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Everything you need to know about Gund Ibrahim: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Syria army regains large part of strategic al-Qussair city

May 20, 2013 at 3:02 PM

Beijing, May 20 (Xinhua-ANI): The Syrian army on Sunday launched a wide-scale operation to recapture the border city of al-Qussair near Lebanon, and has regained large swathes of the strategic city, local media reported.

Spot fixing busted after police tapped Tiger Memon's gang members

May 17, 2013 at 7:10 PM

New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) It was through the call records of gang members of Tiger Memon, a close aide of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, that Delhi Police first stumbled upon the plan for spot fixing Indian Premier League matches. The detailed three-month-long surveillance between the gang members and the bookies led three IPL players, including India pacer S. Sreesanth, into the police net.

Sanjay Dutt withdraws plea to surrender at Yerwada Jail

May 15, 2013 at 1:24 PM

Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt has withdrawn his plea to surrender before the Yerawada Jail in Pune instead of the special court in Mumbai. Dutt, who has been convicted in the 1993 bomb blasts case will surrender before the special TADA court in Mumbai

Egypt police foils attack on Western embassy by al-Qaeda-linked group

May 12, 2013 at 12:46 PM

Johannesburg, May 12 (ANI): Police in Egypt have arrested members of an al-Qaeda-linked cell that plotted to carry out a suicide bombing against a Western embassy and other targets in the country, the interior minister has said.

Pakistan poll panel calls urgent meeting over rigging

May 11, 2013 at 9:10 PM

Islamabad, May 11 (IANS) The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) admitted Saturday that it failed to hold free and fair polls in the country's largest city of Karachi, and called an emergency meeting to discuss complaints of rigging.

Iraqi president comes out of coma

May 7, 2013 at 3:20 AM

Tehran, May 7 (IANS/AKI) Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has come out of coma after suffering a stroke in December, Iran's Fars news agency reported.

Defeated Malaysian opposition leader refuses to accept poll results over 'irregularities'

May 6, 2013 at 12:44 PM

Kuala Lumpur, May 6 (ANI): Malaysia's defeated opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has said Pakatan Rakyat will not accept the results of the polls until the Election Commission (EC) explains the alleged instances of irregularities in the electoral process.

Ruling coalition wins Malaysia's general election

May 6, 2013 at 10:20 AM

Kuala Lumpur, May 6 (IANS) Malaysia's ruling coalition won a fiercely contested general election with a comparatively slimmer majority, polling results showed early Monday. The opposition declined to accept the result citing electoral fraud allegations.

Ready to defend Syria against Israel, US, says Hezbollah

May 5, 2013 at 8:04 AM

Beirut, May 5 (IANS) The Lebanese Hezbollah's political council has said the group stands ready to engage in the fight to prevent Syria's collapse as well as being controlled by Israel and the US, a media report said.

Base ration subsidy on 2011 census for better coverage: SC

May 3, 2013 at 9:00 PM

New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday said that it would be "ideal" to make latest projection of people eligible for subsidized ration under the targeted public distribution system (TPDS) on the basis of 2011 census data.

Sheikh Salman elected as new AFC president

May 2, 2013 at 2:04 PM

Kuala Lumpur, May 2 (IANS) Bahrain Football Association chief Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa Thursday achieved a convincing victory in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) presidential election, replacing its disgraced former boss Mohamed Bin Hammam.

AFC to elect new chief in first post-Hammam election

April 30, 2013 at 5:48 PM

Kuala Lumpur, April 30 (IANS) The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is this week set to elect its new chief who will have an uphill battle to refurbish the image and reputation of Asian football's governing body left tarnished by its disgraced former boss Mohamed Bin Hammam.

Dawood's shooter held for two-decade-old murder

April 25, 2013 at 11:32 AM

Lucknow, April 25 (IANS) A shooter of notorious underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, who was on the run for the last two decades in custom officer L.D. Arora murder case, has been arrested in Uttar Pradesh, police said Thursday.

Syrian rebels seeking release of abducted bishops

April 25, 2013 at 6:28 AM

Ankara, April 25 (IANS/AKI) The rebel Free Syrian Army is working to release two Orthodox bishops kidnapped near the northern city of Aleppo. The whereabouts of the two bishops remained unclear despite a report saying they had been freed.

