Tunisia to extradite former Libyan PM
May 23rd, 2012 - 9:23 am ICT by IANS
Tunis, May 23 (IANS) Tunisian government has agreed to extradite former Libyan prime minister Baghdadi Mahmoudi, Xinhua reported.According to Tunisian Justice Minister Noureddine Bhiri, the country's authorities have received ... Read more...
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Mumbai terror suspect Rana’s trial on May 16
April 12th, 2011 - 10:13 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, April 12 (IANS) The trial of Pakistani-Canadian Tahawwur Rana, co-accused with David Headley in the November 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, is expected to start in Chicago as scheduled May ... Read more...
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Pakistan, US heading towards another diplomatic clash?
April 5th, 2011 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 5(ANI): Pakistan and the United States seem to be heading towards another diplomatic row after the Raymond Davis standoff that got resolved last month, as Islamabad has barred a number ... Read more...
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Islamabad bars some US soldiers from leaving
April 5th, 2011 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 5 (IANS) Islamabad has barred some US military personnel from leaving the country due to expired visas and other irregularities in their documents, a media report said Tuesday.Dawn ... Read more...
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MJ’s Neverland Ranch may soon turn into a music school for teens
December 20th, 2010 - 6:03 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Dec 20 (ANI): Late King of Pop Michael Jackson's legendary estate 'Neverland Ranch' may be turned into a haven for teenage musicians.Colony Capital, which owned the ranch before the ... Read more...
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Unfazed by row, Anand plays chess with 40 mathematicians
August 24th, 2010 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 24 (IANS) Unfazed by the row over his nationality, world chess champion Viswanathan Anand Tuesday played chess against 40 maths wizards simultaneously at the ongoing International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) ... Read more...
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Anand’s nationality questioned, Sibal apologises (Second Lead)
August 24th, 2010 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) In a major embarrassment, world chess champion Viswanathan Anand's nationality was questioned by the human resource development ministry, preventing him from receiving an honorary doctorate from ... Read more...
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Embarrassed University of Hyderabad apologises to Anand
August 24th, 2010 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Mohammed Shafeeq
Hyderabad, Aug 24 (IANS) The University of Hyderabad is embarrassed over the human resource development (HRD) ministry withholding clearance to its proposal to confer an honorary doctorate on world chess ... Read more...
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Sibal apologises to Anand over nationality row (Lead)
August 24th, 2010 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal Tuesday said he had apologised to world chess champion Viswanathan Anand over questions on his nationality, blaming them on "procedural issues".
"I ... Read more...
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Russia’s Sistema to float public issue for Indian telecom arm
August 11th, 2010 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
By Arvind Padmanabhan
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Sistema, one of Russia's largest listed companies with annual revenues of $19 billion, will soon float a public issue for its Indian telecom services venture ... Read more...
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Portland police admit goof up in Al Gore sex case
July 2nd, 2010 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 2 (ANI): Portland police have admitted that they did not follow standard operating procedures during an earlier enquiry in the Al Gore alleged sexual assault case.The police re-opened the case ... Read more...
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Government puts onus on Orissa to push POSCO project
June 16th, 2010 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Ahead of External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna's visit to Seoul, the government Wednesday said it has given all requisite clearances to the $12 billion POSCO steel project ... Read more...
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New Food Safety Act to be implemented in three months
April 20th, 2010 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) A new Food Safety Act that parliament enacted four years ago will be implemented within three months after procedural issues are resolved, the Rajya Sabha was ... Read more...
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BASIC ministers underscore centrality of UNFCCC process in joint statement
January 25th, 2010 - 8:09 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan.25 (ANI): Environment Ministers of the four BASIC Group countries (Brazil, South Africa, India and China) have in a joint statement,underscored the centrality of the UNFCCC.The ministers who participated in ... Read more...
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Climate summit going backwards, say NGOs (To go with No Copenhagen breakthrough, now up to heads of state)
December 15th, 2009 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta
Copenhagen, Dec 15 (IANS) Rich countries are taking the climate summit backwards, NGOs following the negotiations said Tuesday.The negotiations, said ActionAid's Raman Mehta, "are getting stuck on procedural issues" being ... Read more...
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Indian intelligence team not allowed to question Headley
November 10th, 2009 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington/New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Indian intelligence officials have left the US for home after being denied permission by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to question American national David Coleman ... Read more...
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Grounded US plane takes off from Mumbai (Lead)
October 19th, 2009 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 19 (IANS) A chartered US military aircraft, which was detained in Mumbai Sunday due to a discrepancy in its call sign, took off Monday for Bangkok after a 33-hour delay, ... Read more...
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Call sign mix up grounded US military aircraft: Official
October 19th, 2009 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Oct 19 (IANS) A day after a chartered US military aircraft was grounded in Mumbai and then cleared to leave, an American official Monday said misunderstanding of call signs led to ... Read more...
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US chartered military plane to depart Monday afternoon
October 19th, 2009 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 19 (IANS) The chartered US military aircraft which was detained here Sunday and finally cleared is expected to depart Monday afternoon, nearly 28 hours later, airport sources said.
The aircraft, which ... Read more...
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Cleared by India, but US military plane may leave only Monday
October 18th, 2009 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 18 (IANS) The chartered US military aircraft which was detained for over six hours Sunday and finally cleared to leave around 3 p.m., may only leave Monday owing to certain ... Read more...
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Lupin’s last quarter profit up 64 percent
May 14th, 2009 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Drug maker Lupin saw its consolidated profits for the quarter ended March 31 rise 64.16 percent to Rs.157.3 crore, as against Rs.95.87 crore for the corresponding period ... Read more...
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Talks between North, South Korea end after 20 minutes (Second Lead)
April 21st, 2009 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, April 21 (DPA) The first direct talks between the governments of North and South Korea in more than a year lasted for around 20 minutes Tuesday, South Korean officials said.
There were ... Read more...
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Talks between North, South Korea delayed (Lead)
April 21st, 2009 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, April 21 (DPA) The first direct talks between the governments of North and South Korea in more than a year were delayed Tuesday because of differences over procedural issues, South Korea ... Read more...
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Nasscom seeks expedited spending of funds on IT projects
February 16th, 2009 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 16 (IANS) The National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) Monday urged the government to expedite spending of allocated funds on IT projects to stimulate the domestic market."To drive ... Read more...
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Condoleeza Rice in Delhi, delay in signing 123 pact
October 4th, 2008 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 4 (ANI): US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice arrived here on a two-day visit but the 123 civilian nuclear agreement will not be signed today.
During her visit, Rice ... Read more...
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Four times more trucks plying on Jammu-Srinagar highway: Home Secretary
August 18th, 2008 - 10:12 pm ICT by ANI
By Naveen KapoorNew Delhi, Aug 18 (ANI): As pitch of the separatist protests and sloganeering reaches feverish pitch in the Valley, Indian government today said that the situation is fast returning ... Read more...
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Industry fears Rs.20-bn loss on first day of truckers’ strike (Roundup)
July 2nd, 2008 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The truckers' strike to protest rising taxes and fuel costs will further increase inflation and has caused industry to lose Rs.20 billion Wednesday, the first day of ... Read more...
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Trucks off roads, government assures early solution (Lead)
July 2nd, 2008 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) As millions of truckers went on an all-India strike early Wednesday, the government said all their grievances would be addressed and the issues would be resolved soon. ... Read more...
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