New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Supporters of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) legislator Asif Mohammad Khan and Congress MP Parvez Hashmi clashed outside a police station following an altercation late Sunday, police said Monday.
According to police, Khan’s supporters started pelting stones as Hashmi’s men tried to enter Jamia Nagar police station to file a complaint. It [...]
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New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Pulling up a trial court for not following the laid down procedure, the Delhi High Court Monday said that statutory provisions cannot be ignored during trials as it would create chaos, breed contempt for law and infuse corruption.
Justice S.N.Dhingra, while setting aside the trial court’s order for allowing a litigant [...]
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Geneva, March 15 (DPA) The North Korean government runs a “state of fear” while people are denied sufficient quantities of food, the UN human rights expert on the country said Monday.
Addressing the UN’s Human Rights Council, Vitit Muntarbhorn, an independent special rapporteur, said Pyongyang was running a “distorted” food policy which put the military ahead [...]
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New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Four Indian boxers are in sight of gold after they stormed into the final of the Commonwealth Boxing Championship here Monday.
Suranjoy Singh (52 kg), Vijender Singh (75 kg), Dinesh Kumar (81 kg) and Parmjeet Samota (91 kg) moved into the title clash with convincing wins over their rivals at the [...]
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Mumbai, March 15 (IANS) The STAR India Pvt. Limited and Cine & TV Artist Association (CINTAA) are coming up with power-packed entertainment programme in which 52 actors, from Amitabh Bachchan to all Khans and Kapoors, will come together to raise funds for needy artistes.
“We have always come forward to do something for others, wherever and [...]
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New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Parties across the political divide found common cause to target the Mayawati government in the Lok Sabha Monday over the communal clashes in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district, leading to a brief adjournment of the house where tabling of a key nuclear bill was deferred in view of the fierce opposition [...]
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Islamabad, March 15 (IANS) “I am not afraid of death,” Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari declared here Monday.
“I am not afraid of death. I am waiting for my death and I have reached at Awan-e-Sadr by escaping death,” he said while addressing the International Conference on Sufism and Peace at his official residence.
Onlined news agency [...]
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New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) African countries are seeking to become self sufficient in foodgrain production by 2015 and are looking at better farming techniques to reduce dependence on rains, according to delegates at a business and networking summit here.
“We know food is very important. In next five years, Africa should be able to feed [...]
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Lucknow, March 15 (IANS) Nearly half a million supporters gathered to cheer Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati at the party’s silver jubilee function here Monday, where she hit out at the Congress party for “playing gimmicks” to woo Dalit votes.
The huge rally convened at the Ramabai Ambedkar Maidan was [...]
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New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The central government spent nearly Rs.1.1 million on the controversial advertisement Jan 24 that featured a former Pakistani air chief, Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath said Monday. The enquiry report has not yet been submitted to the government.
In a major embarrassment to the government, an ad by the [...]
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