‘Ban Gita’ court battle restarts in Russia
Moscow/New Delhi : Hindus in Russia are bracing for a fresh court battle against attempts in the Siberian city of Tomsk to get their sacred ‘Bhagavad [...]
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Outrage as two Indians die in Italian ship firing
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram : India Thursday summoned the Italian envoy and protested over the shooting of two Indian fishermen by security officials of an Italian cargo vessel [...]
Pakistan PM indicted for contempt
Islamabad : Yousuf Raza Gilani was Monday indicted by the Supreme Court in a contempt of court case for refusing to reopen corruption cases against President [...]
Singer Whitney Houston dies at 48
Los Angeles : Iconic American singer Whitney Houston has died at the age of 48, her publicist said. Houston’s publicist Kristen Foster confirmed the singer’s death. [...]
US to discuss Tibet situation with China
Dharamsala : The issue of increased tensions and violations of human rights in Tibet will come up for discussion during Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping’s visit [...]
Dalai Lama is not a separatist, Archbishop Tutu tells China
“I want to say to the Chinese government that His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the most peace-loving person on this earth”
Dalai Lama to meet Desmond Tutu in Dharamsala
Dharamsala : Two Nobel laureates and long-time friends — Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai lama and South African anti-apartheid icon archbishop Desmond Tutu – will come [...]
Hopes to get back George Cross from Britain dashed
Shimla : Hopes to bring back the George Cross awarded to a pre-independence Indian soldier have grown dimmer as the British authorities have turned down the [...]
UN asks China to suspend resettlement of Tibetan nomads
Dharamsala : The UN has asked China to suspend non-voluntary resettlement of Tibetan nomadic herders from their traditional lands and to support them with rural extension [...]
‘Musharraf will be arrested if he returns’
Davos (Switzerland) : Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf will definitely be arrested if he returns to the country, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said here Friday. [...]
Solidarity prayers for Tibetans killed in China
Dharamsala : The Tibetan government-in-exile in India publicly prayed on Wednesday at Tsuglakhang temple in Dharamshala for Tibetans who were killed in firing in China’s Sichuan [...]
Indian killed, six Indians hurt in Nigeria terror attack
Abuja : An Indian was killed and six Indians, including two children, were injured in a terror attack in the Nigerian city of Kano that left [...]
Pakistan government is in serious trouble: Daily
Islamabad : Regardless of the decision the Supreme Court may take on Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, “what is clear is that his government is in [...]
President enjoys immunity, Gilani tells Supreme Court
Islamabad : Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday appeared before the Supreme Court in a contempt of court case for not acting against President Asif [...]
Man steals truckload of vodka in Russia
Moscow : An unemployed man in Russia stole a truckload of vodka and other spirits in Voronezh region but soon ran out of luck as he [...]
Smoke bomb thrown into White House
Washington : A smoke bomb was hurled inside the White House complex, prompting the Secret Service to deploy a robot to check it out. President Barack [...]
Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang steps down
San Francisco / London : Yahoo’s co-founder Jerry Yang stepped down from its board along with all other positions he held in the company, it was [...]
Wikipedia to shut down in protest for 24 hours
London : Popular online encyclopaedia Wikipedia will voluntarily shut down for 24 hours Wednesday as a protest against internet piracy laws in the US. Co-founder Jimmy [...]
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