Sheikh Abdullah’s 30th death anniversary passes almost unnoticed
September 8th, 2012 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 8 (IANS) On his 30th death anniversary Saturday, few people came to pay homage to Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah, who led the struggle against Maharaja Hari Singh and championed ... Read more...
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Resolve differences through dialogue: Dalai Lama
July 14th, 2012 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 14 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, who is visiting Jammu and Kashmir, said Saturday that differences must always be resolved through dialogue."Mob violence will lead ... Read more...
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UAE, Cyprus review bilateral ties
July 4th, 2012 - 1:14 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, July 3 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Cyprus reviewed their bilateral relations here Tuesday.In the meeting held between Al Sheikh Abdullah Mohammed Al Hamed, director of ... Read more...
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Terms of Indira-Abdullah 1975 accord were never fulfilled: Mustafa Kamal (Interview)
July 1st, 2012 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 1 (IANS) While the central interlocutors' report on Jammu and Kashmir is yet to find any serious takers here, Mustafa Kamal, a senior ruling National Conference (NC) leader ... Read more...
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Saudi Arabia offers incentives to Indian pharma industry
May 9th, 2012 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) A high-level parliamentary delegation from Saudi Arabia currently on a visit to India Wednesday met Vice President Hamid Ansari and Health Minister Ghulam Nabi ... Read more...
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Farooq Abdullah to stay another term as NC president
March 22nd, 2012 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 22 (IANS) National Conference President Farooq Abdullah is all set to stay as head of the party as no other leader in his party is willing to contest ... Read more...
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‘UAE committed to support Pakistan’s security’
February 28th, 2012 - 1:01 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Feb 27 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates Monday has reiterated its commitment to help Pakistan's security and stability besides providing political, economic, and educational support to the Pakistanis.UAE's ... Read more...
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Prayers for rain performed across UAE
December 31st, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Dec 31 (IANS/WAM) Thousands of citizens of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as well as the rulers of the various emirates have offered prayers for rain.In Sharjah, crown ... Read more...
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AMU students’ union election results declared
December 11th, 2011 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Aligarh, Dec 11 (IANS) Syed Sharique Ahmad, a BA (final year) student, has been elected president of the Aligarh Muslim University Students Union (AMUSU), an official said Sunday.Abdul Quadir Jilani, ... Read more...
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Luxembourg opens embassy in UAE
November 22nd, 2011 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Nov 21 (IANS/WAM) Luxembourg has opened its embassy in the UAE, its first in the Arab world.A ceremony was organised at the Emirates Palace Hotel here Sunday to ... Read more...
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Congress criticises National Conference leader’s remark
November 4th, 2011 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, Nov 3 (IANS) The Congress unit of Jammu district, chaired by its president Om Chopra, rubbished as "baseless and politically motivated" National Conference leader Sheikh Mustafa Kamal's anti-Congress diatribe.Mustafa ... Read more...
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Real Madrid face tough test in Malaga
October 21st, 2011 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Oct 21 (IANS) Real Madrid gears up for a fascinating trip to play Malaga in the Spanish La Liga football Saturday night in a game that will test the ... Read more...
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Yousuf’s death has exposed rampant corruption in Kashmir: Mehbooba Mufti (Interview)
October 9th, 2011 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti says the custodial death of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference worker Sayeed Muhammed Yousuf has "exposed the ... Read more...
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Probe S.P. Mookerjee’s death: BJP
September 25th, 2011 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday demanded setting up of a commission to probe the "mysterious death" of Jan Sangh founder Shyama Prasad Mookerjee ... Read more...
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Arab states committed to help Libyan people: UAE
July 17th, 2011 - 1:22 am ICT by IANS
Istanbul, July 16 (IANS/WAM) United Arab Emirates has expressed the Arab states' committment to the welfare and help of Libyans facing an ongoing political crisis in their country.UAE's Foreign Minister ... Read more...
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India, UAE to hold talks, sign pacts Monday
June 25th, 2011 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, will touch down here Sunday night on a 24-hour visit ... Read more...
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‘UAE actively enforced UNSC resolutions on Libya’
June 10th, 2011 - 1:09 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, June 9 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is actively enforcing UN Security Council resolutions 1970 and 1973 on Libya, Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan ... Read more...
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South Korea seeks to improve ties with UAE
February 5th, 2011 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Feb 5 (IANS/WAM) South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan visited the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Saturday to discuss ways to bolster relationship between the two countries. Ahead of his meeting ... Read more...
