Terrorism, trade, visas to top India-Pakistan talks (Lead)
September 6th, 2012 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) India's concerns on threats of terror emanating from various quarters in Pakistan will top the agenda of talks as External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna ... Read more...
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Terrorism to dominate Krishna, Khar talks
September 6th, 2012 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) India's concerns on terrorism emanating from Pakistan will top the agenda of talks as External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna heads for Islamabad Friday ... Read more...
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Exodus reversed: Special train to Bangalore leaves Guwahati
September 1st, 2012 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Sep 1 (IANS) A special train to Bangalore left a railway station here Saturday afternoon to help people from the northeast return to their places of study or work ... Read more...
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Spreading peace, brotherhood among Northeast friends - through music (With Images)
August 31st, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) India has repeatedly proven how multi-ethnic groups can co-exist without killing each other and it must continue to do so, believes Nagaland-based singer-composer Alo Wanth, ... Read more...
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Assam violence a cause of worry: PM
August 31st, 2012 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
On Board Air India One, Aug 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday said the ethnic violence in Assam that has claimed over 80 lives is a "cause of ... Read more...
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Special Guwahati-Bangalore train to run Sep 1
August 29th, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Aug 29 (IANS) A special train from Guwahati to Bangalore will run Sep 1 to help people from the northeast return to their places of study or work in ... Read more...
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Respect internet freedom, US tells India
August 22nd, 2012 - 11:09 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 22 (IANS) Voicing its support for full freedom of the internet, US has urged India to maintain respect for fundamental freedoms, while probing rumours that have caused ... Read more...
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Goair flies new aircraft on Goa-Bangalore service
August 22nd, 2012 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 21 (IANS) Mumbai-based Wadia group's low-cost carrier Go Airlines India Ltd (GoAir) Tuesday launched its service to Goa (Panjim) from Bangalore with a brand new aircraft (A320) of ... Read more...
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Juanes to perform in Peru, visit Machu Picchu
June 29th, 2012 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS
Lima, June 29 (IANS/EFE) Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes will give three concerts in Peru in September and also visit the famed Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, organizers of the Movistar Musica ... Read more...
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French gunman killed after 30-hour siege (Lead)
March 23rd, 2012 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Paris, March 22 (IANS) A gunman suspected of shooting dead seven people in France was killed Thursday after police stormed into his aparment to end a 30-hour siege.Interior Minister Claude ... Read more...
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Man attacking call girls held
January 12th, 2012 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 12 (IANS) A Chinese man has been arrested on charges of attacking seven prostitutes in the name of maintaining public security and justice.The attacker surnamed Li allegedly injured ... Read more...
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Malayalam superstar Dileep attends tax department bash
July 25th, 2011 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, July 25 (IANS) Even as two of his fellow superstars Mammootty and Mohanlal are under the scrutiny of Income Tax (I-T) sleuths, Malayalam superstar Dileep attended the tax department's ... Read more...
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IT raids could hold more blows for Mammootty, Mohanlal
July 24th, 2011 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, July 24 (IANS) The IT raids on Malayalam filmdom's two reigning superstars Mammootty and Mohanlal could deal a blow to the former's Rajya Sabha hopes and cast a shadow ... Read more...
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Malayalam superstars feel heat of IT raids
July 23rd, 2011 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, July 23 (IANS) Superstars Mammootty and Mohanlal reigned supreme when they played sophisticated conmen or upright bureaucrats in reel life, but in real life they have begun to feel ... Read more...
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IT raids on superstars Mammootty, Mohanlal on (Roundup)
July 23rd, 2011 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Kochi, July 22 (IANS) Raids were conducted by Income Tax officials on two of India's biggest filmstars, Mammootty and Mohanlal, and their business associates across four southern cities Friday, and ... Read more...
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Income tax raids on Mammooty, Mohanlal (Third Lead)
July 22nd, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, July 22 (IANS) Income tax officials Friday raided two of India's biggest film stars, Mammootty and Mohanlal, across four southern cities. Both the Kerala-based actors have been asked to ... Read more...
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Indian air cargo to Africa increasing
July 10th, 2011 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Indian air cargo to Africa is increasing at a steady rate of about 15-20 percent per year, with the country exporting approximately 6,000 tonnes of ... Read more...
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JK Group to invest Rs.1,300 crore in power sector foray
April 19th, 2011 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Diversified conglomerate JK Group Tuesday announced its maiden entry into the power sector with an investment of Rs.1,300 crore for the first phase of a ... Read more...
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Two rockets fired from Gaza into Israel despite announced ceasefire
April 16th, 2011 - 2:09 am ICT by BNO News
ASHKELON, ISRAEL (BNO NEWS) -- Two rockers on Friday were launched from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel despite the announced ceasefire, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) informed.The rocket attacks were launched into ... Read more...