Pak 2007 emergency based on Shaukat Aziz's 'secret letter', claims Musharraf's counsel

April 24, 2013 at 12:20 PM

Islamabad, Apr. 24 (ANI): The legal counsel of former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf has claimed that the November 3, 2007 emergency was imposed on the basis of a top secret letter written by then prime minister Shaukat Aziz which contained the names of all government functionaries who were taken on board.

Two abducted bishops released in Syria

April 24, 2013 at 7:16 AM

Beirut, April 24 (IANS/AKI) Two Orthodox bishops who were kidnapped by gunmen in Syria's northern city of Aleppo have been freed, the Zenit.org website said.

Minor, man murdered in Delhi

April 22, 2013 at 10:52 PM

New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Two people, including a 12-year-old boy, were found murdered at their residences in two separate incidents, police said Monday.

Egypt's Morsi says cabinet reshuffle not to be swayed by opposition pressure

April 21, 2013 at 3:56 PM

Beijing, Apr. 21 (Xinhua-ANI): Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on Saturday reaffirmed that a cabinet reshuffle will come soon but it will not be swayed by any opposition pressure.

Bangladesh social activist calls for ban of Islamists for wartime atrocities

April 19, 2013 at 4:20 PM

Dhaka, April 19 (ANI): Bangladesh social activist, Ibrahim Khaled termed the demand for the banning of the country's biggest Islamist party, Jamaat-e-Islami, as genuine and blamed the organisation for the wartime atrocities committed during the 1971 liberation war.

Aloula Geojit launches NRI advisory service in Saudi Arabia

April 18, 2013 at 12:52 PM

Kochi, April 18 (IANS) To serve the investment needs of non-resident Indian investors in Saudi Arabia, Aloula Geojit Capital Co. (AGC) launched its NRI advisory service. An announcement to this effect was made by Ibrahim M. Al Gadah, CEO of AGC.

Karnataka poll: Congress faces rebellion over tickets

April 16, 2013 at 5:16 PM

Bangalore, April 16 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday faced rebellion at many places in Karnataka over ticket distribution for the May 5 assembly polls while the party office in Petroleum Minister M. Veerappa Moily's Lok Sabha constituency was vandalized by disgruntled party workers.

Egypt's Mubarak arrives in court for retrial

April 13, 2013 at 1:40 PM

Cairo, April 13 (Xinhua-ANI): Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak arrived in the Police Academy in Cairo's outskirts for his retrial Saturday morning, state TV reported.

World's oldest harbour, hieroglyphic papyri found

April 13, 2013 at 1:24 PM

Cairo, April 13 (IANS/AKI) A team of archaeologists in Egypt has unearthed what are believed to be the world's most ancient harbour and a set of hieroglyphic papyri dating to the third millennium B.C..

No real-life characters in 'Once Upon...': Akshay

April 4, 2013 at 8:36 PM

Kolkata, April 4 (IANS) Refuting rumours that his upcoming movie "Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai Again" (OUATIMA) is based on the lives of two underworld dons - Dawood Ibrahim and Chota Rajan - Akshay Kumar said it is a fictional story with no real life characters.

Pak CJ says 'courageous individuals' should initiate proceedings against Musharraf

April 4, 2013 at 11:09 AM

Islamabad, Apr. 3 (ANI): The Chief Justice of Pakistan has said that courageous individuals should come forward and initiate proceedings against former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf.

Malaysian PM dissolves parliament to set stage for polls

April 3, 2013 at 11:40 AM

Kuala Lumpur, April 3 (IANS) Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak Wednesday dissolved the parliament, setting the stage for elections in the country.

Dheeraj Dhoopar delighted to be accepted as Prem

April 1, 2013 at 6:02 PM

Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) Dheeraj Dhoopar, who has replaced Shoib Ibrahim in TV show "Sasural Simar Ka", says the biggest compliment he has got from people is that they feel Prem's character is still the same.

UAE seeks to develop relations with Tanzania

March 30, 2013 at 7:38 AM

Dar El salam (Tanzania), March 30 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) wants to develop friendship and cooperation with Tanzania, as existing in various economic, political, social, cultural spheres between the two nations.

