UAE launches health education booths
June 23rd, 2011 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
Ajman (UAE), June 23 (IANS/WAM) The UAE health ministry will set up health awareness booths at all its facilities across the country, it was announced Thursday.The Health Education Corner initiative ... Read more...
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Illegal arms unit unearthed in Bengal, weapons seized
April 25th, 2011 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 25 (IANS) An illegal arms manufacturing factory was unearthed in West Bengal's South 24-Parganas district and a huge cache of arms and ammunitions was seized, a senior police ... Read more...
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UAE allocates $81 mn for buying medicines
April 8th, 2011 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, April 8 (IANS/WAM) The UAE's health ministry said Friday it has doubled the funds to 300 million dirhams (about $81 million) for purchasing medicines this year.In 2010, the ministry ... Read more...
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Goa assembly disrupted over minister’s customs detention
April 5th, 2011 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 5 (IANS) Opposition members Tuesday disrupted proceedings in the Goa legislative assembly over the issue of Education Minister Atanasio alias Babush Monserrate's detention last week by Mumbai airport ... Read more...
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UAE launches phase-II of health information system
April 2nd, 2011 - 1:25 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, April 1 (IANS/WAM) The UAE health ministry has announced the beginning of phase-II of the Wareed health information system that aims at revolutionising the quality, safety and efficiency of ... Read more...
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Supreme Court to rule on mercy killing plea this week
March 6th, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court appears all set to shed light Monday on the complexities involved in laying down a law on mercy killing in the ... Read more...
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F-17 Thunder, Titanic, 7610 Nokia - these are Peshawari sandals
November 24th, 2010 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
Peshawar, Nov 24 (IANS) Peshawari sandals, which are hugely popular in Pakistan and exported across the world including to India, are now being named after 7610 Nokia - a mobile phone model, ... Read more...
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UAE, Macedonia discuss health cooperation
October 16th, 2010 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Oct 16 (IANS/WAM) UAE and Macedonia discussed cooperation in the health sector, it was announced Saturday.Visiting Macedonian Health Minister Bujar Osmani met with his UAE counterpart Hanif Hassan Ali Qasim here ... Read more...
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Movie Review: Tere Bin Laden (2010)
July 16th, 2010 - 8:52 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Tere Bin Laden: Hilariously goodRating: 3.5 out of 5*Starring: Ali Zafar, Pradhuman Singh, Sugandha Garg and Piyush MishraDirector: Abhishek SharmaJuly 16 (Sampurn Wire): There are some films that are winners right ... Read more...
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Krishna to offer chaddar at Lahore’s Data Gunj Baksh shrine
July 16th, 2010 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI
By Smita PrakashIslamabad, July 16 (ANI): Indian External Affairs Minister S.M.Krishna will offer a chaddar at the Data Gunj Baksh shrine in Lahore via Punjab Chief MInister Shahbaz Sharif, whom he will ... Read more...
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Would eliminate terrorism in 90 days if PM: Imran
July 4th, 2010 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, July 4 (IANS) Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan Sunday claimed that if he was the prime minister of Pakistan, he would have eliminated the menace of terrorism within 90 days.
Talking to media ... Read more...
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Pakistan plans national conference on terrorism
July 4th, 2010 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 4 (DPA) The Pakistani government is planning a national conference next week to build consensus on dealing with terrorism, even a former prime minister has called for talks with ... Read more...
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42 dead in suicide bombings at Lahore shrine (Fifth Lead)
July 2nd, 2010 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, July 2 (IANS) At least 42 people were killed and 175 injured in this Pakistani city as synchronised suicide bombings ripped through the famed Data Ganj Baksh shrine that was ... Read more...
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Suicide attacks at Lahore Sufi shrine kill 38 (Third Lead)
July 2nd, 2010 - 6:05 am ICT by IANS
Lahore, July 2 (DPA) At least 38 people were killed and more than 175 injured in double suicide bombings at a shrine in Lahore late Thursday, government officials said.
"There were two ... Read more...
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Probe Indians’ slush funds abroad, demands Jethmalani (Lead)
April 15th, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 15 (IANS) Eminent lawyer and former Rajya Sabha member Ram Jethmalani Thursday demanded a probe by a special investigation team into the alleged slush funds of Indians lying in ... Read more...
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Jethmalani seeks probe into Pune billionaire’s wealth
April 15th, 2010 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 15 (IANS) Eminent lawyer and former Rajya Sabha member Ram Jethmalani Thursday demanded a probe into alleged money-laundering by billionaire Pune stud farm owner Hassan Ali.
Addressing a press conference ... Read more...
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Three killed in Bangladesh drive against Left extremists
September 5th, 2009 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Sep 5 (IANS) Security and defence forces in Bangladesh early Saturday killed three "outlaws" belonging to Left extremist organisations in a drive demanded by lawmakers in the wake of a ... Read more...
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15 killed in Somali clashes
July 12th, 2009 - 3:10 am ICT by IANS
Mogadishu, July 12 (Xinhua) At least 15 people, including the security head of Mogadishu, were killed and 43 others injured in clashes between the security forces and Islamic militants in the Somali ... Read more...
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29 political killings in Karachi in June
June 8th, 2009 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, June 8 (IANS) Pakistan's financial capital has seen a staggering 29 political killings in the first week of June, eight of them on Sunday alone, police said.
Six of those killed Sunday ... Read more...
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Indian documents in black money case forged: Swiss government
May 11th, 2009 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) In a major embarrassment for the Indian government, the Swiss Justice Department Monday said it had received forged documents from New Delhi two years ago in ... Read more...
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Kolkata not impressed by West Bengal governor’s voluntary power cut
May 7th, 2008 - 5:04 pm ICT by admin
Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi's decision to have daily two-hour-long voluntary power cuts at the Raj Bhavan Wednesday onwards has drawn mixed reactions from Kolkata residents. While some ... Read more...
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Widow of Brit Muslim teacher says he was killed because he converted to Christianity
April 16th, 2008 - 6:00 pm ICT by admin
London, Apr.16 (ANI): The widow of a British Muslim teacher killed in Somalia has said radical Muslims finished him off because he had converted to Christianity.
Daud Hassan Ali, 64, was shot ... Read more...
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Bangladesh airline makes emergency landing on terror suspicion
April 8th, 2008 - 3:31 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Bangkok, April 8 (DPA) A low-cost Bangladesh airline was forced to make an emergency landing in Bangkok Tuesday after one of the passengers sparked suspicions by using his own fruit knife at ... Read more...
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Muslim leader quits parliament to fight provincial poll
April 2nd, 2008 - 5:48 pm ICT by admin
By P. Karunakharan
Colombo, April 2 (IANS) Rauf Hakeem, one of Sri Lanka's most prominent Muslim leaders, Wednesday resigned from parliament with two other party MPs to contest eastern provincial elections aiming to ... Read more...
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