Maldives President lauds India’s role in pushing political process
September 18th, 2012 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Maldives President Mohamed Waheed Monday lauded India's support in pushing forward political process in his country when he met visiting Defence Minister A.K. Antony in ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s former Olympians protest against hockey federation
June 12th, 2012 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 12 (IANS) Pakistan's former Olympians Tuesday launched a protest against the country's hockey federation claiming its policies were hampering the future of the national team.Dozens of protesters, including ... Read more...
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Nasheed meets Manmohan to discuss Maldives future
April 23rd, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Former Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed Monday called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the two leaders reportedly discussed the political situation in the atoll ... Read more...
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Arrest Nasheed: Maldives court
February 9th, 2012 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Feb 9 (IANS) A court in Maldives Thursday ordered the arrest of ousted president Mohamed Nasheed and former defence minister, a media report said.The Criminal Court ordered the arrest ... Read more...
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Army colonel is new Maldives defence minister
February 9th, 2012 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Feb 9 (IANS) In a bid to shore up his power, new Maldives President Mohamed Waheed has appointed two new ministers including an army colonel who will be the ... Read more...
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India complete double as Manav, Anisha win titles at Bangladesh Open golf
February 4th, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 4 (IANS) India completed a double, winning both men and women's titles at the Bangladesh Amateur Open golf championships at the Kurmitola Golf Club Saturday.Manav Das completed a ... Read more...
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India win Bangladesh Open golf, Manav leads in solo
February 2nd, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 2 (IANS) Indian golfers Manav Das and Khalin Joshi won the team title, while Manav extended his individual lead to seven shots at the Bangladesh Open Amateur golf ... Read more...
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Manav leads Bangladesh Amateurs; Indian team ahead
February 1st, 2012 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 1 (IANS) Manav Das grabbed the opening day's lead with a three-under 69 and, with his teammate and defending champion Khalin Joshi, India held the team lead after ... Read more...
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All India Amateurs Golf: Chikka knocked out, Verma enters semis
January 20th, 2012 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 20 (IANS) There were upsets galore Friday as many of the leading contenders fell by the wayside on a long day when the prequarter and quarterfinal matches were ... Read more...
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Six get life term for Bangalore terror attack (Second Lead)
December 19th, 2011 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 19 (IANS) Six suspected members of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), arrested for the terror attack at the prestigious Indian Institute of Science (IISc) here in 2005, were Monday ... Read more...
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Six get life term for Bangalore terror attack (Lead)
December 19th, 2011 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 19 (IANS) Six people, suspected to be members of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba, were Monday sentenced to life imprisonment by a Karnataka court for a terror attack at the ... Read more...
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Six convicted for terror attack on Indian Institute of Science
December 17th, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 17 (IANS) Six people, suspected to be members of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), were Saturday held guilty of the attack at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) here ... Read more...
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Shabir Shah arrested in Srinagar
August 17th, 2011 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 17 (IANS) Senior separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah was Wednesday taken into custody by the police in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital after he tried to stage ... Read more...
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Kashmir custodial death: Another cop held
August 10th, 2011 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 10 (IANS) A Jammu and Kashmir Police constable was arrested Wednesday for the custodial death of a 26-year-old man in north Kashmir's Sopore town last month. He is ... Read more...
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NHRC takes up Kashmir custodial death case
August 4th, 2011 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Thursday said it has taken cognizance of a complaint about the death of a 28-year-old man in police ... Read more...
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Stones pelted at PDP leaders in Sopore
August 2nd, 2011 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 2 (IANS) Senior leaders and legislators of the Jammu and Kashmir's People's Democratic Party (PDP) had to beat a hasty retreat when protesters in Sopore town pelted stones ... Read more...
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Separatist leaders under house arrest in Srinagar
August 2nd, 2011 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 2 (IANS) Senior separatist leaders, including Syed Ali Geelani and Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, were Tuesday placed under house arrest to prevent them from visiting the restive Kashmir town ... Read more...
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Omar vows action against custodial killing
August 1st, 2011 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 1 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday said action will be taken against those responsible for the custodial death of a man in north Kashmir's ... Read more...
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Violent clashes in Indian-administered Kashmir after youth dies in custody
August 1st, 2011 - 3:24 am ICT by BNO News
SRINAGAR, KASHMIR (BNO NEWS) -- At least six people were injured on Sunday during violent clashes between government forces and protesters in Indian-administered Kashmir following the death of a youth in police ... Read more...
