Sharif offers to bring home Musharraf’s ailing mother
Islamabad – The Pakistani government Friday offered to send a special plane or air ambulance to bring former president Pervez Musharraf’s mother to Pakistan from Dubai. “The prime minister of Pakistan, on sympathetic grounds, is ready to send a special plane or an air ambulance to... read more »
Where a tarpaulin cover is home: Visiting the riot displaced
By Rosamma Thomas Shamli (Uttar Pradesh) – At the Malakpur relief camp in Shamli district of western Uttar Pradesh, one of the largest of the dozen-odd for the victims of the riots that erupted in September, children run about barefoot in the cold and damp, with little protection from the... read more »
Nobody has died of cold in UP: UP Principal Secretary
Lucknow – Uttar Pradesh’s Principal Secretary (Home) Anil Gupta on Friday rejected charges that deaths of children in relief camps in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar District, had been due to the wintry and cold conditions. “Children have died of pneumonia, not of cold. Nobody... read more »
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Harmony is the foundation upon which the future of any society, state or country rests, says Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. After a court gave him clean chit on Thursday in Gujarat riots case, Mr Modi wrote in his blog on Friday that he “was shaken to the core” when the riots... read more »
Post ‘Bigg Boss’, Andy eyes Bollywood
By Subhash K. Jha Mumbai – Now that his stint on TV reality show “Bigg Boss – Saath 7” has come to an abrupt end, former video jockey Andy’s eyes are set on... read more »
Now apply online to Indian schools in Oman
Muscat – Indian schools in Oman will go online with their admission process for the academic year 2014-2015, a media report Thursday said. The website related to admissions,... read more »
‘Dhoom:3′ rules Nepal box office, local films’ release delayed for 3 wee...
By Anil Giri Kathmandu – Bollywood star Aamir Khan-starrer action thriller “Dhoom:3”, which is expected to mint Rs.300 crore (about $48 million), is going so strong at the... read more »
Blast targets bus in Cairo, 5 injured.
Five people were injured, one in a critical condition, when a bomb was hurled at a public bus in Egypt’s capital, Cairo, two days after 14 were killed in an attack on a police station... read more »
Ahmedabad court rejected a petition filed by Zakia Jafri against ...
Ahmedabad – In a big relief to BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, a Ahmedabad court on Thursday rejected a petition filed by Zakia Jafri against the closure report of... read more »
