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| April 27, 2008 | |
Hamid Karzai escapes assassination bid
Massoud Hossaini/AFP/Getty Images
One person was feared killed and 11 others, including lawmakers, were injured as terrorists opened gunfire while the parade was in progress.
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| April 24, 2008 | |
'The Love Guru lampoons Hinduism' Paresh Gandhi
Hindu chaplain Rajan Zed speaks out againt the Mike Myers comedy.
Dr Abdul Kalam's maiden visit to Canada Ajit Jain in Toronto
Former president A P J Abdul Kalam on a visit to Canada.
Bush's Iraq General gets more firepower Alex Wong/Getty Images
Petraeus, who boasts an impeccable educational (PhD from Princeton University) and military resume (topper at US Army Command and General Staff College), dominated headlines throughout the 2007 calendar year, as the main mastermind and executor of the controversial Bush 'troop surge', which saw nearly 30,000 additional US troops deployed to Iraq, and has achieved mixed results.
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| April 22, 2008 | |
Hillary, Obama gear up for Pennsylvania face-off Mohammed Jaffer-SnapsIndia
In the Pennsylvania primary, 155 delegates are at stake and it will be a make-or-break exercise for the Clinton campaign.
Chile welcomes President Patil S Mondol
Welcoming President Pratibha Patil on her three-day state visit to this Latin American country, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet said India should become a permanent member of the UN Security Council. She said that Chile wanted a more transparent Security Council. The comments from the Chilean President came after the signing of four agreements with the visiting President.The two leaders discussed international affairs during their one-to-one meeting.
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| April 21, 2008 | |
THow TN takes care of the tiger Aditya Singh/AFP/Getty Images
Tamil Nadu at the forefront of tiger conservation.
'The Dalai Lama is a realist' Paresh Gandhi and Getty Images
'Tibetans want him to bring down the Chinese as Gandhi brought down the British...'
Pope Benedict XVI on Ground Zero Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images
Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday pays a visit to the site where the majestic twin towers of the World Trade Centre once stood.
Welcoming Pope at the UN Jay Mandal
In his maiden address to the 192-member General Assembly, the pontiff avoided reference to political issues, but concentrated on the need for inter-faith dialogue and human rights based on ethical values.
A curry crisis in United Kingdom Carl DeSouza/AFP/Getty Images
The protests were aimed at drawing the government's attention to the problems they faced as a result of current immigration policies. The protestors urged the government to ease new restrictions on migrant workers for the ethnic restaurant market.
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| April 20, 2008 | |
Chandrababu Naidu celebrates 58th birthday Snaps India
Telugu Desam Party president and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu turned 58 on Sunday. Naidu said that the TDP, under his stewardship, aimed at ushering the third generation economic reforms for the benefit of the poorer sections. He lamented that the reforms undertaken so far had only benefited some states and the rich sections of society.The TDP leader said that he visited NTR's samadhi to seek his blessings for embarking on a 100-day rath yatra.
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| April 16, 2008 | |
'Why can't India speak out against China?' Pal Pillai/AFP/Getty Images
T Kumar is the international human rights body Amnesty International's director, advocacy, for the tibet issue.
President Patil visits Brazil RB Photo
In her 12-day-long maiden foreign tour, the President is scheduled to visit Brazil, Mexico and Chile.
Race for tickets & a heart patient KPN Photos
Aspirants queued up at JD-S leader H D Kumaraswamy’s guest house at the plush Palace Orchards area in Bangalore on Wednesday, hoping to score a ticket.
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| April 15, 2008 | |
Bangladesh: Country of Varied Hues Indrani Roy Mitra
History was created as the Maitree Express rolled in Dhaka Cantonment station at 8:30 pm on Monday.
Preeta Bansal is part of Obama's inner circle Paresh Gandhi
Preeta Bansal advises Obama on international human rights, legal issues, foreign policy, women's issues, and outreach to Asian-Americans. He is 'able to advance progressive principles, but he's not one of those starry-eyed liberals,' Bansal said. 'With him, two plus two equals five, not four. The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.'
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| April 13, 2008 | |
Maoist victory march continues in Nepal Pedro Ugarte/AFP/Getty Images
Out of the 73 results declared so far, CPN-Maoists bagged 43 seats, CPN-UML - 12, Nepali Congress of Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala - 10, Madhesi People's Rights Forum - 5, Nepal Workers and Peasants Party - 2 and Terai Madhesh Democratic Party - 1. Determined to abolish the 240-year-old monarchy, Maoists in Nepal on Sunday emerged as the surprise single biggest gainers in the early results for the key Constituent Assembly polls,while several political heavyweights lost.
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| April 10, 2008 | |
Nepal votes in historic polls Sajjad Hussain/AFP/Getty Images
Nepal voted on Thursday in landmark elections to choose a constituent assembly that will seal the fate of the embattled monarchy.
A village with no electricity A Ganesh Nadar
The government may have forgotten about their existence, but the 198 people living in Mylar village are proud owners of ration cards.
Surrendering to Unaccustomed Earth
Jhumpa Lahiri's new book tells stories that stay in one's mind long after we have read them, writes Arthur J Pais.
Olympic torch plays hide and seek in US Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images
Fearing violent anti-China protests from Tibetans and human rights activists and possible skirmishes between anti- and pro- Beijing demonstrators, authorities here changed and truncated the route of the Olympic torch at the last moment. They also cancelled the closing ceremony planned at the end of relay which will now be held at an undisclosed venue for security reasons.