Illegal Goa mining would have attracted Dawood: CM

March 26, 2013 at 2:34 PM

Panaji, March 26 (IANS) Chief minister Manohar Parrikar Tuesday said that if illegal mining had continued in Goa, notorious underworld don Dawood Ibrahim would have invested in it, and wondered if anyone had the capacity to arrest him.

Indian nationals in Malaysia now top drug mules in country

March 26, 2013 at 11:38 AM

Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 26 (ANI): Indian nationals living in Malaysia are the top drug smugglers, overtaking Iranian and Nigerian syndicates.

Egypt to extradite detained Libyan officials

March 25, 2013 at 5:14 AM

Cairo, March 25 (IANS) Egypt's Prosecutor-General Talaat Abdullah has decided to hand over two former Libyan officials to the Egyptian Interpol for extradition to Libya, state news agency MENA reported.

Pakistan's former judge named caretaker PM

March 24, 2013 at 2:10 PM

Islamabad, Mar. 24 (Xinhua-ANI): Pakistan's election panel has named Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, former judge of the country's top court, as the caretaker prime minister.

Mir Hazar Khan Khoso named Pakistan's caretaker PM

March 24, 2013 at 1:38 PM

Islamabad, Mar. 24 (Xinhua-ANI): Pakistan's election panel has named Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, former judge of the country's top court, as the caretaker prime minister, officials have said.

Congress sets up polls committees for Karnataka

March 23, 2013 at 8:58 PM

New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) As part of preparations for the forthcoming assembly polls in Karnataka, the Congress Saturday set up campaign committee and manifesto committees for the state.

Lawyers hail SC verdict on 1993 Mumbai blasts

March 21, 2013 at 6:25 PM

Mumbai, March 21 (IANS) Top lawyers here hailed the Supreme Court verdict upholding the death sentence of Yakub Abdul Razak Memon in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case while commuting the death sentence of 10 others but also said action needs to be taken on his absconding brother Tiger Memon.

Prototype of typical al Qaeda operative revealed

March 21, 2013 at 4:01 PM

Washington, Mar. 21 (ANI): A civilian court in New York has tried a man charged with violent and international terrorist crimes that prosecutors said is exactly what comes to mind when they think of 'al Qaeda'.

India, Africa drive Swiss jazz musician

March 20, 2013 at 2:01 PM

New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Nuanced rhythms of India and Africa power the sounds of Swiss jazz giant Malcolm Braff's contemporary compositions that address the musical concerns of the world rather than the niche musical stage of traditional jazz that grew out of America.

Ramadan to begin July 10

March 18, 2013 at 7:10 AM

Sharjah, March 18 (IANS/WAM) The Ramadan crescent will be seen in the evening of July 9. So the first day of Ramadan will be July 10, the Sharjah Planetarium has announced.

Outgoing AFC caretaker chief calls for unity call

March 14, 2013 at 12:06 PM

Kuala Lumpur, March 14 (IANS) Outgoing acting president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Zhang Jilong has urged the governing body to stay united to "restore glory" for the confederation.

Big challenge to replace Shoaib in 'Sasural...': Dheeraj Dhoopar

March 12, 2013 at 4:54 PM

Mumbai, March 12 (IANS) Dheeraj Dhoopar has replaced Shoaib Ibrahim in the TV show "Sasural Simar Ka" as Prem, husband of lead character Simar. Dheeraj says it's a big challenge for him to replace someone who is so popular.

Strained Egypt police on strike amid daily protests demanding better working conditions

March 11, 2013 at 12:51 PM

Washington, Mar. 11 (ANI): The interior minister of Egypt has admitting his police force has been strained by daily protests, clashes, criticism, and groups of officers going on strike.

Keep police out of politics: Egyptian interior minister

March 11, 2013 at 3:23 AM

Cairo, March 11 (IANS) Egypt's Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim has called on all political forces to keep the police out of politics.

3D bioprinters to create artificial human organs being developed

March 10, 2013 at 2:11 PM

Washington, Mar. 10 (ANI): Researchers from US are working on 3D bioprinters to create replacement parts for damaged and failing human organs and tissue.

