Security beefed up in Srinagar
August 13th, 2012 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 13 (IANS) With a recent spurt in separatist attacks in Srinagar, authorities Monday stepped up vigil ahead of the country's Independence Day.Vehicles entering the Jammu and Kashmir capital ... Read more...
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Husain Haqqani fears he will be killed
January 4th, 2012 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 4 (IANS) Former Pakistani envoy to the US Husain Haqqani, who is currently staying as a guest at the prime minister's official residence in Islamabad, fears that ... Read more...
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Taseer’s killer interrogated in Shahbaz Bhatti assassination case
March 5th, 2011 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 5(ANI): The scope of investigations into the assassination of Pakistan's Minorities Affairs Minister Shahbaz Bhatti has been widened to include Malik Mumtaz Qadri, the self-confessed killer of former Punjab Governor ... Read more...
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Pakistan minister gunned down in Islamabad (Third Lead)
March 2nd, 2011 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 2 (IANS) Pakistan's Federal Minister for Minorities Shahbaz Bhatti, a Christian, was shot dead Wednesday when his car pulled out of his home here, making it the second ... Read more...
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Laptops banned at British military academy over porn
February 22nd, 2011 - 5:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 22 (ANI): Personal laptops have been barred at the military academy where Princes William and Harry trained after one worker was caught viewing his girlfriend's home-made porn website while at ... Read more...
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Gadkari in Assam, minus security from state government
January 7th, 2011 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 7 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari arrived here Friday for the party's two-day national executive meeting amid protests from party workers at the Assam government's ... Read more...
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Court lifts restrictions on A.Q. Khan
May 28th, 2010 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, May 28 (IANS) The Lahore High Court Friday lifted all restrictions on disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan, saying he was free to move anywhere in the country.
"His movements can ... Read more...
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Manipur advocate general shot at
March 7th, 2010 - 12:48 am ICT by IANS
Imphal, March 6 (IANS) Manipur Advocate General N. Koteshor was critically injured Saturday when he was shot at while returning from a function, with the bullet piercing his chest, police said.
It ... Read more...
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Ex publicist reveals Tyra Banks’ secrets
March 1st, 2010 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Mar 1 (ANI): Jon Paul Buchmeyer, who worked as a publicist for Tyra Banks during her 'Inside Out' book tour, has revealed some secrets about the former model in his ... Read more...
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Pakistani court orders A.Q. Khan’s medical examination
February 9th, 2010 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, Feb 9 (IANS) The Lahore High Court Tuesday ordered the government to allow disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan, whose movements have been restricted, to meet his relatives and friends ... Read more...
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Pakistani court bans A.Q. Khan’s free movement
January 25th, 2010 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, Jan 25 (IANS) The Lahore High Court (LHC) Monday banned the free movement of Abdul Qadeer Khan, the scientist who mentored Pakistan's nuclear programme but was later accused of proliferating ... Read more...
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Pakistan mulls security for A.Q. Khan
January 21st, 2010 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 21 (IANS) Two days after seeking a ban on the free movement of Abdul Qadeer Khan, who mentored Pakistan's nuclear programme and was accused of proliferating nuclear secrets abroad, ... Read more...
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Pakistan government seeks ban on A.Q. Khan’s free movement
January 19th, 2010 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, Jan 19 (IANS) The Pakistani government Tuesday sought a ban on the free movement of Abdul Qadeer Khan, who mentored the country's nuclear programme and was then accused of proliferating ... Read more...
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Farooq Abdullah takes taxi to reach IIT function
January 6th, 2010 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata/Kharagpur, Jan 5 (IANS) New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah, one of the most high-security political leaders in the country, Tuesday took a taxi ride in the city sans any security ... Read more...
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No peace talks under handcuffs, says ULFA chairman Rajkhowa (Roundup)
December 5th, 2009 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Guwahati, Dec 5 (IANS) Arrested United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa Saturday said his outfit would not hold peace talks with the Indian government and ... Read more...
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George Clooney denies his well-being was at risk during Chad visit
February 25th, 2009 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, February 25 (ANI): Hollywood actor George Clooney, who is a United Nations goodwill ambassador, has denied that his safety was in jeopardy when he visited the African state of Chad ... Read more...
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U.N. to investigate accusations of withdrawing Clooneys security escort
February 21st, 2009 - 6:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, February 21 (ANI): The United Nations is launching a probe into accusations that the organisation had decided to withdraw Hollywood star George Clooney''s security escort during his visit to dangerous ... Read more...
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Britney’’s son released from hospital
November 11th, 2008 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 11(ANI): Britney Spears'' young son Jayden James, who was taken to Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center over the weekend after he reportedly had a severe allergic reaction to a ... Read more...
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Ghising steps down as Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council head
March 10th, 2008 - 4:14 pm ICT by admin
Siliguri (West Bengal), March 10 (IANS) Beleaguered Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) chief Subhas Ghisingh Monday resigned from the post of caretaker administrator of the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council (DGHC). "Subhash Ghisingh ... Read more...
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Former Pak ministers demand bulletproof vehicles
November 18th, 2007 - 7:21 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad, Nov 18 (ANI): Four former Pakistan ministers have requested the government to provide them bulletproof vehicles and security escort, a senior Interior Ministry official has said.
These former ministers are Muhammad Ali ... Read more...
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Musharraf ignores PM’s bid for lavish perks and allowances
November 14th, 2007 - 2:53 am ICT by admin
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