Hyderabad student’s family says he is innocent
September 1st, 2012 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 1 (IANS) The family of a city student who was arrested by the Bangalore police Friday in an alleged terror plot has claimed that he is innocent.Kausar Begum, ... Read more...
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Counting of votes in UP municipal corporation polls begin
July 7th, 2012 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 7 (IANS) Amidst strong police presence and heavy rainfall, counting of votes for the municipal corporation and local bodies began in 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh Saturday.According ... Read more...
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Five-year-old girl raped, murdered in Pakistan
June 3rd, 2012 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 3 (IANS) A five-year-old girl, who went missing for a month in Pakistan's port city Karachi, has been found raped and murdered - a month after the bodies ... Read more...
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Six killed in Karachi’s day of violence
May 21st, 2012 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 21 (IANS) A total of six people have been killed in various incidents of violence in Pakistan's Karachi city, a media report said Monday.An unidentified body bearing torture ... Read more...
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‘Hate Story’ mystery girl revealed - it’s Paoli Dam (With Images)
March 6th, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) The mystery around the girl in the poster of Vikram Bhatt's production "Hate Story" has been solved. She is Bengali actress Paoli Dam, who ... Read more...
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Three arrested for kidnapping child
January 18th, 2012 - 1:23 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) A 37-year-old woman was nabbed for kidnapping a three-year-old boy and passing on the child to her niece who was childless, police said Tuesday. The ... Read more...
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Pakistani lawyers protest senior advocate’s killing
January 10th, 2012 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 10 (IANS) Lawyers in Pakistan observed a day-long strike Tuesday to protest the killing of a senior lawyer in Lahore city of Punjab province, Geo News reported.Nasrullah Waraich, ... Read more...
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Man held for posing as Sheila Dikshit aide
December 6th, 2011 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) Inspired by Bollywood films, a 26-year-old school dropout posed as the secretary to Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and cheated people on the pretext of ... Read more...
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120 huts gutted in Pakistan fire
October 29th, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 29 (IANS) A fire broke out in a shanty town of Pakistan's port city of Karachi, burning down at least 120 huts and injuring three people, a media ... Read more...
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4.2 intensity quake shakes Delhi out of its sleep
September 8th, 2011 - 2:05 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter Scale shook the Indian capital for 5-6 seconds at around 11.30 p.m. Wednesday, the Met department said, scaling ... Read more...
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Three killed in Karachi
August 14th, 2011 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 14 (IANS) At least two people were killed in a handgrenade attack near a hotel and one body was found in a sack in Pakistan's port city ... Read more...
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‘Shaitan’ aggressive, violent promo out
April 29th, 2011 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The risque and violent promo of Anurag Kashyap's next production venture "Shaitan" is out and has raised quite a few eyebrows.Shot with novel angles, the ... Read more...
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Karachi violence death toll rises to sixteen in 24 hours
March 21st, 2011 - 11:23 am ICT by ANI
Karachi, Mar 21(ANI): At least sixteen people were killed, including a policeman, in separate firing incidents in several parts of Karachi during the last 24 hours, sending the affected areas in a ... Read more...
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Parsi businesswoman kidnapped in Pakistan (Lead)
March 9th, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 9 (IANS) A Parsi businesswoman has been kidnapped in Pakistan's Quetta city, about 10 years after her politician-husband went missing after also being abducted.Nilofar Abadan, wife of former ... Read more...
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Parsi businesswoman abducted in Pakistan
March 9th, 2011 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 9 (IANS) A Parsi businesswoman, the wife of a former provincial minister who was abducted 10 years back and is still missing, has been kidnapped in Pakistan's Quetta ... Read more...
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Former Pakistani MP’s son shot dead
March 8th, 2011 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 8 (IANS) The son of a former Pakistani senator was gunned down late Monday night near Karachi, a media report said.Roaidad Khan, son of Sakhi Jan, former senator ... Read more...
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Disquiet among Pakistani Hindus over kidnapped leader
February 25th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 25 (IANS) There is disquiet in the Hindu community over the as-yet unsolved abduction of their religious leader, a senior Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader in Quetta has been told.Sardar ... Read more...
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Boeing offers India significant space cooperation
February 22nd, 2011 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
By Gulshan Luthra
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Boeing has offered to partner with India on manned space missions, including on the very significant "composite cryogenic tanks" for the launch and propulsion ... Read more...
