Bangladeshi arrested for seeking Indian passport
September 21st, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 21 (IANS) A Bangladeshi who was trying to procure an Indian passport with forged documents has been arrested here along with a local, police said Friday.Noorul Nabi Hasan ... Read more...
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Liver transplant in India saves Yemeni boy
July 27th, 2012 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Malek family from Yemen had lost all hope when nine-year-old Abdul was diagnosed with the same liver disease that had killed his two siblings.But ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Merchant, Chawla in for All India Open Snooker
July 20th, 2012 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) Former two-time Asian champion Yasin Merchant and India No.2 Kamal Chawla have confirmed their participation in the Shyam Shroff Memorial All India Open Invitation Snooker Tournament ... Read more...
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Thousands protest Pakistan’s reopening of NATO supply route
July 17th, 2012 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 17 (IANS) Thousands of people in northwest Pakistan Tuesday staged a sit-in on the main supply route for NATO forces in Afghanistan. They were opposing Islamabad's decision to ... Read more...
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Years later, Mumbai digs up Manto’s memories
May 10th, 2012 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 10 (IANS) The city surfaced in his stories. He even wrote scripts for its famous film industry and starred in some movies. Now, 100 years after Saadat Hasan ... Read more...
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Manto, a forgotten man in his Punjab village
May 9th, 2012 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
Paproudi (Punjab), May 9 (IANS) Except for the Manto Yaadgari library, which too was set up only last year and has only two to three books by him, legendary writer ... Read more...
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NASA to study climate change in Bangladesh
April 13th, 2012 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 13 (IANS) American space research institute NASA will conduct a study on the weather and climate change in Bangladesh."NASA will conduct the research under its South and Southeast ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
2,000 cops deployed for Zardari’s Delhi visit
April 6th, 2012 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Ajmer, April 6 (IANS) Some 2,000 police personnel will be deployed for Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari's visit to New Delhi en route to Ajmer for offering prayers ... Read more...
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The journey to Ajmer Sharif - from Akbar to Zardari
April 5th, 2012 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
Ajmer, April 5 (IANS) From Mughal emperor Akbar who came praying for a son to a relentless stream of around 12,000 people who throng every day to Pakistan President ... Read more...
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AIIMS researcher beaten up by rogue motorist
April 4th, 2012 - 12:32 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) A 28-year-old researcher from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences was allegedly beaten up by a motorist who rammed his car into the victim's ... Read more...
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Maldives welcomes India’s role, Waheed to visit New Delhi (Lead)
April 3rd, 2012 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Male, April 3 (IANS) India Tuesday conveyed to the Maldives the need for pushing reconciliation in the archipelago nation even as Male announced that President Mohammed Waheed Hasan ... Read more...
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Maldives president to visit India in May
April 3rd, 2012 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Male, April 3 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Tuesday held talks with his Maldivian counterpart Abdul Samad Abdulla here as the Maldives government announced that President Mohammed Waheed ... Read more...
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25 labourers in Gurgaon sent to jail on arson charges
March 24th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon (Haryana), March 24 (IANS) Twenty-five labourers in Gurgaon were Saturday sent to police custody for indulging in vandalism and arson at a construction site in the city Friday, police ... Read more...
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Enraged workers in Gurgaon indulge in vandalism, arson
March 23rd, 2012 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon (Haryana), March 23 (IANS) Angered over the death of a co-worker, labourers at a construction site here pelted stones at private vehicles and torched a police gypsy, police said ... Read more...
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26/11 Mumbai police chief dead
March 12th, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 12 (IANS) Former Mumbai police commissioner Hasan Gafoor, who held the post during the November 26, 2008 terror attack, passed away here Monday after suffering a massive heart ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s Rana Naved denies BPL match-fixing
March 6th, 2012 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, March 6 (IANS) Pakistani fast bowler Rana Naved-ul-Hasan has denied his inolvement in match-fixing in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).Rana's name figured in the match-fixing investigations after police in ... Read more...
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India lose to Oman 1-5 in football
February 23rd, 2012 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Muscat, Feb 23 (IANS) India went down 1-5 to higher-ranked Oman in a football friendly at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex Stadium here Thursday.Joaquim Abranches scored the solitary goal for ... Read more...
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Death for three confirmed in 2003 Mumbai blasts case (Lead)
February 10th, 2012 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 10 (IANS) The Bombay High Court Friday upheld the death sentence of three people, including a woman, convicted for the 2003 Mumbai twin-bomb blasts that killed 52 people.A ... Read more...
