Assange lawyer stopped at Heathrow
September 2nd, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 2 (IANS) A lawyer for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was stopped at Heathrow and told she was on a secret watch-list and required special clearance before she could ... Read more...
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Stunned over Pallavi’s death: Excel Entertainment officials
August 11th, 2012 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) Murdered woman lawyer Pallavi Purkyashtha, who worked as a legal adviser at Farhan Akhtar's production company Excel Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., was a "friend" and an ... Read more...
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British journalists to be charged over phone hacking
July 24th, 2012 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 24 (IANS) Eight people, including newspaper journalists, will be charged over phone hacking in Britain, the Daily Mail reported Tuesday.Rebekah Brooks, an ex-newspaper editor, will face two ... Read more...
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Thailand to ’soon’ issue passport for fugitive former premier Thaksin
December 3rd, 2011 - 12:03 am ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK (BNO NEWS) -- Thailand will issue a passport for fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra "very soon", Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul said on Friday.Surapong said the passport will be issued as ... Read more...
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Sathya Sai Trust releases financial report
November 23rd, 2011 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
Puttaparthi (Andhra Pradesh), Nov 23 (IANS) For the first time since its inception 39 years ago, the Sathya Sai Central Trust, which runs the massive spiritual empire of late Sathya ... Read more...
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India’s Narinder Singh elected to International Law Commission
November 18th, 2011 - 10:49 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Nov 18 (IANS) The UN General Assembly has re-elected Narinder Singh of India as a member of the International Law Commission (ILC) for a five-year term beginning ... Read more...
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Court stays warrants against CBI officers
September 25th, 2011 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has stayed bailable warrants against two senior officers of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).The warrants were issued by a special ... Read more...
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Pakistan cricket divided on MCC’s lie detector test
July 22nd, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, July 22 (IANS) Pakistan cricketers and officials have reservations about using lie-detector tests to curb corruption in the game. Banned former captain Salman Butt even called the idea a ... Read more...
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Decision on Indian Army chief’s age soon: Antony
April 25th, 2011 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) With a controversy raging over Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh's age, Defence Minister A.K. Antony Monday said the government will soon take a decision ... Read more...
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Obama names yet another Indian American to key post
April 8th, 2011 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 8 (IANS) President Barack Obama, who already has over two dozen Indian Americans serving in top jobs in his administration, has named yet another, Anuj Chang Desai, ... Read more...
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Model nikahnama missing from Muslim law board website
February 20th, 2011 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 20 (IANS) A model nikahnama, aimed at curbing rising incidences of divorce among Muslims by means of triple utterance of the word "talaq", has abruptly been removed from the website ... Read more...
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‘Tony Blair misled Brit MPs over going ahead with Iraq invasion without UN backing’
January 18th, 2011 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 18 (ANI): Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair misled parliament when he suggested in 2003 that Britain could legally attack Iraq without the backing of the United Nations.The Telegraph ... Read more...
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Sunni Waqf Board moves apex court against Ayodhya order (Lead)
December 14th, 2010 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow/New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The Sunni Central Waqf Board Tuesday moved the apex court against the Sep 30 order of the Allahabad High Court in the Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit, ... Read more...
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‘PCB to give “fair chance” to Zulqarnain to explain his position before taking any action’
November 27th, 2010 - 4:34 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Nov 27 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said that it would give a 'fair chance' to runaway wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider to explain his position, before taking any disciplinary action ... Read more...
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Malaysian Indian lawyer knifed to death
November 18th, 2010 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Nov 18 (IANS) A Malaysian Indian lawyer was slashed to death by two masked men outside his home in Ipoh, the capital of Perak state, a media report said Thursday.The ... Read more...
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Tainted Pakistan trio may have to fend for itself
November 4th, 2010 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Nov 4 (IANS) Pakistan's tainted trio finds itself in deeper trouble following Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) decision to suspend their central contracts because of their involvement in a spot-fixing scandal.Salman Butt, ... Read more...
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Advertisers say children’s junk food ads ‘made for adults’
November 1st, 2010 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 1 (ANI): Advertisers in Australia were breaching codes aimed at reducing children's exposure to junk food marketing by claiming their ads were targeting adults, according to an analysis.According to a ... Read more...
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PCB just following ICC ‘guidelines’: Tafazzul Rizvi
October 20th, 2010 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 20 (ANI): The International Cricket Council's warning to Pakistan for implementation of specific measures to overcome flaws in the country's cricket within next 30 days were in fact 'guidelines' usually ... Read more...
