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Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:38:00 GMT

Minor incidents of violence mar West Bengal elections

Kolkata, Nov 7 (IANS) Sporadic incidents of violence marred voting Saturday for the 10 assembly seats in West Bengal whose outcome will have long-term consequences for the ruling Left Front. About 35 percent voters had exercised their franchise till 1
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:38:00 GMT

Canadian brigadier-general says progress in Afghanistan will be slow

FREDERICTON - A high-ranking Canadian soldier who is assuming a key role in Afghanistan says Canadians need to temper their expectations ahead of a planned pullout for 2011. Brig.-Gen. Steve Bowes has begun a one-year deployment as the International
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:38:00 GMT

Hundreds of Indian students stranded in Australia

Tags: Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority, VCE, Australia, Sydney Morning Herald, Global Campus Management Group Hundreds of Indian students studying in Australia [ Images ] have been left in the lurch, with the sudden collapse of the
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:38:00 GMT

BJP's compromise formula to save Karnataka govt

Tags: Janardhan Reddy, Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka Milk Federation Somashekhar Reddy, Yeddyurappa, Karunakar Reddy A last-ditch attempt by the Bharatiya Janata Party [ Images ] high command to resolve the ongoing crisis in the Karnataka government
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:37:00 GMT

Indian flags, pro-Tibet banners a rebuff to China

Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh): The writing on the wall is loud and clear: the Dalai Lama's week-long visit to Arunachal Pradesh beginning on Sunday is a rebuff to Chinese claims over this frontier region. "Long Live Indo-Tibet Friendship" - reads a
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:37:00 GMT

Delhi under fog cover, visibility drops

New Delhi: Visibility in the national Capital dropped to 500 metres on Saturday morning as a fog cover hung over the city for the first time this winter, but flights were not affected. Though the weather was fairly warm, the fog remained till the late
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:37:00 GMT

UN: About 200 staff to be pulled from Afghanistan

U.N. spokesman Adrian Edwards in Kabul emphasizes the world body is not 'withdrawing, not pulling out' from Afghanistan and will continue its work. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told reporters at the U.N. on Friday that about 200 staffers will be
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:37:00 GMT

Afghanistan Hits Back at U.N. and Foreign Criticism

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Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:36:00 GMT

Indian students left stranded in Australia with closure of tenth school

Sydney, Nov. 7 (ANI): Hundreds of Indian students studying in Australia have been left in the lurch, with the sudden collapse of the Global Campus Management Group closing down four colleges in Sydney and Melbourne on Thursday. The collapse has
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:35:00 GMT

UN says Nepal parties should fix president's powers

Kathmandu, Nov 7 (IANS) Ignoring a rebuff by Nepal's ruling parties, who have asked the UN not to intervene in the republic's internal matters, a top UN official is suggesting that the parties fix the powers of President Ram Baran Yadav, whose action
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:34:00 GMT

12 militants killed in Pakistan

Islamabad, Nov 7 (DPA) Pakistani troops have killed 12 Taliban militants in the ongoing operation in country's northwest, the army said Saturday. Five soldiers, including two officers, were also injured in the clashes that took place in three militant
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:34:00 GMT

No proposal to allow foreign airlines to invest in Indian carriers: GoI

According to a PTI report, the Government of India (GoI) said that there is no proposal as of now to allow foreign airlines to invest in Indian carriers. GoI has been of the opinion that allowing foreign carriers to invest in their Indian counterparts,
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:34:00 GMT

No proposal to allow foreign airlines to invest in Indian carriers: GoI

According to a PTI report, the Government of India (GoI) said that there is no proposal as of now to allow foreign airlines to invest in Indian carriers. GoI has been of the opinion that allowing foreign carriers to invest in their Indian counterparts,
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:34:00 GMT

No proposal to allow foreign airlines to invest in Indian carriers: GoI

According to a PTI report, the Government of India (GoI) said that there is no proposal as of now to allow foreign airlines to invest in Indian carriers. GoI has been of the opinion that allowing foreign carriers to invest in their Indian counterparts,
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:34:00 GMT

Pakistan: 11 militants killed in strongholds

Pakistani soldiers killed at least 11 militants during overnight gunbattles in three Taliban strongholds, intelligence officials said Saturday. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak with the media,
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:34:00 GMT

