Haqqani flies out of Pakistan
January 31st, 2012 - 11:58 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 31 (IANS) Pakistan's former envoy to the US Husain Haqqani flew out to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on his way to Washington after the Supreme Court granted ... Read more...
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Court allows Haqqani to travel abroad
January 30th, 2012 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 30 (IANS) Pakistan's former envoy to the US Husain Haqqani was Monday permitted to travel abroad by the Supreme Court, which is probing a memo sent to ... Read more...
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Ex-military colleagues back Musharraf’s return
January 23rd, 2012 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 23 (IANS) Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf has received support from his former military colleagues as he plans to return home from self-exile in London.The Pakistan ... Read more...
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I have not fled from Pakistan: Zardari’s media advisor (Lead)
January 23rd, 2012 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 23 (IANS) Farahnaz Ispahani, President Asif Ali Zardari's media adviser and wife of former envoy to US Husain Haqqani, Monday rejected a media report that she has fled ... Read more...
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Zardari’s media advisor says she fears abduction
January 23rd, 2012 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 23 (IANS) Farahnaz Ispahani, President Asif Ali Zardari's media adviser and wife of former envoy to US Husain Haqqani, claims that she has fled the country as she ... Read more...
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Harish Khare quits as PM’s media advisor
January 19th, 2012 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Harish Khare Thursday quit as media advisor to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.Khare, a veteran journalist who was earlier with The Hindu, quit in the ... Read more...
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Pankaj Pachauri joins PM’s media team (Lead)
January 18th, 2012 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi,Jan 18 (IANS) Well-known television journalist Pankaj Pachauri has joined as a key member of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's media team, official sources said.Pachauri, 48, joined his duties ... Read more...
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Pankaj Pachauri joins PM’s media team
January 18th, 2012 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi,Jan 18 (IANS) Well-known television journalist Pankaj Pachauri has joined as a key member of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's media team, official sources said.Pachauri, 48, joined his duties ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s prosperity lies in following constitution: Gilani
January 14th, 2012 - 1:08 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 14 (IANS) The prosperity of Pakistan lies in following the constitution, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani emphasised Saturday, days after he accused army chief General Ashfaq Parvez ... Read more...
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No breakdown between army, government: Rehman Malik
January 13th, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 13 (IANS) Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik Friday said the army and the government were united and "no breakdown has taken place between the two institutions".Pakistan politics ... Read more...
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Army to provide security to Mansoor Ijaz
January 13th, 2012 - 8:26 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 13 (IANS) A meeting of the Pakistan Army's top commanders has decided to provide security to Mansoor Ijaz, one of the central figures in the memo scandal, ... Read more...
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Sena-BJP-RPI ‘Grand Alliance’ ready for Mumbai civic polls
January 12th, 2012 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 12 (IANS) The Shiv Sena, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Republican Party of India Thursday announced their 'Grand Alliance' would sweep the forthcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal ... Read more...
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Won’t support any coup, says Imran Khan
January 12th, 2012 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 12 (IANS) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan Thursday said the party would not support a military coup as the country witnessed a stand-off between the political ... Read more...
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IIT-B’s annual techfest to kick off Friday
January 5th, 2012 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 5 (IANS) The 15th edition of Techfest by Indian Institute of Technology - Bombay (IIT-B), kicks off Friday with over 150 events spread across three days. The fest ... Read more...
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PM satisfied with Chidambaram’s explanation
December 17th, 2011 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
On board Air India One, Dec 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday gave a virtual clean chit to Home Minister P. Chidambaram on the controversy over his alleged ... Read more...
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Mamata and government’s FDI ‘climbdown’ (West Bengal Newsletter)
December 4th, 2011 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 4 (IANS) You can always bet on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to come up with surprises, be high on drama and keep people guessing and ... Read more...
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SAFF Cup: Pakistan coach and captain not on same wavelength
December 1st, 2011 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Pakistan football coach Zavisa Milosavljevich and captain Jaffer Khan were not on the same wavelength regarding the team's preparation for the South Asian Football Federation ... Read more...
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Sherry Rehman appointed Pakistan’s envoy to US
November 23rd, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 23 (IANS) Former minister Sherry Rehman, known for her outspoken views, was Wednesday appointed Pakistan's ambassador to the US after Husain Haqqani stepped down over a secret ... Read more...
