Gujarat riot victims hail life terms for accused
August 31st, 2012 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Aug 31 (IANS) Survivors and kin of victims have hailed the life imprisonment awarded to those convicted for their involvement in the 2002 post-Godhra Naroda Patiya riots and ... Read more...
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Russian spiritual leader killed in blast
August 29th, 2012 - 5:53 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 29 (IANS) A Muslim spiritual leader in southwest Russia's Dagestan region was killed in a blast carried out by a female suicide bomber, RIA Novosti reported.The investigation committee ... Read more...
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NAM to put economic role on agenda in Tehran summit: Official
August 25th, 2012 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Aug 25 (IANS) The secretary general of the 16th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Tehran said the bloc is set to transcend its traditional political role by putting a ... Read more...
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No connection between old, new ‘Chashme Buddoor’: Siddharth
July 26th, 2012 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 26 (IANS) Multilingual actor Siddharth, who plays one of the leading men in David Dhawan's remake of 1981 classic "Chashme Buddoor", says the movie cannot be compared with ... Read more...
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Assam toll is 12, curfew continues
July 22nd, 2012 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 22 (IANS) The death toll in the communal violence in Assam rose to 12 Sunday with police recovering three more bodies.The situation remains tense in lower Assam's Kokrajhar ... Read more...
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SC gives CBI two weeks’ extension in Prajapati case (Lead)
July 20th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday gave the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) another two weeks' time to complete its investigation and file a chargesheet in the ... Read more...
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SC gives CBI two weeks’ extension in Prajapati case
July 20th, 2012 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday gave the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) another two weeks time to complete its investigation and file a chargesheet in the ... Read more...
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UAE releases over 80 prisoners
July 20th, 2012 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Ajman, July 19 (IANS/WAM) The rulers of the emirates of Ajman and Umm Al Qaiwain have ordered the release of more than 80 prisoners in total ahead of the Islamic ... Read more...
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NC leader intensifies attack on Congress
July 10th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 10 ( IANS) Even as Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is trying to strengthen ties with the Congress, his uncle and additional general secretary of the National ... Read more...
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Teenaged girl raped, friend molested in West Bengal
June 30th, 2012 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 30 (IANS) A teenaged girl from Jharkhand was gangraped at a railway station in West Bengal's Birbhum district Saturday, police said. Another girl was molested.The victim, a ... Read more...
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Mass wedding is national tradition, says UAE minister
June 28th, 2012 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, June 28 (IANS/WAM) Mass wedding is the UAE's national tradition, said Interior Minister General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan.The minister was speaking at a mass wedding ceremony ... Read more...
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CBI gets another month to probe Prajapati killing
June 7th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday gave the Central Bureau of Investigation a month's extension till June 30 to complete its probe into the killing of Tulsiram ... Read more...
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Rehman Malik resigns as minister, made PM’s advisor (Lead)
June 5th, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 5 (IANS) The Pakistani government Tuesday appointed Rehman Malik as advisor on internal affairs to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani just after he resigned as interior minister ... Read more...
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Rehman Malik made advisor to Pakistani PM
June 5th, 2012 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 5 (IANS) The Pakistani government Tuesday appointed Rehman Malik as advisor on internal affairs to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, Geo News reported.The Supreme Court Monday suspended ... Read more...
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Pakistani apex court suspends Rehman Malik from Senate (Lead)
June 4th, 2012 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 4 (IANS) Pakistan's Supreme Court Monday suspended the Senate membership of Interior Minister Rehman Malik for holding dual nationality, a media report said.A three-member bench of the ... Read more...
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Denmark helps Pakistanis displaced by terror
June 3rd, 2012 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 3 (IANS) The Danish government, through its partner organisations, has been providing urgent food supplies to more than 1,100 displaced Pakistani families who have fled their homes due ... Read more...
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Maharashtra corporator’s killer nabbed in Lucknow
June 2nd, 2012 - 12:58 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 1 (IANS) A contract killer who along with his associates killed a Congress corporator in Maharashtra in 2010 was arrested here Friday, police said.Rajesh Singh, a resident of ... Read more...
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World looking at us through ‘Bollywood window’: Writer Mushtaq Sheikh
May 29th, 2012 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The worth of a popular work of literature is now often judged by a little tagline, "Soon to be made into a motion picture", ... Read more...
