India willing to grant Pakistani Hindus long-term visa
August 16th, 2012 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) With growing concern over the plight of several hundred Pakistani Hindus coming to India, the government Thursday said it was willing to grant long-term ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha airs concern over Pakistan Hindus’ plight
August 13th, 2012 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Lok Sabha members across political divide Monday expressed concern over the plight of minority Hindus in Pakistan and urged the government to spell out ... Read more...
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Visas to Pakistani Hindus: India rejects conspiracy
August 11th, 2012 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) India Saturday rejected Pakistan's charges of a "conspiracy" about giving so many visas to Pakistani Hindus, saying due process and diligence was exercised in accordance ... Read more...
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Pinki’s treatment unjustified: NCW
July 12th, 2012 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) has said that athlete Pinki Pramanik was treated in an "unjustified manner" and it will send a team to ... Read more...
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Court seeks report on Pinki case
July 7th, 2012 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 6 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court Friday ordered the West Bengal government to file an affidavit within two weeks about the progress of investigations into athlete Pinki Pramanik's ... Read more...
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HRW asks Bangladesh to halt border guards’ mutiny trial
July 5th, 2012 - 5:39 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 4 (IANS) International rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) Wednesday asked Bangladesh to halt a mass trial of suspected mutineers of the erstwhile Bangladesh Rifles who had killed ... Read more...
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Iran summons Afghan envoy over anti-Iran media reports
July 1st, 2012 - 10:13 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, July 1 (IANS) Iran summoned the Afghan charge d'affaires in the country to protest recent Afghan media reports that said Tehran was showing ill treatment to illegal Afghan refugees, ... Read more...
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Scandalous state of Mathura’s child welfare homes (Lead, changing dateline)
June 25th, 2012 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Mathura, June 25 (IANS) Mathura's child welfare system is marred by poor sanitation and living standards, dilapidated buildings, ineffective staff and irregular adoptions, the National Commission for Protection of Child ... Read more...
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Scandalous state of Mathura’s child welfare homes
June 25th, 2012 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Mathura's child welfare system is marred by poor sanitation and living standards, dilapidated buildings, ineffective staff and irregular adoptions, the National Commission for Protection of ... Read more...
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A folk song for every occasion in colourful north India (IANS BOOKS)
June 15th, 2012 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Book: Unearthing Gender: Folk Songs of North India; Author: Smita Tiwari Jassal;Publisher: Duke University Press (2012); Pages 328; Price: $26.61"Gold melts at the goldsmith's.
Sister burns away at her in-laws.
Iron smelts at ... Read more...
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UN: Syrian children detained, tortured and used as human shields
June 13th, 2012 - 11:33 pm ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- Pro-government forces in Syria have detained, tortured and used young children as human shields during the ongoing conflict, which is now being called a civil war by ... Read more...
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UP tops in ill treatment of prisoners
May 8th, 2012 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh tops all states in ill- treating and torturing prisoners, Minister of State for Home Jitendra Singh informed the Lok Sabha Tuesday.Giving state-wise ... Read more...
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Wyatt wanted ethical make-up line
May 8th, 2012 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 8 (IANS) Singer Kimberly Wyatt launched her organic make-up range BM Beauty because she wanted to take a stand against animal testing.Business partner Laura McComiskie opened her eyes ... Read more...
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Clashes in Kashmiri training camps in Pakistan
May 3rd, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 3 (IANS) There are growing incidents of clashes between militants wanting to return to Jammu and Kashmir from training camps in Pakistan and those wanting to stay on, ... Read more...
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Jailed BJP legislator alleges ill-treatment
April 25th, 2012 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 25 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Rajasthan legislator Rajendra Singh Rathore, who has been arrested for his alleged involvement in a staged shootout, Wednesday told ... Read more...
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Court bars Indian maid from pursuing case in US
March 17th, 2012 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has restrained an Indian domestic help, awarded nearly $1.5 million relief for alleged "ill-treatment" by an Indian consulate employee in the ... Read more...
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Maid case: Court reserves order on government plea (Lead)
March 14th, 2012 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday reserved its order on the government's plea seeking directions to restrain an Indian domestic help, awarded nearly $1.5 million relief ... Read more...
