This year, 130 leopards poached in India Deccan Herald New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS): Saturday, September 04, 2010 --> | Watching a leopard stroll on sun-beaten tracks at dusk is a sight that never fades away, yet these big cats are now in danger in India. At least 130 leopards have been poached this year, say experts calling the figures 'alarming'. | Uttarak...
Kashmir issue cannot be resolved without tripartite talks: Mirwaiz Farooq Newstrack India | Srinagar, Sep 4 (ANI): Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has said that Kashmir issue has to be settled with the involvement of India, Pakistan and the people of the state. | Addressing a massive gathering here on Friday, Farooq said: "I want to emphasise on the fact that t...
Pak call up Shafiq, Irfan to replace suspended trio Deccan Chronicle --> Pak call up Shafiq, Irfan to replace suspended trio | Share ARTICLEURL | The Pakistan team has replaced “spot-fixing” accused trio with batsman Asad Shafiq and fast bowler Mohammad Irfan for the five- match ODI series against England, to be p...
26/11 trial 'stuck', formation of commission needed: Pak Deccan Chronicle --> 26/11 trial 'stuck', formation of commission needed: Pak | Share ARTICLEURL | Admitting that the trial of LeT's Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and six others charged with involvement in the Mumbai attacks is "stuck", Pakistan on Saturday said the...
Amnesty calls for India Maoists to free police hostages Yahoo Daily News | NEW DELHI (AFP) – Human rights group Amnesty International called Saturday for Maoist rebels to free three policemen held hostage in eastern India after the group killed one of the captives. | The Maoists have threatened to kill the three rem...
Suicide bomber kills 57 at Shiite rally in Pakistan Yahoo Daily News | QUETTA, Pakistan (AFP) – Anti-terror police were on high alert in Pakistan on Saturday ahead of mass burials for the victims of a suicide bomber who killed at least 57 people at a Shiite Muslim rally. | The bomber was among a 450-strong crowd...
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Audi plans second shift at India plant The Times Of India NEW DELHI: German luxury carmaker Audi plans to churn out more from its existing plant in India through a second production shift as it aims to more than double its sales by 2015, ...
China to work with India on curbing tiger poaching The Hindu | Ananth Krishnan | BEIJING: India and China this week agreed to cooperate in sharing intelligence on illegal trade in tiger parts between the countries, which conservationists say...
Situation in Kashmir needs a human touch, says Agnivesh The Hindu | Shujaat Bukhari | 'People are not for Pakistan but surely talk about Azadi' | SRINAGAR: Peace activist Swami Agnivesh has said that though there were strong feelings of disillusi...
Toll From Attack On Pakistani Shiites Jumps To 65 CBS News QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistani police say the death toll from a suicide attack on a Shiite Muslim procession rose from 43 to 65 overnight as critically wounded people died in hospital. | Police official Mohammed Sultan said Saturday that about 150...
Suicide bombing in Pakistan kills 43 Tulsa World A suicide bombing claimed by the Pakistani Taliban killed at least 43 Shiite Muslims at a procession in southwest Pakistan on Friday. The assault sharply drove up the toll of sectarian assaults in a country battered by massive flooding. | To the nort...
Toll from attack on Pakistani Shiites jumps to 65 Denver Post | Click photo to enlargeVolunteers help injured people following an explosion during a Shiite procession in Quetta, Pakistan on Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. Police say a blast at a Shiite procession has killed scores of people in southwestern Pakistan in t...
Rising gold prices trigger mining rush in India The Times Of India KOLKATA: As gold prices reach record highs, it is adding new lustre to prospects for gold mining. While moves are afoot to revive state-owned Bharat Gold Mines (BGML), closed since 2001, Deccan Gold Mines, the country’s only listed private gold miner, is also stepping on the gas to start gold production. | Also, the Karnataka government-owned Hut...
Pakistan cricket trio released by police Khaleej Times Pakistan's scandal-hit cricket team sought to focus on the next stage of its England tour after British police questioned three of its star players over an alleged betting scandal. | Bowlers Mohammad Aamer and Mohammad Asif and Test captain Salman Butt were all released without charge Friday after the interviews at a police station near the "home o...
