Raymond Davis released by Pakistani court (Third Lead)
March 16th, 2011 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad/Washington, March 16 (IANS) A Pakistani court Wednesday acquitted CIA contractor Raymond Davis, who killed two men in Lahore, after payment of blood money as compensation to relatives of the ... Read more...
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China to create world’s largest security network with 500,000 cameras
March 10th, 2011 - 11:42 am ICT by ANI
Beijing, Mar.10 (ANI): China will spend 2.6billion pounds on 500,000 surveillance cameras to create the world's largest security network.The system would create world's largest 'Big Brother' network of CCTV since the September ... Read more...
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Eating disorders ‘double in Muslim teens than in Christian’
March 9th, 2011 - 6:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 9 (ANI): A University of Granada study has found that eating disorders are 2.3-fold higher among Muslim adolescents than among their Christian classmates.The study also found that body dissatisfaction was ... Read more...
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Sikh community speaks out against Quebec kirpan ban
February 10th, 2011 - 3:15 pm ICT by ANI
Ottawa (Canada), Feb.10 (ANI): The World Sikh Organization has expressed its disappointment over a unanimous vote in the National Assembly to bar the kirpan from all legislative buildings.The Parti Québécois had tabled ... Read more...
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Kuwait may pardon prisoners who memorise Quran
February 4th, 2011 - 3:13 pm ICT by ANI
Manama, Feb 4 (ANI): Kuwait's Endowments and Islamic Affairs ministry has said that prisoners who can memorise the Quran might be eligible for the annual pardon.The decision will be part of efforts ... Read more...
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Some religious groups supporting terrorists in destabilising Pakistan: Malik
January 20th, 2011 - 6:10 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 20(ANI): Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said terrorists are destabilising the country, and that he will not allow anyone to disrupt peace in Karachi.Talking to journalists, Malik said ... Read more...
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Kirpan carrying Sikhs barred from entering Quebec legislature
January 19th, 2011 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI
Quebec (Canada), Jan.19 (ANI): Four Sikhs invited to appear before a Quebec legislative committee to debate a bill that deals with the reasonable accommodation of religious minorities, were barred from entering the ... Read more...
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Salman Taseer’s assassin unlikely to be prosecuted, says Qadri’s brother
January 16th, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by ANI
Rawalpindi, Jan 16(ANI): The brother of late Punjab Governor Salman Taseer's assassin, Mumtaz Qadri, has expressed confidence that the bodyguard will never be prosecuted.Taseer's bodyguard Qadri had shot him dead because ... Read more...
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Obama working to ease US-Cuba travel restrictions
January 15th, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 15 (ANI): US President Barack Obama is reportedly looking to ease US citizens' travel restrictions to Cuba, allowing educational and religious groups to visit the communist country.Politico quoted ... Read more...
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No holidays on Christmas, Easter in EU school diaries
January 15th, 2011 - 10:04 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 15 (IANS) The European Union (EU) has been asked for a formal apology for sending millions of diaries to school, which list the dates of Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, Jewish and ... Read more...
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Pak investigators searching for cleric who motivated Qadri to kill Salman Taseer
January 9th, 2011 - 12:32 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 9 (ANI): Pakistani investigators are looking for a cleric who had motivated elite security force protector Malik Mumtaz Qadri to assassinate Punjab Governor Salman Taseer.Taseer's bodyguard Qadri had opened ... Read more...
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Bearded cops to be withdrawn from Pak VVIPs security fleet following Taseer’s killing
January 8th, 2011 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jan 8 (ANI): In a major policy shift in the aftermath of Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer's assassination by one of his own elite security force protectors, the provincial government has ... Read more...
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YWCA drops Christian word from historic name after 156 years
January 7th, 2011 - 4:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 7 (ANI): The Young Women's Christian Association, which is one of UK's best-known charities, has dropped any mention of the word Christian from its historic name after 156 years.The organisation, ... Read more...
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Pak Punjab Governor’s assassination points to religious extremists’ mounting power
January 5th, 2011 - 6:13 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Jan 5(ANI): Pakistan Punjab Governor Salman Taseer's assassination has come out as an act that violently highlights religious extremists' tightening grip on the country.According to the Washington Post, Taseer was a ... Read more...
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Pak religious parties protest against amending ‘blasphemy laws’
December 25th, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec 25 (ANI): Thousands of activists belonging to various religious parties had organised countrywide protest demonstrations against the government's bid to amend the controversial 'Blasphemy Law' on Friday.According to The ... Read more...
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Jews support demand for recognition of Hinduism in Belgium
November 27th, 2010 - 1:21 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Nov 27 (ANI): In a remarkable interfaith gesture, Jews have come out in support of Hindus in their demand for recognition of Hinduism in Belgium.Rabbi Jonathan B. Freirich, prominent Jewish ... Read more...