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Anti-government protests continue in Yemen (Lead)
February 19th, 2011 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
Sanaa, Feb 19 (IANS) About 500 people, demanding the ouster of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, held demonstrations Saturday in front of Sanaa University in the Yemeni capital. In southern port city of ... Read more...
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Early summer heat waves are deadliest
December 1st, 2010 - 6:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 1 (ANI): Researchers have pointed out that the risk of dying from a heat waves is highest when they occur early in the summer and are hotter and longer than ... Read more...
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Kyrgyzstan extends state of emergency to June 25
June 20th, 2010 - 11:58 am ICT by IANS
Bishkek, June 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Kyrgyzstan has extended a state of emergency in a number of districts in the Osh region to June 25, an official statement of the interim government said. ... Read more...
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Kyrgyzstan violence mounts refugee crisis
June 16th, 2010 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
Osh (Kyrgyzstan)/Moscow, June 16 (DPA) Ethnic Kyrgyzs and Uzbeks clashed again overnight in fighting which included the use of grenades, the interim government said Wednesday, as the estimated refugee crisis in the ... Read more...
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Kyrgyzstan PM pledges to curb violence
June 15th, 2010 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Osh, Kyrgyzstan/Moscow, June 15 (DPA) Kyrgyzstan's acting prime minister insisted Tuesday the government could bring the inter-ethnic violence in her country under control - whilst admitting the death toll could be many ... Read more...
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Kyrgyz violence attempt at ethnic cleansing: Security group
June 15th, 2010 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Vienna, June 15 (DPA) The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) issued a statement Tuesday that labelled the violent clashes in Kyrgyzstan as an attempt at ethnic cleansing.
The wording was ... Read more...
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Uzbekistan closes border with strife-torn Krygyzstan
June 15th, 2010 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Osh/Moscow, June 15 (DPA) Uzbekistan closed its border with strife-torn neighbour Krygyzstan Tuesday, after tens of thousands of Uzbek refugees fled the inter-ethnic violence in the former Soviet republic.
The official death toll ... Read more...
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Post-Soviet bloc to offer aid to Kyrgyzstan
June 15th, 2010 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The post-Soviet security bloc Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) will offer emergency assistance to law-enforcement agencies in Kyrgyzstan, where more than 138 people have died in four ... Read more...
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UN Security Council calls for calm in Kyrgyzstan
June 15th, 2010 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
New York, June 15 (DPA) The UN Security Council has condemned the violence in southern Kyrgyzstan and called for the restoration of law and order.
The president of the 15-member Security Council, Claude ... Read more...
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Kyrgyzstan arrests agitators as riot toll touches 120 (Second Lead)
June 14th, 2010 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Bishkek/Moscow, June 14 (DPA) The Kyrgyz military said Monday it has arrested several snipers in camouflage uniforms and provocateurs whom it blames for fresh unrest that has left some 120 people dead ... Read more...
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Toll in Kyrgyz violence rises to 117
June 14th, 2010 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Bishkek/Moscow, June 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The toll in Kyrgyzstan's inter-ethnic clashes has risen to 117, a media report said Monday.
The riots between ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbek groups, that broke out in the ... Read more...
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12 killed in clashes in Kyrgyzstan
June 11th, 2010 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
Bishkek, June 11 (IANS) At least 12 people were killed and over 100 injured in overnight clashes in southern Kyrgyzstan, a health ministry official said Friday.
Armoured vehicles have been sent in to ... Read more...
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U.S. first lady Michelle Obama makes unannounced visit to Haiti
April 13th, 2010 - 11:11 pm ICT by BNO News
PORT-AU-PRINCE (BNO NEWS) -- The first lady of the United States, Michelle Obama makes, is making an unannounced visit Tuesday to quake-devastated Haiti, the White House said.
First Lady Michelle Obama ... Read more...
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Finnair proposes to add Chennai, Bangalore to its radar
December 11th, 2009 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
By Sanjay Singh
Helsinki, Dec 11 (IANS) With a host of Finnish companies like Nokia having their hubs in Chennai and Bangalore, Nordic carrier Finnair soon proposes to add these two cities to ... Read more...
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Four million Italians living abroad: Report
November 20th, 2009 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Nov 20 (IANS/AKI) Almost four million Italians are living abroad, according to a new report released Thursday.
The Migrantes Foundation said that there were 3.91 million Italian citizens living outside the ... Read more...
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Thousands demonstrate in Yemen demanding ‘independence’
October 6th, 2009 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
Sana'a (Yemen), Oct 6 (DPA) Thousands of demonstrators marched in three cities in southern Yemen Tuesday demanding that visiting Arab League chief Amr Mussa support the secession of the south from the ... Read more...
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