India willing to review 1950 treaty
Foreign Affairs Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon on Wednesday said that India was willing to review the 1950 Indo-Nepal peace and friendship treaty under the present circumstances. ANI
Nepali Congress parliamentary committee meeting underway
As the deadline for submitting the names of the representatives for the Proportional Representation (PR) nears, Nepali Congress (NC) parliamentary committee meeting to finalise the list of the nominees for Constituent Assembly (CA) is underway at the Prime Ministers official residence at Baluwatar here on Wednesday. ANI
Martin, Prachanda discuss army integration
United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) Chief Ian Martin on Wednesday called on CPN-Maoist Chairman Prachanda at the latters residence at Naya Bazaar in the capital. ANI
Five new ambassadors submit credentials to PM
Newly appointed ambassadors for Nepal from five different countries on Wednesday submitted their letter of credentials to Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala. ANI
Sharif, Zardari talks on judges restoration continue in Dubai
A second round of talks between Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chief Asif Ali Zardari and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief, Nawaz Sharif, has begun. ANI
Pak PM ready for meaningful talks with India on Kashmir
Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday said that the people of Kashmir have sacrificed their lives and livelihood in their quest for self-determination, and therefore, his government is committed to ensuring that these sacrifices are not in vain. ANI
Jamaat chief announces Black Day protests on May 12
The Chief of Pakistans Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and the Muttahida-Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), Qazi Hussain Ahmad, on Wednesday announced countrywide Black Day protests on May 12 if the sacked judiciary was not restored. ANI
Indian spy agencies-media nexus behind terrorism acts in Pakistan, says paper
An editorial in a Pakistani daily has claimed that there is a nexus between the Indian media and Indian spy agencies, and that this nexus is behind several acts of terrorism in Pakistan. ANI
Web still in its infancy, says inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee
World Wide Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee believes that his invention is still in its infancy. ANI
Greek islanders from Lesbos wont let lesbians steal their thunder!
Residents of the Greek island Lesbos have slapped a lawsuit on a gay group, insisting that they are the real Lesbians. ANI
Peter Pan house up for sale
The house which helped inspire JM Barries classic childrens story Peter Pan is up for sale for the second time in eight years. ANI
Electric nail files voted Most Pointless Gadget of All Time
Electric nail files have been deemed the Most Pointless Gadget of All Time in a new survey. ANI
The ghostly hidden portrait of Shakespeares patron uncovered
Bristol University students curating a display of Tudor portraits uncovered a ghost figure, which could only be William Shakespeares only known patron - Henry Wriothesley, third Earl of Southampton. ANI
Oz judge rejects Haneefs lawyers demand for an inquiry
Former New South Wales Supreme Court judge John Clarke has rejected a request from Dr Haneefs lawyer Stephen Keim, to ask federal Attorney-General Robert McClelland for royal commission powers, which include the right to compel witnesses to give evidence or provide documents. ANI
Another victim of Austrian dungeon dads lust surfaces
Adding another crime to Austrian man Josef Fritzls name, a grief-stricken woman on April 29 revealed that how he destroyed her life by raping her. ANI
Melbourne taxi drivers get better safety measures
Taxi drivers driving on Melbourne streets have got better safety measures following Tuesdays stabbing of an Indian-born taxi driver. ANI
Prince William undertakes secret trip to Afghanistan
Prince William, second in line to the British throne, has secretly visited British troops deployed in Afghanistan. ANI
Hindu temple was demolished on MIC chief Vellus orders, says rival
A former minister of the Malaysian state of Selangor has claimed that Malaysian Indian Congress President S. Sami Vellu is the person responsible for ordering the demolition of the Hindu temple in Padang Jawa. ANI
Osamas son banned from Britain
A son of Osama bin Laden has been banned from entering Britain to live with his new wife because of fears that his presence would cause considerable public concern. ANI
PML-N leader says coalition with PPP on the verge of collapse
A PML-N minister in the PPP-led coalition government in Islamabad has said that as the impasse over the judges restoration issue continues between the two parties, his party wont be left with any option but to withdraw from the federal cabinet. ANI
Shisha-smoking the latest fashion trend among youngsters in Islamabad
Children below 18 who cant directly buy cigarettes off the shelf, throng the Shisha Houses spread across Islamabad to have a puff or two. ANI
Zardari to meet Altaf soon to discuss Sindh power sharing
PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari is likely to meet MQM chief Altaf Hussain in London in the next two days to discuss and finalise the power-sharing formula in the Sindh province. ANI
Pakistanis unhappy at new govts apathy to skyrocketing prices
The new PPP-PML-N coalition government in Islamabad has failed to impress upon the public at large as it has been unable to contain the skyrocketing prices during its first month of governance. ANI
Man who stabbed Indian-born cabbie in Melbourne is HIV positive
A man accused of stabbing a Melbourne taxi driver is HIV positive and has no recollection of the incident, a court has heard. ANI
Chinese slave children being sold like cabbages
Thousands of children are being sold like cabbages to Chinas booming factories as virtual slave labour. ANI
Support for Scottish independence from rest of UK slumps
Support for the independence of Scotland from the rest of the United Kingdom is at an all-time low, with fewer than one in five voters wanting the break up. ANI
Musharraf promises full co-operation and support to Gilani
In his first official meeting with Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani in Rawalpindi last evening, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf reportedly promised him full co-operation and support. ANI
Thousands of Brit kids lie about age to sign up for Bebo, MySpace
Social networking sites such as Bebo and MySpace are forcing thousands of young children to lie about their age, warned a Conservative MP in the UK. ANI
IPF president and ex-MIC man Pandithan dead
Indian Progressive Front (IPF) president and former vice-president of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) Tan Sri M.G. Pandithan, died at the Kuala Lumpur General Hospital here on Wednesday morning. He was 68. ANI
Ex-Oz Minister Andrews to reveal that Haneef evidence was withheld
Former Australian Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews is expected to tell an inquiry commission looking into the Dr. Mohamed Haneef case that Australian Federal Police did not inform him of evidence that debunked allegations against Dr Haneefs second-cousin Sabeel Ahmed. ANI
World Bank to grant 127 million dollars in aid to Nepal
Nepal will soon receive aid worth 127 million dollars from the World Bank (WB) to ensure the success of the ongoing peace process in the country. ANI
Nepal sign MoU with Bahrain to get legal status
Nepal and the Kingdom of Bahrain have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on labour and occupational training to ensure greater benefits for Nepali workers. ANI
US alarmed at Pak peace deal with tribal militants
US policy makers, diplomats and senior military officers are reportedly expressing concerns at the peace deal being negotiated between the Pakistan government and tribal militants along the Pak-Afghan border, saying that like in the past this deal might also result in regrouping and rearming of extremists, and plotting fresh attacks in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Europe and the US. ANI
Taxi-drivers protests disrupt Melbourne traffic over stabbing of Indian cabbie
Traffic has been disrupted in Melbourne since last evening, following strong protests from nearly one thousand taxi drivers demanding safety, after a 23-year-old Indian part-time taxi driver was stabbed several times by a miscreant in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. ANI
Iraqi National Museum recovers 701 items looted after Saddams overthrow
Iraqi National Museum has recovered 701-looted artefacts looted after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. ANI
Nawaz-Zardari decisive meeting over judges restoration issue in Dubai today
PPP co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari and PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif are scheduled to meet in Dubai today for a final dialogue between the two parties over the judges restoration issue. ANI
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