Egypt sacks assistant interior minister

March 9, 2013 at 5:07 AM

Cairo, March 9 (IANS) The Egyptian government Friday sacked assistant interior minister Major General Maged Noah, following a wave of opposition and withdrawal from different sectors of the police security forces in different governorates.

Jewish football club fans stage walkout from match to protest Muslim player's goal

March 7, 2013 at 4:19 PM

Washington, Mar 7 (ANI): Hundreds of fans of the popular Israeli soccer club Beitar Jerusalem staged a walk-out from a soccer stadium in protest against the team's new Muslim player, who had ironically, scored a goal in the second half of the game.

Chhattisgarh's fair price shops praised in SC

March 4, 2013 at 9:05 PM

New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court was Monday told by a lawyer that Chhattisgarh has the best fair price shop network, an achievement in the backdrop of allegations of corruption surrounding foodgrain shops for the poor in other states.

Asian football caretaker chief quits election 'out of own will'

March 3, 2013 at 3:47 PM

Beijing, March 3 (IANS) Asian football caretaker chief Zhang Jilong confirmed Sunday that he will not run for the election of AFC president. The decision was made "totally out of his own will", he said.

'Shootout at Wadala' is a real film: John Abraham

March 1, 2013 at 5:39 PM

Mumbai, Mar 1 (IANS) Reacting to reports that Balaji Motion Pictures has decided to change the name of Sonu Sood's character Dawood Ibrahim in "Shootout At Wadala", John Abraham, who plays gangster Manya Surve, says he still stands by the fact that the film is "real".

US condemns attacks on Maldivian journalists

February 24, 2013 at 3:15 PM

Colombo, Feb 24 (IANS) The US Sunday condemned the attacks on Maldivian journalists after three of them were attacked in capital Male.

Stuttgart win, Hannover tie in German Bundesliga

February 18, 2013 at 2:24 PM

Berlin, Feb 18 (IANS) Stuttgart ended their run of losses thanks to a 1-0 victory over Hoffenheim while Nuremberg's substitute Sebastian Polter secured a late 2-2 draw with Hannover to close the 22nd round of the German Bundesliga.

Rishi Kapoor to play camouflaged Dawood

February 18, 2013 at 12:24 PM

Mumbai, Feb 18 (IANS) Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor will now play Dawood Ibrahim in Nikhil Advani's "D-Day". Opposed to the director's initial plan, the character will not even be called Dawood anymore.

Australian senator detained at Malaysian airport

February 16, 2013 at 12:41 PM

Kuala Lumpur, Feb 16 (IANS) Australian Senator Nick Xenophon was detained at a Malaysian airport Saturday and would be deported as the immigration declared him a "security risk", Malaysian opposition said.

Headley listed among 5 high-value targets

February 16, 2013 at 10:09 AM

Washington, Feb 16 (IANS) President Barack Obama's top counterterrorism adviser John Brennan has listed convicted key Mumbai terror attack plotter David Coleman Headley among five high-value targets that had been captured with US intelligence support.

Outrage as Somali rape-claim woman, journalist jailed for 'insulting government'

February 6, 2013 at 11:47 AM

London, Feb 6 (ANI): A young Somali woman, who accused the country's security forces of raping her, has been given a one-year jail sentence for making a false accusation and insulting the government.

Chechen players head to scandal-hit Israeli club

January 30, 2013 at 5:10 PM

Moscow, Jan 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Two Chechen football players have departed for medical check ups at an Israeli club where reports of their signings led to racist displays, their current team said Wednesday.

Foreign Minister admits Maldives' ties with India weakened after GMR dispute

January 29, 2013 at 5:02 PM

Male, Jan.29 (ANI): Maldives Foreign Minister Abdul Samad Abdulla has admitted that relations between India and Maldives have deteriorated following the premature cancellation of the GMR airport development contract.

Racism row brews in Israeli football

January 28, 2013 at 11:52 AM

Jerusalem, Jan 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The proposed signing of two Russian Muslim footballers has sparked a racism row in Israeli football with the deputy prime minister saying he was shocked and ashamed by the furious reaction of some fans.

