Pakistani commission to visit India in 26/11 case (lead)
January 20th, 2012 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 20 (IANS) A three-member Pakistani judicial commission will visit India Feb 3-6 to record statements of witnesses and Indian investigators probing the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, the interior ... Read more...
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26/11 attack: Pakistani judicial panel to visit India
January 20th, 2012 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 20 (IANS) A three-member Pakistani judicial commission will visit India Feb 3-6 to record statements of witnesses and Indian investigators probing the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, the interior ... Read more...
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Bopanna, Bhupathi aim to do well in all Slams before Olympics
January 18th, 2012 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 18 (IANS) Indian doubles tennis player Rohan Bopanna said Wednesday that the focus will be on all the Grand Slams ahead of the 2012 London Olympics.Bopanna, who ... Read more...
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Five states to pick new assemblies in January-March (Roundup)
December 24th, 2011 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Elections will be held in Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand between Jan 28 and March 3, 2012 in a battle involving 137 ... Read more...
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Election complaints? Dial 1950
December 24th, 2011 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) The Election Commission has opened for the first time a 24-hour call centre to register poll-related complaints. The telephone number will be 1950, the year ... Read more...
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New bank accounts mandatory for candidates
December 24th, 2011 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) All candidates in the upcoming elections in Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand will have to open new bank accounts from which alone they ... Read more...
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Five states to go to polls January-March (Second Lead)
December 24th, 2011 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Elections will be held to the Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand assemblies between Jan 28 and March 3, 2012, and votes ... Read more...
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Five states to see elections in January-March (Lead)
December 24th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Elections will be held in Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand between Jan 28 and March 3 to elect new assemblies, the Election Commission ... Read more...
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Paes to partner Tipsarevic in Chennai Open
December 23rd, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 23 (IANS) Leander Paes will partner World No.9 and the highest ranked singles player in the main draw Serbian Janko Tipsarevic in the Aircel Chennai Open to ... Read more...
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Pakistan wants positive outcome from Bonn: Official
December 5th, 2011 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 5 (IANS) Pakistan Monday said it wants a positive outcome from the international conference being held in the German city of Bonn to draw up a roadmap for ... Read more...
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It was Paes’s decision to split, reveals Bhupathi
November 30th, 2011 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Indian tennis star Mahesh Bhupathi has broken the silence on his split with Leander Paes, saying it was his partner's decision to part ways ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s ex-foreign minister joins Imran’s party
November 28th, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 28 (IANS) Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Pakistan's former foreign minister who was dropped from the cabinet and refused to take another portfolio, has joined cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan's Pakistan ... Read more...
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Ex-minister Qureshi joins Imran Khan’s party
November 27th, 2011 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 27 (IANS) Pakistan's former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Sunday joined cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) party as it was "working toward justice and change", a ... Read more...
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I am leaving Zardari league: Qureshi
November 15th, 2011 - 10:33 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 15 (IANS) Former Pakistani foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has announced his resignation from the membership of the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)."I am leaving the Zardari ... Read more...
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UTV, Kashyap team up again for comedy
November 14th, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) After making critically acclaimed and commercially successful cimematic pieces like "Dev D", "Aamir" and "Udaan", filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has again teamed up with UTV ... Read more...
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Poll panel orders watch on former Punjab cop’s activities
November 13th, 2011 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Ludhiana (Punjab), Nov 12 (IANS) The Election Commission has directed the deputy commissioner of Punjab's Moga district to keep a watch on the activities of former state director general of ... Read more...
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Stockholm Open: Bopanna-Qureshi in quarters
October 19th, 2011 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Stockholm (Sweden), Oct 19 (IANS) India's Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi advanced to the men's doubles quarterfinals of the 600,000 Euro Stockholm Open tennis.The top-seeded India-Pakistan ... Read more...
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Paes-Bhupathi advance in Beijing, Bopanna-Qureshi exit in Tokyo
October 5th, 2011 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi came through a tough opening round to advance in the men's doubles event of China Open tennis in ... Read more...
