Everything you need to know about Jamal Pur: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Jamal Pur: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Los Angeles, May 18 (IANS) Pop sensation Justin Bieber will have to pay hefty bills to the quarantine centre caring for his pet monkey Mally.
Karachi, May 6 (ANI): Former Pakistan captain and fast bowler Wasim Akram believes Pakistan can lift the forthcoming ICC Champions Trophy because of its superior fast bowling arsenal.
Kabul, May 3 (Xinhua-ANI): Four militants, including a senior insurgent leader, were killed Friday when Afghan forces and the NATO-led coalition troops launched an operation in northern province of Baghlan, according to coalition statement issued here.
Los Angeles, April 23 (IANS) With Chris Paul's running jumper a 10th of a second before the end, the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 93-91 and took a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series in National Basketball Association (NBA) action.
Los Angeles, April 8 (IANS) The Clippers made their first season series sweep of the Lakers since the team moved to Los Angeles in 1984 with a 109-95 victory at the Staples Center.
Los Angeles, Feb 22 (IANS) San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker scored 31 points in 28 minutes with seven assists and zero turnover, lifting the team to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 116-90 for their fifth straight victory in the NBA league.
Kochi, Feb.11 (ANI): The third accused in the 1996 Suryanelli Rape Case, Dharmarajan, on Monday told a leading daily in Kerala that Rajya Sabha Chairman P J Kurien was involved.
Kochi, Feb 5 (IANS) India's chief football coach Wim Koevermans said Wednesday's international friendly here against Palestine will test his boys' defensive skills.
Islamabad, Jan 13 (IANS) Health experts, MPs and civil society members of Pakistan's Sindh province want a ban on formula milk.
Dubai, Dec. 24 (ANI): A man from Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to one year in jail for having paid sex with a prostitute in Dubai, although, he claimed that he hired her for a massage only.
Washington, Dec. 9 (ANI): The leader of an Egyptian terrorist cell allegedly linked to the U.S. consulate attack in Benghazi, Libya on September 11 has been arrested by Egyptian intelligence officers.
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The bookshelf this week packs colour and fodder for thought. Browse with IANS...
Chennai, Sep 27 (IANS) With growing passenger traffic between the Maldives and India, Maldivian, the national airlines of the Maldives will fly to Mumbai and between Chennai and Dhaka from November and connect New Delhi and Kolkata later, said a top official.
Islamabad, Sep 24 (IANS) Nearly 250 police recruits suffered food poisoning in Pakistan's port city of Karachi, a media report said Monday.
London, Aug 11 (IANS) Carmelita Jeter powered the United States 4x100 metre women's quartet to a world record time of 40.82 seconds giving them the gold medal for the first time at the Olympics since 1996.
London, Aug 11 (IANS) Allyson Felix ran the second leg to help the US win the women's 4x100 metres relay in world record time at the London Olympics Friday.
Port-of-Spain, Aug 10 (IANS) India and Trinidad and Tobago will jointly celebrate each other's Independence Day here, said Indian High Commissioner Malay Mishra who noted a "paradigm shift in bilateral relations".
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Chennai, Aug 4 (IANS) Police are investigating the case of 'parcel bomb' containing two plastic lunch boxes, a timer, electric wires and a packet of ammonia delivered by an unidentified person at a shop in Madurai Friday night.
London, July 29 (ANI): Brit glamour model Maria Fowler was involved in a Twitter spat after she asked why Muhammad Ali, who is suffering from Parkinson's disease, couldn't stand during the Olympics opening ceremony.
London, July 28 (IANS) The 2012 London Olympic Games were officially opened Friday night with a spectacular four-hour-long ceremony which covered many aspects of the life, history and culture of the British Isles.
Kabul, July 12 (IANS) Former Australian fast bowler Geoff Lawson will assist the Afghanistan team as consultant during the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Queensland August 11-26.
Benghazi, July 2 (ANI): Protesters calling for greater autonomy for eastern Libya have reportedly stormed the offices of electoral authority in Benghazi.
