Colombo, Jan. 27 (ANI): Incumbent Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has acquired an initial lead in postal vote counting in the country’s sixth presidential election against main challenger and former chief of army staff General (retired) Sarath Fonseka.
According to the island-nation’s Election Office, over 70 cent of the 14 million-plus voters exercised their franchise in [...]
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Rajapaksa takes initial lead in Lanka presidential poll
January 27th, 2010 |
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Charlie Sheen facing up to 8 years in jail
December 29th, 2009 |
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Actor Charlie Sheen is facing up to eight years in jail if convicted, according to a defence attorney,
The ‘Two and a Half Man’ star was taken into custody on Christmas in Aspen, Colorado on suspicion of second degree assault, menacing and criminal mischief in connection with an alleged altercation with his wife Brooke Mueller.
However it [...]
New Delhi to persuade Australian PM for uranium sale to India
November 12th, 2009 |
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Energy starved India, which is pressing hard to ensure sufficient nuclear
fuel supply for its drying nuclear reactors, is likely to persuade the visiting Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to open up the uranium sale to India.
” India is more than willing to buy Uranium from Australia and it will be a part of the [...]
Balooch leaders rubbish Islamabad’’s blame of India fomenting terror
November 7th, 2009 |
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Dr Wahid Baloch, who is the head of Baloch society of North America has rubbished Pakistan’’s allegation that India is fuelling insurgency in Balochistan.
Talking to ANI, Dr Baloch said, ” Well if India has helped Baloch people, then Baloch people would not be suffering in the hands of the Pakistani Islamic Jehadi army.
“Infact, [...]
US, other leading armies want to train, learn from Indian Special Forces
October 30th, 2009 |
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The Red Devils, the elite Special Forces of the Indian Army, are most sought after by the leading armies of the world who want to learn and train with them for their courage, professionalism, adventurism and spirit of soldiering.
Para commandos are elite special forces of Indian Army. They are the largest and most important part [...]
Prime Minister campaigns in poll-bound Arunachal Pradesh
October 4th, 2009 |
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Oct.3 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said inter-district Arunachal highway, passing through the middle of the hilly tribal State, would be completed by 2013.
Addressing an election rally at Pasighat ahead of the upcoming State Assembly elections, Prime Minister Dr. Singh said: “Many schemes have been launched in the last five years. Eleven districts [...]
Chinese Foreign Minister to visit India in October
September 30th, 2009 |
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Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi will visit India next month to attend the trilateral Russia-India-China (RIC) meeting in Bangalore.
Jiechi will be joined by his Indian and Russian counterparts S M Krishna and Sergei Lavrov.
Jeichi is visiting India at a time when the media is widely speculating about brewing tensions between the two Asian giants over [...]
Krishna to discuss diversion of US aid by Pak with Hillary: Sources
September 16th, 2009 |
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External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna will be meeting Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in New York on September 25 to apprise her about the Indian concerns over diversion of US aid by Pakistan for strengthening its defence against India, according to sources.
Sources told ANI that the United States has already conveyed to India through diplomatic [...]
Pregnant Heidi Klum bares bum for sexy mag shoot
September 13th, 2009 |
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London, September 13 (ANI): Heidi Klum has left many jaws hanging in the air after baring her bottom for a magazine picture shoot.
The Victoria’’s Secret model, who is expecting her fourth child next month, sported a tiny backless snakeskin dress while posing for the camera.
“She might be a mum of three already but Heidi has [...]
Metro train derails in Delhi
September 13th, 2009 |
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New Delhi, Sep.13 (ANI): A Delhi Metro Railway Corporation (DMRC) coach on the Indraprashta-Yamuna Nagar line derailed early on Sunday morning.
Though the cause of the 6 a.m.derailment was not immediately known, several routes along the metro line were disrupted. No casualties were reported.
Earlier, a DMRC train going towards Yamuna Bank from Dwarka [...]
Mongolia President to arrive in Delhi on four-day visit of India
September 13th, 2009 |
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New Delhi, Sep.12 (ANI): Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj will arrive in New Delhi on Sunday afternoon on a four-day state visit to India.
President Elbegdorj will commence his official visit to India from Monday. On the first day, he will meet External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna; have delegation level talks with the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan [...]
Jennifer Aniston, Gerard Butler catch up after wrapping ‘The Bounty’
September 11th, 2009 |
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New York, Sep 11 (ANI): Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler may not be filming together anymore, but they apparently cannot do without seeing each other.
The duo is back in Los Angeles after wrapping up production for ‘The Bounty’.
And, on Wednesday, the co-stars met up for a quiet dinner at Cliff’’s Edge restaurant.
According to X17online, they [...]
Jermaine Jackson wants MJ to be reburied at Neverland
September 11th, 2009 |
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London, Sept 11 (ANI): Late singer ’s brother Jermaine wants the King of Pop to be reburied at Neverland.
In an interview to German broadcaster ZDF, Jackson said that he was “not very happy about his last resting place.â€
“I always felt he should be buried in Neverland,” the Mirror quoted him as saying.
The ‘Thriller’ hitmaker was [...]
Danish Prime Minister meets Manmohan Singh
September 11th, 2009 |
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New Delhi, Sep. 11 (ANI): Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on Friday.
The two leaders discussed bilateral, regional and international issues.
During the meeting, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on co-operation between the governments of both the nations in the areas of environment.
Ole Lonsmann Poulsen, Denmark [...]
‘Pakistan handed over dossier on Mumbai terror attacks not Balochistan’
July 25th, 2009 |
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Pakistan did not provide any dossier on Balochistan to India as news reports appearing in Pakistani media claimed.
The one-and-half page document handed over by Pakistani Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir to his Indian counterpart at Sharm Al Sheikh was report on action taken by Islamabad against the proclaimed offenders behind the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, [...]