NATO strike kills 7 Afghan security forces: Kabul

AFP - 55 minutes ago KABUL (AFP) - – Seven members of the Afghan security forces were killed in a NATO air strike in remote western Afghanistan, the defence ministry said on Saturday. "Due to a NATO forces air strike on November 6 in Badghis province
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:32:00 GMT

Twenty-five troops hurt as Afghan search continues (AFP)

KABUL (AFP) - A search for two US soldiers missing in northwest Afghanistan continued after 25 soldiers were wounded in what one Western official said may have been a friendly-fire incident during the hunt.Local police said a party looking for the two
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:32:00 GMT

Afghanistan hits back at U.N. and foreign criticism (Reuters)

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan accused the United Nations on Saturday of intervening in the formation of President Hamid Karzai's next cabinet, less than a week into his new term.Since being re-elected in a controversial poll in which a fraud
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:31:00 GMT

Twenty-five troops hurt as Afghan search continues

A US medic treats an injured Afghan soldier in the helicopter during transportation to a hospital in Kandahar, on November 4. At least 25 NATO and Afghan soldiers were wounded Friday as the hunted for two US paratroopers missing in remote northwestern
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:31:00 GMT

Indian, Pakistani, Black teachers facing 'endemic culture of racism' in British schools

London, Nov. 7 (ANI): With nearly half of Black and minority ethnic (BME) teachers complaining of racial discrimination, schools in Britain have developed an "endemic culture of institutional racism," a new research has found. "Foremost, and most
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:31:00 GMT

Nepal, India step up vigil on border

KATHMANDU: As India raised concerns over large scale smuggling of counterfeit currency from Nepal, the two countries today agreed to step up vigilance on the border that would also help combat terrorist activities and human trafficking. At the home
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:30:00 GMT

Kabul rejects 'foreign criticism'

The Afghan government has rejected foreign criticisms of Hamid Karzai, with the re-elected president saying that they 'violated national sovereignty'.International figures, including the US president and the British prime minister, have called on
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:28:00 GMT

In Peshawar, denial over Taliban tactics

PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN - When terrorists last week blew up the Mina Bazaar, a market for women and children, they detonated a car bomb so powerful it left more than 100 people dead and 15 missing in a nightmarish scene of scattered limbs, charred corpses and
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:27:00 GMT

India will look to make a fresh start in 6th ODI: MS Dhoni

Guwahati: The disappointment of the three-run loss in Hyderabad behind them, Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni today said his team is focussed on making a fresh start in the must-win sixth cricket one-dayer against Australia here tomorrow. Harshad
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:25:00 GMT

Indian and Australian cricket teams arrive in Guwahati for 6th ODI

Guwahati: Indian and Australian cricket teams arrived here for the 6th ODI series, which will be played on Sunday. You may also want to see Related videos A three-tier security blanket would be thrown in and around Nehru Stadium, venue of the match.
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:25:00 GMT

Pakistan Reeling After Wave of Blasts

The anxious wives were on the phone again to their husbands in the Pakistani garrison town of Rawalpindi, a terrorist ta
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:24:00 GMT

Coverage of Swine Flu by Indian Insurance Companies

This article has been created to educate the Indian public regarding the stand taken by Indian Insurance Companies vis-a
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:24:00 GMT

Intelligence officials say 11 militants killed in overnight battles in Taliban strongholds

PARACHINAR, Pakistan - Pakistani soldiers killed at least 11 militants during overnight gunbattles in three Taliban strongholds, intelligence officials said Saturday. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:23:00 GMT

Canadian brigadier-general says progress in Afghanistan will be slow

FREDERICTON - A high-ranking Canadian soldier who is assuming a key role in Afghanistan says Canadians need to temper their expectations ahead of a planned pullout for 2011. Brig.-Gen. Steve Bowes has begun a one-year deployment as the International
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:23:00 GMT

5 US troops among wounded in Afghan search: NATO

KABUL (AFP) - A search for two US soldiers missing in northwest Afghanistan continued Saturday after 25 soldiers were wounded in what one Western official said may have been a friendly-fire incident during the hunt. Five of the wounded were American
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:23:00 GMT