Polling of Lagislative assembly in J&K Starts

Posted on 17 November 2008

Srinagar: Elections to the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly kick-started on Monday morning with polling opening for the first phase in 10 constituencies spread over four districts of the state.
Voting began at 8:00 am at all 1,038 polling stations in Bandipora, Poonch, Leh and Kargil. Tight security has been put in place in view [...]

20 militant killed with clash of Pak security

Posted on 15 November 2008

Peshawar: Pakistan security forces pounded the hideouts of suspected militants and criminals in villages located on the boundary between Peshawar and Mohmand Agency with gunship helicopters and artillery, killing 20 militants and injuring 15 others.
“At least, 20 militants were killed and 10-15 others injured in Badi Koruna, Zarif Koruna, Shno Ghundai, Ayeshakor areas of [...]

Clinton tipped for secretary of state

Posted on 15 November 2008

WASHINGTON: Intense speculation flared Friday over reports that US president-elect Barack Obama is weighing former Democratic primary rival Hillary Clinton to be a heavy-hitting secretary of state.
Sources close to Clinton and Obama did not deny reports that the New York senator and former first lady met Obama in Chicago Thursday, and was in the frame [...]

Osama Bin Ladan still greatest threat: Hayden

Posted on 14 November 2008

WASHINGTON: Osama bin Laden is isolated from the day-to-day operations of al-Qaida but the terrorist organization he built is spreading its influence in Africa and the Middle East, CIA director Michael Hayden said Thursday.
Al-Qaida remains the single greatest threat to the United States, Hayden said in remarks prepared for delivery at the Atlantic Council.
“If [...]

Iranian Diplomate Abducted in NWFP, Pakistan

Posted on 13 November 2008

Islamabad: Gunmen on Thursday ambushed a car carrying an Iranian diplomat in north-western Pakistan and kidnapped the official after killing his guard, police and media reports said.
The diplomat was seized when he was travelling to the Iranian consulate in Peshawar, the capital of the troubled North West Frontier Province.
A police officer said the kidnappers [...]

Bomb rocked in Thailand Opern Market

Posted on 13 November 2008

Bangkok: A bomb hurled Thursday morning at protestors at Klong Toey Market in Bangkok injured 13 people, two of whom were in critical condition, police said.
“Eyewitnesses said the bomb was thrown by a man on a motorcycle from the bridge that overlooks the market,” said Police Colonel Suthip Palitkusontat, of the Klong Toey Port [...]

6 killed in Kandhar Suicide Blasts

Posted on 12 November 2008

Kabul: Six civilians were killed when a suicide bomber in a car targeted the brother of President Hamid Karzai in the southern province of Kandahar on Wednesday, according to government sources.
The bomb injured 43 people, however, Ahmed Wali Karzai escaped uninjured when the attacker blew up his car near where he was holding [...]

4 killed in Suicide Blast in Charsadda, Pakistan

Posted on 12 November 2008

CHARSADDA: Three security personnel and a rikshaw driver were killed Wednesday when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance of a government high school in Machni – an area lying in the outskirts of Charsadda and Mohmand Agency.

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Bangladesh News

Banned outfit planning fresh bombings in poll-bound Bangladesh: Report

Posted on 18 November 2008

Dhaka: Bangladesh’s banned Islamist militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) has begun stockpiling explosives and is planning a fresh round of attacks across the country in the run up to the Dec 18 general elections, officials said.
The military-backed caretaker government has failed to follow up its drive against Islamist militancy, media reports [...]

Business News

Tata Steel receives Deming Application Prize

Posted on 18 November 2008

World’s sixth largest steel maker Tata Steel on Monday (November 17) said that it has become the first integrated steel company in the world, outside Japan, to be awarded the Deming Application Prize for excellence in total quality management. “This prize has come to us at the right moment when the world is struck by [...]

China News

China rescues 32 miners after 23 hours in flooded shaft

Posted on 18 November 2008

Beijing: Rescue workers pulled 32 miners from a flooded coal shaft in central China on Tuesday after they were trapped underground for 23 hours, state media said.
The miners rescued from the Gaomendong mine in Henan’s Jiaxian county, near the city of Pingdingshan, were all in poor health and were rushed to a local hospital [...]

India News

Chandrayaan-II cleared by govt, to be in orbit by 2011-12

Posted on 18 November 2008

Even as India’s maiden lunar probe circles the moon, the Centre has given its approval for Chandrayaan-II and it would be in orbit by 2012. ISRO has started necessary research workfor the next mission for which the Centre has sanctioned necessary funds, Chandrayaan-I Project Director Mylswamy Annadurai told reporters. The second mission would be a [...]

Pakistan News

5 killed in Clashes Between Taliban and Pro-Govt tribesmen

Posted on 18 November 2008

Islamabad: Five people were killed in hours-long clashes between Taliban militants and pro-government tribesmen in north-western Pakistan’s restive tribal district of Bajaur, an official said Tuesday.
The firefight started Monday afternoon when the militants ambushed several tribal elders who were on their way to the district’s main town, Khar, to attend a meeting of a [...]

Sports News

Asian Tour tips Jeev to win Majors

Posted on 18 November 2008

The Singapore Open triumph underlined Jeev Milkha Singh’s growing stature as a world class player and the seasoned Indian is good enough to win Major tournaments, according to Asian Tour authorities. Heaping praise on the Indian for his mind-boggling success this season, Asian Tour’s Executive Chairman Kyi Hla Han said Jeev’s success story would inspire [...]

Sri Lanka News

Strong quake jolts Indonesia, no impact in Sri Lanka

Posted on 17 November 2008

Colombo: A powerful earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale struck off the Indonesia’s north Sulawesi province early Monday, Indonesian seismologists said.
US officials issued a tsunami warning for an area within 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) of the epicenter. A similar alert by Indonesia was lifted when the tidal waves failed to materialize, Indonesian officials [...]

World News

Karzai’s Offer Rejected By Taliban

Posted on 18 November 2008

Kabul: The Taliban has reportedly rejected Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s offer of protection of the group’s leader Mullah Mohammad Omar, if he joins peace talks with the government.
Only a day ago, Karzai had said that he would go “to any length” to protect Mullah Omar, the former leader of the country’’s Taliban regime, who [...]

 
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