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Government wants curbs on maid’s claim case in US (Lead)
March 12th, 2012 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) The government Wednesday approached the Delhi High Court seeking directions to restrain an Indian maid, awarded nearly $1.5 million relief for alleged ill-treatment by an ... Read more...
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Prison authorities told to compensate ill-treated prisoners
January 31st, 2012 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission recommended that the Uttar Pradesh government should pay Rs.25,000 each to three prisoners who were ill-treated by the prison authorities ... Read more...
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Chinese envoy meets Krishna on Indian traders plight
January 4th, 2012 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Chinese envoy Zhang Yan Wednesday met External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna and assured him about the safety of two Indian businessmen who were tortured and ... Read more...
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India protests ill-treatment of diplomat in China
January 2nd, 2012 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) India Monday summoned the Chinese deputy chief of mission here to lodge a protest over the alleged ill-treatment of an Indian diplomat in Shanghai ... Read more...
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Apex court wants zero tolerance for police atrocities
November 5th, 2011 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court has said that police atrocities are violative of the constitutional mandate of protection of life and liberty and not resisting them amounts ... Read more...
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Miandad blasts PCB for shabby treatment of former cricketers
September 26th, 2011 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Sep 26 (IANS) Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad has blasted the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for shabby treatment of some of the top ex-cricketers during the Faysal Bank T20 ... Read more...
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Afridi to get NOC to play for Hampshire
June 15th, 2011 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, June 15 (IANS) Former Pakistan cricket captain Shahid Afridi was all set to receive a No Objection Certificate from the country's cricket board to play in an ongoing English ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan Tamils must live dignified lives: Jayalalithaa
June 14th, 2011 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Tamils in Sri Lanka should be allowed to lead dignified lives and enjoy the same status as the majority Sinhalese community, Tamil Nadu Chief ... Read more...
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Afridi to return for hearing amid massive fanfare
June 5th, 2011 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, June 5 (IANS) Hundreds of Shahid Afridi's fans have started to assemble at the Karachi airport to receive the former captain who returns home from London to resolve his ... Read more...
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PCB takes stern action against Afridi
May 31st, 2011 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, May 31 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Tuesday revoked the No Objection Certificate (NOC) granted to Shahid Afridi that will prevent the retired cricketer to play in county ... Read more...
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Miffed Afridi decides to retire, PCB comes under pressure
May 31st, 2011 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, May 31 (IANS) Pakistan's cricket chiefs felt the heat Tuesday after former captain Shahid Afridi announced his retirement from international cricket and blamed them for his decision.Led by federal ... Read more...
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A long, endless wait at Ranchi women’s remand home
May 24th, 2011 - 11:49 am ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 24 (IANS) Nagma, a Muslim woman, delivered a baby boy in a Ranchi remand home last month. Her husband, a Hindu, is in jail on charges of rape ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi visits agitating farmers in Greater Noida (Lead)
May 11th, 2011 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, May 11 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, who came here early Wednesday on a surprise visit, met the farmers agitating against land acquisition. Meanwhile, the district ... Read more...
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Garo rebels to surrender in Meghalaya
April 27th, 2011 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, April 26 (IANS) At least 20 Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) rebels in Meghalaya will give up arms and surrender Wednesday, an official said."At least, 20 GNLA rebels led ... Read more...
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Two Tibetans killed by Chinese officers during monastery raids
April 24th, 2011 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Apr 24 (ANI): Two Tibetans have been killed by Chinese paramilitary officers during a raid on a monastery in Sichuan Province to detain rebellious monks, a Tibet advocacy group based outside ... Read more...
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Release prisoners who have completed term: Pakistan-India panel
April 23rd, 2011 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 23 (IANS) The India-Pakistan Judicial Committee on Prisoners has recommended to the two governments to immediately release prisoners who have completed jail term and whose verification has ... Read more...
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Gaddafi forces carrying out disappearance campaign: Amnesty
March 29th, 2011 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
Tripoli, Mar. 29 (ANI): Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has accused the Gaddafi regime of carrying out a campaign of forced disappearances in an attempt to crush opposition to his rule.Amnesty said ... Read more...
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‘Chhed-chhad’ keeps women away from Braj Mandal Holi
March 15th, 2011 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mathura/Vrindavan, March 15 (IANS) Getting pawed during Holi revelry is not the flirtatious 'chhed chhad' one associates with Lord Krishna in his dalliance with the gopis. Fear of getting groped ... Read more...
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