Russian opposition MP expelled from parliament
September 14th, 2012 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian opposition lawmaker Gennady Gudkov was Friday ousted from the lower house of parliament for engaging in commercial activity while serving as an MP.The MP ... Read more...
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Kashmiri youth seek demilitarisation, more dialogue
June 3rd, 2012 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 3 (IANS) Kashmiris want autonomy, better economic opportunities and removal of "overbearing presence of armed forces from their state", a gathering of Kashmiri youth, activists and separatists said ... Read more...
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Fardeen Khan gets immunity in drugs case
February 29th, 2012 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 29 (IANS) Almost 11 years after he was arrested in a drug abuse case, Bollywood star Fardeen Khan was Wednesday granted immunity from prosecution in the matter ... Read more...
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Hadi elected as Yemen’s new president
February 25th, 2012 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
Sana`a, Feb 24 (IANS) Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi was elected as Yemen's new president with 6.6 million people voting in his favour, said the country's Supreme Committee for Elections and Referendum ... Read more...
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Yemenis go to polls as violence flares up
February 21st, 2012 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Sanaa, Feb 21 (IANS) Yemenis headed for polling stations Tuesday to vote for a successor to President Ali Abdullah Saleh, hoping to pull the impoverished country back from possible civil ... Read more...
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Zardari has immunity: Pakistani PM’s lawyer
January 18th, 2012 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 18 (IANS) Asif Ali Zardari has immunity from prosecution, says the lawyer of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani who has been issued a contempt notice by the ... Read more...
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Training mission in Iraq to end: NATO chief
December 12th, 2011 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, Dec 12 (IANS) NATO will wrap up its training mission in Iraq by year-end, its secretary general, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, said Monday."Agreement on the extension of this successful programme ... Read more...
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US court reserves judgement in Kamal Nath case
September 22nd, 2011 - 11:17 am ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 22 (IANS) A US federal court has reserved judgment on Indian Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath's claim for diplomatic immunity in a case over his alleged ... Read more...
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Centre can repeal AFSPA: Kashmir government
September 3rd, 2011 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 3 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Ali Mohammad Sagar Saturday said the state government can only "recommend" to the central government to ... Read more...
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Government for consensus to amend AFSPA: Chidambaram
September 1st, 2011 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) The government is trying to build a consensus to amend the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), which gives the armed forces legal immunity ... Read more...
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Irom Sharmila must reach out to people: G.K. Pillai
August 30th, 2011 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Aug 30 (IANS) Irom Sharmila, fasting for the last 11 years for the repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), must "reach out to people across ... Read more...
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‘Media ignores Irom Sharmila but focusses on Hazare’
August 21st, 2011 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Aug 21 (IANS) Civil rights campaigners in Manipur are upset with the mainstream Indian media for blowing up activist Anna Hazare's anti-graft fast that entered its sixth day Sunday ... Read more...
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Indians advised to leave Yemen (Lead)
May 27th, 2011 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) India has asked its nationals to leave Yemen at the earliest following mounting violence between security forces and those ranged against long-time President Ali Abdullah ... Read more...
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Indians advised to leave Yemen
May 27th, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The ministry of external affairs Friday advised Indian nationals to leave Yemen as early as possible following breaking out of clashes between government and rebel ... Read more...
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UN secretary general calls for end to Yemen clashes
May 26th, 2011 - 4:46 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, May 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged Wednesday an end to clashes between Yemeni protesters and government troops in the capital of Sana'a."The secretary general ... Read more...
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Qatar exits GCC-initiated Yemen solution
May 13th, 2011 - 8:49 am ICT by IANS
Doha, May 13 (IANS) Qatar Thursday decided to exit the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-brokered initiative to resolve the crisis in Yemen due to the delay in signing of ... Read more...
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Apex court pulls up IT department for tardy 2G probe (Second Lead)
May 5th, 2011 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday pulled up the income tax department for its slow investigation in the 2G spectrum case and voiced astonishment at the "mind-boggling" ... Read more...
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Saleh not to sign power-transfer plan in Qatari envoys’ presence
April 29th, 2011 - 7:06 am ICT by IANS
Sana'a, April 29 (IANS) Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has said he will not sign the power transfer plan brokered by Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) if Qatari representatives attend the ... Read more...
