Judges pay tributes to securitymen killed in 26/11
February 21st, 2011 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 21 (IANS) Confirming the death penalty for Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab, the Bombay High Court Monday paid tributes to the brave security personnel killed or injured in the 26/11 ... Read more...
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Four killed in Peshawar suicide blast (Lead)
January 31st, 2011 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Peshawar, Jan 31 (IANS) At least four people, including a senior police official, were killed while 15 people were injured Monday in a suicide blast in this capital city of northwestern ... Read more...
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Indian barbers tell Malays to cash in on hair sacrificed during Hindu festival
January 22nd, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 22 (ANI): Several barbers from India have said that hair sacrificed by devotees during Thaipusam, a Hindu festival, is worth big bucks internationally.The barbers were working at booths set ... Read more...
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Hair sacrificed during Hindu festival is worth big bucks
January 22nd, 2011 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 22 (ANI): Several barbers from India have said that hair sacrificed by devotees during Thaipusam, a Hindu festival, is worth big bucks internationally.The barbers were working at booths set ... Read more...
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Telangana Congress leaders demand bill for separate state
January 12th, 2011 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 11 (IANS) Congress leaders from Telangana Tuesday demanded that a bill be tabled in the upcoming budget session of parliament for forming a Telangana state.However, the leaders apparently softened ... Read more...
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‘Salmaan Taseer sacrificed his life for me’: Blasphemy-accused Pak-Christian woman
January 8th, 2011 - 3:45 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 8 (ANI): Aasia Bibi, the Pakistani Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy, broke down in her prison cell and wept inconsolably when she learnt of the assassination of Salmaan ... Read more...
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‘Courageous’ Salmaan Taseer’s sacrifice will not go waste: Zardari
January 7th, 2011 - 1:02 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jan 7(ANI): Slain Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer was courageous enough to stand up to bigots and fanatics in Pakistan, and his sacrifice will not go waste, President Asif Ali Zardari ... Read more...
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Taseer’s assassination branded as beginning of ‘dark age’ in Pak by HR activists
January 5th, 2011 - 6:18 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 5 (ANI): Human Rights activists and members of civil society have condemned Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer's brutal murder, branding it as the beginning of a 'dark age' in the ... Read more...
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‘Development’ remark irks Telangana leaders
January 1st, 2011 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 1 (IANS) Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leaders from Telangana have taken strong exception to some of the remarks made by members of the Srikrishna Committee.Senior TDP leader and ... Read more...
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Producer Hints At Unpleasant Turn Of Events In ‘The Vampire Diaries’
December 28th, 2010 - 6:02 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Julie Plec, the producer of the supernatural television series ‘The Vampire Diaries’ has revealed in a statement to the media that a very dark future awaits the characters in the ... Read more...
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Stone tablet of Qing Dynasty uncovered in Xinjiang
December 26th, 2010 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 26 (ANI): A stone tablet of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) has been discovered in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.Archaeologists unearthed the tablet, measuring 71 meters high, at the ... Read more...
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Happy b’day, Karunanidhi wishes Sonia
December 9th, 2010 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 9 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Thursday wished Congress president Sonia Gandhi best wishes on her 65th birthday and described her as the "light of sacrifice".In a ... Read more...
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Gaga, Timberlake to rejoin social networking sites
December 7th, 2010 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 7 (IANS) Popstars Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake and Usher are set to rejoin Twitter and Facebook after successfully helping to raise $1 million for the children's charity of Alicia ... Read more...
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Clinton rejects Wikileaks report of US criticising UK’s effort in Afghanistan
December 4th, 2010 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 4 (ANI): US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has slammed revelations by whistle blower website Wikileaks that America and Afghanistan had criticised British forces for not being up to the ... Read more...
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Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake, Usher are quitting Facebook for charity
November 29th, 2010 - 1:18 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Nov 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake and Usher are all bidding farewell to the various social networking portals like Facebook and Twitter in order to raise money. ... Read more...
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Controversial pat down at US airport leaves 3-yr-old girl sobbing
November 18th, 2010 - 6:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 18 (ANI): The national outcry over intrusive body searches at American airports has intensified after security staff are caught on camera searching a crying three-year-old girl.Mandy Simon is seen sobbing ... Read more...
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18 people injured in shootout inside mosque in southwestern Pak
November 17th, 2010 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
Quetta, Nov 17 (ANI): Eighteen people were wounded in a shootout inside a mosque in southwestern Pakistan's Khuzdar district, according to police.The clash took place following a dispute over which of the ... Read more...
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Muslims defer goat sacrifice to respect Hindu sentiments
November 17th, 2010 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
Pandharpur (Maharashtra), Nov 17 (IANS) In a gesture of brotherhood with fellow Hindus, Muslims here deferred the traditional goat sacrifice on Eid-ul-Azha as the Hindu festival of Kartiki Ekadashi also fell Wednesday. ... Read more...