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Top US official visits UAE
May 21st, 2012 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, May 21 (IANS/WAM) Rand Beers, US undersecretary of homeland security for the National Protection and Programs Directorate, is currently on a visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) ... Read more...
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First Bangladeshi woman to climb Everest
May 19th, 2012 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, May 19 (IANS) A 31-year-old Bangladeshi accountant Saturday became the first woman from her country to climb Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain.Nishat Majumder, who began her adventure ... Read more...
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Indian boy, grandparents freed from Bangladesh jail
April 29th, 2012 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka/New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) In a gesture of goodwill, the Bangladesh authorities Sunday released a five-year-old Indian boy, Ariful Sheikh, who spent nearly a year in a Bangladesh jail ... Read more...
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India to return Bangladesh Air Force cadet to Dhaka
April 26th, 2012 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) A Bangladeshi Air Force cadet, who force-landed his trainer plane on the Indian side of the border in West Bengal due to bad weather, will ... Read more...
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Gilani’s son, named in drug scam, returns from South Africa
April 22nd, 2012 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 22 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's son has cut short his honeymoon and returned from South Africa after he was named as an accused in ... Read more...
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Drug scam: Pakistan faces medicine shortage
April 20th, 2012 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 20 (IANS) Pakistan's pharmaceutical industry has been hit hard by a Rs.7 billion drug scam in which Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's son has been named an ... Read more...
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Gilani’s son named in drug scam
April 19th, 2012 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 19 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday directed his son Ali Musa Gilani to cut short his trip to South Africa after he was named ... Read more...
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Baby with six legs born in Pakistan
April 18th, 2012 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 18 (IANS) A baby born in Pakistan's Sindh province has six legs, with a doctor assessing that the removal of the parasitic limbs could be a "serious and ... Read more...
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Mumbai autorickshaw drivers divided on strike
April 15th, 2012 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 15 (IANS) Commuters may hope for some respite as a section of Mumbai's autorickshaw drivers, belonging to unions backed by the Shiv Sena and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, ... Read more...
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Illegal arms factory raided in Kolkata
March 31st, 2012 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 31 (IANS) An illegal arms manufacturing factory was raided and several arms and ammunition were seized in West Bengal's Murshidabad district. One person has been arrested, police ... Read more...
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UAE, Pakistan seek closer trade ties
March 24th, 2012 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 23 (IANS/WAM) The UAE and Pakistan seek to boost bilateral trade cooperation.UAE Ambassador to Pakistan Isa Abdullah Al Basha Al Nuaimi met with Pakistani Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez ... Read more...
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Air expo opens in Abu Dhabi
March 7th, 2012 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, March 6 (IANS/WAM) A three-day aviation exhibition open here Tuesday at the Al Bateen Executive Airport.It was inaugurated by Deputy Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council Sheikh Hazza ... Read more...
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Qatar’s sheikh in soup over dud 500,000 pounds cheque
February 21st, 2012 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 21 (IANS) An Arab royal is faced with a legal threat over a second unpaid bill of over 500,000 pounds ($790,400).Estate agent Hesham Salem is threatening legal action ... Read more...
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Doha declaration of Palestinian reconciliation signed
February 7th, 2012 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
Doha, Feb 6 (IANS/WAM) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and chief of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Hamas politbureau Khalid Mashaal signed here Monday the Doha Declaration of the Palestinian reconciliation.The Doha ... Read more...
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Irritated by wailing, father kills baby girl
February 6th, 2012 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Murshidabad (West Bengal), Feb 6 (IANS) Enraged by the continuous bawling of his infant daughter, a man allegedly flung the two-month-old baby down a drain resulting in her death in ... Read more...
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Codify Muslim personal law: Islamic scholars, activists
February 5th, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) It was a rude shock for 40-year-old Nagma Sheikh when she was thrown out of the house in middle of the night by her husband ... Read more...
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Police nabs youth who threw acid on girl’s face
February 1st, 2012 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 1 (IANS) The railway police Wednesday arrested a youth for throwing acid on a girl's face at a suburban railway station here, an officer said."The accused, identified as ... Read more...
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