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Yemeni leader Saleh ready to step down within 30 days
April 24th, 2011 - 12:40 pm ICT by ANI
Saana, Apr 24 (ANI): Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has finally agreed to step down within 30 days, and hand over power to his deputy on the condition of being given immunity ... Read more...
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Berlusconi claims he no longer has a cellphone
March 1st, 2011 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
Milan, March 1 (IANS/AKI) Italy's scandal-mired premier Silvio Berlusconi, who currently faces four trials, has told supporters that he gave up his mobile phone to evade police surveillance. "Be aware that your ... Read more...
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Berlusconi back on trial as tax fraud court case resumes
February 28th, 2011 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 28 (ANI): Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will be put on trial again as tax fraud court case resumes in Italy.It is the first of four upcoming court cases ... Read more...
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Bomb kills 8 people in southern Thailand
January 25th, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by BNO News
YALA, THAILAND (BNO NEWS) -- A bomb explosion killed eight people and wounded two others in the southern province of Yala in Thailand on Tuesday, MCOT online news reported.
The bomb targeted a ... Read more...
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Moily backs Karnataka Governor Bharadwaj’s action
January 22nd, 2011 - 7:44 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Jan 22 (ANI): Backing Karnataka Governor H R Bharadwaj for sanctioning prosecution of Chief Minister B S Yeddyruppa, Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily on Saturday said corruption and nepotism is on ... Read more...
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Recalled diplomat to be probed as per Indian law, UK told (Second Lead)
January 18th, 2011 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) With Britain pressing for the waiving of diplomatic immunity for Anil Verma, who faces allegations of wife-beating, the Indian government Tuesday condemned domestic violence but made it ... Read more...
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Tainted diplomat will be probed under Indian law, UK told (Lead)
January 18th, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) With Britain pressing for the waiving of diplomatic immunity for Anil Verma, who faces allegations of wife-beating, India Tuesday made it clear that the charges will be ... Read more...
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Wife-beating row: India assures thorough probe
January 18th, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) India Tuesday said domestic violence allegations against chief trade diplomat in Britain Anil Verma will be thoroughly investigated after he returns and action will be taken according ... Read more...
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Punish diplomat for wife-beating: Tirath
January 18th, 2011 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath Tuesday said that strong action should be taken against officials like Anil Verma, an Indian diplomat in London accused of ... Read more...
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Wife-beating: India hopes diplomat’s recall will end immunity row
January 17th, 2011 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) India hopes that an unsavoury controversy surrounding Anil Verma, an Indian diplomat in London accused of assaulting his wife, will be set at rest after the external ... Read more...
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Wife-beating row: Indian diplomat in Britain transferred (Roundup)
January 17th, 2011 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi/London, Jan 16 (IANS) India's chief trade diplomat in Britain Anil Verma is being transferred back after the external affairs ministry decided that allegations of him beating his wife were "causing ... Read more...
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Indian diplomat accused of wife-beating recalled
January 16th, 2011 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The Indian government has decided to recall diplomat Anil Verma, who is accused of beating his wife, from London as the issue was "causing embarrassment" to the ... Read more...
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Indian diplomat accused of wife-beating to be transferred from London
January 16th, 2011 - 7:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 16(ANI): A high-ranking Indian diplomat in the UK, who allegedly attacked his wife at their official residence, is reportedly being transferred back to India.Anil Verma, India's trade ambassador to the ... Read more...
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Indian diplomat’s wife in hiding in Britain?
January 16th, 2011 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 16 (IANS) The wife of high-ranking Indian diplomat Anil Verma, who is accused of beating her at their official residence in London, has gone into hiding with the couple's five-year-old ... Read more...
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Italy’s apex court overturns law on Berlusconi immunity
January 14th, 2011 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Jan 14 (IANS/AKI) In a setback for Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's apex court has struck down a key pillar of a law that gives the Italian prime minister temporary immunity from prosecution ... Read more...
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Indian diplomat in Britain claims immunity on wife-beating charge
January 9th, 2011 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
London/New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) A high-ranking Indian diplomat in Britain has escaped charges of assaulting his wife after he claimed immunity due to his diplomatic status, a media report said Sunday. ... Read more...
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Indian in UK claims diplomatic immunity to escape prosecution for ‘attack’ on wife
January 9th, 2011 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 9 (ANI): A high-ranking Indian diplomat in the UK has claimed immunity from prosecution after being quizzed by police over allegations that he attacked his wife at their official residence.Anil ... Read more...
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