11 injured as Kashmir mosque ceiling collapses

January 25, 2013 at 9:04 PM

Srinagar, Jan 25 (IANS) Eleven devotees were injured when the ceiling of a mosque collapsed in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district Friday, police said.

When lovesick granny lost all to a toyboy

January 22, 2013 at 8:24 PM

London, Jan 22 (IANS) A love-struck British grandmother holidaying in Turkey had a terrible experience when she lost all her life's savings to a toyboy waiter. On return, her family refused to let her in.

Ekta wants to set new trend of Rs.200 crore movies

January 19, 2013 at 10:57 PM

Noida, Jan 19 (IANS) Filmmaker Ekta Kapoor says she is now in a position to make a gritty action film like "Shootout At Wadala", adding its time to kick start a new trend of movies doing Rs.200 crore business.

Nasheed declined Indian intervention last year: Maldives paper

January 19, 2013 at 5:45 PM

Male/New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Two Indian naval ships were cruising about 40 km off the Maldives coast on the morning of Feb 7, 2012, hours before then president Mohamed Nasheed was ousted from power. But he decided not to seek India's intervention, a Maldivian newspaper reported.

Egypt unfreezes assets of 10 Mubarak-era officials

January 14, 2013 at 11:13 PM

Cairo, Jan 14 (IANS) Egypt's Prosecutor-General Talat Ibrahim Abdullah Monday decided to lift an asset freeze imposed on 10 officials who worked during the rule of then president Hosni Mubarak, the official MENA news agency reported.

100 Palestinian families helped by UAE group

January 13, 2013 at 8:09 PM

Jerusalem, Jan 13 (IANS/WAM) A total of 100 flood-affected Palestinian families have benefited from assistance provided by UAE-based non-governmental aid agency Human Appeal International (HAI).

US puts $10 mn bounty over USAID employees' killers

January 8, 2013 at 11:05 PM

Washington, Jan 8 (IANS) The US State Department Tuesday offered $10 million in rewards for information on two killers of two employees of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), Xinhua reported.

D-Company imposter booked for sending vulgar SMSes

January 8, 2013 at 9:53 PM

Panaji, Jan 8 (IANS) Police here booked a 30-year-old man for harassing a married woman by sending her vulgar texts messages claiming he was a member of international criminal Dawood Ibrahim's gang.

Schalke loses Afellay and Mortiz to injuries

January 8, 2013 at 1:11 PM

Berlin, Jan 8 (IANS) German Bundesliga side Schalke 04 suffered a double injury blow as Ibrahim Afellay and Christoph Moritz had to quit a training camp in Doha due to injuries.

16 prisoners missing after Nigeria jailbreak

January 4, 2013 at 10:39 PM

Abuja, Jan 4 (IANS) At least 16 inmates from a prison in Nigeria have escaped during a jailbreak, Xinhua reported Friday.

Shinde avoids commenting on Miandad cancelling his India trip

January 4, 2013 at 7:11 PM

New Delhi, Jan 4 (ANI): Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Friday refused to comment on reports of former Pakistani cricketer Javed Miandad cancelling his visit to India, saying he was not aware of the details.

Javed Miandad cancels India visit: TV reports

January 4, 2013 at 4:47 PM

New Delhi, Jan. 4 (ANI): Following the controversy over him being granted a visa, former Pakistan cricketer Javed Miandad, has reportedly cancelled plans to visit India to see the final one-day match with Pakistan in New Delhi.

Khurshid backs visa to Miandad, MPs question decision

January 3, 2013 at 7:19 PM

Bangalore, Jan 3 (IANS) Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Thursday said the government followed proper procedures in giving a visa to former Pakistan cricket captain Javed Miandad, whose visit has sparked off a political controversy.

Khurshid backs visa for Miandad, says 'Govt. followed due procedures'

January 3, 2013 at 4:55 PM

Bangalore, Jan. 3 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Thursday backed the visa given to former Pakistan cricket skipper Javed Miandad to visit India for the ongoing one-day series, saying the Indian Government has followed proper procedures.

