Omar divests minister of education portfolio
February 11th, 2012 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 11 (IANS) Within hours of Jammu and Kashmir Education Minister Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed sending his resignation letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday evening, Chief Minister ... Read more...
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UN chief seeks to ease Falkland tensions
February 11th, 2012 - 5:15 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Feb 11 (IANS) UN Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon Friday called upon Argentina and Britain to prevent "an escalation" of tensions over the Falkland Islands.The secretary-general made the appeal when ... Read more...
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Army chief reviews Kashmir border security
February 9th, 2012 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 9 (IANS) Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh reviewed the security along the border with Pakistan, Pakistan-administered Kashmir and China in Jammu and Kashmir Thursday, an official said."The ... Read more...
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India, Russia prepare for INDRA-2012 military drills
February 7th, 2012 - 4:36 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia and India Monday started preparations for the joint INDRA-2012 military exercises scheduled to be held in Russia this summer, a Russian official said.Lt. Col. ... Read more...
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3,000 candidates approved for Iran polls
February 5th, 2012 - 9:25 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Feb 5 (IANS) Iran's high legislative body, the Guardian Council, has approved more than 3,000 candidates for the parliament elections, Press TV reported.Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei, spokesman of the Guardian Council, ... Read more...
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Chidambaram verdict not final, says BJP
February 4th, 2012 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The special CBI court order declining to make Home Minister P. Chidambaram an accused in the 2G spectrum scam was not final, the Bharatiya ... Read more...
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Two LeT guerrillas killed in Kashmir
February 4th, 2012 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 4 (IANS) Two separatist guerrillas of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were killed in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir Saturday, army sources said."On specific information about the presence of ... Read more...
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Drone crashes near Somalia refugee camp
February 4th, 2012 - 9:57 am ICT by IANS
Mogadishu, Feb 4 (IANS) An unidentified drone crashed near a camp for displaced people in the outskirts of Somali capital Mogadishu, Xinhua reported."A drone or unmanned aerial craft crashed near ... Read more...
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Indian-American student triggers Harvard probe
February 3rd, 2012 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 3 (IANS) A complaint from an Indian-American student who was near the top of his high school class but was rejected by both Harvard and Princeton universities has ... Read more...
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Cold wave kills over 60 in Ukraine (Lead)
February 2nd, 2012 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kiev, Feb 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Over 60 people have died in Ukraine due to the prevailing severe cold weather since the last weekend, the emergencies ministry said Thursday.At least 1,146 ... Read more...
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Britain to deploy warship in South Atlantic
February 1st, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 1 (IANS) The British Royal Navy will deploy a warship near the disputed territory of Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic.The islands, off Argentina's eastern coast, has been ... Read more...
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China to recruit 8,000 police officers
January 31st, 2012 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 31 (IANS) China will recruit 8,000 police officers to boost security in its western Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, authorities said.Their tasks include patrolling, management of the migrant population ... Read more...
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Rahul will become PM in 2014: Congress
January 30th, 2012 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 30 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rashid Alvi declared here Monday that Rahul Gandhi's rise to the prime minister's chair in 2014 was a forgone conclusion.He was reacting ... Read more...
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Afghan president to hold talks with Taliban
January 30th, 2012 - 2:37 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Afghan President Hamid Karzai has plans to hold a meet with the Taliban in Saudi Arabia to restart peace talks, a media report said.The ... Read more...
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‘Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline not under sanctions’
January 26th, 2012 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 26 (IANS) The gas pipeline project between Pakistan and Iran does not come under the European Union sanctions imposed on Iran over its nuclear issue, the goverment said ... Read more...
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Four killed, 31 hurt in Afghan car bombing (Lead)
January 26th, 2012 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Jan 26 (IANS) A suicide bomber blew up a explosives-laden car Thursday in the capital of Afghanistan's Helmand province, killing at least three other people and injuring 31, Xinhua ... Read more...
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Ticketholder in Britain wins 41 mn pound jackpot
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:09 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 21 (IANS) A ticketholder in Britain has won nearly 41 million pounds on the EuroMillions draw, the daily Telegraph reported Saturday.Agent Camelot said that the winner scooped the ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka warns ex-Tamil rebels against revolting
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:05 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, Jan 21 (IANS) Sri Lanka has warned former Tamil Tiger rebels not to engage with any group which may be attempting to overthrow the government.The warning came after a ... Read more...