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Sacrifice essence of life: Message of Eid-ul-Azha (Comment)
November 17th, 2010 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS
By Firoz Bakht Ahmed
Even as the country celebrates Eid-ul-Azha, the festival of sacrifice, the significance of it is often not understood.A sacrifice, usually taken to be the slaughtering of animals, is much ... Read more...
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US envoy greets Muslims on Eid
November 16th, 2010 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) The US ambassador to India Tuesday greeted Muslims on Eid, saying the festival stands for kindness, generosity and compassion."I extend my best wishes to Muslims in India ... Read more...
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No more yak sacrifice on Eid in Karachi
November 15th, 2010 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Nov 15 (IANS) Sacrificing yaks on Eid has come to a stop in Pakistan's largest city due to a theological "doubt", a media report said Monday.Around 30 yaks used to ... Read more...
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West can never defeat al-Qaeda, militant Islam, admits top Brit General
November 14th, 2010 - 12:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 14 (ANI): The new head of Britain's armed forces, General Sir David Richards, has warned that the West cannot defeat al-Qaeda and militant Islam.The Telegraph quoted General Richards as ... Read more...
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Benazir Bhutto’s aide’s clarion call to PPP government to arrest her assassins
November 11th, 2010 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
Rawalpindi, Nov 11(ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's political secretary, Nahid Khan, has demanded that the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) government must arrest the people behind her assassination."Wake ... Read more...
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Pak will launch NWA operation at own discretion, not under external pressure: Qureshi
October 31st, 2010 - 12:27 pm ICT by ANI
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external pressure, and would itself decide on any operation in North Waziristan
keeping in view its requirements, resources ... Read more...
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Where arms and not Durga idols are worshipped
October 16th, 2010 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Oct 16 (IANS) Arms like AK-47 and Insas and not goddess Durga idols are worshipped at the Jharkhand Armed Police ground here during Navratri - an auspicious period for the Hindus.There ... Read more...
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Priyadarshan Unhappy With A Cerificate Given To Aaakrosh
October 14th, 2010 - 1:21 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 14, 2010 (Sampourn Wire): After valiantly crying out loud against the comprehensive cuts ordered by the censorboard, producer Kumar Mangat has quietly acceped an ‘Adults Only’ censor certificate for Aakrosh, ... Read more...
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‘A’ certificate for ‘Aakrosh’ leaves Priyadarshan fuming
October 13th, 2010 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, Oct 13 (IANS) The censor board's decision to award an 'Adults Only' certificate to "Aakrosh" has not gone down well with the film's director Priyadarshan.Priyadarshan, currently shooting ... Read more...
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Jessica Simpson throws up while visiting sailors
October 7th, 2010 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 7 (ANI): Singer Jessica Simpson's visit with troops aboard the USS Harry S. Truman did not go very well after she fell ill and threw up.Sources revealed that 30-year-old Simpson's ... Read more...
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Killed British troops’ kids to get free degree courses
October 5th, 2010 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 5 (IANS) Children of British troops, who died on active duty since 1990, have been offered free degree courses, a media report said Tuesday.An annual 8,200-pound scholarships will be ... Read more...
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A matrimony site exclusively for armed forces personnel
September 2nd, 2010 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Defence personnel seeking life partners will now be able to access a matrimony website designed exclusively for them.
The site defencematrimony.com, launched by internet firm Consim Info Pvt ... Read more...
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Big sacrifice of Swara in Sarvagunn Sampanna
August 24th, 2010 - 12:47 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 24, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Imagine and Balaji Telefilms' Sarvagunn Sampanna of late saw conditions that lead to Aditya (played by Mujtaba Ali Khan) and Swara (played by Pooja Bose) going ... Read more...
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Big B Walks Barefoot, Spins Charkha At Mahatma Gandhi’s Sabarmati Ashram
August 18th, 2010 - 10:30 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 18, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan is now busy shooting for the second part of the advertisements for Gujarat Tourism. For this, the star had to walk barefoot ... Read more...
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Big B spins charkha at Sabarmati Ashram
August 17th, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan walked barefoot and spun the charkha (spinning wheel) at Mahatma Gandhi's Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad where he is shooting for the second ... Read more...
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RIRO’s ‘Zaara Yaad Karo Kurbani’: A Tribute To Motherland
August 16th, 2010 - 2:11 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 16, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): 15th August is celebrated as India's Independence Day. This was the day in the year 1947 when India got independence from British rule. However, freedom didn't ... Read more...
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Haryana increases pension for freedom fighters
August 15th, 2010 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 15 (IANS) To mark India's 64th Independence Day, the Haryana government Sunday raised the monthly pension of freedom fighters and their widows from Rs.6,000 to Rs.11,000 per month.
Chief Minister Bhupinder ... Read more...
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