Everything you need to know about Salem: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Salem: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Jeddah, May 25 (IANS) Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Saturday discussed bilateral issues, including the Nitaqat law, with his Saudi Arabian counterpart Prince Saud Al Faisal as the Indian missions there scrambled to help over 55,000 Indian workers leave the kingdom in adherence to its new stringent work policy.
Dubai, May 22 (IANS) The problem of Saudi Arabian immigration authorities not accepting newly designed Indian passports has been resolved, according to the Indian embassy in Riyadh.
Cairo, May 11 (IANS) A court in Egypt decided Saturday to adjourn the retrial of former president Hosni Mubarak to June 8, state media reported.
Washington, May 2 (IANS) Tens of thousands of protesters held marches, rallies and prayer vigils across America to show Congress that momentum is building for a path to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants, including some 260,000 Indians.
New York, April 28(ANI): The house where Alfred Hitchcock and Evan Hunter wrote the 1963 classic horror 'The Birds' has hit the market in Pound Ridge, Westchester County, for 1.4 million dollars.
New Delhi, April 23 (ANI): An eleven-member Omani parliamentary delegation, led by Abdullah Salem Nasser Al Makhaini, Member of the Shura Council. met External Affairs Minister Salman Khursheed here.
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) A proposal to build a Ring Road about 60 km long in Salem in Tamil Nadu to check the number of accidents in the city, parliament was informed Monday.
Cairo, April 17 (IANS) Egypt's prosecution Wednesday ordered that former president Hosni Mubarak be sent back back to Tora Prison Hospital, Xinhua reported quoting official Al-Ahram news website.
Washington, April 14 (IANS) Famed Indian sarangi player Lakha Khan is having a "phenomenal" tour of North America as this perhaps the greatest exponent of Sindhi sarangi keeps up a musical tradition stretching back at least seven centuries.
Abu Dhabi, April 9 (IANS/WAM) UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has restructured the board of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA).
Sharjah, April 6 (IANS) International Master Narayanan Srinath retained his Asian Junior title while J. Saranya finished runner-up at the Asian Junior Championship that concluded here Saturday.
Abu Dhabi, April 6 (IANS/WAM) The Abu Dhabi Police has warned against the dangers of over-speeding on roads in the UAE.
Chennai, March 25 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Monday said the government headed by her has decided that GAIL India should drop its plans of laying the gas pipeline through farm lands, and instead lay it along the highways.
Chennai, March 22 (IANS) A 30-year-old man Friday died after setting himself ablaze here over Sri Lankan Tamils' issue, said police as protests continued against the island nation's government across the state.
Washington, Mar. 11 (ANI): Former US President Abraham Lincoln was the only president ever to have received a patent.
Dubai, March 5 (IANS/WAM) Dubai-based international airline Emirates has launched its third daily flight from Dubai to Perth.
Chennai, Feb 28 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa Thursday said she would take a a decision on the gas pipeline project of GAIL (India) Ltd. in the state after ascertaining the views of the farmers likely to be affected.
Mumbai, Feb 18 (IANS) Actress Monica Bedi, who will be seen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's debut TV show, the grand "Saraswatichandra", says that with this opportunity in hand, her wait for the right role is over.
New Delhi/Chennai, Feb 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday suspended till Wednesday the execution of death sentence of the four aides of sandalwood smuggler Veerappan, whose mercy petition was rejected Feb 12.
London, Jan 28 (ANI): The United Arab Emirates has ordered trial of 94 people on charges of trying to seize power.
Abu Dhabi, Jan 21 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Armenia have signed an agreement for technical and administrative cooperation in customs matters.
Cairo, Jan 5 (IANS) Ten new ministers are expected to sworn into office in a cabinet reshuffle in Egypt on Sunday, reported Xinhua citing official news agency MENA.
Ankara, Jan 3 (IANS) Three Libyan policemen undergoing training in Turkey's Istanbul city have been found dead in an apartment due to an apparent gas leakage, Xinhua reported.
Chennai, Dec 25 (IANS) Four people were killed and nine suffered burn injuries in a blast at a firecracker warehouse in Tamil Nadu's Salem district Tuesday, police said.
Sharjah, Dec 8 (IANS/WAM) A total of 46 couples from Sharjah in the UAE were married at a mass wedding ceremony, the sixth mass wedding in the emirate in 2012.