'Spirit of Indo-Pak cricket series should not be crushed': BJP on visa row

January 3, 2013 at 2:39 PM

New Delhi, Jan. 3 (ANI): Asserting that people on both sides of the border enjoy a bilateral cricket series between India and Pakistan, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday said the government and security agencies should be alert about visitors so that the spirit of the game is not crushed.

Congress lawmaker against Miandad's India visit

January 3, 2013 at 2:07 PM

New Delhi, Jan. 3 (ANI): A lawmaker of the Congress Party on Thursday said he was not in favour of former Pakistan cricket skipper Javed Miandad being given a visa to visit India for the ongoing one-day match series, saying it will hurt the sentiments of the people of the country for he shares close family ties with India's most wanted gangster-turned-terrorist Dawood Ibrahim.

Pakistan election commission recommends military supervision for polls

January 2, 2013 at 3:51 PM

Islamabad, Jan 2 (IANS) The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Wednesday recommended the deployment of the army at all polling stations at the upcomming general elections, saying it should stay there until the results are announced.

Former Pak captain Miandad to visit Delhi for final ODI

January 2, 2013 at 12:31 PM

Islamabad, Jan 2(ANI): Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad has revealed he would be attending the final one-day international of the ongoing limited-over series between the two countries in Delhi on January 6, adding that he has already obtained an Indian visa for the same.

Ibrahim takes over as IB chief

January 1, 2013 at 10:53 PM

New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Indian Police Service officer S.A. Ibrahim Tuesday took over as chief of the Intelligence Bureau (IB), becoming the first from the country's main minority community to hold the post.

Ibrahim takes over as IB chief

January 1, 2013 at 5:09 PM

New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Indian Police Service officer S.A. Ibrahim Tuesday took over as chief of the Intelligence Bureau (IB), becoming the first from the country's main minority community to hold the post.

Saudi Arabia draws up plan for gas exploration

January 1, 2013 at 12:45 AM

Riyadh, Jan 1 (IANS) Saudi Arabia will explore more gas wells in the Red Sea, the official media reported Monday.

Ailing Mubarak transferred to military hospital

December 28, 2012 at 9:33 AM

Cairo, Dec 28 (IANS) Egypt's Prosecutor-General Talaat Ibrahim Abdullah Thursday ordered to transfer former president Hosni Mubarak who is serving life imprisonment in a Cairo prison to a nearby military hospital, Xinhua reported.

Egypt's newly-appointed prosecutor general submits resignation

December 18, 2012 at 9:17 AM

Cairo, Dec. 18 (Xinhua-ANI): Egypt's newly-appointed prosecutor general, Talat Ibrahim Abdullah, submitted his resignation to the head of Supreme Council of Justice on Monday, state TV reported.

Pakistan misled India on Hafiz Saeed's arrest, Shinde asserts

December 17, 2012 at 5:18 PM

New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Monday said Pakistan had misled India on the arrest of Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed and the impression created about his detentions for his role as a conspirator in the attack did not match the documents furnished.

Nigeria governor killed in chopper crash

December 16, 2012 at 7:02 AM

Lagos, Dec 16 (IANS) A governor was among six people killed in a helicopter crash in Nigeria Saturday.

India says Wal-Mart looking at its own internal operations following lobbying disclosure

December 10, 2012 at 4:40 PM

New Delhi, Dec. 10 (ANI): Reacting to reports of Wal-Mart Stores preparation of its entry into India's supermarket sector in 2010 with a USD 100 million investment into a consultancy with no employees, no profits and a scant USD 14,000 in revenue., Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid said the company is looking into its own internal operations.

Pak Taliban claims responsibility for attack on Bannu police station

December 10, 2012 at 3:36 PM

Islamabad, Dec. 10 (ANI): The Pakistani Taliban has accepted responsibility for the recent attack on Kaki police station near Bannu, which killed eight people and injured six others.

Political instability takes toll on Egypt's tourism industry

December 10, 2012 at 11:12 AM

Cairo, Dec 10 (IANS/EFE) The number of tourists visiting Egypt recently has fallen markedly due to the political instability in the country and the repeated protests in different provinces, Antiquities Minister Mohammed Ibrahim said in a statement released Sunday.

