Human Rights Watch asks India not to back Syria
February 3rd, 2012 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Feb 3 (IANS) Human Rights Watch has urged India not to stand by Syria as it comes under increasing attack over violation of human rights.The UN Security Council ... Read more...
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British prisoners threatening people on Facebook
January 30th, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 30 (IANS) Around 350 "dangerous prisoners" currently in British jails have been caught taunting people on Facebook to which they logged in through smartphones smuggled inside prisons.The ... Read more...
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Governor, chief minister spar - nothing new for Bengal (West Bengal Newsletter)
January 29th, 2012 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 29 (IANS) Facing flak from ally Congress and the Left on issues like farmers' suicides, poor health services and campus violence, West Bengal's Mamata Banerjee government now ... Read more...
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UN chief condemns Nigeria terror attack
January 22nd, 2012 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Jan 22 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the deadly multiple attacks in northern Nigeria and called for a "swift and transparent" probe.
A statement issued ... Read more...
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Will government resettle Kashmiri Hindus, asks BJP
January 19th, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday questioned the central government on its plans for rehabilitating Kashmiri Hindus."Twenty-two years before, on 19th Jan, 1990, an ... Read more...
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Every fifth murder in Delhi sexually motivated: Police
January 6th, 2012 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Every fifth murder in the capital is sexually motivated, Police Commissioner B.K. Gupta said Friday.Addressing the annual press conference of the Delhi Police, Gupta said: ... Read more...
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Meghalaya women slam Andhra top cop’s dress remark
January 1st, 2012 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 1 (IANS) A women's organisation in the matrilineal state of Meghalaya Sunday slammed Andhra Pradesh police chief V. Dinesh Reddy for blaming women's dressing styles for the ... Read more...
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Roadside bomb kills Pakistani soldier
December 31st, 2011 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 31 (IANS) A roadside bomb killed a Pakistani soldier and injured another Saturday in the North Waziristan tribal region, officials said.The incident took place when a convoy of ... Read more...
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Tech to track perpetrators of biochemical attacks
December 27th, 2011 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 27 (IANS) A first-of-its-kind technology could help authorities track down perpetrators of biochemical attacks back to their source.
Carlos G. Fraga from the US's Pacific Northwest National Lab ... Read more...
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Mumbai attack: Indian envoy meets Pakistani minister
December 27th, 2011 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 27 (IANS) India's High Commissioner to Pakistan Sharat Sabharwal and Interior Minister Rehman Malik have discussed matters relating to Mumbai attack and the visit of a judicial ... Read more...
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Russian thieves steal platinum
December 26th, 2011 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A group of armed robbers raided a factory in the southern Russian city of Astrakhan in the early morning hours Sunday, making off with platinum ... Read more...
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Incidents of ragging in Sainik Schools being probed: Antony
December 19th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) With "stray" incidents of ragging in Sainik Schools run by the defence ministry being reported from across the country, these were being probed and action ... Read more...
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Human Rights Watch slams Sri Lanka report
December 18th, 2011 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Dec 18 (IANS) A Sri Lankan government report disregards the "worst abuses" by government forces towards the end of the war that killed the Tamil Tigers in 2009, ... Read more...
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Indian toxic alcohol kills more than 100
December 15th, 2011 - 10:06 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Kolkatta, Dec 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) At least 131 people have been confirmed dead in India after they consumed a toxic alcohol. The police have arrested four people in connection with the incident ... Read more...
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58 gays, lesbians slain this year in Honduras
December 15th, 2011 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, Dec 15 (IANS/EFE) Dozens of members of Honduras' gay and lesbian community gathered outside the Attorney General's Office in this capital to protest the slayings of 58 gays and ... Read more...
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`Kids rescued from Pakistan seminary scarred for life’
December 14th, 2011 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 14 (IANS) The 50 boys who were rescued from a dungeon in a madrassa in Pakistan's Karachi city will bear the scars for life, said a daily as ... Read more...
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Kin of ‘disappeared’ Kashmiris demand justice
December 10th, 2011 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 10 (IANS) Families of people who have "disappeared" in Jammu and Kashmir held a peaceful protest here Saturday on the occasion of World Human Rights Day to seek ... Read more...
