Singapore Airlines welcomes FDI reform
September 20th, 2012 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Singapore Airlines Thursday welcomed the government's decision to allow foreign direct investment in Indian carriers, but said it has no plans right now to invest ... Read more...
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Jagan’s judicial custody extended, complains of ‘insult’ (Lead)
June 11th, 2012 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 11 (IANS) A special CBI court here Monday extended YSR Congress Party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's judicial custody till June 25 in the illegal assets case.The member of ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Western ambassadors unwelcome: Syria
June 5th, 2012 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 5 (IANS) Syria has said the ambassadors of several Western countries, including the US, Britain, France and Turkey, were "personae non gratae" or unwelcome in the country, a ... Read more...
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CBI questions Jagan in illegal wealth case (Lead)
June 3rd, 2012 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 3 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) questioned jailed YSR Congress Party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy in the illegal wealth case Sunday, the first day of the ... Read more...
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PCB still hopeful about Bangladesh series
April 25th, 2012 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, April 25 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has not given up its hope for a home series against Bangladesh.The PCB Tuesday asked the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to ... Read more...
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British diplomats withdrawn from Syria
March 1st, 2012 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 1 (IANS) Britain has withdrawn its diplomatic staff from Syria and closed it embassy in Damascus on security grounds, The Independent reported Thursday.Ambassador Simon Collis and his staff ... Read more...
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La’affaire Rushdie casts long shadow (Jaipur Diary)
January 23rd, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 23 (IANS) There was no getting away from the shadow of Salman Rushdie at the sprawling Diggi Place where the grand literary show Monday continued to draw big ... Read more...
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Court tells National Defence Academy to ease security norms
September 30th, 2011 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai/Pune, Sep 29 (IANS) The Bombay High Court Thursday directed Pune's National Defence Academy (NDA) to ease security restrictions imposed on the road leading to the tri-services institution, a lawyer ... Read more...
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Honesty and concentration key to my success: Umpire Aleem Dar
September 23rd, 2011 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Sep 23 (IANS) Pakistan's Aleem Dar, who was adjudged the best umpire for the third year running by the International Cricket Council (ICC), says the secret of his success ... Read more...
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Pak Govt again refuses to sack Waseem Ahmed as FIA chief
March 11th, 2011 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 11(ANI): The Pakistan Government has again excused itself from immediately removing Waseem Ahmed as Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Director General as per directives of the Supreme Court.The government had also ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
ICC has no plans to move matches from Bangladesh: Lorgat
March 6th, 2011 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Mar 6 (ANI): Condemning the attack on the West Indies team bus by Bangladesh fans, ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat has that there are no immediate plans to move games from ... Read more...
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WikiLeaks founder’s extradition trial begins in Britain
February 7th, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 7 (IANS) Australian whistle-blower and founder of WikiLeaks website Julian Assange Monday appeared in a British court for the hearing of his extradition to Sweden over allegations of sexual assaults.Assange's ... Read more...
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Bush cancels Swiss visit amid concerns of arrest over torture allegations
February 6th, 2011 - 12:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 6 (ANI): Former US President George W Bush has cancelled his visit to Switzerland amid concerns that he could be arrested for allegedly ordering the torture of prisoners.Bush was due ... Read more...
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Pakistan likely to host Bangladesh full series next year
December 15th, 2010 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
By Omar Khalid
Karachi, Dec 15 (IANS) Pakistan is confident of hosting Bangladesh in what will be a ground-breaking home series next year after its cricket chief had a fruitful meeting with Bangladesh ... Read more...
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Kasab again demands to be present in court
October 22nd, 2010 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 22 (IANS) Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab has again demanded to be physically present in Bombay High Court, where the proceedings on the confirmation of his death sentence are ... Read more...
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Kasab absent for court proceedings Wednesday
October 20th, 2010 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 20 (IANS) Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab Wednesday remained absent for the proceedings of the Bombay High Court where arguments on confirming his death sentence are going on. He ... Read more...
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Kasab spits on video camera, wants to go to US
October 19th, 2010 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 19 (IANS) Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, caught alive during the 26/11 Mumbai mayhem, Tuesday spat on the video-conferencing camera in the Arthur Road Central Jail from where ... Read more...
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Negative media campaign hit Delhi’s business during CWG: Report
October 16th, 2010 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Oct 16 (IANS) Negative campaign by the international media ahead of the Commonwealth Games badly hit the business of Delhi's shopkeepers, restaurant owners and taxi drivers during the mega event, an ... Read more...