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Briton hospitalised after diving in Russia
January 21st, 2012 - 7:04 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) British diver Martin Robson has been admitted to a hospital intensive care unit after making a 209-metre dive in the Blue Lake in Russia's North ... Read more...
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Pakistan denies reopening NATO routes to Afghanistan
January 20th, 2012 - 8:40 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 19 (IANS) Pakistan's Foreign Office has denied reports of reopening the NATO supply routes to Afghanistan, and said there was no ultimate decision about it so far.Addressing a ... Read more...
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Warner will thrive under heavy workload
January 19th, 2012 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Adelaide, Jan 19 (IANS) Australian cricket's latest poster boy David Warner's heavy workload in all the three forms of the game is a not a concern for Cricket Australia (CA).Warner ... Read more...
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Smoke bomb thrown into White House
January 18th, 2012 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 18 (IANS) A smoke bomb was hurled inside the White House complex, prompting the Secret Service to deploy a robot to check it out. President Barack ... Read more...
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Mexican comic blasted for joke about fire victims
January 18th, 2012 - 11:26 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Jan 18 (IANS/EFE) Mexicans went to Twitter and other social networks with demands that a comic lose his job as a television clown after he joked about the ... Read more...
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South African beach dubbed world’s deadliest
January 16th, 2012 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 16 (IANS) A beach in South Africa has been dubbed the "world's deadliest" after a surfer was bitten to death by a shark in the sixth fatal attack ... Read more...
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`Gilani didn’t seek Britain’s help to avert coup’
January 14th, 2012 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani did not seek Britain's help to prevent a military take-over in Pakistan, authorities said.A spokesman of the Prime Minister House ... Read more...
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Putin says no to TV presidential debates
January 12th, 2012 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will not take part in TV debates with rival candidates ahead of the March 4 presidential elections, his spokesman said ... Read more...
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Putin’s presidential campaign goes online
January 12th, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The official presidential campaign website of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was launched Thursday.The www.putin2012.ru website was designed at a cost of 1.1 million rubles ... Read more...
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UN chief condemns Pakistan bombing
January 11th, 2012 - 6:15 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Jan 11 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday condemned the bombing in northwest Pakistan that left nearly 30 people dead.Ban reiterated UN's solidarity with Pakistan in its ... Read more...
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Footballer-turned-gangster arrested in Mexico
January 9th, 2012 - 9:58 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Jan 9 (IANS/EFE) A former professional footballer player turned kidnapping specialist has been arrested in Mexico, officials said.Omar Ortiz Uribe, who was a goalkeeper for first division club ... Read more...
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Australian navy intercepts 119 asylum seekers
January 8th, 2012 - 11:29 am ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 8 (IANS) A boat carrying 119 asylum seekers has been intercepted by the Australian Navy off the country's west coast, the immigration department has said.The HMAS Maryborough, operating ... Read more...
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Pakistan Peoples Party wants to advance Senate elections
January 6th, 2012 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 6 (IANS) The ruling Pakistan Peoples Party leadership has decided to hold the Senate elections in mid-February, the Dawn quoted a senior party member as saying.The decision ... Read more...
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Medical scam accused sent to CBI custody
January 6th, 2012 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Jan 5 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court Thursday sent a suspect in Uttar Pradesh's multi-crorre rupee National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scam to the agency's ... Read more...
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Cold wave: Haryana shuts all schools, Punjab alters timings
January 5th, 2012 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 5 (IANS) The Haryana government Thursday ordered all schools in the state to remain closed till Jan 16 in view of the intense cold wave and foggy conditions ... Read more...
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Election process starts in Punjab with notification
January 5th, 2012 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 5 (IANS) The process of elections to the Punjab assembly officially began Thursday with Governor Shivraj Patil issuing the notification under the Representation of the People Act ... Read more...
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Kohli fined 50 percent match fees for obscene gesture
January 5th, 2012 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 5 (IANS) Indian batsman Virat Kohli has been fined 50 percent of his match fees for showing a middle finger to a section of the crowd while fielding ... Read more...
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