Grenade attacks wound 14 in Indian-held Kashmir Herald Tribune | SRINAGAR, India - Police say suspected rebels have exploded grenades at two police stations in Indian-administered Kashmir, injuring at least 14 people. | Officer Imtiyaz Hussain says a militant set off a grenade outside a police patrol post in Sopore town, northeast of Srinagar, the region's larg...
Grenade attacks wound 14 in Indian-held Kashmir The Guardian | SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Police say suspected rebels have exploded grenades at two police stations in Indian-administered Kashmir, injuring at least 14 people. | Officer Imtiyaz Hussain says a militant set off a grenade outside a police patrol post in Sopore town, northeast of Srinagar, the region...
India's mutual funds get into investors' radar Pittsburgh Tribune Review | BOSTON -- Investors who see opportunity in Asia's growth typically think of China first. That's one reason why there's no shortage of options for American investors looking to buy a stock mutual fund that focuses on China. | But venture southward t...
South Asia a rising force in global meth trade The Charlotte Observer | ISLAMABAD Iran, Pakistan and other South Asian countries are a fast-rising force in the global methamphetamine market, with drug cartels thriving off the weak governance and law enforcement that have long fueled the region's heroin trade. | This en...
Pakistan revenue collection up 25 percent The Siasat Daily Islamabad, May 20: | Revenue collection in Pakistan has registered a 25 percent growth during the first 10 months of 2011-12 fiscal year as compared to last year, Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has said. | "If the trend continues, the revenue t...
NATO supply deal in sight The Siasat Daily Islamabad, May 20: | Britain has mediated a deal between Pakistan and the US to reopen NATO supply lines to Afghanistan through the country, a media report said Sunday. | A top British lawmaker reportedly said that Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani h...
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Sri Lanka to probe civil war abuses on its own Jakarta Post | Sri Lanka says it will conduct its own investigation into rights abuses during the final months of the island nation's civil war when thousands of civilians reportedly died, dism...
Number of girls cracking IIT-JEE doubles to 2,800 in one year The Times Of India Tweet MUMBAI: Each year boys max out seats at the Indian Institutes of Technology. But the count of girls who secured JEE ranks has doubled to 2,886 since the last edition of the e...
Main Bangladesh airport set for upgrade in 2 months Jakarta Post | Work for upgrading Bangladesh's main airport - Shahjalal International Airport - will start in a couple of months with Danish funds, but it will leave out some vital parts of the...
UK visa curbs putting off Indian students? Indian Express | Amidst renewed calls to the David Cameron government to review recent curbs on student visas, British universities have reported a significant fall in applications for courses from India for the forthcoming academic year starting September-October....
Pak’s Zardari arrives in Chicago for NATO summit Zeenews Islamabad: Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has arrived in Chicago to attend a key NATO summit starting Sunday. | Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar and Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbass Jilani are accompanying him, Geo TV reported on Sunday. | US P...
Sri Lanka set to release jailed ex-army chief Palm Beach Post | COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka's president has ordered authorities to free the country's jailed former army chief turned presidential candidate. | A presidential spokesman says President Mahinda Rajapaksa signed papers ordering the release of...
Centre Keen to Enhance Cross-LoC Trade: Home Secy Kashmir Observer | Srinagar, May 17: Centre was contemplating enhancing cross-LoC trade between two sides of Kashmir, Union Home Secretary R K Singh announced on Thursday during his visit to LOC Trade Facilitation Centre near Poonch. Secretary was in Chakan-da-Bagh a day after his visit to Salamabad Uri where he discussed issues concerning trade across the Line of ...
India static in Test rankings Zeenews Dubai: India continues to languish at the fourth position in the ICC Test Championship table even as table toppers England face the risk of losing their numero uno status in the upcoming three-match Test series against the West Indies at home. | India are placed fourth behind England, South Africa and Australia on 111 points. | For table toppers En...