Work with us for Siliguri’s development: Mamata to Railways
February 11th, 2012 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Siliguri, Feb 11 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday urged Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi to look into the possibilities of working together with the state government for ... Read more...
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Jolie grateful to humanitarian deeds
February 11th, 2012 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 11 (IANS) Actress Angelina Jolie says she would have led a "very shallow, horrible life" if she hadn't thrown herself into humanitarian work to keep her grounded ... Read more...
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Indian, Vietnamese immigrants ‘Americanised’ but don’t lose own identity
December 7th, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 7 (IANS) Indian and Vietnamese immigrants become "Americanised" over time through social activities, but still retain their identities, say researchers after studying the two communities in Texas.
Typically, ... Read more...
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Police to question male students in Roebuck’s suicide investigation
November 21st, 2011 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 21 (IANS) South African police have decided to question 16 male students, who lived with renowned sports commentator and writer Peter Roebuck in an eight-room house.The young men ... Read more...
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Afghanistan to support ‘brother Pakistan’ if US or India attacked: Karzai
October 22nd, 2011 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 22 (IANS) Aghanistan President Hamid Karzai has said that his country will stand by "brother Pakistan" if it was attacked either by the US or India, Xinhua reported.... Read more...
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Myanmar to take back refugees from Bangladesh
October 15th, 2011 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Oct 15 (IANS) Myanmar has agreed to take back all its citizens lodged in two refugee camps in eastern Bangladesh, Foreign Secretary Mijarul Quayes said here Saturday.Currently, 28,000 Myanmar ... Read more...
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Relief package for migrants on the way
October 9th, 2011 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Oct 9 (IANS) The central and the Jammu and Kashmir governments are working on a relief package for about 20,000 families who had migrated from Pakistan administered Kashmir during ... Read more...
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750,000 people may die in East African famine: UN
September 7th, 2011 - 6:47 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 7 (IANS) About 750,000 people could die in East Africa over the next four months due to famine, if enough aid didn't reach the famine-stricken region, the UN ... Read more...
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UAE medical team reaches out to famine victims
August 20th, 2011 - 1:28 am ICT by IANS
Nairobi, Aug 19 (IANS/WAM) A UAE medical mission has arrived to inspect health condition of thousands of refugees who walked long distances to reach scattered camps at Dadaab area on ... Read more...
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UAE sends 40 tonnes of food to famine-hit Somalia
August 14th, 2011 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Aug 13 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates Red Crescent (UAERC) has dispatched to a number of camps in Somalia nearly 40 tonnes of essential food supplies sufficient for ... Read more...
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Spain increases aid to Africa
August 12th, 2011 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
Madrid, Aug 12 (IANS/EFE) Spain has increased by almost 6 million euros ($8.5 million) the emergency aid it is allocating to help ameliorate the food crisis in the Horn of ... Read more...
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UAE charity sends aid to famine-hit Somalia
August 10th, 2011 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
Sharjah, Aug 10 (IANS/WAM) A charity organisation in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has distributed food aid to over 2,000 families affected by the famine in Somalia.The Sharjah Charity Association ... Read more...
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UAE charity delivers aid in famine-hit Somalia
August 6th, 2011 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Sharjah, Aug 6 (IANS) The Sharjah Charity Association (SCA) has delivered the first tranche of emergency aid to hundreds of famine-struck people in Somalia, it was announced Saturday.SCA gave out ... Read more...
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25 migrants found dead as boat reaches Italy
August 1st, 2011 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Aug 1 (IANS) At least 25 migrants - as yet of unknown nationality - were found dead Monday in a boat carrying nearly 300 refugees to an Italian island, ... Read more...
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Sonia Gandhi receives award on behalf of Indira Gandhi
July 25th, 2011 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 25 (IANS) Sonia Gandhi, chairperson of India's ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA), Monday received on behalf of late prime minister Indira Gandhi the "Bangladesh Freedom Honour", ... Read more...
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Pope sends 50,000 euro for famine relief in Somalia
July 21st, 2011 - 9:32 am ICT by IANS
Vatican City, July 21 (IANS/AKI) Pope Benedict XVI has sent 50,000 euro (around $71,000) to Somalia to be used as aid for millions of people starving because of drought.The pope ... Read more...
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US war on terror to cost $4.4 trillion: Report
June 30th, 2011 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 29 (IANS) The US could end up spending nearly $4.4 trillion on the war on terror in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan, new research says.Nearly 10 years after the ... Read more...
