46 years hence, a miracle homecoming for Indian diplomatic bag
September 18th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) It's a miracle homecoming. An Indian diplomatic bag containing Indian newspapers, magazines and mails has managed to journey back home 46 years after braving ice ... Read more...
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Sliding Chinese art mart gives India price edge
August 20th, 2012 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) A slight fallback in the Chinese art market has given Indian art the chance to grab a larger price share, says Christie's top officials visiting ... Read more...
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Bomb alert at Delhi Metro station
June 29th, 2012 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, June 29 (IANS) A bomb alert was sounded at the Sikanderpur Metro station Friday, prompting a search operation, police said.An anonymous call was received at the police control room ... Read more...
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PPP accepts Gilani’s disqualification verdict
June 19th, 2012 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 19 (IANS) The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Tuesday said it accepted the verdict of the Supreme Court that said Yousuf Raza Gilani stood disqualified as the prime ... Read more...
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Probe Asma Jahangir’s death plot, say human rights groups
June 6th, 2012 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Concerned over Pakistani human rights activist Asma Jahangir's revelations that her country's security establishment was planning to get her killed, Indian human rights groups Wednesday ... Read more...
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Kashmir’s Mughal motor rally to have bikes too
April 15th, 2012 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 15 (IANS) After the success of a Jammu and Kashmir motor rally that traverses through the historic Mughal Road - once a favourite route of emperors Akbar and ... Read more...
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Hitachi to build power control systems in India
March 23rd, 2012 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 23 (IANS) Japanese electronics major Hitachi Ltd will build thermal power control systems in a joint venture with SFO Technologies Ltd of NeST group at its newly set-up ... Read more...
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Delhi blast: NIA looks for Kishtwar suspect’s brother
October 20th, 2011 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Oct 20 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA), probing the Sep 7 Delhi High Court blast that killed 15 people, is looking for two more suspects in Kishtwar town ... Read more...
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Indian art 2.0: Rise of the Young Turks
September 8th, 2011 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) The order is shifting in the firmament of contemporary Indian art. The depleting tribe of senior artists -- following the demise of Jehangir Sabavala, M.F. ... Read more...
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Artist Jehangir Sabavala dies of respiratory failure
September 3rd, 2011 - 1:00 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 2 (IANS) Eminent artist Jehangir Sabavala died Friday morning of respiratory failure, a family source said. He was 89.Sabavala had been suffering from lung cancer. He is survived ... Read more...
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‘King of racers’ aims to conquer Mughal rally
June 23rd, 2011 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 23 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh's Suresh Rana, or the 'king of racers' as he is popularly called, is aiming to conquer a motor rally that traverses through the historic ... Read more...
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Headley, Rana were in direct touch with ISI handlers (Lead)
May 24th, 2011 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, May 24 (IANS) A key plotter of the 26/11 terror attack told a Chicago court Tuesday how he gave details about landing sites in Mumbai to his Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Pak heading for “consensus government” to resolve political, economic crises
April 21st, 2011 - 3:28 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 21 (ANI): Pakistan is heading for "a new government of consensus" with the inclusion of several opposition groups, according to reports.The ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has entered into an ... Read more...
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NC-Congress combine bags 5 seats, PDP has surplus votes
April 13th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, April 13 (IANS) While Jammu and Kashmir's ruling National Conference-Congress alliance bagged all the five legislative council seats it contested for, the main opposition People's Democratic Party won just ... Read more...
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Kuhar takes sole lead in Haryana Open golf
February 10th, 2011 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Feb 10 (IANS) Sixteen-year-old Abhishek Kuhar for the second day running was the only player to record a par round and took a two-shot lead in the Haryana Open Amateur golf ... Read more...
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Gilani to dissolve cabinet
February 4th, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 4 (IANS) The ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Friday authorised Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to dissolve the cabinet and form a smaller one, a media report said.The decision ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Kashmir dispute between India-Pak continues to hold international relevance: Qureshi
November 17th, 2010 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
Multan, Nov 17 (ANI): Despite the US-India ties, the Kashmir issue continues to hold international relevance, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said.Speaking to media representatives after the Eidul Azha prayer ... Read more...
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Why is Humayun’s tomb on Obama’s itinerary?
November 6th, 2010 - 11:39 am ICT by ANI
By Smita PrakashNew Delhi, Nov.6 (ANI): Most Indians are puzzled as to why foreign heads of state would choose to pay a visit to Humayun's tomb in New Delhi rather than the ... Read more...