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Domestic violence hits productivity at workplace
December 8th, 2011 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Dec 8 (IANS) Domestic violence may directly hit productivity at the workplace, with one in five victims experiencing continued harassment from their partners.It takes the form of abusive phone ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s overt support to terror has diminished: Chidambaram
December 2nd, 2011 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Pakistan has not delivered on its promise to bring the 26/11 perpetrators to justice, Home Minister P. Chidambaram has said, adding that Islamabad's overt ... Read more...
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India presses Pakistan for speedy 26/11 justice, says enough evidence
November 26th, 2011 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) On the third anniversary of the 26/11 carnage, India Saturday reminded Pakistan that it was still awaiting "decisive" action against perpetrators of the Mumbai ... Read more...
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Pakistan waits for Indian response over judicial panel
November 20th, 2011 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 20 (IANS) Pakistan is waiting for India to identify the place for holding the proceedings of its judicial commission that would interview witnesses connected with the 26/11 ... Read more...
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Highlights of Manmohan-Gilani meeting
November 10th, 2011 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
Key highlights and outcomes of the first formal talks between the two leaders since India and Pakistan resumed their peace process early this year:* Both Manmohan Singh and Gilani vowed ... Read more...
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US asks Pakistan to punish killers of Hindus in Sindh
November 10th, 2011 - 12:07 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 10 (IANS) Condemning all violence directed at religious, ethnic and other minorities, the United States has asked Pakistan to bring to justice those involved in gunning down three ... Read more...
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Philippine politician shot dead
November 7th, 2011 - 9:19 am ICT by IANS
Manila, Nov 7 (IANS) Unidentified gunmen shot dead a 58-year-old provincial official in the Philippines Sunday, police said.Rafael Viduya, a provincial council member of Surigao del Sur province, was shot ... Read more...
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India welcomes Pakistan judicial commission’s visit
November 5th, 2011 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) India Saturday welcomed Pakistan's decision to send a judicial commission to interview witnesses connected with the 26/11 terror probe."We look forward to the visit ... Read more...
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How barbaric is Pakistani society, wonders daily
October 17th, 2011 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 17 (IANS) Terrible atrocities often go unnoticed, showing "just how barbaric a society we have become", Pakistani daily said Monday as it expressed shock over sexual assault ... Read more...
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Three peacekeepers killed in Sudan’s Darfur
October 11th, 2011 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Khartoum, Oct 11 (IANS) Three peacekeepers of the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) were killed and six others were injured in an attack by an unidentified armed group ... Read more...
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Desecration of holy sites intolerable: Netanyahu
October 9th, 2011 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Oct 9 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged not to tolerate any kind of vandalism directed at any religious site, after dozens of Arab graves were found ... Read more...
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US see no mediatory role for India in Afghanistan
October 5th, 2011 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 5 (IANS) The United States has welcomed the strategic partnership agreement between India and Afghanistan, but said it was not looking for any mediatory role for New ... Read more...
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Ex-CJI concerned over delay in Gujarat riots cases
October 1st, 2011 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Former chief justice of India J.S. Verma Saturday expressed concern that the perpetrators of human rights violations in the 2002 Gujarat riots are still unpunished."That's ... Read more...
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Delhi blast suspects brought to capital
September 21st, 2011 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Three people arrested in Jammu and Kashmir for the Sep 7 Delhi High Court blast were brought here Wednesday by a National Investigation Agency (NIA) ... Read more...
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Delhi blast: All but two detainees released in Kashmir
September 13th, 2011 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 13 (IANS) Except for two men still being questioned in Kishtwar town, no one is in detention in Jammu and Kashmir for last week's Delhi High Court blast, ... Read more...
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Peaceful future will prevail: UAE minister
September 10th, 2011 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Sep 10 (IANS/WAM) After 10 years of the 9/11 terror attack, a senior UAE minister feels there is no better way to honour the victims of the incident ... Read more...
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Delhi blast e-mails can be fake: Home secretary
September 10th, 2011 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh Saturday said that it wasn't necessary that the e-mails claiming responsibility for the Delhi High Court blast were sent by ... Read more...
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OIC condemns Delhi blast
September 8th, 2011 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
Jeddah, Sep 8 (IANS/WAM) The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has condemned Thursday's bombing at the Delhi High Court that killed 13 people and injured 96.OIC secretary general Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu ... Read more...
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