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Turkey mulls buffer zone on Syrian border
June 11th, 2011 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Ankara, June 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Turkey is pondering the possibility of setting up a buffer zone along its border with Syria to contain the increasing influx of refugees from the ... Read more...
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Myanmarese refugee held for raping niece
June 9th, 2011 - 1:01 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) A Myanmarese refugee was arrested for raping his 28-year-old niece here, police said Wednesday.Ral Kap Thanga, 32, was arrested from Vikaspuri area of west Delhi ... Read more...
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Pakistani Kashmir PM moots joint development fund for both sides
June 1st, 2011 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, June 1 (IANS) Sardar Attique Khan, the prime minister of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, wants the Jammu and Kashmir government's rehabilitation policy for militants to be extended to the entire ... Read more...
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Chidambaram’s Mizoram visit cancelled due to bad weather
May 18th, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala/Aizawl, May 18 (IANS) Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday cancelled his trip to Mizoram due to bad weather at the airport, and returned to New Delhi from Agartala, ... Read more...
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Bhutan hedges on refugee return, seeks fresh verification
April 16th, 2011 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, April 16 (IANS) Agreeing under Nepal's pressure to resume talks for taking back nearly a fifth of its population living as refugees in Nepal since the 1990s, Bhutanese Prime ... Read more...
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UAE sends 735 tonnes of supplies for Libyan refugees
April 16th, 2011 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, April 15 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has sent 735 tonnes of supplies to help the people affected by the volatile political situation in Libya.The consignment includes food, ... Read more...
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Refugee repatriation to Mizoram begins
April 12th, 2011 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, April 12 (IANS) The long-awaited repatriation of tribal refugees from Tripura to neighbouring Mizoram began Tuesday but there is still uncertainty over whether all the migrants here will ... Read more...
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China delivers humanitarian aid to Tunisia
April 8th, 2011 - 9:42 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 8 (IANS) China has sent its first shipment of emergency humanitarian aid to help the Tunisian government deal with refugees fleeing neighbouring country Libya.The relief materials that were ... Read more...
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Dubai charity donates for refugees on Libya border
April 5th, 2011 - 7:58 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, April 5 (IANS/WAM) A charity organisation from Dubai has donated one million dirhams ($270,000) to help the refugees stranded on the Libyan border.The donation by the Dar Al-Ber Charity ... Read more...
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UAE distributes 250 tonnes of aid at Libya-Tunisia border
April 2nd, 2011 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, April 2 (IANS/WAM) Over 250 tonnes of medicines and food supplies have been distributed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to refugees at the Libya-Tunisia border, an official ... Read more...
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Metal books found in Jordan cave could change view of Biblical history
March 30th, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 30 (ANI): The discovery of seventy ancient metal books in a cave in Jordan is said to have the possibilities of unlocking some of the secrets of the earliest days ... Read more...
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Situation in Cote d’Ivoire remains volatile: UN spokesman
March 29th, 2011 - 8:27 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, March 29 (IANS) The situation in Abidjan, the capital of Cote d'Ivoire, remains volatile, UN spokesman Martin Nesirky has said ."Patrols from the UN Mission in Cote ... Read more...
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Number of displaced people hits global high
March 24th, 2011 - 7:31 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Mar 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Internal Displacement Monitoring Center of the Norwegian Refugee Council has reported that despite the fact that Africa has seen a decline in the number of ... Read more...
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19 die in Tripura refugee camp fire (Lead)
March 19th, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, March 19 (IANS) At least 19 people, including children and women, were Saturday burnt to death when a fire ravaged a refugee camp in Tripura home to Reang tribals ... Read more...
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UAE sends 40 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Libyan refugees
March 19th, 2011 - 12:29 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, March 18 (IANS/WAM) About 40 tonnes of humanitarian aid has been provided by the United Arab Emirates to the refugees camping at the Libyan-Tunisian border.An aircraft carrying the ... Read more...
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UAE continues to offer succour to Libyan refugees
March 15th, 2011 - 3:00 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, March 15 (IANS/WAM) A relief team from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) continues to offer succour at the Libya-Tunisia border to refugees who have fled Libya following the ... Read more...
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Russia sends aid for Libyan refugees
March 6th, 2011 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian plane carrying humanitarian aid for Libyan refugees arrived Sunday in Tunisia en route to the North African country, Russia's emergencies ministry said."An Il-76 ... Read more...
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Militancy related problems not yet over in Manipur
March 5th, 2011 - 7:03 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Mar 5 (ANI): A recent incident where cadres of banned Kuki National Front (KNF-P) forced people of three villages to leave their homes, leaves us with the impression that militancy isn't ... Read more...
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