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Pak to reopen NATO convoy blockage at Af-Pak border after security improves: Haqqani
October 2nd, 2010 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 2 (ANI): The supply route for US-led forces in Afghanistan at the Tor Khum border had been temporarily blocked on security grounds, and will be re-opened soon after the security ... Read more...
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Sohrabuddin killing: Amit Shah’s bail plea decision Oct 8
September 29th, 2010 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Sep 29 (IANS) A Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court hearing the bail plea of former Gujarat minister Amit Shah in the 2005 Sohrabuddin Sheikh killing Wednesday reserved its order ... Read more...
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Advani visits Amit Shah in Sabarmati Jail
September 18th, 2010 - 7:21 pm ICT by ANI
Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Sep.18 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Lal Krishna Advani met former Gujarat Home Minister Amit Shah, a prime accused in the Sohrabuddin-Kausar Bi murder case, in Sabarmati Jail ... Read more...
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Amit Shah taken to hospital, misses court hearing
September 15th, 2010 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Sep 15 (IANS) Former Gujarat junior home minister Amit Shah, an accused in the 2005 Sohrabuddin Sheikh staged shootout, fell ill Wednesday and was briefly admitted to hospital ahead of his ... Read more...
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Pak ‘terror suspect’ students win court battle against deportation from Britain
May 18th, 2010 - 6:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 18 (ANI): Two of the twelve Pakistani students, who were arrested on terror charges in raids conducted across north-west Britain in April last year, have won their legal battle ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Oz players body terms IPL ‘unconfirmed’ blacklist threat ‘unfair’
April 20th, 2010 - 12:35 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Apr 20 (ANI): Reacting to unconfirmed reports, the Australian Cricketers' Association has said it is unfair for players to be blacklisted by the Indian Premier League if they quit the tournament ... Read more...
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Now a Casabianca in Stephen Court
March 28th, 2010 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 28 (IANS) Just as the son in the poem "Casabianca" followed his father's words by not moving from a burning ship, Khusiram Tewary followed his master's orders to a tee ... Read more...
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Australia rejects five Tamils asylum claim on security grounds
January 13th, 2010 - 12:22 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan.13 (ANI): A Tamil couple and three men involved in the impasse with Australian and Indonesian authorities have had their claims for asylum rejected on national security grounds.A news.com.au report quoted ... Read more...
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Commonwealth Games officials trash media reports of England’s pullout (Roundup)
December 30th, 2009 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/London, Dec 30 (IANS) Indian and English Commonwealth Games' officials trashed British media reports which said England could pull out of the 2010 Games in New Delhi over fears that their ... Read more...
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Pre-paid cellphone ban to be lifted in Jammu and Kashmir
December 30th, 2009 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 30 (IANS) Pre-paid mobile phones are set to ring again in Jammu and Kashmir with the central government deciding to allow the service's resumption in the first week of next ... Read more...
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Sack security men who failed to protect Sri Lankan team, PCB told
November 23rd, 2009 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Nov 23 (IANS) A parliamentary committee on sports Monday asked Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to file a case against security officials who showed negligence while protecting the Sri Lankan cricket team ... Read more...
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Farooq to go to PM about Services’ no to cricket in Srinagar
November 3rd, 2009 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar/New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Reacting sharply to the Services' team refusing to play a cricket match in Srinagar, a furious union minister and Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) chief ... Read more...
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Roberts’ ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ shoot keeps locals out of temple
September 20th, 2009 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
By Robin Bansal
Pataudi (Haryana), Sep 20 (IANS) Hollywood star Julia Roberts' shooting at an ashram here for "Eat, Pray, Love" is making media headlines but villagers are upset as they are ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
India’s booming nuclear industry still a distant dream for Canada
August 24th, 2009 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
Toronto, Aug. 24 (ANI): A year after Canada changed its long-standing non-proliferation policy in order to help India join the international trade in nuclear supplies, Canada's plans to participate in India's booming ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Two Pak students held in anti-terror raids fly back home, abandon deportation fight
August 22nd, 2009 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug.22 (ANI): Two of the ten Pakistani students who were detained during counter-terrorism raids in Manchester and Liverpool earlier this year have flown back home, discontinuing their fight against deportation.Abdul Wahab ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
British authority denies bail to Pakistani students
July 30th, 2009 - 2:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 30 (ANI): British authorities have denied bail to Pakistani students detained earlier this year on national security grounds in simultaneous raids conducted across the country.The Special Immigration Appeals Commission after ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Pak batsmen faulty technique behind poor show in Lanka: Ramiz
July 27th, 2009 - 2:41 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, July 27 (ANI): Former captain Ramiz Raja has said that Pakistan team's lack of Test match exposure, faulty technique of the batsmen led to their drubbing in Sri Lanka.With nearly ... Read more...
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