Eminent Islamic scholar Maulana Hameeduddin Aqil Husami was taken out from Panjeshah to Mecca Masjid hyderabad India. Where his namaaz-e-janaza (funeral prayer) was held on Friday. Thousands of people participated in the procession and the namaaz.
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By Abhishek Roy
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Horst Wein is known in the world of hockey as much as he is in football, a rare multi-faceted character. The legendary coach has a piece of advice for Indian players: Focus more on the mental aspects of the game.
“No doubt, Indian players are extremely talented, but they [...]
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New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) India’s automobile industry could increase import of components by as much as 42 percent by 2013-14, based on current consumption levels. Imports could grow faster, once free trade agreements (FTA) with a host of countries come into effect, says an industry body.
According to a study by the Federation of Indian [...]
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By Shilpa Raina
Mumbai, March 7 (IANS) Not lycra, not satin, it’s organic material like cotton, jute and natural dyes that prominent designers like Anupama Dayal, Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Digvijay Singh and Lecoanet-Hemant have used for their collections at the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) here.
In short, they have gone green.
“I have stopped using fabrics like lycra or [...]
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London, March 7 (IANS) China is farming African wild Rhinos in order to harvest their horns for alleged medicinal properties, a newspaper reported Sunday quoting a report by international conservation monitors.
China has imported 141 live white rhino from South Africa since 2000 – far more than is needed to promote tourism – with the possible [...]
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Kuala Lumpur, March 7 (IANS) Malaysian magazine Al-Islam has apologised for “unintentionally hurting the feelings of Christians, particularly Catholics” in a special report last year.
A three-paragraph apology posted on its website said the report was to investigate allegations of apostasy. It said the actions of its reporters who attended a Catholic congregation posing as Christians [...]
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New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Security forces killed 245 terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir last year, when the number of infiltration attempts by militants from Pakistan went up marginally, according to official figures.
“Attempts at infiltration from across the LoC (saw) a marginal increase during 2009,” Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Maken said, referring [...]
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London, March 7 (IANS) The Commonwealth, which India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru thought could bring “healing touch globally”, is weakening for want of funds and support, a report has said.
The 54-member body of former British colonies must “walk-the-talk” on the values it stands for, said the report released ahead of the Commonwealth Day Monday.
Danny [...]
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Islamabad, March 7 (DPA) A delegation of Pakistani lawmakers refused to subject themselves to a controversial full-body X-ray scan at a Washington airport, a media report said Sunday.
The six-member group of the parliament members from Pakistan’s restive tribal region cut short their official US visit immediately to return home, the Pakistani Express News channel said.
It [...]
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Kolkata, March 7 (IANS) Prisoners in West Bengal can now stay in touch with their families on telephone. But what they talk will be monitored.
“We have taken up the new system so that prisoners can at least keep in touch with their families,” Jail Minister Biswanath Chowdhury said, saying the jails will get telephone booths.
Inspector [...]
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