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Somdev crashes out of Japan Open
October 3rd, 2011 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Oct 3 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman crashed out of the men's singles first round of $1,214,500 Japan Open Tennis Championships with a 4-6, 3-6 loss to seventh-seeded Czech ... Read more...
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Public service: Madhya Pradesh makes good of first-mover advantage
September 18th, 2011 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Sep 18 (IANS) A public service week, full-page advertisements splashed in newspapers, hoardings celebrating tall achievements, stories of the common man lauding efficient service - Madhya Pradesh is ... Read more...
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Gaiety marks Eid in Andhra Pradesh
August 31st, 2011 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 31 (IANS) Eid-ul-Fitr, marking the culmination of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, was Wednesday celebrated with religious fervour and gaiety across Andhra Pradesh.Thousands of men and ... Read more...
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Gujarat questioned on delay in Lokayukta’s appointment
August 19th, 2011 - 1:35 am ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Aug 19 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Thursday issued notice to the state government on the delay in appointing a Lokayukta.The notice was issued to the chief secretary ... Read more...
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Mum takes son to police for one pound theft
August 17th, 2011 - 1:07 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 16 (IANS) A woman in Britain handed over her 14-year-old son to the police after watching him on CCTV stealing a chewing gum packet worth one pound (over ... Read more...
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Meat prices go up in Pakistan
August 13th, 2011 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 13 (IANS) Meat prices in Pakistan have been steadily rising over the past two years, with butchers and meat exporters blaming each other for the price rise.Butchers accuse ... Read more...
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Somdev, Bopanna beaten at Leg Mason Tennis Classic
August 5th, 2011 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 5 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman stretched seventh seed Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus before going down in three sets in his second-round match while his countryman Rohan Bopanna ... Read more...
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A Pakistani woman who runs slum school by selling scrap
August 2nd, 2011 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 2 (IANS) A woman in Pakistan runs a school for 1,800 slum children with money collected from selling trash.Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Monday announced a Rs.1 ... Read more...
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India-Pakistan diplomacy avoids media trap
July 27th, 2011 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) No rhetorical fireworks on Kashmir or 26/11 terror! Grandstanding is out; a new shared feeling of bonhomie and feel-good diplomacy has subtly crept in the ... Read more...
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India-Pakistan talks signal hope, says daily
July 27th, 2011 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 27 (IANS) The India-Pakistan talks signal hope for a positive outcome, said a leading Pakistani daily as it cautioned that the two countries could not "afford ... Read more...
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Hina Rabbani Khar to be Pakistan’s foreign minister
July 18th, 2011 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 18 (IANS) Hina Rabbani Khar will be the new foreign minister of Pakistan, a media report said Monday. Her elevation comes a week ahead of India-Pakistan talks ... Read more...
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Arrest warrant against four for insult to flag
June 30th, 2011 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 30 (IANS) A court in Chhattisgarh has issued arrest warrants against four people, including a district collector and a superintendent of police, for allegedly insulting the national flag.V.K. ... Read more...
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Wimbledon: Paes-Bhupathi crash out in second round
June 25th, 2011 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 25 (IANS) India's top doubles pair Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi crashed out of the second round of Wimbledon tennis with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-7(1), 4-6 loss ... Read more...
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Bopanna-Qureshi out, Indian challenge over in Eastbourne
June 16th, 2011 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Eastbourne (England), June 16 (IANS) India's Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan's Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi, dubbed the Indo-Pakistan Express, bowed out the doubles quarter-finals of the 462,675-euro AEGON International tennis here.The ... Read more...
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Sania reaches career best doubles ranking
June 6th, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza climbed 11 spots to reach a career-high doubles ranking of 14 in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings, released Monday.Sania last ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu take on Uttarakhand in opening match of national hockey
June 4th, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Tamil Nadu will take on Uttarakhand in the opening match of the inaugural Hockey India Senior Men's National Championship in Bhopal from June 10.In the ... Read more...
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French Open result will give us confidence for Wimbledon: Qureshi
June 4th, 2011 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, June 4 (IANS) Pakistan's Aisamul Haq Qureshi, doubles partner of Indian Rohan Bopanna, attributed their French Open quarterfinals loss to the Bryan brothers to lack of mental toughness ... Read more...
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