Everything you need to know about Khiria Alam: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Khiria Alam: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Singapore, May 22 (IANS) A court in Malaysia has sentenced two Indian-origin men to separate jail terms for brutally assaulting a Nigerian that led to his death.
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) A Delhi government school teacher, facing departmental proceedings for allegedly submitting a fake caste certificate for the job, has got relief from the Central Administrative Tribunal, which has annulled the action against her and ordered an inquiry into the veracity of the document.
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) A 40-year-old Delhi Traffic Police constable was killed by a speeding truck here Tuesday morning, police said. The errant truck driver was arrested.
Bangalore, May 21 (IANS) Former Karnataka BJP minister Murugesh Nirani Tuesday suffered a set as the high court rejected his plea to quash a corruption case against him
London, May 21 (ANI): Sven-Goran Eriksson is planning to tell all about his time as England's football coach in a new autobiography.
Dhaka, May 21 (IANS) With a hoot and a honk, meandering through Dhaka's famed traffic snarls, the legion of psychedelic rickshaws that are an essential part of Bangladesh's capital have a new claim to fame - they ferried protestors for free from parts of the city to the site of the revolutionary Shahbag movement during its peak in February and March.
Dhaka, May 12 (IANS) More than two weeks after an eight-storey building collapsed in the Bangladesh capital, the death toll approached 1,200 Sunday, officials said.
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) A 25-year-old man was killed and his two relatives were injured in an attack by four people over repayment of borrowed money, police said here Wednesday.
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) A 25-year-old man was killed and his two relatives were injured in an attack by four people over repayment of borrowed money, police said here Wednesday.
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.
Patna, April 30 (IANS) A 14-year-old girl committed suicide in a village in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district after a teacher of a madrasa (Muslim seminary) tried to molest her, police said Tuesday.
Sydney, Apr 30 (ANI): Former Australian coach Trent Woodhill has been appointed as the batting coach for Pakistan's national cricket team to help solve their perennial batting problems during June's ICC Champions Trophy in England.
Dhaka, April 27 (IANS) More than 84 hours after the horrendous tragedy, Bangladeshi rescuers Saturday pulled 29 more people alive from beneath the rubble of the collapsed building that has left 352 people dead so far.
Karachi, Apr 27 (ANI): A former Pakistan Test cricketer has said that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) needed to hire a local batting coach instead of an international expert to overcome the batting woes of the country.
Dhaka, April 25 (ANI): The death toll arising out of the collapse of an eight storey building outside Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, has reached 161, while the injury toll is more than 1000.
Singapore, April 24 (IANS) An Indian origin man in London is fighting to have his name removed from the electoral roll of Malaysia, which is going for general elections next month.
Dhaka, April 24 (IANS) At least 50 people were killed after an eight-storeyed building on the outskirts of the capital Dhaka collapsed Wednesday morning, an official said.
Singapore, April 23 (IANS) Ahead of the parliamentary elections in the country next month, a controversial Malaysian political leader has apologised to Indians there for making disparaging remarks against the Hindu religion 10 years ago.
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) As the world celebrates 100 years of Indian cinema, veteran archivist P.K. Nair reveals that there are no prints of India's first talkie "Alam Ara" made in 1931 or indeed of many epic films made before the 1950s.
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The government Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it would respond to Justice N. Santosh Hegde committee's report on extra-judicial killings by security forces in Manipur.
Islamabad, Mar. 31 (ANI): Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf, who returned to the country after four years of self-imposed exile in Dubai and London, has said that he felt "a little insulted and humiliated" standing before a judge in a Karachi court, where he appeared to seek extension of his pre-arrest bail in a series of cases.
Islamabad, March 29 (Xinhua-ANI): A suicide bomber targeting a convoy of paramilitary troops left six people killed and 12 others injured in Pakistan's northwest city of Peshawar on Friday morning, a senior officer said.
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Muslims organizations have expressed skepticism over the home ministry's proposal to set up special courts for speedy trial of Muslim youth falsely implicated in terror-related cases, terming the move a "lollipop" for the community.
Dhaka, March 12 (IANS) As many as 154 opposition activists, who were detained during a raid on their headquarters Monday night, were sent to jail Tuesday in connection with two assault cases against them.
Aligarh, March 12 (IANS) The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has suspended a student leader for indiscipline.
