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Three engineering students booked for assaulting batchmate
Human torpedoes blamed for sinking of South Korean ship
Rathore will get no pension: Government
Brazilian woman’s rapist sent to police custody
Suspected Maoists kill teen in Orissa, torch house
Jamia to organise conference on remote sensing
Suspected Maoists kill two in West Bengal
Army counter Geelani; appeal not to follow Hurriyat’s call
Maudany’s judicial custody extended till October 12
Disputed land will be cut into three pieces for ‘Peace’
Status quo in Ayodhya to be maintained: Chidambaram
UN envoy survives Iraq bomb attack
Babri Masjid: ‘Sangh parivar should take the first step towards reconciliation’
When everything turns to gold it’s autumn in Kashmir
Nearly 100 arrested in US child prostitution racket
Bihar assembly results diminish Modi’s position in national BJP
Congress MP Biswal’s attacker arrested
Kashmiris’ staying outside feel respite after Union Govt directive to states
Sufi appointed first Kashmir information commissioner
IPS officers who refused to toe Modi Govt’s line facing victimisation
MP becomes 1st state to make public govt. officers’ property details
Three brothers sentenced to life for murder
Soon to come a new university after Tipu Sultan’s name at Mysore
1984 Bhopal Gas survivors to knock on PM’s door on 28th anniversary
‘Muslims participate in all kinds of politics without giving up their Muslim identity’
Sixth person die in hospital as Dhule slowly returns to ‘normalcy’
Delhi High Court directs Govt to block ‘offensive’ contents of ‘Innocence of Muslim’ film
Bajrang Dal activists forcibly wedded siblings on Valentine’s Day
CLMC condemns the ‘inhuman incident of blast’
Workshop on socio-legal status of Muslim women held in Guwahati on Women’s Day
Muslims urged to remain vigilant to challenges of interference in Shariah laws
Indian man, daughter in Bahrain forced to live out in the open
Madhya Pradesh’s Annual Plan hiked by 23 pc, pegged at Rs.35,500 cr.
Assam CM lays foundation stone of North East’s first College of Horticulture
Millat Bedari Muhim Committee Demand President’s Rule in UP
Degree recipients felicitated during ‘At Home’ organized by AMU
Modi ‘wave’ at India TV Studio, Editorial Director resigns in protest
Five Indians killed in road accident in Saudi Arabia
Lok Satta’s alliance with BJP: Gandhi and Ali Brothers?
Allah Baksh: Unsung hero of India’s freedom struggle
Hindu Vahini’s involvement case thrown in SIMI’s basket to further the ban
Modi appeasing minorities: Hindu leader
8 year old Bhatkal boy earns prestigious ‘Preacher of the Nation’ award in UAE
Muslims in Patna gather after Friday prayer to condemn Israel’s brutal bombing
JTA decries Israel’s offensive in Gaza
Boycott separatist militants on Independence Day: Journalists’ Forum Assam
Five killed in renewed Hamas-Fatah clashes
Gaza City : Five Palestinians were killed in renewed clashes between the rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah in three separate incidents in the Gaza Strip.
Israel launches air strikes on Gaza amid rocket fire
Tel Aviv : Israeli aircraft fired rockets at two buildings in the central Gaza Strip Tuesday, pushing ahead with an aerial campaign against Palestinian militant factions after a week of intense rocket fire from the Strip.
American paedophile arrested in Tamil Nadu
Chennai : Tamil Nadu police have alerted the ministry of external affairs after arresting a 60-year-old American paedophile, one of the 100 most wanted men in New York, from the seaside town of Mahabalipuram.
Iran shows willingness to compromise on nuclear issue
Vienna : A new round of talks may bring a way out of the stalemate over Iran's nuclear programme, said International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Mohamed ElBaradei.
Suicide bombing kills 2 foreigners, injures 5 in Kabul
Lal Masjid demands ban on Naseeruddin Shah starrer
Islamabad : "Khuda Kay Liye", a film that depicts the struggle between fundamentalist and liberal Muslims and stars India's Naseeruddin Shah and Pakistani actor Shan, has attracted the ire of the radical Lal Masjid here.
Yemeni President condemns terror act targeted at Spanish tourists
By NNN-SABA
Sana'a : President Ali Abdullah Saleh has expressed sorrow and condemned the terror act targeted at Spanish tourists in the Mareb governorate Monday.
The attack resulted in the death of seven Spanish tourists and two Yemenis while eight others were injured. The initial information indicated that the al-Qeada is behind the attack.
Saleh said that the terrorists who are behind the attack will not escape justice.
Four soldiers killed in explosion in north-west Pakistan
Islamabad : At least four soldiers were killed and six injured Wednesday in a roadside explosion in Pakistan's tribal region bordering Afghanistan, officials said.
Firing near Akshardham temple in Delhi, one killed
New Delhi : A 35-year-old man was arrested after he along with two other people allegedly shot dead a man near Akshardham temple in east Delhi Wednesday, police said.