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Mehbooba Mufti, Geelani under house arrest in Srinagar
July 31st, 2011 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 31 (IANS) People's Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti and hardline Hrriyat leader Syed Ali Geelani were placed under house arrest by authorities here to prevent them visiting north ... Read more...
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Two Sri Lankan families swap livers for transplant
June 7th, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 7 (IANS) In a unique life saving deal, two Sri Lankan families swapped the livers of two of their members at a hospital here for transplantation, officials said ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh’s birthplace in Pakistan lacks basic amenities
February 13th, 2011 - 10:21 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 13 (IANS) Villagers of Gah Begal in Pakistan's Punjab province, the birth place of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, have been living sans electricity and other basic amenities.Despite being ... Read more...
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Illicit liquor manufacturing unit unearthed, six held
February 5th, 2011 - 1:07 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The Delhi Police Crime Branch has unearthed a manufacturing unit making illicit premium scotch whisky, a printing press where fake stickers and labels of various premium brands ... Read more...
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Bangalore’s Joshi takes lead in All India Amateur golf
February 1st, 2011 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 1 (IANS) Teenager Khalin Joshi fired a four-under 68 to take the lead in the first round of the All India Amateur Championships at the KGA Golf Club Tuesday. Joshi, ... Read more...
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Hindu member of Pak Sindh Assembly flees to India for safety after getting life threats
January 30th, 2011 - 12:52 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jan 30(ANI): A Hindu member of Pakistan's Sindh Assembly has resigned from his seat after taking refuge in India, following life threats received by him.Ram Singh Sodho was elected as member ... Read more...
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FIR lodged against former Nazim for forcibly converting Hindu girl to Islam in Pak
September 15th, 2010 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Sept 15 (ANI): In the latest development in an incident involving policemen refusing to register a case of forced religious conversion of a 13-year-old Hindu Dalit girl in Lyari Town of ... Read more...
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Pakistan issues ‘last warning’ as flood waters rise in Sindh
August 23rd, 2010 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 23 (IANS) Authorities in Pakistan have issued a "last warning" urging people to shift to safer places as flood waters continued to rise in the northern Sindh province, threatening to ... Read more...
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Sharif blames Zardari for his poll disqualification
February 18th, 2010 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
Sukkur (Sindh, Pakistan), Feb.18 (ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif has accused President Asif Ali Zardari for facilitating his disqualification from contesting elections through ... Read more...
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Post IPL snub, Latif launches city based Twenty20 league
February 3rd, 2010 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Feb 3 (IANS) Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has launched a city-based Twenty20 league worth Rs.20 million and hopes to transform it into an event that might one day rival the ... Read more...
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Rajpal Yadav launches Hello…Hum Lallan Bol Rahe Hain music album
December 30th, 2009 - 8:02 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
The music launch of the film "Hello...Hum Lallan Bol Rahe Hain' had in attendance the lead stars Rajpal Yadav and Preeti Mehra along with the director Dileep Shukla and producer Nazim ... Read more...
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Five held for double murder in Delhi
December 8th, 2009 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Five men have been arrested here for allegedly beating two men to death when they objected to their drinking alcohol in public, police said Tuesday.
Gulfam, Mohammad Salim, ... Read more...
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3 burqa-clad terrorists shot dead in Pakistan
November 15th, 2009 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 15 (IANS) Three burqa-clad terrorists were gunned down Sunday morning when they targetted the house of a village council head near the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar.
Terrorists attacked the house ... Read more...
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South Punjab residents fear Taliban infiltration post offensive
October 20th, 2009 - 5:20 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct. 20 (ANI): Following the launch of the Pakistani Army's offensive against militants in South Waziristan, people living in the tribal region of Southern Punjab are panic-stricken over the prospects ... Read more...
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Pak women forced to parade nude
September 29th, 2009 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Sep. 29 (ANI): Three women were forced to walk naked on the streets of Pakistan's Kasur district for allegedly being involved in a prostitution racket.According to the Daily Times, an angry ... Read more...
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Taliban demands two million dollars in return of kidnapped Greek engineer
September 20th, 2009 - 5:59 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sep.20 (ANI): The Taliban has demanded a ransom of two million dollars and release of three of its Afghan leaders in return for a safe release of kidnapped Greek engineer ... Read more...
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