No slanging match with Pakistan, says Krishna
June 28th, 2012 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) India does not get into "any kind of slanging match" with Pakistani dignitaries, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said Thursday, refusing to enter into ... Read more...
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India seeks to nail Pakistan on 26/11 with Hamza’s confession (Roundup)
June 27th, 2012 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, June 27 (IANS) India Wednesday sought to corner Pakistan over the Mumbai terror strike, saying the recently-arrested 26/11 suspect Abu Jindal Hamza's confession proved the involvement of ... Read more...
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26/11 Indian mastermind held, Mumbai police seek custody (Roundup) (With Images)
June 25th, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Abu Jindal Hamza, an Indian mastermind in the Mumbai terror attack and an alleged member of the Indian Mujahideen group, has been finally arrested, officials ... Read more...
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Ex-Tunisian president’s kin gets 18 years prison
November 26th, 2011 - 5:45 am ICT by IANS
Tunis, Nov 26 (IANS) A relative of former Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has been sentenced to 18 years in prison over bounced cheques, the state media reported.Imed ... Read more...
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Dhaka firms up law to curb acid attacks on women
November 3rd, 2009 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 3 (IANS) A law to curb violence against women in the form of acid being thrown at them has been approved in Bangladesh, which has witnessed 132 incidents of ... Read more...
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‘Remittances to Kerala rise by 135 percent in five years
August 13th, 2009 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 13 (IANS) Foreign remittances to Kerala increased 135 percent during 2003-08, making it one of the major pillars of the state's economy, says a study conducted by the city-based Centre ... Read more...
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Jean Sasson an American writer
March 2nd, 2009 - 4:15 pm ICT by Amrit Rashmisrisethi
Jean Sasson is an American writer who usually writes about women in the Middle East.She grew up in a small southern town, where her teacher Mrs. Sam Jackson reported that her student ... Read more...
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Saudi women increasingly choosing to stay spinsters
August 15th, 2008 - 6:49 pm ICT by ANI
Riyadh , Aug 15 (ANI): One out of every 16 Saudi Arabian women is classified as a spinster, according to a demographic survey conducted in 2007.Conducted by the Finance and Planning ... Read more...
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Muslim scholars meet in Saudi for inter-faith dialogue
June 4th, 2008 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
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Mecca, June 4 (DPA) Muslim religious scholars, intellectuals and media figures from around the world were to meet Wednesday in the Islamic holy city in Saudi Arabia to lay out the basis ... Read more...
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