
WASHINGTON: Without naming Pakistan’s A Q Khan operation, India on Tuesday reminded the world of the dangers of “clandestine proliferation networks” and asked the world to join hands to combat trafficking of nuclear materials. “Clandestine proliferation networks have flourished and led to insecurity for all, including and especially for India,” Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh [...]

HYDERABAD: After the high-voltage run-up to what’s being called the wedding of the season, tennis star Sania Mirza and Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik took their wedding vows in a simple ceremony before a select gathering of family and friends on Monday afternoon. The groom placed a sparkling solitaire on the bride’s ring finger to seal [...]
April 13, 2010 | Posted in
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ISLAMABAD: Though it’s just a coincidence, one Malik has directed another Malik to get back the passport of a third Malik which has been in the custody of the India police for the past few days. The Malik who issued the directive is Interior Minister Rehman and the one who is supposed to do the [...]
April 12, 2010 | Posted in
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MUMBAI: There has been speculation about Pakistan cricket legend Wasim Akram and actress Sushmita Sen ever since they hosted a reality show together on television around two years ago. What’s cooking between Wasim Akram and Sushmita Sen? At that time Akram’s marriage to Huma was going strong. But after her untimely demise in October last [...]
April 11, 2010 | Posted in
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Not many Indians are happy with the prevailing system. Too many disparities have come to be entrenched and too many people have been driven to live on the margins. Crime has been politicised and politics criminalised. The question that faces the nation is how to change the system. Should it be with the gun as [...]
April 10, 2010 | Posted in
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HYDERABAD: They say it ain’t over until the fat lady sings. On Wednesday, Ayesha Siddiqui, former Pakistani cricket captain Shoaib Malik’s mystery wife, must have been singing rather happily, closeted behind the high gates of her Banjara Hills bungalow. Times of India said Ayesha, 29, who has chosen to remain out of sight throughout this [...]
April 8, 2010 | Posted in
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NEW DELHI: India’s campaign against the country’s Maoist insurgency suffered a major setback on Tuesday when rebel fighters ambushed a paramilitary unit on patrol in an isolated forest region, killing at least 73 officers. The authorities described a carefully executed surprise attack in which the Maoists opened fire as the patrol entered an area seeded [...]
April 7, 2010 | Posted in
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Indians wish that Sania Mirza’s decision of marrying Shoaib Malik was just an April fool. Just read the comments of Indians on the website of Times of India, and you will see how much narrow minded they are. Hindus are burning photos of Sania Mirza around the country to show their anger on this marriage. [...]
April 6, 2010 | Posted in
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India has rejected a call from the US to shun participation in gas talks with Iran, saying “energy security” is a priority for New Delhi.

KOLKATA: The imam of Tipu Sultan Masjid on Tuesday issued a fatwa against Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik for allegedly dumping Ayesha Siddiqui. Addressing a press conference, Imam Nuroor Rahman Barkati called for social boycott of Malik, both in India and Pakistan. The community leaders have rallied behind Ayesha who’s in the midst of a marriage [...]
April 3, 2010 | Posted in
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NEW DELHI: The controversy over Sania Mirza’s marriage to Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik gets uglier, as the Siddiquis, who claim that the cricketer married their daughter Ayesha in 2002, on Saturday sent a legal notice to the Maliks. This legal notice was dispatched today morning and will take 48 working hours to reach the Maliks [...]
April 2, 2010 | Posted in
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NEW DELHI: India blames Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) for an attack that killed seven of its citizens in Kabul on February 26, a government source said Thursday. “The LeT is responsible. We have no doubt about that,” the source told reporters on condition of anonymity. He said the group, which India also holds responsible [...]

HYDERABAD: Indian police on Tuesday imposed a curfew in parts of the southern city of Hyderabad, home to global IT giants Google and Microsoft, after three days of inter-religious clashes. At least one man died in street battles between Hindu and Muslim mobs during violence triggered by arguments over putting up decorations for a religious [...]

DUBAI: Seventeen Indian nationals have been sentenced to death for killing a Pakistani man in a turf dispute between bootleg liquor gangs in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, local media reported on Monday. The Pakistani man was beaten to death with metal bars in January 2009, while three others were injured in the attack, [...]

LAHORE: Indian tennis star Sania Mirza is engaged to former Pakistan cricket captain Shoaib Malik and they might tie the nuptial knot next month. The wedding ceremony of both the sports stars will take place in April, while the walima reception will be hosted by Shoaib Malik on April 16 or 17 in Lahore, sources [...]
March 29, 2010 | Posted in
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MUMBAI: Vivek Oberoi has done many daring stunts for his film `Prince – It`s Showtime`, but when it came to intimate scenes, it was his three leading ladies in the film who took “care” of him. “It`s been a dream to work with three lovely ladies together. I had a really good experience working with [...]
March 29, 2010 | Posted in
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LAHORE: The first round of three-day meeting of Indus River Commission has ended, India has agreed to review the design of Nimoo Bazgo dam. Pakistan also demanded for inspection Nimoo Bazgo dam besides reduction in water storage. The nine-member delegation of Indian water commission is headed by G Aranga Nathan while Jamaat Ali Shah is [...]
March 29, 2010 | Posted in
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AHMEDABAD: Top Hindu nationalist leader and the chief minister of western Gujarat state, Narendra Modi, appeared Saturday before a panel probing the 2002 anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat, witnesses said. It was the first time that Modi, long accused by human rights groups of turning a blind eye to the pogrom, has been questioned by investigators [...]

BHUBANESWAR: India successfully tested two short-range nuclear-capable missiles from two sites off its eastern coast on Saturday, a defence ministry official said. India, which tested nuclear weapons in 1998, has developed a series of nuclear and conventional missile systems as part of a programme begun in 1983. Saturday’s first test was the launch of the [...]
March 27, 2010 | Posted in
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NEW DELHI: Claiming that they were not in direct conflict with India, Taliban have said there was a possibility of reconciliation even
March 27, 2010 | Posted in
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