Mumbai, Nov 24 (IANS) Jailed gangster Abu Salem, who is suffering from malaria, has refused to get admitted to a hospital, preferring treatment inside the prison, said a hospital official Saturday.
Cairo, Nov. 14 (ANI): A jihadist leader with links to the Taliban has warned Egypt's security authorities to destroy the Great Sphinx and the pyramids of Giza.
Dubai, Nov 1 (IANS/WAM) Emirates Airlines Thursday launched its nonstop Dubai-Adelaide service.
Chennai, Oct 24 (IANS) French consulting, technology and outsourcing service provider Capgemini Wednesday expanded its Indian business process outsourcing (BPO) operations, opening a new 300-seat facility in Tiruchirapalli (Trichy), around 450 km from here.
Washington, Oct. 24 (ANI): As President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney are travelling across the country in the closing weeks of the presidential campaign, they are hoping to pick up endorsements from a number of influential newspapers in key swing states that could help boost their fortunes.
Washington, Oct. 24 (ANI): As President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney are travelling across the country in the closing weeks of the presidential campaign, they are hoping to pick up endorsements from a number of influential newspapers in key swing states that could help boost their fortunes.
Washington, October 18 (ANI): Scientists are getting better day by day at creating human organs in the lab and soon it may be possible to grow complex organs like kidneys and hearts, experts say.
Moscow, Oct 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Syrian government troops have killed a Saudi military officer in a mop-up operation in the northwestern province of Idlib, Press TV reported Sunday.
Dubai, Oct 11 (IANS/WAM) The UAE and Finland have discussed cooperation in the health sector, it was announced Thursday.
Riyadh, Sep 23 (IANS) More than 173,000 pilgrims reached Saudi Arabia to perform Haj, Xinhua reported Sunday.
Chennai, Sep 17 (IANS) An autorickshaw driver was admitted to a hospital in Salem Monday with severe burn injuries after he attempted self-immolation in protest against the visit to India later this month of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, police said.
Geneva, Aug 29 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has condemned the violation of the rights of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and the recent acts of violence against them.
Ramallah, Aug 13 (IANS) A Palestinian prisoner's wife Monday delivered a baby conceived through artificial insemination after the father's semen was smuggled out from his Israeli prison.
Cairo, Aug 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Egypt remains a stable and safe destination for tourists despite the revolution in 2011 that ousted Hosni Mubarak, President Mohamed Morsi said Monday.
Cairo, July 25 (ANI): Over the past year and a half, Egypt has seen a dramatic surge in crime, deadly street protests, a faltering economy and seemingly non-stop strikes. Police have abandoned many of their duties, and public services, already in bad shape under Mubarak, have further declined.
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) His fans love to hear his old numbers, but Punjabi singer Gurdas Maan plans to belt out songs from his new album "Roti" during his US tour that starts Saturday in Chicago.
Washington, July 19 (ANI): A leading Emirati human rights lawyer has been arrested in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), sparking condemnation from international rights organizations.
Los Angeles, July 8 (IANS) If reports are to be believed, Walt Disney studios is planning to develop a sequel to 1993 Halloween-themed comedy "Hocus Pocus".
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) A Delhi court Tuesday granted bail to extradited gangster Abu Salem in a 2002 extortion case. He would remain in judicial custody as he is facing trial in other cases.
Extradited gangster Abu Salem, who was considered a key companion to Dawood Ibrahim has been finally got 'bail' after five years imprisonment in a 2002 extortion case on the ground of parity................
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) A Delhi court Tuesday granted bail to extradited gangster Abu Salem in a 2002 extortion case.
Chennai, June 6 (IANS) DMK president M. Karunanidhi Wednesday accused the AIADMK government in Tamil Nadu of practising vindictive politics, after he was not allowed to meet a jailed party leader.
Cairo, June 3 (IANS) Egypt's prosecutor general will appeal against the verdicts delivered by a Cairo court in the trial of ex-president Hosni Mubarak, his two sons, the former interior minister and his six aides, state TV reported Sunday.
Geneva, May 31 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) participated in the opening ceremony of the 101st session of the International Labour Conference (ILO) here Wednesday.
Washington, May 30 (ANI): Doc Watson, the Grammy-winning blind singer-songwriter, passed way on Tuesday. He was 89.
