ministry to enable it exercise control over deemed universities in the state, a ...

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Amarnath Yatra ends

Amarnath Yatra ends

August 16th, 2008 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS -
Srinagar, Aug 16 (IANS) The two-month long annual Amarnath pilgrimage ended Saturday with the arrival of Lord Shiva's mace, known as Charri Mubarak, at the 3,888-metre high cave shrine. A group 257 ...

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