Muscat, June 29 (IANS) The Indian under-22 football team showed some character in holding a formidable United Arab Emirates (UAE) 1-1 in the U-22 AFC Championship qualifiers at the Royal Oman Police Stadium here.
London, June 29 (ANI): Two Muslim converts have been arrested by the UK police in East London, on suspicion of plotting an attack on the London Olympic canoeing venue.
Damascus, June 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A preliminary investigation has showed that anti-government armed groups had carried out last week's massacre in Syria's Houla town, Syrian authorities said.
Damascus, May 31 (IANS) The head of an inquiry committee into a massacre in Syria's Houla village has said preliminary investigations indicate that about 800 heavily armed men carried out the attacks on government forces and slaughtered families in Houla.
Sanaa, May 30 (ANI): UN envoy to Yemen has said that the country is taking important steps to advance towards democracy, but is being hindered by Al Qaeda attacks.
Riyadh, May 2 (ANI): Security forces in Egypt foiled an Iranian plot to kill the Saudi ambassador in Cairo, the legal advisor of the kingdom's embassy, Sami Jamal, said. gypt 'arrested three Iranians planning to assassinate the ambassador, Ahmed Qattan,' Jamal said.
Ajmer, April 24 (IANS) A designated TADA court here Tuesday convicted two men, Jalees Ansari and Abrar Rehmat Ansari, for a 1993 terror attack in Jaipur and jailed them for 15 and 20 years respectively, a lawyer said.
Karachi, Apr 24(ANI): Sporting ties between Pakistan and Bangladesh have been hit after the latter postponed a much-anticipated cricket tour and its football club pulled out of the Asian Confederation Cup.
Karachi, Apr 22 (ANI): Bangladesh's Sheikh Jamal Football Club (SJFC) is bearing the brunt of Pakistan Football Federation's (PFF) ire after backing out of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President's Cup scheduled to take off from May 8 in Lahore.
Islamabad, April 18 (IANS) A baby born in Pakistan's Sindh province has six legs, with a doctor assessing that the removal of the parasitic limbs could be a "serious and time-consuming medical exercise".
Mumbai, March 29 (IANS) The family of Mumbai businessman Roshan Jamal Khan is set to move the European Court of Human Rights against a Spanish court for wrongly convicting him of being part of a terror group that plotted a terror attack in Barcelona, Spain, his lawyer said here Thursday.
Dubai, Feb.29 (ANI): A 33-year-old Indian worker has been accused of molestation after he kissed an 11-year-old schoolgirl because she reminded him of his dead daughter.
Dubai, Feb.29 (ANI): A 33-year-old Indian worker has been accused of molestation after he kissed an 11-year-old schoolgirl because she reminded him of his dead daughter.
Islamabad, Jan 11 (ANI): A National Nutritional Survey (NNS) 2011 has found that about 58 percent of Pakistanis are food insecure.
Dubai, Dec 29 (ANI): Indians in the UAE have been urged to exercise their Right to Information (RTI) to address issues back home.
Dubai, Dec 27 (ANI): The first India-UAE legal lecture series named 'Legal Empowerment Meet' was held in Dubai with the aim of promoting legal awareness.
London, Dec 7 (ANI): T-Mobile's spoof of the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge has topped YouTube's list of the most popular advertisement among British viewers.
Riyadh, Nov 23 (ANI): Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has traveled to Riyadh to attend the signing ceremony of a Gulf-sponsored power transfer deal between the government and the opposition.
Tripoli, Sept 28 (ANI): Libyans are increasingly concerned that their governing Transitional National Council's failure in delivering a new cabinet on time could undermine the revolution they worked so hard for, and could hamper the process of nation-building.
Karachi, Sept 15(ANI): Pakistan's Islamic preachers have gotten far less international scrutiny than terror outfits since the 9/11 attacks, but the social and religious conservatism they preach could be an even more radicalising force that would ultimately lead to more silent support of militant groups, a news report has warned.