250 held in Dubai for breaking the law

December 7, 2012 at 2:44 AM

Dubai, Dec 7 (IANS/WAM) The Dubai municipality in cooperation with Dubai police has apprehended 250 street vendors, beggars and car-washers for violating the law.

No hero, heroine in Sunil Ibrahim's 'Chapters' (Malayalam Movie Snippets)

December 4, 2012 at 6:28 PM

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 4 (IANS) Ad filmmaker Sunil Ibraham is ready to release his new film "Chapters", which interestingly has as many as 20 characters. And there is no one who plays the lead role.

Ibrahim to be new Intelligence Bureau chief

December 3, 2012 at 10:20 PM

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) S.A. Ibrahim, an Indian Police Service officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre who has direct experience of anti-terror operations, was Monday appointed director of the Intelligence Bureau, becoming the first Muslim to hold the sensitive post.

Ibrahim to be new IB director

December 3, 2012 at 9:32 PM

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) S.A. Ibrahim, an Indian Police Service officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre, was Monday appointed director of the Intelligence Bureau.

GMR row: India freezes aid to Maldives, ties under stress (Roundup)

December 3, 2012 at 9:24 PM

Singapore/Male/New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) In a move to put pressure on Male, India has frozen aid to the Maldives as its government Monday decided to take control of the international airport despite a Singapore court staying the suspension of the contract given to India's GMR-led consortium.

GMR airport row: Maldives defies Singapore court, India mulling options

December 3, 2012 at 8:12 PM

Singapore/Male/New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) India is exploring various options, including suspending aid to Male, as the Maldives government Monday decided to take control of the Male international airport despite a Singapore court staying the suspension of the contract given to India's GMR-led consortium.

S.A. Ibrahim to be next Intelligence Bureau Director

December 3, 2012 at 8:04 PM

New Delhi, Dec. 3 (ANI): The Competent Authority of the Government has approved the appointment of S. A. Ibrahim,as Director, Intelligence Bureau, with effect from January 1, 2013.

Relief for GMR, Singapore High Court stays Maldives decision

December 3, 2012 at 3:16 PM

Singapore/Male, Dec 3 (IANS) The Indian infrastructure major GMR-led consortium Monday got an interim relief from the Singapore High Court which asked it to continue operating the international airport in the the Maldives capital Male.

Singapore High Court restores GMR right to operate Male airport

December 3, 2012 at 2:20 PM

Singapore/Male, Dec 3 (IANS) The High Court of Singapore Monday quashed the Maldives government's decision to terminate the $500 million contract awarded to Indian infrastructure major GMR-led consortium to build and operate the international airport in the the capital Male.

Kate Moss as newspaper delivery girl?

November 30, 2012 at 2:23 PM

London, November 30 (ANI): Kate Moss has apparently been offered a job as a newspaper delivery girl.

Nasheed terms government xenophobic, GMR says not leaving

November 28, 2012 at 11:03 PM

Male, Nov 28 (IANS) Indian infrastructure giant GMR has described as "illegitimate" an order by the Maldives government to hand over the Male airport within seven days after its contract was annulled, and insisted the company will not leave the Indian Ocean archipelago nation.

Maldives government using xenophobia against GMR: Nasheed

November 28, 2012 at 9:11 PM

Male, Nov 28 (IANS) The Maldives government of President Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik used xenophobia, nationalism and religious extremism to attack Indian firm GMR and annul an agreement to manage the airport in Male, former president Mohamed Nasheed said Wednesday.

Mom names baby 'Hashtag'

November 28, 2012 at 8:15 PM

London, Nov 28 (IANS) Observe the power of social networking media. One mother, impressed by Twitter, has christened her baby girl "Hashtag".

State?run authority to run Maldives airport after GMR ouster

November 27, 2012 at 11:26 PM

Male, Nov 27 (IANS) As the Maldivian government cancelled a contract with Indian infrastructure major GMR for the Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (INIA), Finance Minister Abdulla Jihad said the airport would now be run by the state?run Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL).

India tells Maldives: Axing GMR contract will send negative signals

November 27, 2012 at 9:02 PM

New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) India Tuesday said the Maldives government's decision to cancel the GMR contract to develop an airport near Male would send "a very negative signal to foreign investors and the international community".