Russia warns against hasty conclusions on Syria massacre
June 1st, 2012 - 10:57 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A number of Western countries are jumping to conclusions about the Houla massacre in Syria, where more than 100 people were killed, Russia's envoy to ... Read more...
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India plays cautious, says talks with Pakistan on (Lead)
July 14th, 2011 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) Despite the Mumbai blasts, India said Thursday the foreign minister-level talks with Pakistan will take place later this month as it tactfully kept silent ... Read more...
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Obama visit: India downplays differences, hopes for high-tech trade (Lead)
November 4th, 2010 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Two days ahead of US President Barack Obama's visit, India Thursday sought to downplay differences over a host of persisting issues like outsourcing and a UN ... Read more...
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India ‘reasonably optimistic’ on high-tech exports
November 4th, 2010 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Two days ahead of US President Barack Obama's visit, India Thursday said it was "reasonably optimistic" about the relaxation of US high-tech exports and its support ... Read more...
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Pakistan Army to probe killing of civilians by troops
October 8th, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 8 (IANS) Pakistan Army chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has ordered setting up of a board of enquiry after a video featuring the killing of civilians by troops emerged, a ... Read more...
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Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind asks people not to draw hasty conclusions
October 2nd, 2010 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Leading Muslim organisation Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind Saturday asked people to practise restraint in their reaction to the Ayodhya verdict and said that, given the sensitivity of the issue, ... Read more...
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Home Minister Chidambaram appeals for calm ahead of Ayodhya verdict
September 22nd, 2010 - 8:29 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep.22 (ANI): Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday appealed to the general public to help maintain peace in the wake of the court verdict on the Ayodhya issue. ... Read more...
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Harry Porter town Alnwick a hotbed of cocaine use
May 24th, 2010 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 24 (ANI): Alnwick, the small market town in Northumberland, England, made famous by the two Harry Potter flicks lensed here, has now become a hotbed of cocaine use.Traces of cocaine, ... Read more...
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Nine killed, 32 hurt in Pune terror blast
February 14th, 2010 - 2:59 am ICT by IANS
Pune/New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) In the first major terror strike since the 26/11 Mumbai carnage, at least nine people, including a foreigner, were killed and 32 injured when a powerful ... Read more...
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India airs ‘absolute displeasure’ over Australia attacks
January 15th, 2010 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Under fire from the opposition over continuing attacks on Indian students in Australia, the government Friday said it was doing its "utmost" to convey "absolute displeasure ... Read more...
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Australia determined to act on attacks, says envoy
January 15th, 2010 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Australian High Commissioner Peter Varghese Friday said his government was determined to take action against those involved in attacks on Indian nationals but said it was not ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda not in Nigeria: Muslim leaders
December 31st, 2009 - 2:47 am ICT by IANS
Abuja, Dec 31 (DPA) Muslim leaders in Nigeria have denied allegations that the international terrorist network Al Qaeda is active in the country, media reports said Wednesday.
Islamic clerics interviewed by Abuja ... Read more...
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Pakistan detains five Americans in a raid tied to militants
December 10th, 2009 - 10:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec.10 (ANI): Five young Muslim American persons from the Washington suburbs, who disappeared late last month, have been detained in Pakistan on Wednesday, during a police raid on a house ... Read more...
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US expert says Mumbai attackers could be linked to global jihad
December 2nd, 2008 - 1:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec.2 (ANI): A leading expert of terrorism is of the view that the terrorists who spread mayhem in Mumbai last week, were in some ways connected to a global jihad.
The ... Read more...
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Pakistan offers India full support, is not on defensive (Lead)
November 29th, 2008 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 29 (IANS) Pakistan Saturday said it would remain “fully engaged with the Indian leadership” to jointly fight terrorism even as it denied any link with the terror attack in Mumbai ... Read more...
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Pakistan to extend ‘full cooperation’ to India
November 29th, 2008 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 29 (IANS) Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Saturday that Pakistan will extend “full cooperation” to India following the Mumbai terrorist attack.“The Indian government has requested for cooperation. And the ... Read more...
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US Muslim group suspects communal hand in Delhi blasts
September 14th, 2008 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 14 (IANS) Indian Muslim Council-USA (IMC-USA), the largest advocacy group of Indian Muslims in the US, has denounced the bomb blasts in Delhi while suspecting that it could be ... Read more...
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Bangladesh newspaper condemns India’s ‘hasty conclusions’
May 19th, 2008 - 12:39 pm ICT by admin
Dhaka, May 19 (IANS) India's "knee-jerk reactions", accusing Bangladesh-based militant outfits of causing the blasts in Jaipur last week, will be "counter-productive", a section of the media here warned Monday. The reaction ... Read more...
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