Krishna returns from Pakistan visit
September 9th, 2012 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna arrived here Sunday after a three-day visit to Pakistan that he described as "fruitful".On the last leg of his visit, ... Read more...
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Dhawan, White lift Chargers to a formidable total (Lead)
May 10th, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 10 (IANS) Shikhar Dhawan smashed an aggressive 84 and Cameron White 65 to take Deccan Chargers to 187 for four against Delhi Daredevils in an Indian Premier League ... Read more...
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Chargers elect to bat against Daredevils
May 10th, 2012 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 10 (IANS) Deccan Chargers won the toss and decided to bat against Delhi Daredevils in their Indian Premier League match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here ... Read more...
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Daredevils opt to bat against Knight Riders
May 7th, 2012 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Delhi Daredevils captain Virender Sehwag won the toss and opted to bat against Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the ... Read more...
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Promising domestic players are excelling in IPL
May 5th, 2012 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Players like Parvinder Awana (Kings XI Punjab), Shahbaz Nadeem (Delhi Daredevils), Debabrata Das (Kolkata Knight Riders) and Mandeep Singh (Kings XI Punjab) have done reasonably ... Read more...
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Rajasthan Royals opt to bat against Daredevils
May 1st, 2012 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, May 1 (IANS) Rajasthan Royals captain Rahul Dravid won the toss and elected to bat against Delhi Daredevils in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Sawai ... Read more...
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Sehwag stars in Daredevils’ 37-run win over Mumbai Indians (Lead)
April 28th, 2012 - 1:24 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Delhi Daredevils consolidated their position at the top with a convincing 37-run win over Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the ... Read more...
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Mumbai Indians opt to field against Daredevils
April 27th, 2012 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Mumbai Indians captain Harbhajan Singh won the toss and elected to field against Delhi Daredevils in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the ... Read more...
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Daredevils thrash Pune to avenge Kotla defeat (Lead)
April 24th, 2012 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, April 24 (IANS) Delhi Daredevils avenged their Ferozeshah Kotla defeat by Pune Warriors by thrashing them by eight wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Subrata ... Read more...
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Puine Warriors opt to bat against Daredevils (Lead, superseeding earlier story)
April 24th, 2012 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, April 24 (IANS) Pune Warriors captain Sourav Ganguly won the toss and opted to bat against the Delhi Daredevils in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the ... Read more...
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Pune Warriors opt to bat against Knight Riders
April 24th, 2012 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, April 24 (IANS) Pune Warriors captain Sourav Ganguly won the toss and elected to bat against Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at ... Read more...
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Deccan Chargers opt to bat against Delhi Daredevils
April 19th, 2012 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Deccan Chargers captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and elected to bat against Delhi Daredevils in an Indian Premier League (IPL) clash at the ... Read more...
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Delhi Daredevils thrash Mumbai Indians by seven wickets (Lead)
April 17th, 2012 - 1:16 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) Delhi Daredevils churned out a dominating performance to crush Mumbai Indians by seven wickets and jump to the top of the Indian Premier League (IPL) ... Read more...
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Daredevils opt to field against Mumbai Indians
April 16th, 2012 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) Delhi Daredevils captain Virender Sehwag won the toss and chose to field against Mumbai Indians in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Wankhede ... Read more...
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Daredevils elect to field against Super Kings
April 10th, 2012 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Delhi Daredevils captain Virender Sehwag won the toss and elected to field against Chennai Super Kings in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at ... Read more...
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Daredevils elect to field against Royal Challengers
April 7th, 2012 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 7 (IANS) Delhi Daredevils won the toss and chose to field against Royal Challengers Bangalore in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium ... Read more...
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Daredevils win toss, elect to field
April 6th, 2012 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 5 (IANS) Delhi Daredevils captain Virender Sehwag won the toss and elected to field in a rain-truncated Indian Premier League match at the Eden Gardens here Thursday.The ... Read more...
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Zardari remembers slain minorities minister
March 6th, 2012 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 6 (IANS) Shahbaz Bhatti, a minister who was gunned down last year, spent his life fighting for the cause of the downtrodden and marginalised sections of society particularly ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s blasphemy laws misused: Daily
February 1st, 2012 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 1 (IANS) Pakistan's blasphemy laws are not only being misused as a "weapon against minorities" but also being used to settle personal scores amongst Muslims or grab property, ... Read more...