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France bans Rihanna’s video
November 22nd, 2011 - 8:00 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Paris, Nov 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) French authorities have banned the music video of Rihanna because it promotes “self-destructive behavior.” The country say the video of the track “We Found Love” cannot be ... Read more...
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Iranian president’s media adviser jailed
November 21st, 2011 - 11:06 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Nov 21 (IANS) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's media adviser Ali-Akbar Javanfekr has been sentenced by a Tehran court to one year in jail for publishing an article that insulted ... Read more...
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Media plays puppeteer in Kerala politics (Kerala Newsletter)
October 31st, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 31 (IANS) A fierce competition in Kerala's media industry, led by its shrill TV channels, has given the already colourful state politics the pace of a melodramatic reality ... Read more...
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Pakistan test-fires cruise missile
October 29th, 2011 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 29 (IANS) Pakistan has successfully test-fired indigenously developed multi-tube cruise missile Hatf-7 (Babur) that has a range of 700 km, a media report said.The Inter-Services Public Relations ... Read more...
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Germany detains Russian couple on spying charge
October 22nd, 2011 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) German Special Forces have detained a Russian husband-wife duo on charges of spying, reported Deutsche Welle, the country's international broadcaster, Saturday.The couple, who have not ... Read more...
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US firm invests in Indonesia’s media industry
October 18th, 2011 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Oct 18 (IANS) Saban Capital Group, a Los Angeles-based investment firm, is buying 5 percent of Indonesia's Media Nusantara Citra (MNC) for 692.3 billion rupiah ($78.2 million), the Jakarta ... Read more...
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Don’t just focus on politics: Gilani to media
October 18th, 2011 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 18 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has urged the country's media to focus on educational and health issues instead of chasing politicians.Gilani Monday told the ... Read more...
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Iraq to buy 18 F-16s from US
September 27th, 2011 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Sep 27 (IANS) Iraq has signed a contract with the US to buy 18 Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets, an official told Xinhua Tuesday.Part of the contract money ... Read more...
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Amazon planning an e-book rental service
September 13th, 2011 - 8:12 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Sept 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Amazon is reportedly considering coming out with an e-book rental service. The report claims that the service will be offered in similar fashion to Netflix’s media renting ... Read more...
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Scrap court verdict against Nepal Maoists, Bhattarai tells India
September 13th, 2011 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Sep 13 (IANS) As outrage grew in his party over an Indian court sentencing 11 of its leaders to imprisonment, Nepal's new Maoist Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai Tuesday held ... Read more...
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Nepal Maoist chief resurfaces after 48 hours
September 11th, 2011 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Sep 11 (IANS) After dropping out of public eye for 48 hours and triggering intense speculation about his disappearance, the chief of Nepal's ruling Maoist party, Pushpa Kamal Dahal ... Read more...
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Nepal’s Maoist chief in India?
September 10th, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Sep 10 (IANS) The chief of Nepal's ruling Maoist party and former Nepali prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda is in India, according to Nepal's media fraternity.The former revolutionary, ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha speaker’s secretary removed after CBI raids
September 2nd, 2011 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar's secretary A.P. Pathak was Friday removed and repatriated after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided various premises he ... Read more...
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4 Indians among MIT’s top 35 innovators
August 25th, 2011 - 10:29 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 25 (IANS) Two Indians and two persons of Indian origin figure among Top 35 Innovators under 35 in the latest list of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Technology ... Read more...
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Nepal braces for another battle of ballot
August 24th, 2011 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Aug 24 (IANS) With the 10 days' time given to Nepal's warring parties by President Ram Baran Yadav to name a new consensus prime minister running out Wednesday evening, ... Read more...
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Nepal parties get three more days to form government (Lead)
August 21st, 2011 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Aug 21 (IANS) Echoing past history, Nepal's warring parties failed to name a new consensual prime minister as the week-long deadline given by President Ram Baran Yadav ended at ... Read more...
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Anna’s backstage helpers who oversee the Ramlila show
August 21st, 2011 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Scores of youngsters look busy and hassled, a few are working on their laptops. A short young woman instructs a fellow volunteer to get food ... Read more...
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