Washington, Sept 14 (ANI): Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal and American media mogul Rupert Murdoch would reportedly work together on launching a new Arabic-language 24-hour news channel called Alarab in 2012, which will feature five hours a day of Bloomberg-branded financial and economic programming.
Islamabad, June 17(ANI): As Pakistani officials investigate two cases of extrajudicial killings by paramilitary police force personnel caught on video, both cameramen report that they have been threatened for having recorded the incidents.
Islamabad, June 2(ANI): US Special Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Marc Grossman, is possibly seeking to make a negotiating partner out of Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar as the United States is looking for a way to reconcile Afghanistan's warring factions and get out.
London, May 15 (ANI): For the first time, ex-Soviet Azerbaijan has topped this year's 'Eurovision Song Contest 2011' in Germany after scoring 221 points for its love song, 'Running Scared'.
Canberra, Apr 17 (ANI): An Australian company that was dudded out of millions by Delhi Commonwealth Games organisers has been asked to pay back some of the minimal money they have received.
Mau (Uttar Pradesh),Mar 27 (ANI): A bailable warrant has been issued against actor Sanjay Dutt by a local court for allegedly violating the model code of conduct by making communal remarks in an election rally during the 2009 Lok Sabha elections.
Washington, Mar 12(ANI): While the protests by religious Pakistani parties against double murder-accused US official Raymond Davis' release have finally begun to subside, the eruption of Islamist parties back into the public life reveals much about their "tactics, goals, and how they manipulate public events to suit their desired outcomes", author Arif Jamal has said.
Islamabad, Mar 3(ANI): Twenty five to 30 bullets wounds were found on the body of assassinated Pakistan Minister for Minorities Affairs, Shahbaz Bhatti, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Executive Director Professor Mehmood Jamal has said.
New York, Feb 13 (ANI): Millanus, a biannual conclave in Bayside, Queens, is fast becoming a popular match-hunting ground for American Muslims.
London, Feb 8(ANI): Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is likely the richest man in the world with an estimated fortune worth about 70 billion dollars.
Washington, Dec 28 (ANI): US President Barack Obama is trying to win re-election by apparently risking, for the first time in history of the country, to move the campaign base to Chicago, according to sources with knowledge of the campaign planning.
Peshawar, Dec 27(ANI): The World Food Program (WFP), the food aid branch of the United Nations, has temporarily shut down operations in the northwest region of Pakistan following a suicide bombing that killed 46 people in one of its depots in Bajaur.
Islamabad, Nov 17 (ANI): Some influential Pakistani politicians have been patronising the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a terror suspect has revealed during his interrogation.
Kabul, Oct 7 (ANI): Amid reports of Afghan reconciliation talks with insurgents in a bid to end the war now in its tenth year, scribbled notes from Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar have surfaced in mosques all over Afghanistan's ethnic Pashtun heartland, threatening death to anyone who takes up the government offer to negotiate for peace, according to a longtime Taliban member.
Bangalore, July 23 (ANI): The Bangalore Fashion Week kicked off here on Thursday with a fashion show featuring the spring-summer collections of designers Anju Modi and Arshi Jamal.
Washington, June 30 (ANI): Archaeologists have unearthed an archaeological temple dating back to the Hellenistic and Roman eras.
London, June 28 (ANI): Celeb-obsessed people can now keep a tab on what their favourite stars are doing-thanks to a new iPhone application.
Washington, June 26 (ANI): A new study has suggested that gastric bypass surgery can help lower cholesterol and improve the ratio of total cholesterol to HDL (good) cholesterol.
Kolkata, June 9 (ANI): Football fans in Kolkata are snapping up jerseys of their favourite teams ahead of the World Cup.
Islamabad, Mar.25 (ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that he has a 'credible' intelligence report that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Hakeemullah Mehsud is dead.