Moscow, March 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Prominent Afghan actor Nazar Mohammad Majnonyar Helmandi who starred in over a dozen films highlighting the struggle against drug trafficking and terrorism was killed in a NATO air strike in southern Afghanistan.
Moscow, March 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Prominent Afghan actor Nazar Mohammad Majnonyar Helmandi who starred in more than a dozen films has been killed in a NATO air strike in Afghanistan.
Kolkata, March 8 (IANS) Little-known brave women who stood up for their rights were felicitated here Friday on International Women's Day.
New Delhi, Mar 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday rejected a PIL seeking a court-monitored independent probe into the AgustaWestland VVIP helicopters deal which has been clouded by the allegations of kickbacks.
Dhaka, Feb. 23 (Xinhua-ANI): At least four people were dead and scores injured as thousands of activists of about a dozen of religion-based parties and groups clashed with police, lobbed handmade bombs and pelted stones at them in capital Dhaka and elsewhere in the country after Friday's weekly Juma prayers over the issue of blasphemous bloggers.
Kohima, Feb 23 (IANS) Polling for the 60-member Nagaland assembly began on a peaceful note Saturday, an official said.
New Delhi, Feb. 17 (ANI): India as a country cannot grow if Muslims and other marginalised populations are left behind, said the Chairman of the Institute of Objective Studies (IOS), Dr. Mohammad Manzoor Alam.
New Delhi, Feb 16 (ANI): India's Minority Affairs Minister K. Rahman Khan has said that many Islamic countries were lagging in development in many sectors, and India could play an active and positive role in setting up multi-billion dollar hydrocarbon projects in these nations.
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) A man was killed and a minor boy injured Monday in "unprovoked firing" by the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) along the border in West Bengal, the BSF said adding that they have lodged a "strong protest" with their counterparts.
Kohima, Feb 9 (IANS) A total of 188 candidates, including two women, will contest in the Feb 23 election to the 60-member Nagaland assembly, an eElection Commission official said Saturday.
Patna, Feb 5 (IANS) A case has been lodged against 15 people in Bihar on charges of socially boycotting dozens of Dalit families and causing them mental torture, police said Tuesday.
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a plea seeking the quashing of the appointment of Justice N.V. Ramana as a judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court and slapped a cost of Rs.50,000 each on the two petitioners.
Tehran, Jan 28 (IANS) Iran has sent a live monkey into space onboard the indigenous Pishgam rocket, state-run Press TV reported Monday.
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Twenty-one activists and intellectuals Thursday demanded "a thorough enquiry" into a "terror nexus" involving Hindu groups and security agencies.
Islamabad, Jan. 21 (ANI): Bangladesh's controversial war crimes court has sentenced a top Islamic televangelist to death by hanging for genocide and other atrocities during the country's 1971 liberation struggle against Pakistan.
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the central government on a PIL seeking "thorough and fair" probe by the CBI into the setting up of an illegal telephone exchange by BSNL at the residence of Dayanidhi Maran during his tenure as communications minister.
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday said that nationalism was not the monopoly of the state and it could not point fingers at those who question the conduct of its counter- insurgency operations in Manipur.
Islamabad, Jan 4(ANI): Former Pakistan captain Intikhab Alam has said the best thing about the ongoing limited series with India is the revival of cricketing relations between the two neighbouring nations, adding that he would like to see India tour Pakistan in future for a similar kind of series.
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IANS) Successfully battling fitness problems and spot fixing allegations, Pakistan's young opener Nasir Jamshed has emerged as a hero for Pakistan in the ongoing One-Day International series against India.
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IANS) Former Pakistan cricket captain Intikhab Alam Thursday described batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar as a 'great ambassador' of cricket and said the player should be left alone to decide on his retirement from Test cricket.
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IANS) Former Pakistan cricket captain Intikhab Alam Thursday heaped lavish praise on compatriot Nasir Jamshed, who struck a masterly century in the second One-Day International (ODI) against India at the Eden Gardens here.
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Within a week of a 23-year-old woman being gang-raped by six men in a moving bus in the capital, a 40-year-old woman has alleged that she was raped in her house by three men at knife-point Wednesday, police said. Two of the accused have been arrested.
Washington, Dec. 19 (ANI): A Pakistani-born man was planning to blow up a New York City landmark to avenge the deaths of U.S. drone attacks in Afghanistan, but lacked the money and material to carry out the plan, a federal prosecutor has said.