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi to be cremated in grand ceremony
The Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield and the Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences, in Karimnagar, Andhra Pradesh, which was established at the initiative of a group of non-resident Indians, have signed a memorandum of understanding for fostering academic collaboration and improving rural healthcare. The agreement allows for student and faculty exchange between the two institutions.
Nepal votes in landmark elections Getty Images
Polling started at 0700 hours (0645 IST) and will end at 1700 hours (1645 IST), election officials said. Some 6,000 candidates are contesting the election under proportionate voting system while 4,021 candidates are in the fray under direct voting system. The country has witnessed a violence-marred campaign for the crucial elections to elect a body that will rewrite the Constitution and decide the fate of the 239-year-old monarchy.
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| April 09, 2008 | |
Protests greet Olympic torch in US
The Olympic torch arrived in San Francisco, its only stop in the United States, amid heavy security on Tuesday.
Huma is human -- and divine
Representative Anthony Weiner, the swinging bachelor Brooklyn Democrat, was fulsome in his praise, a few months ago, of Huma M Abedin; reporters who recorded his comments did not suspect however the romance that was budding between the two. "In fact, I think there's some dispute as to whether Huma's actually human or not," Weiner added.
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| April 08, 2008 | |
Srinagar basks in Tulip glory Umar Ganie
Tulips Garden in Srinagar draw a major turnout.
The $10,000 eye-opening shot Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP/Getty Images
The photograph was an eye-opener for the world. It showed the ruthlessness with which Myanmar's military junta was quelling anti-government protests.
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| April 07, 2008 | |
Remembering Mahatma & his message Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images
Mahatma Gandhi's message of non-violence was recalled under the shadow of his statue at Union Square in Manhattan, New York.
Spy versus Spy: Games India and the US play
Illustration: Uttam Ghosh
A CIA mole in India's external intelligence agency lives in America; and New Delhi lives with the shame.
Condi Rice courting US vice-presidential post
Michael Urban/AFP/Getty Images
The latest national survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, conducted March 24-29 among 1,001 adults, found that only 27 per cent view General David Petraeus favourably, compared to Rice at a staggering high level of 57 per cent. Rice's popularity is head and shoulders higher than Obama, McCain or Clinton, the article said.
Remembering Mahatma & his message PTI Photo
The traffic department, which started the highly successful and widely emulated drive against drunken driving last year, has roped in a host of NGOs, automobile associations, as well as schools and colleges to sensitise over 1.5 million motorists about the campaign.
Remembering Mahatma & his message SnapsIndia
Bhajans dear to Gandhi were recited on Sunday afternoon as more than 200 people paid homage to the 'apostle of peace'. The speakers stressed that his message is as relevant today as it was in his time. They also mentioned his struggle against apartheid in South Africa which, they said, was the turning point in the history of that country leading to its independence.
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| April 06, 2008 | |
New-look Cabinet a mix of youth and experience Vijay Verma/PTI Photo
M S Gill, V Narayanasami, Jitin Prasada, Raghunath Jha, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Santosh Bagrodia and Rameshwar Oraon were on Sunday inducted into the Union Council of Ministers. Congress president Sonia Gandhi said that she had wanted her son and All-Indian Congress Committee general secretary to become a minister, but he refused.
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| April 05, 2008 | |
Amarnath Yatra begins on June 18 PTI Photos
According to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board, the ice lingam inside the cave has fully formed this year. There had been apprehensions that the ice lingam may not take form completely owing to global warming and shifting of glaciers.
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| April 03, 2008 | |
Zimbabwe Opposition claims victory over Mugabe Alexander Joe/AFP/Getty Images
Zimbabwe's opposition on Thursday claimed victory in the country's presidential elections.
Exit of Basu, Surjeet marks the end of an era Raveendran/AFP/Getty Images
The exit of veteran CPI-M leaders like Harkishan Singh Surjeet and Jyoti Basu snaps the link of the party with the leading lights of the freedom movement and shifts the responsibility on younger shoulders. The Communist Party was formed in India in 1921 and split into two in 1964, giving birth to the CPI-M. Both Basu and Surjeet have played a vital role in the party since then.
China briefs India again on Tibet issue Jay Mandal/ On assignment
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi spoke over the phone to his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee and exchanged views on bilateral relations, explaining Beijing's principled stand on the Dalai Lama issue. Mukherjee said the Tibet Autonomous Region is part of China's territory and India will never tolerate any political anti-China activities by Tibetans on the Indian territory. The conversation comes after China's State Councilor Dai Bingguo's telephonic talk with the NSA.
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| April 01, 2008 | |
'Excellence is beyond borders' Paresh Gandhi
Mira nair, India Abraod's Person of the Year 2007, on her art and craft.
Mani Ratnam's son moves across as 'red volunteer'
Sixteen-year-old Nandan Maniratnam, son of Maniratnam and popular actress Suhasini, is the proud author of a new pamphlet on Leninism, which is on sale at the venue, along with other leading Left literature. He it was his reading habit that introduced him to the world of Marxism. A student of an international residential school in Chennai, Nandan came on his own to serve as a volunteer and assist the foreign delegates at the All-India Congress of the CPI-M.
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