Islamabad, Feb.13 (ANI): While Pakistani and US officials are uncertain over the fate of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Hakeemullah Mehsud, a Taliban commander has claimed that the extremist chieftain in well and alive and would soon release a video tape to prove that he has not died in US drone attack.
Karachi, Feb.9 (ANI): The Orakzai faction of the Taliban on Tuesday confirmed the death of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Hakeemullah Mehsud, who was believed to have been killed in a US drone attack earlier last month.
New York, Feb.6 (ANI): Even as the US and Pakistani governments are uncertain over death of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Hakeemullah Mehsud, reports indicate that the banned extremist organisation has appointed its new commander.
Gujranwala, Dec 25(ANI): Ten Pakistan and one Indian citizen, sentenced by a Spanish court on December 14 for allegedly plotting suicide attacks on a subway in Barcelona, have appealed against the verdict in higher courts.
Lahore, Dec. 19 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has been holding marathon consultations with his political allies to discuss the situation in the aftermath of the Supreme Court's verdict on the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO).
Nevada (US), Nov 4 (ANI): MTV nominated Ayush Mahesh Khedekar, 11, who jumps into pooh in "Slumdog Millionaire" as the youngest Jamal, is playing leading man in Swiss film "Shyam's Secret".
London, Oct. 29 (ANI): Though Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson has admitted that referee Chris Foy was correct to show striker Gary Neville a red card in the Carling Cup win at Barnsley, it has also emerged the Merseyside official dropped a clanger in booking Brazilian full-back Fabio da Silva instead of his twin brother Rafael.
London, Oct 12(ANI): Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty's restaurant chain in the UK, V8 Gourmet Group, has been sued of six million pounds by a former CEO of the company.
London, Oct 1 (ANI): Former French justice minister Rachida Dati threatened to have her brother, a convicted drugs dealer, "sent back to the psychiatric hospital" if he came out with a critical "tell-all" tome, claims his lawyer.owever, keeping the alleged threat aside, Jamal Dati, one of the former minister's 11 siblings and who spent a year in prison for drug dealing, is coming out with In the Shadow of Rachida on October 7.
New Delhi, Sep. 22 (ANI): A group of Palestinian refugees staged a sit-in protest on Tuesday in front of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNHCR) office in New Delhi.
New York, July 28 (ANI): Hundreds of people who were forced to flee their homes due to the military offensive in Swat and Malakand Divisions have started to return, but the wealthy landlords of the Valley are reluctant to return as they fear retaliation from the Taliban.
Islamabad, Jun 11 (ANI): A tailor was served with a notice by Lahore Consumer Court Registrar Asif Nazeer after he failed to complete the stitching of a client's clothes before the stipulated time.
Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) The two child stars of Oscar-winner 'Slumdog Millionaire' finally have a reason to smile as Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan Friday announced Azharuddin Ismail Shaikh and Rubina Ali will get permanent homes.
Cannes, May 21 (IANS) From the Oscars to Cannes, life continues to be a dream run for Mumbai boy Ayush Khedekar, who burst on the global scene as the youngest Jamal Malik in Danny Boyle's smash hit 'Slumdog Millionaire' and subsequently walked the Oscar red carpet as the film swept Hollywood's most coveted awards.
Jakarta, May 20 (DPA) At least 97 people were killed when an Indonesian military plane with more than 100 people on board crashed Wednesday into a residential neighbourhood in East Java province, the military said.
Putrajaya (Malaysia), May 8 (ANI): Banned Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF) leaders, P.Uthayakumar, M.Manoharan and K.Vasantha will be among 13 ISA detainees to be released soon, Malaysia's Home Minister Hishammuddin Tun Hussein announced in Putrajaya today.
Peshawar, Apr 30 (ANI): A large number of Taliban leaders have shifted from Quetta to Karachi, Peshawar and other cities and are maintaining a low profile fearing fresh US drone strikes.
Lucknow, April 15 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) general secretary and Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt has been booked for violating the model code of conduct by allegedly making an inflammatory speech in Uttar Pradesh's Mau district, an official said Wednesday.