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Big Bash: Hobart beat Sydney for 4th straight win
January 1st, 2012 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Hobart, Jan 1 (IANS) Hobart Hurricanes won their fourth game in a row beating Sydney Thunder by five wickets in the Twenty20 Big Bash League here Sunday.Electing to bat, Sydney ... Read more...
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Indonesia loses $3.3 billion in five years of corruption cases
December 10th, 2011 - 6:00 pm ICT by BNO News
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) -- More than 300 cases of embezzlement over the past five years have cost the Indonesian government more than Rp 29.5 trillion ($3.3 billion), the country's financial watchdog ... Read more...
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Green way to clean computers
September 4th, 2011 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 4 (IANS) Scientists have come up with ?green? solutions to remove digital waste from computers.For instance, old or rarely used files deplete precious storage space, bog down a ... Read more...
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AWOL solider indicted in Fort Hood bomb plot
August 10th, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Waco, Texas, Aug 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A soldier has been indicted by a grand jury in connection with the attempted plot to bomb Fort Hood soldiers in Texas. The soldier is said ... Read more...
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US soldier arrested with bomb-making materials
July 29th, 2011 - 3:05 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 29 (IANS) A US soldier has been arrested after police found firearms and bomb-making materials in his motel room, Xinhua reported.Naser Abdo was arrested Wednesday. The 21-year-old American ... Read more...
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Kashmir promotes bee-keeping to boost fruit production
July 25th, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 25 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir has decided to boost bee-keeping by setting up 10,000 colonies this year - not only to help increase honey production but also to ... Read more...
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Pakistani sailors’ families welcome release by pirates
June 14th, 2011 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 14 (IANS) The families of the Pakistani sailors who were released by Somali pirates after having been kept hostage for about 10 months have welcomed the end of ... Read more...
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Four Pakistani sailors released by Somali pirates
June 14th, 2011 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 14 (IANS) Somali pirates have released four Pakistani sailors kept hostage for 10 months, Geo News reported.Captain Syed Wasi Hasan, Muzzamil, Mohammed Alam and Ali Rehman were the ... Read more...
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AMU, Jakarta university to work closer together
June 11th, 2011 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
Aligarh, June 11 (IANS) A high-level Indonesian delegation led by Indonesian Ambassador Lieutenant General (Retd) Andi M. Ghalib Saturday visited the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) for exploring mutual cooperation in ... Read more...
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Pakistani journalist in ISI custody: Rights body
May 31st, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 31 (IANS) A Pakistani journalist who went missing Sunday after a story on the terrorist attack on a navy base is in the custody of Pakistan's spy agency ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
India’s mega satellite GSAT-8 put into transfer orbit (Lead)
May 21st, 2011 - 5:13 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 21 (IANS) India's mega geo-stationary satellite GSAT-8 was successfully deployed in an elliptical geo-synchronous transfer orbit early Saturday by the Ariane-VA-202 rocket, an official of the Indian ... Read more...
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Osama must have moved to Abbottabad recently: Pakistani envoy
May 2nd, 2011 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 2 (IANS) Pakistan's envoy in Britain Wajid Shamsul Hasan said Monday Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, who was killed by American forces in Abbottabad near Islamabad, lived ... Read more...
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Lollywood movies existing only on paper?
May 1st, 2011 - 4:57 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, May 1(ANI): Lollywood, the Pakistani film industry based in Lahore, seems to be in action only on paper, as some 18 films have been registered with the Pakistan Film Producers Association ... Read more...
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Pak poor in fielding because ‘bowling coach acting as fielding coach’: Rana Naved
April 24th, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 24(ANI): The main reason for Pakistan's poor fielding is that the national team has a bowling coach acting as a fielding coach, Pakistani pacer Rana Naved-ul-Hasan has said."I have noticed ... Read more...
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Zulqarnain reconsidering Pakistan return decision after getting threats on phone
April 21st, 2011 - 4:13 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 21(ANI): Runaway former Pakistani wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haidar, who is currently living in the United Kingdom on a temporary visa, is reconsidering his plans to return to Pakistan after claiming that ... Read more...
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Prince Charles lays wreath on African despot’s grave
April 5th, 2011 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 5 (IANS) Prince Charles and wife Camilla have landed themselves into a controversy by laying a wreath at a despot's tomb while visiting Morocco that is facing pro-democracy ... Read more...
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Conditions imposed on 63 acquitted in Godhra train burning
February 22nd, 2011 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Feb 22 (IANS) The 63 accused acquitted in the Godhra train burning case Tuesday have been asked to furnish personal bonds and sureties and not to leave the country without the ... Read more...
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