Melbourne, May 24 (ANI): Marvel Comics has created a superhero called Blue Ear in honour of a four-year-old boy from Salem, who was born with a chromosomal disorder that left him with severe hearing loss.
Chennai, May 17 (IANS) The houses of former Tamil Nadu minister Veerapandi S. Arumugam, his relatives and his two personal assistants and premises of an educational institution were Thursday raided by officials of the anti-corruption wing, the probe agency said.
Ho Chi Minh City, May 14 (IANS) Indian Grand Master Parimarjan Negi and Irene Sukandar of Indonesia emerged champions of the Asian Continental Open and Women's championships respectively here Sunday.
Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), May 12 (IANS) Indian Grand Master Parimarjan Negi crushed the French Defense of Chinese GM Ding Liren in only 30 moves to keep his lead in the Asian Chess Continental Championship here Saturday.
Quashing the lower court order of August 28, 2009, the Delhi High Court (HC) on Friday allowed Delhi police to withdraw strict Maharashtra Control of Organised Crimes Act (MCOCA) charges against gangster Abu Salem who is accused in eight cases in India including Mumbai serial bomb blast 1992 and an extortion case pending in Delhi lower court........
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) In a major breather for underworld don Abu Salem, the Delhi High Court Friday dropped charges under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) in a 2002 extortion case.
New Delhi, May 11 (ANI): The Delhi Police on Friday dropped MCOCA charges against mafia don Abu Salem.
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) In a major breather for underworld don Abu Salem, the Delhi High Court Friday dropped charges under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) in a 2002 extortion case.
Kuwait City, May 5 (IANS) For the first time in the history of the Asian Squash Championships, India made the men's and women's finals here Friday.
Chennai, May 5 (IANS) For the first time in the history of the Asian Squash Championship, India is the men's and women's finals.
Washington, Apr 29 (ANI): A woman in US, who let her 17-year-old daughter work as a stripper, has been sentenced to three years in prison.
Doha, Apr 28 (Xinhua-ANI): In an effort to support women's sports the first ever Qatar Women's Basketball League got off the ground in bid city Doha with 10 teams fighting for the chance to become national champions.
Paris, April 22 (Xinhua-ANI): All candidates of France's presidential election had cast their votes by noon local time on Sunday in the first round of the election. Voting will continue until 8 p.m. local time.
Mumbai, April 7 (IANS) Bollywood actor Nikhil Dwivedi says he is still to give the nod to a biopic on gangster Abu Salem, even though he feels it will be a realistic take.
Geneva, March 24 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has welcomed Yemen's current efforts to attain security, stability and build a unified state in which law and social justice can prevail.
New Delhi, Feb.22 (ANI): The Indian Government has reportedly decided to withdraw additional charges slapped by a TADA court against underworld don Abu Salem.
New Delhi, Feb.22 (ANI): The Indian Government has reportedly decided to withdraw additional charges slapped by a TADA court against underworld don Abu Salem.
Mumbai, Jan 18 (ANI): Abu Salem, the prime accused in 1993 Mumbai blasts case, has sought closure of trail against him.
Mumbai, Jan 18 (ANI): Abu Salem, the prime accused in 1993 Mumbai blasts case, has sought closure of trail against him.
New Delhi, Jan 17 (ANI): Upholding the lower court's order, the Portugal Supreme Court on Tuesday stated that its extradition treaty with India was violated in relation to the Abu Salem case.
New Delhi, Jan 17 (ANI): Upholding the lower court's order, the Portugal Supreme Court on Tuesday stated that its extradition treaty with India was violated in relation to the Abu Salem case.
Karachi, Jan 15(ANI): Family members of spot-fixing convict Mohammad Amir have said they have not yet received an official confirmation of the date of his release from the Portland Prison in the United Kingdom.
Karachi, Jan 15(ANI): Family members of spot-fixing convict Mohammad Amir have said they have not yet received an official confirmation of the date of his release from the Portland Prison in the United Kingdom.
Washington, Dec 18 (ANI): Racial makeup of dreams tends to match up with the proportion of different races people run into in their daily lives, a new study has found.
London, Dec 14 (ANI): A body-language expert has released a list of the four most common ways to spot whether someone is lying.
Tripoli, Nov 6 (ANI): Majority of Libyans who participated in secret meetings organized by top rebel commanders who toppled the Gadhafi regime over the last week have reportedly sought for a secular leader.