Mumbai, April 11 (IANS) After playing the 'middle' Jamal in 'Slumdog Millionaire', Tanay Cheda is set to star in 'My Name Is Khan' in which his grownup version will be essayed by no less than Shah Rukh Khan.
Washington, Apr.6 (ANI): Two young Americans who left their homes to join an Al Qaeda-linked terrorist group in Somalia held a rare "press conference" in Southern Somalia on Monday, saying they want to be killed "for the sake of God."
Jai Ho! From mobile ring tones to tea shops, the winning spirit is all over the place. No wonder the Congress has lapped up the Oscar winning song of 'Slumdog Millionaire' as the main campaign jive. The number represents the spirit of India, its unparallel resilience. But does 'Slumdog Millionaire' represent India? Or just a piece of fascinating cinema? Or a prejudiced peddling of India's poverty to the west?
London, Mar 17 (ANI): Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor has donated his salary from Slumdog Millionaire to a children's charity.
Kolkata, Mar 9 (ANI): Over 500 children from slums here were treated to a special screening of the Oscar winning movie 'Slumdog Millionaire'.
London, Feb 28 (ANI): 'Slumdog Millionaire' child star Azharuddin had a rather painful homecoming after attending the Oscars, for the boy was beaten up by his father just because he wanted to have some rest.
New York/Mumbai, Feb.23 (ANI): Danny Boyle's movie "Slumdog Millionaire" is a hit across the world, but in India, protesters have taken to the streets to attack the film. According to the New York Times, several Indians find the word "Slumdog" insulting to slum-dwellers. More generally, the rags-to-riches romance has been called "poverty porn" for the way it casts a glowing light on a very poor section of Mumbai society and promotes "slum tourism."
The unbelievable trajectory of Danny Boyle's 'Slumdog Millionaire' in the universe of film awards has aroused endorsement and loathing for the film in equal measure.
San Jose, Feb 19 (ANI/Business Wire India): ePlanet Ventures, the world's leading global venture capital firm headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, announced an investment in one of the India's leading agro chemical companies, Sree Ramcides Chemicals Private Limited.
Khost, Feb.4 (ANI): An Indian engineer and three other persons were seriously injured when the vehicle they were traveling in was hit by a bomb in the outskirts of the city here.
London, Jan 23 (ANI): Danny Boyle's film Slumdog Millionaire's staggering 10 Oscar nominations are the most for a British film in the past decade.
London, Jan 23 (ANI): If experts are to be believed, critically acclaimed 'Slumdog Millionaire' is at 2-7odds of winning the prestigious Academy Award for the Best Motion Picture.
London, Jan 22 (ANI): 'Slumdog Millionaire' might have been criticised for portraying India as "third world dirty underbelly", but the success of the film has bolstered the Mumbai's controversial "slum tourism" industry.
London, January 20 (ANI): Actor Derek Luke has revealed that it was Sean 'Diddy' Combs' phone call that convinced him to play the role of rap legend Biggie Smalls in 'Notorious'.
London, Jan 19 (IANS) A popular Indian restaurant group that supplied curries to London's financial district has been rescued from bankruptcy, saving up to 400 jobs, it was announced Monday.
Washington, Jan 19 (ANI): 'Slumdog Millionaire' star Dev Patel has called co-star Freida Pinto his soulmate for helping him cope with the instant stardom.
Chicago, Jan 14 (IANS) The four-for-four triumph of Danny Boyle's 'Slumdog Millionaire' at the Golden Globe awards is as much a result of the film's intrinsic merit as it is shaped by a convergence of circumstances.
Mumbai, Jan 8 (ANI): The music album of the Hindi version of Danny Boyle directed Hollywood movie 'Slumdog Millionaire', titled 'Slumdog Crorepati' was recently released here.
Washington, Jan 5 (IANS) British director Danny Boyle's 'Slumdog Millionaire' has jumped back into the North American Top 10 with an 11 percent increase in weekend sales despite no increase in the number of theatres showing it.