60 dead bodies in mosque compound: cleric
By IRNA
Islamabad : Some 60 dead bodies of girl and male students are lying inside the compound of mosque and seminary, deputy of Lal Masjid Abdul Rashid Ghazi said Thursday night.
The government has confirmed only 19 deaths.
Ghazi told Pashto language Kheyber TV channels that students died due to bombing and use of tear gas by the security forces.
He said the government must allow the international and local media to see the destruction of the mosque building and bodies of the students.
UK terror suspect Bilal Abdullah charged with conspiracy
London : Bilal Abdullah, the Iraqi diabetes specialist doctor who was one of the two men arrested following the car bomb attack at Glasgow airport, has been charged with conspiracy to cause explosions.
President Musharraf warns Lal Masjid occupiers to surrender
By NNN-APP
Suni Shoran(Balochistan) : President General Pervez Musharraf here Saturday warned the Lal Masjid elements to surrender or otherwise face the consequences.
Talking to media representatives at the residence of Federal Minister Yar Mohammad Rind in Sani Shoran Bolan district, he said the government has demonstrated extraordinary patience regarding Lal Masjid issue but it should not be taken as its weakness.
Musharraf vows to root out terrorism
Syria, Iran seek to further bilateral ties
By Xinhua
Damascus : Syria and Iran sought to further bilateral ties as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad paid an official visit here on Thursday in which he held talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and other senior officials.
Ahmadinejad's visit, two days after Assad's inauguration as president for a second seven-year term, was his second trip here since he became Iranian president in August 2005.
Pakistan PM expresses sympathies with China on loss of lives in floods
By NNN-APP
Islamabad : Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Tuesday expressed sympathies with China on the loss of lives in the floods in the Southern part of the country.
Aziz in his message to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said, “I am deeply grieved to learn about the catastrophic floods that have hit the Southern part of China causing immense damage to life and property and resulting in displacement of multitude of people.�
13 killed, 61 injured in suicide bombing in Islamabad
·Up to 13 people died and 61 others were injuried.
·A suicide bomber exploded himself on Friday afternoon in a market.
·The investigation agencies have found the head of the bomber.
By Xinhua
Islamabad : Up to 13 people died and 61 others suffered injuries in a suicide bombing on Friday in the Pakistani capital, Interior Ministry Spokesman Javed Iqbal Cheema said at a news conference.
Taliban extends deadline for abducted Koreans
By Xinhua
Kabul : After killing two South Korean hostages, Taliban guerrillas Tuesday extended the deadline for 21 remaining hostages till 12 p.m. (0730 GMT) Wednesday.
A purported Taliban spokesman, Yousuf Ahmadi, told Xinhua on telephone from an undisclosed place that militants would kill more hostages if their demands were not met.
He also said some hostages were in very bad condition and they may die a natural death.
This is the ninth time Taliban militants have revised the deadline for killing Korean hostages.
Musharraf accepts resignation of Pakistan law officers
By IANS
Islamabad : Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has accepted the resignations of two senior law officers who pleaded the government's case on suspension of the country's top judge.
Attorney General of Pakistan Makhdoom Ali Khan and his deputy Tariq Mehmood Khokar had earlier resigned following the Supreme Court's verdict last month reinstating Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry.
IAEA discusses strategy for inspection of Iranian nuclear site
Taliban ready to swap female hostages for prisoners
Taslima’s visa extended till February
US concerned about impact of UK withdrawal from Iraq – report
Germany urges deeper Afghan-Pakistan cooperation
Over 100 students, teachers hurt in Dhaka varsity clash
More than 300 killed in Pakistan clashes since July
Taliban to free remaining seven South Korean hostages
US judge fines Iran $2.65 billion for 1983 Lebanon attack
Hasina demands telephone facility in jail
Bangladesh seeks N-power technology from Russia
Teacher Uma Khurana, framed in sex sting, gets bail
Pakistan protests opening Siachen for tourism
UAE to penalise firms hiring illegal foreign workers
Syria condemns Beirut car blast
Russia abstains from UN Security Council vote on Afghanistan
Abbas to reshuffle negotiation team: Fatah spokesman
Kuwait, Iraqi FMs discuss political process, reconstruction in Iraq
Issue of Iran’s nuclear programme not “closed” – US
Iran refutes allegation on hidden nuclear site
Iran criticizes France
Gaza militants launch rocket attacks at Israel
Navy war room leak accused granted bail
29 people arrested for human trafficking
Top Al Qaeda suspect surrenders to Yemeni police
Iranian women’s status elaborated at UN
Return of Benazir won’t affect national politics
Egypt to launch civilian nuclear programme
Former Mizo rebels feel betrayed by state
Aizawl : Twenty years after he surrendered and joined the mainstream, 42-year-old Zohmingthanga, a former rebel fighter from Mizoram, is an angry man today - leading a life of penury and feeling betrayed by the state.
A former Mizo National Front (MNF) rebel, Zohmingthanga surrendered in 1986 along with his insurgent leader Zoramthanga, now the respected chief minister of the northeast Indian state of Mizoram.