NESO asks prime minister to ensure safety of northeast people
August 16th, 2012 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Aug 16 (IANS) The North East Students Organisation (NESO) Thursday demanded intervention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde to ensure security to the people ... Read more...
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Short films purest form of filmmaking: Kashyap
July 30th, 2012 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 30 (IANS) Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap praises short films to the skies saying they are the best form of filmmaking because they are not made with any particular motive ... Read more...
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Students of northeast demand special constitutional status
May 30th, 2012 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 30 (IANS) Demanding a special constitutional status for the northeastern states, almost all students' bodies in the region will jointly launch a massive agitation June 7, an official ... Read more...
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Austria win Davis Cup doubles against Spain, trail 1-2
April 8th, 2012 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, April 8 (IANS) The Davis Cup quarterfinal tie between Spain and Austria will go into the third and final day after the Austrian doubles pairing of Oliver Marach/Alexander ... Read more...
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Spain take 2-0 lead in Davis Cup quarterfinal
April 7th, 2012 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, April 7 (IANS) Spain cruised to a comfortable 2-0 win in their Davis Cup tennis quarterfinal tie against Austria.The Spanish team again showed how proficient they are on ... Read more...
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PCB offers contracts to umpires for first time
February 16th, 2012 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Feb 16 (IANS) In a first, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Thursday awarded contracts to three umpires in the country.According to the report, the scheme is limited and only ... Read more...
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Peshawar airport renamed after Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
January 28th, 2012 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 28 (IANS) The airport in Pakistan's Peshawar city has been renamed after noted freedom fighter Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.As a tribute to the Pashtun political and spiritual leader, ... Read more...
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Puneet Issar returns to direction with ‘I Am Singh’
November 6th, 2011 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Seven years after the release of Salman Khan starrer "Garv", actor-director Puneet Issar has wielded the megaphone once again for "I Am Singh", which ... Read more...
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Three mowed down by truck
November 3rd, 2011 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Three people were killed and four others injured when a truck ran over them early Thursday while they were sleeping on a pavement in north ... Read more...
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Pakistani team takes anti-graft tips from Anna
September 21st, 2011 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmednagar (Maharashtra), Sep 21 (IANS) A three-member Pakistani delegation Wednesday met social activist Anna Hazare at his village to seek his opinion on starting an anti-graft drive in ... Read more...
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Six killed in Iraq prison-break attempt
August 6th, 2011 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Aug 6 (IANS) Three policemen and three inmates were killed in a prison break attempt in Iraq's central city of Hilla, Xinhua reported Saturday.The incident occurred Friday evening when ... Read more...
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Drugs worth Rs.93 lakh seized, four heldin Delhi
July 30th, 2011 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Four people accused of drug trafficking were arrested and drugs worth Rs.93 lakh were recovered in three separate incidents, police said Saturday.Haider, 30, was arrested ... Read more...
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PML-N, MQM form alliance against Pakistan government
July 6th, 2011 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 6 (IANS) Two former rival parties Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) in Pakistan announced Wednesday they have joined hands against the government ... Read more...
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Mayawati orders arrest of party leader
June 19th, 2011 - 2:47 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 19 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati ordered the arrest of an influential Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Saturday night after his involvement in a murder case ... Read more...
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Australian diplomat meets Pakistani leaders
June 12th, 2011 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, June 12 (IANS) Australian Deputy High Commissioner to Pakistan Paul Molloy met leaders of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) in Karachi and discussed the deteriorating law and order situation ... Read more...
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Eight bookies arrested from Pakistan for threatening Zulqarnain
April 27th, 2011 - 11:11 am ICT by ANI
Sialkot, April 27(ANI): A gang of eight bookmakers, allegedly involved in threatening Pakistan cricket team's former wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider, has been arrested from Sialkot in the Punjab province of Pakistan.The now retired ... Read more...
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Kamran denies Zulqarnain’s ‘match fixer’ allegations against father-in-law
April 26th, 2011 - 3:16 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 26(ANI): Discarded Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal has denied runaway cricketer Zulqarnain Haider's claims about the involvement of his father-in-law in gambling.The now retired wicketkeeper, who had stunned one and all ... Read more...
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Stop discrimination against northeastern region, say students
April 23rd, 2011 - 12:33 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Apr 23 (ANI): Citing inaction of the central government on the investigation into the helicopter crash in Tawang, members of the North East Students Organisation (NESO) urged government to stop ... Read more...