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International manhunt on for Pakistani minister’s killers
December 26th, 2011 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 26 (IANS) An international manhunt has been launched for two killers of Pakistani minorities minister Shahbaz Bhatti who had been seeking to reform the country's controvesial blasphemy law.Interior ... 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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Judge who sentenced governor’s killer flees Pakistan
October 25th, 2011 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 25 (IANS) Judge Pervez Ali Shah who sentenced to death the killer of then Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer has fled to Saudi Arabia after receiving death threats from ... Read more...
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US worried over rising extremism, intolerance in Pakistan
September 14th, 2011 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 14 (IANS) The US has designated eight nations as Countries of Particular Concern for "particularly severe violations of religious freedom", but spared ally Pakistan even as it expressed ... Read more...
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Five held in Taseer kidnapping case in Pakistan
August 28th, 2011 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 28 (IANS) Five people have been detained in Lahore in connection with the abduction of Shahbaz Taseer, the son of late Punjab province governor Salman Taseer, police ... Read more...
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19 die during urs celebration in Pakistan
July 22nd, 2011 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 22 (IANS) At least 19 people have died in separate incidents of drowning and suffocation in the intense heat during an annual urs celebrations in Pakistan's Sindh province, ... Read more...
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Shoe baron kidnap accused arrested in Maharashtra
July 17th, 2011 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 16 (IANS) Noor-e-Alam, an accused in the sensational kidnapping of shoe baron Partha Pratim Roy Burman in 2001, has been arrested from Maharashtra, police said Saturday.Noor-e-Alam alias Shahbaz ... Read more...
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Mayawati expels legislator for rape attempt (Lead)
June 25th, 2011 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow/Muzaffarnagar, June 24 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati Friday expelled legislator Shahnawaz Rana from her party for an alleged attempt to rape two ... Read more...
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Suspect in Shahzad murder held in Pakistani Kashmir (Lead)
June 21st, 2011 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 21 (IANS) A man suspected of involvement in the abduction and murder of journalist Saleem Shahzad has been arrested in Pakistani Kashmir, a media report said Tuesday.Police also ... Read more...
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Suspect in journalist’s murder held in Pakistani Kashmir
June 21st, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 21 (IANS) A man suspected of involvement in the abduction and murder of journalist Saleem Shahzad has been arrested from Pakistani Kashmir, a media report said Tuesday.Islamabad Police ... Read more...
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Two Pakistani boys shot at for picking apricots
May 21st, 2011 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 21 (IANS) Two young boys were shot at by a retired army officer for picking apricots from a tree planted in his home in Pakistan's Punjab province.The retired ... Read more...
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Saudi consulate staffer shot dead in Karachi
May 16th, 2011 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi/Riyadh, May 16 (IANS) Four men riding two motorcycles Monday shot dead a Saudi consulate officer in Pakistan's Karachi city, only five days after grenades were hurled at the ... Read more...
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Need to revisit blasphemy laws: Pakistani politician
April 21st, 2011 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Treading a cautious line on the controversial laws that make blasphemy a capital crime in Pakistan, Asfandyar Wali Khan, a top leader of the ruling ... Read more...
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Pune Warriors set Daredevils 188-run target
April 17th, 2011 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Navi Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) Jesse Ryder and captain Yuvraj Singh smashed half centuries as Pune Warriors set Delhi Daredevils a 188-run target in their Indian Premier League match here ... Read more...
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Petition filed to refrain Shahbaz from hosting reception for Pakistan cricket team
April 3rd, 2011 - 4:16 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, April 3(ANI): An application has been filed in the Lahore High Court, seeking suspension of a reception event being hosted by Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif to acknowledge the performance of ... Read more...
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Sparks fly when Kashmir’s two patriarchs met in Delhi (Lead)
March 19th, 2011 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) It was rare in the two-decade-old troubled history of Kashmir - the two grand old men of the state's political divide sharing the dais. Predictably, ... Read more...
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