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Pakistan concerned over induction of India’s nuke submarine
By chennaivision at 28 July, 2009, 10:16 am
Islamabad, Pakistan has expressed concern over induction of nuclear submarine by India, saying, ”continued induction of new lethal weapon systems by New Delhi is detrimental to regional peace and stability”.
”Pakistan believes that maintenance of strategic balance is essential for peace and security in South Asia,” a Foreign Ministry statement said here last night.
It said [...]
Shilpa Shetty to lead I-Day Parade in New York
By chennaivision at 27 July, 2009, 12:32 pm
New York, Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty will be the Grand Marshal to lead the 29th India Day Parade being organised in New York City by Tristate Indian Americans next month.
The Federation of Indian Associations (Tristate), the largest such organisation in the US, held a community reception at the Consulate General of India [...]
BGP appeals to SDF govt to pass Gorkhaland resolution in Assembly
By chennaivision at 24 July, 2009, 1:15 pm
Gangtok, The Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh (BGP) has reiterated its appeal to the Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) government to pass a resolution on creation of a separate state of Gorkhaland during the budget session of the Assembly beginning from next Monday.
”We appeal to the Sikkim government to bring a resolution on Gorkhaland and get it passed [...]
Major fire at CSIR; 2 killed
By chennaivision at 24 July, 2009, 10:21 am
New Delhi, Two people were roasted alive and three suffered grievous burns after a major fire broke out on the third floor of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) building here this evening.
Five people were trapped inside the building and taken to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, where two were pronounced brought dead, fire [...]
Royal Massacre probe must: PM Nepal
By chennaivision at 23 July, 2009, 4:49 pm
Kathmandu, Eight years after the royal palace massacre, Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal has said a fresh probe into the incident was necessary to unearth the real cause, local media reports said here today.
”A new probe into the royal massacre should be initiated. But, at present, my priority is to draft the country’s new [...]
Student attacker of NY Sikh boy may get 18 mths in juv detention
By chennaivision at 23 July, 2009, 10:54 am
New York, A local judge has found a high school student guilty on three counts for attacking a Sikh boy in a Richmond Hill high school in Queens, one of the city’s five boroughs.
Jagmohan Singh Premi was violently attacked in June last year by his fellow student, who had also tried to drag his turban. [...]
Hillary denies rumours about her daughter’s marriage
By chennaivision at 22 July, 2009, 11:08 am
Washington, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton denied rumours about her daughter’s marraige.
The Secretary made the denial in an interview with Fox news conducted during her recently concluded visit to India.
When asked to reply ‘yes or no’ about rumours afloat about her 29-year-old daughter Chelsea Clinton’s marriage, Hillary remarked, ”If that is true, [...]
Bangladesh to reopen cross-border railways with India
By chennaivision at 21 July, 2009, 6:41 pm
Dhaka, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said her government is interested to reopen the cross-border railways abandoned following the 1965 India-Pakistan war, for stronger connectivity between Bangladesh and India in the fields of trade and investment.
Ms Hasina sought Indian cooperation so Bangladesh could transact trade and business through Banglabandh and Burimari land-port routes [...]
Nepal PM visits diarrhoea-affected districts
By chennaivision at 20 July, 2009, 2:22 pm
Kathmandu, Nepal Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal this morning visited the diarrhoea affected mid-western districts of Rukum and Jajarkot, local media reports said.
He was accompanied by Health Minister Umakanta Chaudhari, high ranking officials of the Health Ministry and other political leaders.
The main opposition party, the UCPN(Maoist), has accused the government of not [...]
Swine flu casts shadow over Haj in Lebanon
By chennaivision at 20 July, 2009, 12:07 pm
Dubai, As the number of swine flu cases in Lebanon steadily rose, a Shiite ayatollah in the country has issued a fatwa advising Muslims to skip Haj this year provided they have serious concerns over the spread of the disease.
However, Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Hussain Fadlallah said the entire pilgrimage should not be [...]
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