New Delhi, Dec 11 (ANI): Dr. Mahboob Alam, presently Additional DG of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), has been given the additional charge of the post of DG.
Dubai, Dec 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Iran has said the US should carefully review its drone records, following Washington's denial of Tehran's claims that it had captured one of them.
Patna, Dec 3 (IANS) A village panchayat in Bihar has prohibited women from using mobile phones and imposed heavy fines on them if they violated the diktat, an official said Monday.
Washington, Dec 1 (ANI): Two Pakistani-origin men in the United States have reportedly been charged with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and to use a weapon of mass destruction.
Aligarh, Nov 29 (IANS) Aligarh Muslim University Thursday suspended three students for allegedly trying to harass women students, beating up staff and firing gun shots in the campus earlier this week.
Karachi, Nov. 25 (ANI): A Pakistan court has granted the Foreign Affairs and Interior Ministries two weeks to inform it about the whereabouts of the missing son of neuroscientist Dr Aafia Siddiqui and how he was granted an American citizenship.
Washington, November 20 (ANI): A University of California scientist has taken a new approach to invisibility cloaking, which may one day be used at sea to shield floating objects - such as oil rigs and ships - from rough waves.
Islamabad, Nov 17(ANI): Former England coach Peter Moores has made it clear that his recent visit to Pakistan had nothing to do with any job with the cricket establishment here, but he didn't rule out a consultative role in the future.
Lahore, Nov. 16 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has sought the views of former England coach Peter Moores and former Pakistan leading players to help improve the much-criticised domestic cricket setup.
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Karachi, Nov. 6 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is all set to re-launch its biomechanics laboratory at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Lahore, after neglecting the costly equipment for years.
Ghaziabad, Nov 5 (IANS) The following is the scoreboard of the fourth and final day of play between Delhi and Uttar Pradesh of the Ranji Trophy Group B tie here at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Monday:
Ghaziabad, Nov 5 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh chased down a target of 155 runs to easily beat a star-studded Delhi on day four of their opening Ranji Trophy Group B tie here at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Monday.
Ghaziabad, Nov 3 (IANS) Scoreboard of the Group B, Ranji Trophy match between Delhi and Uttar Pradesh at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here Saturday.
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) In an obvious reference to the alleged nexus between steel manufacturers and iron ore miners, the Supreme Court Friday wondered why steel manufacturers were seeking resumption of mining operations, not mine lease holders.
Karachi, Nov. 2 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) coach-hunting committee would prefer to hire a local batting coach for the national team, according to a PCB official.
Karachi, Oct. 30 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is yet to take a decision on disgraced former Test captain Salim Malik's bid to become the national team's batting coach.
New Delhi, Oct 27 (ANI): The festival of 'Offering' or 'Qurbani', Eid-al-Azha, is being celebrated across India on Saturday with religious fervour and gaiety.
London, Oct 16 (IANS) Some 10,000 Muslims Monday gathered outside the offices of Google in London to force the company to remove an anti-Islamic video from YouTube in Britain.
London, Oct 15 (ANI): Thousands of British Muslims reportedly staged a protest against Internet search giant Google for releasing the 'hateful and offensive' anti-Islam video, saying they now live in an 'age of mockery'.
Srinagar, Oct.10 (ANI): Government employees in Jammu and Kashmir protested on Wednesday against the state government's for not meeting their demand for regularisation of their jobs.
New Delhi, Oct 5 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the bail plea of YSR Congress Party leader YS Jaganmohan Reddy in connection with the disproportionate assets case.
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday ordered stop to all mining activities, including transportation of already mined manganese and iron ore, in Goa and sought responses of the central and state governments on a petition filed by an environmental action group. Goa Foundation.
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Maharashtra government to give Rs.14.5 lakh - the fee that condemned Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab's counsel refused to collect - to the kin of security personnel killed in the Mumbai attack.
Kabul, Oct. 2 (Xinhua-ANI): A Haqqani leader suspected of supporting a suicide bombing that killed two U.S. soldiers has been arrested in eastern Afghan province of Logar, the coalition said on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the central and Manipur governments on a petition seeking a probe by an independent agency into alleged extra judicial killings of people in the state by security forces since 1978.
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the central and Manipur governments on a petition seeking probe into alleged extra judicial killings of people in the state by security forces since 1978.