Dharmapuri, Nov 2 (ANI): Inland fish farming has gained popularity and has emerged as a main source of livelihood for the farmers in Mankarai village near Pennagram Taluck in Tamil Nadu's Dharmapuri district, as they incurred huge losses in the fields.
Washington, Oct 23 (ANI): The rabies virus could take a woman from distressing sexual symptoms to death in less than a week, researchers have warned.
Salem, New Hampshire, Oct 4(ANI): Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney has said it is unacceptable that Pakistan is playing a double game in the US-led war on terror.
Manama, Sept 12 (ANI): A Bahraini woman has set a record by becoming the second female candidate ever to find a place in the country's lower chamber of parliament after she was declared the winner of a planned September 24 run-off when her four opponents pulled out of the election.
Tripoli, Sept 11 (ANI): NATO launched air strikes on Saturday against Bani Walid, one of the last remaining Libyan towns still held by forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi.
Tripoli, Aug 29 (ANI): A Libyan rebel commander has said that the ousted dictator Muammar Gaddafi is facing his "last ten days of freedom".
Washington, Aug 25 (ANI): An international team of researchers has found that rates of HIV have increased in Pakistan's general population, as the virus has spread beyond at-risk groups to women and their children.
Cairo, July 31 (ANI): The trial venue of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has been changed to a police academy in Cairo, Chief Justice of the Cairo Court of Appeals el-Sayyed Abdel- Aziz Omar has said.
London, July 09 (ANI): Actress Naomie Harris is all set to star as Miss Moneypenny in the next Bond film.
New Delhi/Srinagar, May 17 (ANI): The Arab League's envoy to India, Ahmed Salem al Wahishi, has said that the organization has no position on the vexed Kashmir issue that has dogged relations between India and Pakistan.
Washington, Mar 20 (ANI): Warlock Christian Day is planning to lead a group of witches to cast a spell on Charlie Sheen during his tour.
Washington, March 07 (ANI): Charlie Sheen has "angered" a witch community after one of his notorious tirades on a radio show last week.
London, Feb 13 (ANI): Camel cigarettes maker R.J. Reynolds has been forced to pay more than 260,000 dollars in damages to an elderly man who developed cancer from smoking.
Mettur (Tamil Nadu), Dec 7 (ANI): The Mettur Dam or Stanley Reservoir, which is located in Tamil Nadu touched the Full Reservoir Level (FRL) of 120 feet on Tuesday.
Washington, Dec 2 (ANI): The best thing you can do if you are a victim of a snakebite is to get to a hospital as soon as possible, according to experts at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Centre, Winston-Salem, NC.
Islamabad, Nov 16 (ANI): Religious minorities in Pakistan live in the most adversarial of circumstances, as the Blasphemy Law, a draconian law promulgated by General Zia ul Haq, hangs over their heads like the sword of Damocles, an editorial in a Pakistani newspaper has said.
Bhopal, Nov 1 (ANI): A Bhopal court will pronounce its judgement in the fake passport case involving gangster Abu Salem on November 16.
Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu), Oct.28 (ANI): Farmers and traders of Samanoor village in Tamil Nadu's Dharmapuri district make good profits from household business of betel nut cultivation.
New Delhi, Sep 10 (ANI): The Supreme Court in a significant ruling on Friday said Gangster Abu Salem can be tried for offences inviting death penalty.
Washington, Aug 31 (ANI): The catastrophic Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has caused some serious psychological responses - anger, depression and helplessness being the most pronounced.
Barammula (Jammu-Kashmir), Aug.17 (ANI): Efforts are on to beautify Kashmir's Manasbal lake and its adjoining garden to make it a tourist attraction.
Washington, August 10 (ANI): A quarter of stroke patients discontinue one or more of their prescribed secondary stroke prevention medications within three months of hospitalisation for an acute stroke, finds a study.
Pune/ Bhopal, July 29 (ANI): Saba Qureshi, the lawyer of gangster Abu Salem, said that she would file complaints against Ramesh Bagwe, Maharashtra's Minister for Home, for alleging that the criminal was receiving 'five-star treatment' in jail.
Pune/Bhopal, July 28 (ANI): Gangster Abu Salem's lawyer on Wednesday said that a complaint will be filed against Maharashtra Home Minister Ramesh Bagwe for falsely alleging that Salem was receiving 'five-star treatment' in jail.