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Zulqarnain cancels Pakistan trip after fresh threats
April 21st, 2011 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, April 21 (IANS) Pakistan's runaway wicket-keeper Zulqarnain Haider has reportedly cancelled his flight back home from London after claiming that he has received fresh threats.Zulqarnain, who rocked Pakistan cricket ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s run-away wicketkeeper Zulqarnain plans to go home
April 18th, 2011 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, April 18 (IANS) Pakistan's run-away wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider is planning to return to his homeland Sunday from London after withdrawing his application for asylum in Britain.Zulqarnain had filed ... Read more...
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Zulqarnain Haidar to be grilled by PCB on return to Pakistan
April 18th, 2011 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Apr 18(ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is likely to investigate runaway former wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haidar on his return from Britain.Haidar, who is currently living in the United Kingdom on ... Read more...
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Pak Home Ministry given a week’s time to reply in Davis shootout victims’ heirs case
April 12th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, April 12(ANI): The Lahore High Court has granted a week's time to the Pakistan Interior Ministry to submit its reply on the mysterious disappearance of the legal heirs of the January ... Read more...
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Thrice-convicted officer reinstated in Pakistan’s FIA
April 5th, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 5(ANI): A Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) officer, who is Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik's sidekick, has not only been reinstated for the fourth time after being convicted and dismissed ... Read more...
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Gilani to visit London for son’s surgery
April 3rd, 2011 - 5:38 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 3(ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani will begin a four-day private trip to London on Wednesday to be present during his son's liver surgery in a hospital ... Read more...
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Brother of Raymond Davis’ victim denies striking ‘blood money’ deal under pressure
April 2nd, 2011 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 2(ANI): The elder brother of Faheem Shamshad, one of the two Pakistani men shot dead by CIA contractor Raymond Davis on January 27, has dismissed speculations that his family was ... Read more...
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Gilani opts for India cricket diplomacy visit over London trip for son’s surgery
March 29th, 2011 - 4:31 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 29(ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has given preference to visiting India to watch Wednesday's Indo-Pak World Cup semi-final in Mohali on the invitation of his Indian counterpart ... Read more...
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Victims’ heirs weren’t under any pressure to accept blood money, pardon Davis: Lawyer
March 21st, 2011 - 11:23 am ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 21(ANI): The heirs of the two Pakistani men shot dead by CIA operative Raymond Davis in Lahore were not pressurised in any way to accept blood-money and pardon the American, ... Read more...
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Davis’ release challenged in Lahore High Court
March 17th, 2011 - 4:30 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar 17(ANI): The release of double murder-accused CIA contractor Raymond Davis has been challenged in the Lahore High Court (LHC).Davis, who was arrested in Lahore for killing two Pakistani youths Faizan ... Read more...
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Davis pardoned, released in accordance with Pakistani law: White House
March 17th, 2011 - 12:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 17(ANI): The United States has welcomed the release of double murder-accused CIA contractor Raymond Davis, and stressed that he was freed in accordance with Pakistani law."The United States welcomes the ... Read more...
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Pak court indicts Raymond Davis for double murder
March 16th, 2011 - 4:59 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar 16(ANI): US national Raymond Davis has finally been indicted by a Pakistani court in the double murder case.CIA contractor Davis was arrested by police after shooting dead 22-year-old Faizan ... Read more...
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Pak-US relations can’t be held hostage to Raymond Davis case: Gilani
March 13th, 2011 - 11:36 am ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 13(ANI): The relationship between Pakistan and the United States cannot be held hostage because of the Raymond Davis case, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said.CIA contractor Davis was ... Read more...
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Saudi envoy comes up with ‘Raymond Davis offer’ to bail Pak, US
March 10th, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 10(ANI): Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik and the Saudi Ambassador to Islamabad, Abdul Aziz bin Ibrahim al Ghadeer, have reportedly discussed options to pave way for the release of double ... Read more...
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Widow of Lahore shootout victim not satisfied with Punjab Govt’s efforts in Davis case
March 9th, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar 9(ANI): Zahra Faizan, the widow of one of the victims shot dead by US official Raymond Davis in Lahore on January 27, has expressed her dissatisfaction over the efforts made ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s opposition walks out of National Assembly over oil price hike
March 1st, 2011 - 10:42 pm ICT by BNO News
ISLAMABAD (BNO NEWS) -- Three main opposition parties on Tuesday walked out of Pakistan's National Assembly over the current hike in petroleum prices, Associated Press of Pakistan reported.The legislators belonging to opposition ... Read more...
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US fears for double murder-accused Raymond Davis’ life in Pak prison
February 23rd, 2011 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Feb 23(ANI): U.S. officials believe that Raymond Davis, an American national who murdered two Pakistani citizens in Lahore, is in serious danger - even from the guards at the prison where ... Read more...
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