Stimulus policies may hurt China economy: Experts
May 31st, 2012 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 31 (IANS) A stimulus policy only to promote investments will be "dangerous" for a weakening Chinese economy as the excess production capacity may result in more serious economic ... Read more...
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Moderate quake hits Balochistan
May 25th, 2012 - 2:19 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 25 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale hit Pakistan's Balochistan province late Thursday, a media report said.The quake's epicentre was located some 90 km from ... Read more...
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Prices of China-made automobiles fall
April 11th, 2012 - 4:01 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 11 (IANS) The prices of China-made automobiles fell slightly last month while those of imported vehicles rose, the country's top planning agency said Tuesday.Prices of automobiles in March ... Read more...
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New Year fireworks foul Beijing’s air
January 24th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 24 (IANS) China's New Year fireworks not just left thousands of tonnes of scrap in capital Beijing but also pushed the city's air pollution to hazardous level. The ... Read more...
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606 dead, over 1,000 hurt in 41 suicide attacks in Pakistan
January 1st, 2012 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 1 (IANS) At least 606 people were killed and over 1,000 injured in 41 attacks carried out by 51 suicide bombers in Pakistan in 2011, an official report ... Read more...
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Quake rattles Maharashtra
September 19th, 2011 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 19 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 3.9 on the Richter Scale shook Maharashtra early Monday, barely 12 hours after a powerful quake jolted northern and eastern India, an official ... Read more...
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40 percent of elderly Chinese are obese
September 4th, 2011 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 4 (IANS) Nearly 33 percent of Chinese adults between 20 and 59 years of age are overweight, while 40 percent of those between the ages of 60 and ... Read more...
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‘Axe Ur Ex’ once again!
August 3rd, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Do you want take revenge on your ex with a wacky prank? Here is your chance - Channel V is back with the new season ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
UAE to create database on drug addicts
June 16th, 2011 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, June 16 (IANS/WAM) The UAE plans to create a national database on drug addicts.In this endeavour, the National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) has teamed up with the UN Office ... Read more...
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‘11 suicide attacks killed 155 people in Pakistan in first three months of 2011′
April 11th, 2011 - 3:47 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Apr 11 (ANI): Eleven suicide attacks carried out by terrorists have killed 155 people and wounded over 340 others in the first three months of 2011 in Pakistan, a Conflict Monitoring ... Read more...
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US drone attacks in Pak no solution to terrorism: Nawaz Sharif
April 9th, 2011 - 3:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 9(ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-N chief Nawaz Sharif has stated that the US drone campaign is no solution to the menace of terrorism plaguing the Asian country.Nawaz said that the ... Read more...
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US drones killed 2,043 people, mostly civilians, in Pak during last five years
January 2nd, 2011 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 2(ANI): As many as 2,043 people, mostly civilians, were killed in US drone attacks in northwestern parts of Pakistan during the last five years, a research has revealed.The yearly report ... Read more...
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Thai Cabinet revokes emergency decree, approves bail for 104 opposition Red supporters
December 21st, 2010 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
Bangkok, Dec. 21 (ANI): The Thai cabinet on Tuesday decided to revoke the emergency decree, set up a new situation monitoring centre and allow Rights and Liberties Department officials to seek the ... Read more...
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Civilian victims’ kin protest against CIA drone attacks in N.Waziristan
December 9th, 2010 - 6:42 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec 9 (ANI): Two-dozen tribesmen hailing from the North Waziristan tribal region are staging a silent protest in Pakistan's capital against US drone attacks along the Afghan border.The protesters in Islamabad ... Read more...
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US, Pak officials deliberately overlooking high civilian death toll in drone attacks
December 9th, 2010 - 12:38 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec 9 (ANI): United States and Pakistan officials are deliberately overlooking civilian deaths that outnumber the killings of militants in CIA drone attacks, a report released by Conflict Monitoring Centre ... Read more...
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2018 World Cup campaigners express fears over Russian racist attacks
December 4th, 2010 - 3:20 pm ICT by ANI
Moscow, Dec 4 (ANI): Russia's football authorities, who would host the 2018 World Cup, have been accused of ignoring a surge in race-related incidents around the sport, by campaigners.Their warnings have come ... Read more...
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Vaccines effective against H1N1 virus mutation, say experts
November 23rd, 2009 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 23 (ANI): Health experts in Europe and North America insist that despite reported cases of mutations in the A(H1N1) virus, swine flu vaccines are as effective as they have been ... Read more...
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Computer model predicts future deforestation in Congo Basin rainforest
November 21st, 2009 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, November 21 (ANI): Scientists have come up with a computer model that predicts future changes in the world's forests, which has forecasted deforestation in the Congo Basin rainforest in the future.Forest ... Read more...
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Britain is European capital for online “legal highs” synthetic drug trade
November 6th, 2009 - 3:26 pm ICT by ANI
Brussels, Nov. 6 (ANI): Britain has emerged as the European capital for online synthetic drug trading, the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) has warned.Britain-based websites account for 42 ... Read more...
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Chidambaram outlines Congress’ plan to tackle terror (Lead)
April 7th, 2009 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday announced a "comprehensive action plan" by the Congress party to tackle terrorism and said only the Congress could effectively deal with ... Read more...
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Russian neo-Nazi racist groups aping jihadi tactics to incite holy racial war
December 19th, 2008 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 19 (ANI): A leading human rights organisation in Russia has said that racist groups in the country are becoming more radicalised.Sova, a hate-crime monitoring centre, has said that neo-Nazi ... Read more...
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NGO coalition demands Saarc food bank
July 26th, 2008 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kandy (Sri Lanka), July 26 (IANS) The number of hungry people in south Asia will rise to over 588 million by 2009, says a coalition of NGOs and academics from the region, ... Read more...
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Boosted by IOC, China shrugs off pollution concerns
March 22nd, 2008 - 12:38 pm ICT by admin
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Beijing, March 22 (DPA) Despite being hidden away in a courtyard behind a tall building, the Beijing Environmental Protection Monitoring Centre will take a front seat during the August Olympics. It is ... Read more...
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Young Brits are Europes top cocaine users
November 23rd, 2007 - 5:03 pm ICT by admin
London, Nov 23(ANI): A recent survey has indicted that across the European continent, young Britons are the keenest to try out the Class-A drug cocaine.The Annual EU-funded survey by European Monitoring Centre ... Read more...
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Death toll in cyclone-hit Bangladesh nears 1, 800
November 18th, 2007 - 11:54 am ICT by admin
Dhaka, Nov 18 (ANI): The death toll in cyclone-hit Bangladesh is likely to cross 1,800, even as thousands of survivors of the Sidr that hit the country on Thursday night are still ... Read more...
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