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‘Decision on $10.4 bn combat jet order likely by September’
February 10th, 2011 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
By Gulshan Luthra
Bangalore, Feb 9 (IANS) India would take a decision on a $10.4 billion order for 126 combat jets by mid-2011 or latest by September, a top commander said Wednesday.Releasing ... Read more...
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Minorities feeling insecure in Pakistan, says minister
February 8th, 2011 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 8 (IANS) Abduction for ransom and killing of people belonging to Pakistan's minority communities, including Hindus, has caused insecurity among them, a minister said.Balochistan Minister for Minorities Affairs Basant Lal ... Read more...
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US clears attack chopper, sophisticated radar, missiles for India
January 4th, 2011 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
By Gulshan Luthra
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The US administration has cleared two more missiles - the anti-tank Hellfire air-to-surface missile and the air-to-air Stinger anti-aircraft missile - and a highly sophiscitcated ... Read more...
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A rural ascetic brings India riches at IFFI
December 2nd, 2010 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Dec 2 (IANS) It took the story of a famed ascetic from West Bengal to wrest back for the country after a decade the International Film Festival of India's Golden Peacock ... Read more...
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Post-Obama, India may get best of US technologies
November 21st, 2010 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
By Gulshan Luthra
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) The goodwill generated by President Barack Obama's recent visit to India may lead to this country getting some of the best US defence and ... Read more...
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US defence and nuclear deals could touch $15 bn (Lead, with additional matter)
November 5th, 2010 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
By Gulshan Luthra
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) India is likely to indicate or announce defence and other deals with the US worth around $15 billion during President Barack Obama's Nov 6-9 ... Read more...
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US defence and nuclear deals could touch $15 bn
November 5th, 2010 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
By Gulshan Luthra
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) India is likely to indicate or announce defence and other deals with the US worth around $15 billion during President Barack Obama's visit.While India ... Read more...
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US may outsource lightweight satellite launches to India
October 17th, 2010 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Gulshan R. Luthra
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) The United States could outsource lightweight satellite launches to India.Lockheed Martin, the biggest US defence, aerospace and military technology corporation, broached the subject ... Read more...
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Anurag Kashyap’s ‘That Girl…’ to open South Asian film fest
October 10th, 2010 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) After creating waves on the festival circuit, Anurag Kashyap's thriller "That Girl in Yellow Boots" will open the seventh annual South Asian International Film Festival (SAIFF) in ... Read more...
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India, Russia finalize transport aircraft project
September 9th, 2010 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
By Gulshan Luthra
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) India and Russia have finalized arrangements to jointly develop the Multi-role Transport Aircraft (MTA) with each side pooling in $300.35 million.According to the coming issue ... Read more...
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Russia continues to dominate Indian military aviation
August 19th, 2010 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Gulshan Luthra and Ashok Goel
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Russia is set to win another Indian order for 59 multi-role helicopters in addition to the 80 ordered earlier, retaining Moscow's traditionally ... Read more...
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Boeing delivers 200th transport aircraft to US Air Force
August 5th, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
By Gulshan Luthra
Los Angeles, Aug 5 (IANS) Boeing has delivered the 200th C 17 Globemaster III strategic transport aircraft to the US Air Force (USAF).The aircraft was flown from its Long Beach ... Read more...
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IAF expects combat jet selection within a year
August 4th, 2010 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
By Gulshan Luthra and Air Marshal Ashok Goel (Retd)
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) has submitted a report on the trials it has conducted on six combat ... Read more...
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That Girl In Yellow Boots To Be Screened At Venice Film Festival
August 3rd, 2010 - 10:10 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 3, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Indian film director Anurag Kashyap's latest film That Girl In Yellow Boots, will have its premiere at the 67th Venice Film Festival, which will be held ... Read more...
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‘That Girl…’ goes to Toronto, Venice film festivals
July 30th, 2010 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) After bagging critical-appreciation for his co-production "Udaan" at the 63rd Cannes International Film Festival this year, now Anurag Kashyap's next "That Girl in Yellow Boots" is going ... Read more...
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Two policemen killed in Peshawar checkpost attack
July 26th, 2010 - 2:33 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, July 26 (ANI): At least two policemen were killed and 14 other injured when some 200 militants attacked a police checkpost near Peshawar on Monday morning.No militant group has claimed the ... Read more...
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Youngsters come together to clean Delhi
July 25th, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Young Delhiites hanging out in a crowded market on a Sunday is a common sight. But the West Patel Nagar market in the capital saw the unusual ... Read more...
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