Brit Sikhs celebrate Baisakhi in style
The British Sikh Association (BSA) celebrates Baisakhi in a style. ANI
Nawaz links Sarabjits clemency to release of prisoners by India
PML-N leader and former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif has said that the death sentence of Indian national Sarabjit Singh, facing execution on charges of carrying out bomb blasts in Lahore, should be reduced to life imprisonment if India releases all Pakistani prisoners from its jails. ANI
Spitzers girl Dupre wants cut from topless video shot in 2003
Ashley Alexandra Dupre, the call or escort girl responsible for finishing off former New York Governor Eliot Spitzers political career, is in the news again, this time for demanding a cut from video sales. ANI
Zardari credited for post-election corruption-free environment in Pak
PPP co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari deserves much of the credit for not letting Pakistan descend into corruption and mismanagement following elections, said an article published in the Washington Times today. ANI
US places India, Pak on Priority Watch List of IPRs
India and Pakistan are among the nine countries placed on the Priority Watch List because of an absence of provisions of adequate level of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) protection, enforcement and market access for international companies relying on intellectual property protection, in the two countries. ANI
Student apologises to Malay Indian leader for death threat
An 18-year-old college student has apologised to DAP national chairman Karpal Singh for posting a death threat against him on a website hosted by Pas Johor Baru. ANI
Pakistan slips down on the scale of global press freedom index
Freedom of Press has further deteriorated in Pakistan, if the results of the annual Freedom of the Press Survey covering the year 2007 issued by Freedom House, are to be believed. ANI
US poll: Clinton leads McCain by nine points
Democratic Party presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton now leads Republican presidential nominee John McCain by nine points in a head-to-head presidential match-up, according to an Associated Press-Ipsos poll. ANI
UN rejects BBC report accusing Indian peacekeepers of wrongdoings in Congo
Following investigations by the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS), the UN has rejected two-to-three year old allegations by a BBC Radio report accused Indian troops of wrongdoings and mismanagement in Congo. ANI
Pak to free 17-year-old Indian fisherman tomorrow on humanitarian grounds
A 17-year-old Indian fisherman who wandered into Pakistans territorial waters last year will be freed tomorrow on humanitarian grounds owing to his poor health conditions. ANI
Boldon named Britains cold capital
If youre planning a trip to Boldon, a former mining town near Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, make sure that you carry a handful of pills to help you stay away from sneezing, for the place has been named as the cold capital of Britain. ANI
Pak tribal areas are Qaedas headquarters for planning attacks in EU: Report
Tribal areas in Pakistan are the command and control centre for Al Qaedas planning attacks in the EU, said an annual report prepared by the European Police (Europol) Office. ANI
Pak SC asks govt for clarification on move to commute death sentences into lifers
Following reports that the new Pakistan government was mulling over enacting a new legislation to commute all death sentences into life imprisonment, a three-member bench of the countrys Supreme Court has reportedly asked the Attorney General whether such a legislation was under consideration. ANI
Stabbed Indian taxi driver in critical condition in Melbourne hospital
Police have released images of a Indian-born taxi driver, who received multiple stab wounds and was left by the roadside for two-and-a-half hours this morning. ANI
Abramovich was Putins enforcer, claim his friends turned rivals
Roman Abramovich, the owner of the Chelsea Football Club, was an undeclared member of President Putins regime in Russia, documents in a clash-of-the-oligarchs court battle have suggested. ANI
Indian taxi driver critical after receiving multiple-stab injuries in Australia
An Indian student aged 23, who drives a taxi as a part time job, was reportedly attacked by some unidentified miscreants in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. He was left bleeding from the multiple stab wounds along the roadside in Clifton Hill.Yet to be identified, the Indian youth is said to be in a critical condition in a hospital. ANI
Zardari says judges restoration may take two more weeks, Nawaz ready to wait
PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari has said that restoration of issue was not a simple matter since it involved both law point and constitution, and that the process would take two more weeks. He also said that restoration of the deposed judges within the 30-day deadline was a political proposition and not a Hadith (that what should be adhered to strictly). ANI
PPP, PML-N fail to break impasse over judges restoration in Dubai, talks to continue
The two major coalition partners in the Pakistan government - the PPP and the PML-N - failed to break the impasse yesterday over the restoration of judges during their talks at the residence of PPP co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardaris residence in Dubai. ANI
Pak Defence Minister says Musharraf still politically relevant
Pakistan Defence Minister Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar has said that though most of Pakistanis didnt want Pervez Musharraf to continue as President, but he still remained politically relevant. ANI
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