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UK school stages marriage of boy, 6, girl, 5, to help pupils write better
November 26th, 2010 - 6:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 26 (ANI): A primary school in Britain staged a marriage between a five-year-old girl and a six-year-old boy with the idea of helping pupils to write better.Staff at Warndon Primary ... Read more...
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Christians slam TV channel for ‘mocking Jesus birth’
November 26th, 2010 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 26 (ANI): Plans of screening live footage of baby birth on Christmas Day by Channel 4 have outraged religious groups.Christians have condemned the channel bosses for 'mocking' the birth of ... Read more...
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‘India should check Chinese influence in Myanmar’
November 22nd, 2010 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Myanmar is covertly developing nuclear weapons with the aid of North Korea and India should take proactive steps to check China's influence in the energy-rich southeast ... Read more...
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Pakistan bans collection of animal hides for charity
November 17th, 2010 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Nov 17 (IANS) The Pakistan government has banned the collection of animal hides by militant and religious groups for charity on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha when Muslims sacrifice ... Read more...
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Health overhaul may usher in free birth control
November 1st, 2010 - 8:23 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, Nov 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Women in the United States may soon experience birth control at zero cost, thanks to the new health care reform that will soon be implemented. Well ... Read more...
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In vitro pioneer Robert Edwards awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine
October 5th, 2010 - 6:34 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
The British scientist, Robert Edwards has won this year’s Nobel Prize for Medicine for his contribution to the development of vitro fertilization (IVF). However religious groups are in arms against the decision ... Read more...
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Apex court’s Ayodhya decision welcomed by all (Roundup)
September 28th, 2010 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Political parties across the board as well as religious groups Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court dismissing a petition seeking to defer the Allahbad High Court judgment ... Read more...
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Leaving your religion deemed unhealthy
September 23rd, 2010 - 5:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 23 (ANI): A Penn State researcher has revealed that people who leave strict religious groups are more likely to say their health is worse than members who remain in the ... Read more...
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Roemer likely to meet Chidambaram over 9/11 Quran burning issue
September 10th, 2010 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sept.10 (ANI): U.S. Ambassador to India Timothy Roemer is meeting Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Friday, and according to informed sources, is likely to discuss the steps Washington ... Read more...
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Chidambaram for media restraint on Quran burning threat
September 9th, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Thursday appealed to the media to help maintain communal harmony in view of a United States pastor threatening to burn the Quran, ... Read more...
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Chidambaram appeals for restrain over report of US pastor threatening to burn Quran
September 9th, 2010 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 9 (ANI): Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday appealed to media to help maintain communal harmony in the wake of reports of a pastor in the United ... Read more...
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Digvijay objects to Chidambaram’s ’saffron terror’ remark
September 1st, 2010 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Taking on Home Minister P. Chidambaram, who was unapologetic about using the term "saffron terror", senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh Wednesday said he has objections to ... Read more...
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American Muslims, Jews among biggest supporters of Obama: Poll
August 28th, 2010 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 28 (ANI): A majority 78 percent of Muslims and 61 per cent of Jews in the United States have remained among the most ardent supporters of Barack Obama, whose ... Read more...
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Saudi chain removes female cashiers following protests
August 26th, 2010 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Riyadh, Aug 26 (DPA) One of Saudi Arabia's largest supermarket chains has reversed a decision to employ female cashiers, in a religious dispute which saw the king issue a reprimand Thursday ... Read more...
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More Americans have unfavourable views on Islam
August 25th, 2010 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 25 (IANS) The number of Americans viewing Islam favourably has declined since 2005, but there is little change in those saying that Islam is more likely than other religions to ... Read more...
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World’s oldest university poised for revival in India after 800 years
August 4th, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug.4 (ANI): Nalanda University, an ancient seat of learning destroyed in 1193, is poised for revival.According to The Independent, an ambitious plan to establish an international university with the same ... Read more...
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Florida church to burn ‘Koran’ on ninth anniversary of 9/11 attacks in protest
July 31st, 2010 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
Canberra, July 31 (ANI): A church in Florida has created a controversy by saying that it would burn copies of the Koran to mark the ninth anniversary of the September 11 ... Read more...
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Brit Muslim woman of Pak origin recalls attempted honour killing
July 29th, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 29 (ANI): Honor killings and punishments have been well documented among a wide variety of ethnic and religious groups throughout the world, and especially in the United Kingdom.Every year in ... Read more...
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Atheist Oz PM Gillard says she respects the church
July 29th, 2010 - 3:24 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 29 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard says she respects the church and other religious groups in spite of being an atheist.Responding to comments from Perth Archbishop Barry Hickey suggesting ... Read more...
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