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Saudi rulers looking for ‘another Musharraf’ in place of ‘rotten head’ Zardari as Pak ruler
December 2nd, 2010 - 3:10 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad,Dec 2 (ANI): The leaked US cables posted on whistle-blower website Wikileaks highlight how, in recent years, Saudi rulers have played favourites with Pakistani politicians, wielded their massive financial clout to ... Read more...
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UAE, Britain sign nuclear cooperation agreement
November 25th, 2010 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Nov 25 (IANS) The UAE and Britain have signed a nuclear cooperation agreement, it was announced Thursday.UAE Foreign Affairs Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and British Foreign Secretary William ... Read more...
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Art expo opens in Abu Dhabi
November 6th, 2010 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Nov 6 (IANS/WAM) Sheikha Salama Bint Hamdan Al Nahyan, wife of crown prince of Abu Dhabi Saturday inaugurated a four-day art exhibition at the Emirates Palace here.The expo is themed ... Read more...
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Jammu celebrates anniversary of state’s accession with India
October 26th, 2010 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Oct 26 (IANS) Several functions were held across this winter capital city of Jammu and other places in the region Tuesday as part of celebrations of the 64th accession day of ... Read more...
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Autonomy cannot solve Kashmir issue: Mehbooba Mufti
August 12th, 2010 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
By George Joseph
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti says Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's speech to Kashmir leaders here was a "good beginning", but proposals based ... Read more...
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Kashmir, where rumours ride horses, facts travel barefoot (Feature)
June 18th, 2010 - 11:29 am ICT by IANS
By F. Ahmed
Srinagar, June 18 (IANS) Bustling markets, clogged roads and the loud voices of pavement vendors selling their merchandise can all suddenly turn into deserted streets where even a pin drop ... Read more...
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12-year-old bride’s divorce prompts marriage age review in Saudi Arabia
April 22nd, 2010 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
Dubai, Apr 22 (ANI): In what could become a prelude to introduction of a minimum age for marriage in Saudi Arabia, a 12-year-old girl has won a divorce from her 80-year-old husband.According ... Read more...
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Saudi Govt to provide legal help to 12-year-old girl fighting to divorce 80-year-old husband
February 9th, 2010 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
Dubai, Feb. 9 (ANI): In what could become a prelude to the banning of child marriage in Saudi Arabia, the Government has decided to provide legal assistance to a 12-year-old girl who ... Read more...
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Kenya needs transit visa to deport terror suspect
January 7th, 2010 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi, Jan 7 (DPA) A radical Islamist preacher listed as a suspected terrorist cannot be deported from Kenya to his home country Jamaica, as Britain and South Africa have refused the required ... Read more...
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Dubai International Rally to start Thursday
December 1st, 2009 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Dec 1 (IANS) The 31st Dubai International Rally would start here Thursday, WAM new agency reported Tuesday.
Sheikh Majed Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum will flag-off the rally, the final round ... Read more...
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UN lauds UAE for labour reforms
November 5th, 2009 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Nov 5 (IANS) The UN has lauded the efforts of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for improving the conditions of its migrant workers engaged in various sectors, WAM news agency ... Read more...
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Jacko tried blaming ex-nanny for financial rows with Sheikh Abdullah
June 29th, 2009 - 6:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 29 (ANI): The former nanny of Michael Jackson's children has claimed the King of Pop tried to blame her for his financial rows with Sheikh Abdullah, after the Arab ... Read more...
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UAE seeks to boost economic, energy ties with India
June 12th, 2009 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) In the first visit here by a foreign minister since the formation of the new government in India, United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed ... Read more...
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From 1965 to 2009, Omar Abdullah is the eighth chief minister
January 5th, 2009 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Omar Abdullah, who took his oath Monday to head the Jammu and Kashmir government, is the eighth chief minister of the state. Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq of the ... Read more...
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Obama claimed as relative by 8,000 Beduins tribesmen in northern Israel
November 13th, 2008 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, November 13 (ANI): As many as 8,000 Beduin tribesmen in northern Israel claim that they are related to U.S. President-elect Barack Obama by blood.
A spokesman for the tribe in ... Read more...
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Farooq sings Ram bhajan, enthralls his audience
November 4th, 2008 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Rampur (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 4 (IANS) Farooq Abdullah, former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, sang bhajan (devotional song) "Kis Gali Gaye Mere Ram" (where has my Ram gone) and with ... Read more...
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UAE denounces Iran mosque bombing
April 13th, 2008 - 7:42 pm ICT by admin
Abu Dhabi, April 13 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has denounced the bombing of an Iranian mosque which killed at least eight people, WAM news agency reported Sunday. Foreign Minister Sheikh ... Read more...
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