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PPP boycotts Pak’s largest media group, accusing it to be biased against Zardari
October 17th, 2010 - 4:44 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 17 (ANI): The ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has formally announced its decision to boycott the country's largest media organisation, Jang Group, accusing it of being biased toward its co-chairman, ... Read more...
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Musharraf the ‘murderer’ of Benazir Bhutto: PPP Secy Gen
October 6th, 2010 - 5:27 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Oct 5 (ANI): Pakistan People's Party's Secretary-General Jehangir Badar has called former President Pervez Musharraf the 'murderer' of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto."Pervez Musharraf is the murderer of Benazir ... Read more...
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Musharraf confident “nothing can happen legally” against him on his return to Pak
September 16th, 2010 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
Hong Kong, Sept 16 (ANI): In the wake of his decision of returning to Pakistan, former president Pervez Musharraf has said that while he was ready to face cases against him, ... Read more...
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PPP leader says Musharraf could be arrested on his return to Pakistan
September 15th, 2010 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Sept 15 (ANI): Pakistan People's Party's Secretary General- Jehangir Badr- has said that former military ruler Pervez Musharraf could be arrested over many criminal cases against him on his return ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Raza, Husain, Souza top grossers in online art auction
September 14th, 2010 - 2:25 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sept 13 (IANS) Early contemporary masters stormed back to the art auction market this week, steering the top-of-the chain price trends at the two-day Saffronart's autumn online auction that made ... Read more...
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Shutdown, restrictions hit life in Srinagar
June 14th, 2010 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 14 (IANS) Restrictions continued in the the Old City areas here for the third consecutive day Monday in view of a shutdown called by separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani to ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
PPP not scared by Musharraf’s ‘last bullet in pistol’: General Secretary
May 10th, 2010 - 3:20 pm ICT by ANI
Faislabad, May 10 (ANI): Pakistan People's Party (PPP) General Secretary Jehangir Badar has challenged former President General Pervez Musharraf to face the probe being conducted into former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's ... Read more...
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PPP to file murder case against Musharraf for Bhutto’s assassination
April 29th, 2010 - 12:33 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Apr.29 (ANI): The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has said that it would file a murder case against former President General Pervez Musharraf on the basis of the UN commission's report ... Read more...
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Balika Vadhu’s Pratap joins politics
April 10th, 2010 - 8:14 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
April 10, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):He had the whole nation in tears with his untimely demise in Balika Vadhu. Jehangir Vakil, better know as Pratap of Balika Vadhu is fame is now ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
End of Anandi?
March 4th, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
March 4 2010, (Sampurn Wire):One of the major high points in the life of the serial, Balika Vadhu, was the death of Pratap (Jehangir Vakil). That incident brought in TRPs of ... Read more...
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Balika Vadhu returns?
March 3rd, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
March 3,2010 (Sampurn Wire):The leading heighten and the major twist ever in the "Balika Vadhu' after the death of Pratap (Jehangir Vakil) which gained almost nine TRP ratings for an episode, ... Read more...
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Pune terror blast toll climbs to 17 (Lead)
February 27th, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Feb 27 (IANS) The toll in the Feb 13 German Bakery blast has risen to 17 with a 23-year-old woman from Ambala succumbing to her injuries, police said. Her body was ... Read more...
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Kolkata students rally against terror
February 21st, 2010 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 21 (IANS) Carrying posters and placards condemning terrorism, several hundred students and alumni of different schools and colleges of the city Sunday took out a rally demanding peace and security ... Read more...
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Delhi student killed in Pune blast cremated
February 18th, 2010 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Pune/New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Aditya Jaiprakash Mehta, who was killed in Pune's terror attack, was cremated Thursday in the presence of nearly 300 people, including family and friends, in New Delhi. ... Read more...
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Delhi student succumbs to Pune blast injuries, toll 11 (Lead)
February 17th, 2010 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Pune/New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Aditya Jaiprakash Mehta, a student injured in Saturday's terror attack in Pune, succumbed to his injuries early Wednesday, taking the toll to 11, police said. His shocked ... Read more...
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Golden palanquin set up in Taran Taran Gurdwara in Punjab
January 18th, 2010 - 7:06 pm ICT by ANI
By Ravinder Singh RobinTaran Taran (Punjab), Jan.18 (ANI): Chanting verses from the Guru Granth sahib, a large number of devotees on Sunday participated in a special religious ceremony held for the installation ... Read more...
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Zardari to transfer powers to PM after constitutional draft is finalized: PPP
January 10th, 2010 - 6:30 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jan. 10 (ANI): The Pakistan People's Party has announced that President Asif Ali Zardari will transfer powers to the prime minister the moment the committee working on constitutional package finalises ... Read more...
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