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Spot-fixing: PCB denies receiving information on Scotland Yard’s initial evidence
September 19th, 2010 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Sept 19 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has denied receiving any information from Scotland Yard on the initial evidence on the spot-fixing allegations against three Pakistan cricketers, which it has ... Read more...
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Chinese woman becomes judge at ICJ
September 13th, 2010 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
The Hague, Sep 13 (IANS) Xue Hanqin was sworn in Monday as a judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) here, becoming the first Chinese woman to get the job.
Another female ... Read more...
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New party offers Malay Indians fresh political alternative
August 16th, 2010 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 16 (ANI): The Human Rights Party of Malaysia (HRP) aims to emerge as an alternative platform for the Malay Indian community to help uplift their socio-economic status, the Malaysia ... Read more...
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New Malaysian party to give voice to Indian community
August 16th, 2010 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 16 (IANS) A new party seeking to help uplift conditions of the ethnic Indian community in Malaysia plans to contest the next general election in the country.
The ... Read more...
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U.S. Delegation to Attend the Rome Statute Review Conference in Uganda
May 29th, 2010 - 2:12 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON D.C. (BNO NEWS) – A U.S. Delegation will travel to Kampala, Uganda to attend the Rome Statute Review Conference from May 31 to June 11, the State Department Press Office announced ... Read more...
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Mystery shrouds former Pak intelligence officer’s killing
May 3rd, 2010 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 3 (ANI): The killing of former Squadron Leader Khalid Khawaja, who was a former intelligence official having a pro-Taliban tilt, is shrouded in mystery after a little-known insurgent group ... Read more...
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PCB appoints Irfan Qadir to hear players’ appeals
April 20th, 2010 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, April 20 (IANS) A retired justice will, within the next 10 days, begin hearing appeals from leading Pakistani cricketers against bans and fines imposed on them by the Pakistan Cricket Board ... Read more...
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Cricketers’ body to probe claims of pressure put on IPL foreign stars
April 19th, 2010 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr.19 (ANI): The Professional Cricketers' Association is investigating claims that players were pressured to go ahead with Saturday's Indian Premier League match between Royal Challengers and Mumbai Indians despite a bomb ... Read more...
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Sikhs protest Kamal Nath’s presence in New York
April 9th, 2010 - 11:17 am ICT by IANS
New York, April 9 (IANS) A group of about 100 Sikhs protested the presence here of Kamal Nath, India's minister of road transport and highways, who they alleged had instigated a ... Read more...
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Muslim law board opposes communal violence bill
March 21st, 2010 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 21 (IANS) The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has expressed strong opposition to the communal violence bill as well as the growing "bonhomie between India and Israel."
Declaring this ... Read more...
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British troops ran secret torture cell in Iraq: Report
March 21st, 2010 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 21 (IANS) Britain's military intelligence carried out a secret operation in Iraq under which its troops were authorised to torture prisoners, a media report said Sunday.
Fresh evidence has emerged that ... Read more...
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Muslim law board enhances its own women quota
March 21st, 2010 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 21 (IANS) The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) may been silent on the women's reservation bill. But when it came to reconstituting its executive body, it unanimously increasef ... Read more...
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British military intelligence ran secret ‘torture unit’ in Iraq
March 21st, 2010 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar. 21 (ANI): The British military intelligence ran a secret "torture unit" in Iraq that employed banned and illegal torture techniques on prisoners, new documents have revealed.The latest documents, which ... Read more...
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May take 9 years to settle boundary row with India: Dhaka
March 14th, 2010 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 14 (IANS) Bangladesh's foreign affairs ministry has projected a nine-year period to settle maritime boundary dispute with India and Myanmar and has sought funds till 2017-18, a media report ... Read more...
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UN tribunal to arbiter Delhi-Dhaka maritime border depute
March 1st, 2010 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 1 (IANS) The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea has nominated three judges to constitute an arbitration tribunal on the Bangladesh-India maritime boundary dispute.
The judges are Rudiger ... Read more...
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Malaysia’s Royal Military College set to increase seats for non-Malay students by 30%
February 26th, 2010 - 5:26 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 26 (ANI): Under the 1Malaysia concept introduced by Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, the Royal Military College (RMC) has decided to increase the intake of non-Malay students by 30 ... Read more...
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Wasim Akram included in probe panel
February 8th, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Feb 8 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has included former skipper Wasim Akram in an inquiry committee formed last week to probe the national team's poor performance in Australia.
The six-man ... Read more...
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