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) A sessions court has upheld a magisterial court order asking a television serial director and production house owner to pay a monthly maintenance of Rs.33,000 to his estranged wife.
Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 26 (Xinhua-ANI): A suicide bombing shocked Logar's provincial capital Pul-e-Alam 60 km south of capital Kabul on Wednesday, casualties feared, deputy to provincial police chief Raes Khan said.
Hyderabad, Sep 24 (IANS) A group of eminent citizens of Hyderabad, supporting the demand for separate statehood for the Telangana region, has appealed to President Pranab Mukherjee to allow Telangana groups to hold a march here Sep 30.
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Describing as alarming that India's total dense forest cover was less than two percent, the Supreme Court Friday sought the government's response to its panel's recommendation for a mandatory buffer zone of two kilometres for all the national parks and sanctuaries extending 200 square kilometres or more.
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday said that the rehabilitation of riot victims was a national responsibility and could not just be construed within legal and moral parameters.
New Delhi/Mumbai, Sep 18 (ANI) Reacting to Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab's move to file a mercy plea in connection with his role in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks case, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday said those who wage war against the country and killed innocents deserve no mercy.
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Swiss pharma company Novartis Tuesday told the Supreme Court that there cannot be conflicting provisions in a patents statute where one provision recognises innovation in drug development and another knocks it down.
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Pharma major Novartis AG Tuesday said it was the author of beta crystalline, a form of a compound used in an anti-cancer drug, while the Supreme Court asked the company why it could not reduce its medicine's price.
Tehran, Sept. 10 (Xinhua-ANI): Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said Monday that Iran will attend "contact group" meeting on Syria in Cairo, the Arabic language Al-Alam TV reported.
Karachi, Sep. 7 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has appointed former captain Zaheer Abbas as Sialkot Stallions' manager for next month's Champions League in South Africa.
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) In blistering criticism of the Karnataka government for looking the other way when iron ore in the state was being illegally mined, transported and exported, the Supreme Court Friday ordered a CBI probe into the illegal extraction and export of 50.7 lakh tonnes of iron ore from the state's forest areas from January 2009 to May 2010.
London, September 7 (ANI): Nancy Dell'Olio, who shot to fame as partner of the former England football boss Sven Goran-Eriksson, is writing a play about her life without a mention of her ex-flame.
Islamabad, Sept. 7 (ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has constituted an investigation committee to probe the Rimsha Masih 'blasphemy' case.
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Manjari Phadnis, seen in an important role in 2008 hit "Jaane Tu...Ya Jaane Na", loves Bollywood and gets upset when people badmouth the industry.
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday lifted the ban on iron ore mining in 18 category A mines in Karnataka's Bellary, Chitradurg and Timkur districts.
New Delhi, Sep 3 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday lifted ban on iron ore mining operations by private companies in Karnataka.
Karachi, Sept. 2 (ANI): Pakistan all-rounder Fawad Alam, who participated in the recently held Sri Lankan Premier League (SLPL), has said such events are great for the professional development of players.
Islamabad, Sep 1(ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf has said the Indian team would be visiting the country soon to play one-day and Twenty20 international matches.
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Referring to the "deception" and "falsehood" that the terrorists involved in Mumbai attacks were Indian Muslims from Hyderabad, the Supreme Court Wednesday said that had Kasab not been caught alive, terrorists might have passed as Indians and that would have led to devastating short-term and long-term consequences.
New Delhi, Aug 29 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the death sentence of Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks in which 166 people were killed.
Karachi, Aug 26 (ANI): The Pakistan cricket team's new bowling coach, Mohammad Akram, has vowed to produce new Waqars and Waseems, adding that he wanted the young crop of fast bowlers to be as lethal as the pacers of yesteryears.
Karachi, Aug 26 (ANI): The Pakistan cricket team's new bowling coach, Mohammad Akram, has vowed to produce new Waqars and Waseems, adding that he wanted the young crop of fast bowlers to be as lethal as the pacers of yesteryears.
Islamabad, Aug 25 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed the appointment of former fast bowler Muhammad Akram as the new bowling coach of the national team for one year.
Lahore, Aug 25 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board has appointed former pacer Mohammad Akram as their bowling coach for a probationary period of one year.
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday asked its central empowered committee (CEC) on environment matters to focus on a limited issue in the illegal mining cases in Karnataka so as to achieve convictions.
